The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-28
BY JULIAN A. SELBY.
Meetings City Council.
COJJNCYT, ,CuANfuRp hor, OG 100

Honor the Mayor, John Alexander; AL
dermen Brown, Carr, Carroll, Davis,
Griffin, Pugh, Swygert, Simons, Thomas,
Purvis and Wells.
Whereas, according to the. evidence
before the Council, Policeman Lomnx
was the last one in possession of the pin
and oross, and there being no evidence
officer, he is, therefore, the only re-
sponsible officer for those articles; also
that he violated the rules of the guard
house, inasmuch that he did not take n
duplicate of the list taken by Mr.. Jack
son; and that he left the guard house
whilst Sergeants Blizzard and Williams
were taking an inventory; therefore be it
Resolved, That Policeman Lomax be
discharged from the police force. Car
ried.
Council adjourned
RICHARD JONES, Clerk.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 8, 1875.
Present-His Honor the Mayor, John
Alexander; Aldermen Cooper, Davis,
Griffin, Carr, Carroll, Thomas, Purvis,
Pugh, Brown, Swygert, Simons and
Wells.
Council met at 4. 80 P. NJ, ut the Office
OF School Commissioner G. j. Carroll.
His Honor the Mayor stated the object
investigating the loss of O diamond
breast-pin and jet cross, which were
missing from articles taken from pri-
scEc- T.-So was arrested on Sunday morn
;Gs, q. 81, instant - y
Alderman Brown moved that we pro-
ceed to investigate the case ns stated by
the Mayor, and that We take the evidence
of Policeman Loma1, Sergeants Blizzard
and Williams, and Chief Of Police Nixon
Alderman Carroll moved that all the
witnesses retire, and be examined Sc
parately. 500
Policeman Lomax examined, stated :
Last Sunday morning, about hnlf-past 6,
Il johnson, @. f. jackson, Spencer Lee
and Policeman Sam. Williams brought O
prisoner into the guard house, Il being
house-keeperO they went to work telling
me how they had arrested him. H.
Johnson said he had made the arrest,
and just got Sem. Williams to assist.
Went to- work to search him; found
some Observation-Disclosures and one gold
ring; in the valise he had several Tery
valuable things; requested Mr.. Jackson
to take list of the articles; he did so ;
he had four gold and six silver watches,
and several other chains not connected
with the watches, and diamond pin
and GROSS, tipped with gold; the pin
had diamond centre and cluster, and n
chain attached; Mr.. jackson helped mo
to count them twice, and put them
back into the valise, and locked the
valise in presence Of Mr. jackson, H.
johnson and Spencer Lee; Mr.. jackson
wrote down the names of men who
Daniels implicated. on q sheet of paper
capped .tOffice Ohief Of Police, and in
the Chiefs Office; I wrote on the same
paper, sColumbia" and "Lomax;" Mr..
Jackson wrote Necle's name on the same
paper; turned this paper over to Ser
geant Williams; twas after had given
this paper to Sergeant Williams that he
handed the paper back to Mr.. jackson,
to put Nealels name on It at my request;
Sergeant Williams then. received the
paper back from Nix. jackson, and put it
into his pocket; the valise was looked up
before any of the writing was done; as
Mr.. jackson went out, Sergeant Blizzard
stepped in; at that time, I and Sergeant
Williams were talking about the prisoner;
l said. you two Sergeants, meaning
Blizzard and Williams, are here, sit
down and take a list of these things;
there are some things very valuable
among them; Sergeant Blizzard inquired
what they were; Sergeant Williams made
answer, that there were gold watches, n
diamond pin and CROSS, and pistol
and knives, 90.
Question-What did you do with that
vaLse! turned it over to Sergeant
Williams. in presence of Sergeant Biz
zard, H Johnson and Spencer Lee.
Council adjourned
r. JONES, City Clerk.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Mey IL, 1876.
Council met ct 8 o'clock P. NJ. Pre-
sent-His Honor the Mayor, John Alex
ander; Aldermen Cooper, Davis, Griffin,
Carroll, Carr, Wells, Brown, Thomas
Simons, Pugh, Purvis md Swygert
Alderman Carroll moved that the hnll
be cleared Of all except Council.
Adopted. ~. yi-iA.. | - i. "a
Policeman 1.ondak sworn, said that the
portion of his statement read to him as
recorded is Substantially correct con-
tinues: When Sergeant Williams made
the remark, You lmeaning me) can go,
everything is all right, then went home;
in the evening, of Sunday, about 4 or
o'clock, ! went to Capt. .Nixons house; I
asked him for .1eaHe of absence from one
turn Of duty. hegsye me the leave; after
talking ~ Attle while, he askedi me in n
kind ofIaughiqg NJ thought hs was
JoKingtYAs there o diamond pin and q
gold cross, api l,tola him there tgas, In @
pocket-book in the. Hatdhel; then he told
me there was mono there now: told him
1 did not want any sheilanicHn about Il
or any foolishness, ,ha told me TO keen
my mopthl shut; that q his evidence and
BlizzaFd's Fpnh aleaf inet then he took
me INTO hiS honhss he had the watohss