The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

renee and Isearchcd +. Engle's yard; I
Fsaw that he had not gone out Of the
tyards called Neal and Lee and
told ;ethem she was in this yard some
wheres went into the rear of the privy
In b Eagles yard, and f. Eagle went in
Efrpnt; discovered the man Daniels
under the privy; snid, Fred, sec if
that is not man in there; Fred. said
yes. here he is. boys: got on my knees
to haul him out, and took hold OF him,
and he said, let nae go, you damned son
of q bitch, or will throw IL lot Of this in
your face, (mc:tninS manurc;) l then
drew my pistol on him, and he said
don't shoot me, and will come out; 1
still held to him md dragged him ont:
lie then showed fight, and called to the
others to come round, that he was about
to fight me; Lee came to my assistance;
| [ got him round to the front of the yard,
and Police Sam. Williams assisted me;
he demanded the pistol and the other
| property on the prisoner: l then turned
him over to Police Sam. Williams: l do
| nranded Williams club, ant, carried
Daniels to 1tr. Jnckson's house; I mca-
Surcd his foot with the track in Mr..
jackson s yard, and it tit exactly: then
carried him to the guard house. with all
the property he hnI OH him; I turned the
prisoner over to Lomnx; VIC searched
him thoroughly; found nothing on him
but one gold ring; Lomax then put him
in ~ cell, and went to work to examine
tho contents of the satchel in presence
OF myself, Spencer Lee, j. Neal and c.
f. jackson; VIC found in the satchcl, |
| think it Was, ten Watches four gold and
six silver-one diamond pin, one cross,
one carved gold ring. one pistol, eight
pocket-knives, eight pocket-books. one
broadcloth coat, one box caps, one box
balls, small powder-pouch and three
gold dollars. IL sleeve button, one collar
button, think about $3.50 in green
backs, and twelve cents in coppers; there
were some papers, but l do not know
what they We're; I asked MIR. Jnckson to
take II list of all these articles, and he
did so; after he took the list, asked
him to call them over IT, me: he dill sn.
and they were placed back into the
satchel by Lonax, in presence of my
self, Mr.. Jackson, s. Lee and j. Neal:
Lomnx then insisted ON having them
taken out anil called over again: Mr..
back again by Lomnx: he tool; the
cross, ring and pin, and put them into
n pocket-book, and this pockct-hooi
was the first thing lie put in the bottom
Of the satchcl, and piled everything then
into the satchel; Lomax said, Whit am
to do with these things there is no one
here to lock them mp: snys ]. You keep
them and send for some of the officers
he then locked the satchel and hung il
on his hand, and l staid with him, not
more than five feet from him, until Ser
Bennt Williams came; S. Lee was also
there up to this time; when the sergeant
came, LomaX said, Sergeant, have n lot
of stolen stuff here; the sergeant asked
him what it was; he told the sergeant it
was lot of jewelry and one thing and
another; he then walked in ahead of Ser
gcant Williams into tho captains office,
and followed the sergeant; stood be-
tween the sergeant and LOmax, and Lo-
max then placed the sntchel on the desk: /:
Sergeant Williams seemed rs if he was
going to take charge, but 1 did not see
him touch it.
Alderman Griffin Whereas. the grand
jury having found n true bill against
Sergennts Blizzard and Williams for
breach OF trust, in connection with the
loss of n diamond pin and cross, be il
Resoiccd, That the City Council sus-
pend the said officers pending the trial
of the case, md that We publish the cyi-
dence adduced before tho City Council
when through with the Investigation
into the loss Of said diamond pin nn,l
cross.
The ayes and noes were demanded.
Ayes Aldermen Cooper, Duvis, Griffin.
Pugh, Carroll, Carr, Purvis and Swygcrt
No Alderman Wells.
Council adjourned to meet on Monday
24th, at T. NJ
RICHARD JONES, City Clerk.
Corner. CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, s. c., May ~, 1875.
Council met at y o'clock P NJ Pre-
sent-His Honor the Mayor, John Alex
ander; Aldermen Cooper, Davis, Wells,
Thomas, Pugh, Carroll. Carr, Simons
and Swygcrt Investigation into loss of
diamond pin and cross, continued
{. +. jackson sworn: On Sunday
morning. ID May, about 6 o'clock, wh II
the prisoner was captured by the police
officer. there was crowd of six or seven,
altogether, came to my house; when h..
got TO my house, | mnde him take off his
shoes and compare his track; Sam. vii
linms snid 10 me, Mr.. jackson, We have :,
lot of stuif-gold watches, &c. he opened
the bag and showed them to me-; Ii.
johnson had the prisoner; proposed to
go to the guard house with him; when
We arrived there. the whole crowd went
In; the doors were open; we called for the
housc-kecper, LomaX; the prisoner was
searched md ring and some pocket
handkerchiefs were found on him; after
he was searched and locked up the
crowd went into the captains Office; we
took out NIL the things; Lomax picked
up n watch and called out tho number;
the idea struck ME at the time, and