Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-03
Hendricks, a rough, dogged.looking fellow,
who testified to the following effect

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who testified to the following effect:
He was miner by occupation, and at The
present time engaged in working in the mine
had pursued the same business for the past
nine years sometimes in one locality, some
times in another. On the night of the muir
der, he. and his friend James Byrne had beer
passengers on Merris' stage-coach, being OIL
their way to assist in working newly located
claim. The stage was attacked, when hall
way on the route, by party Of masked rob
bers, who demanded the delivery of the mail
chest in the drivers charge, which being re-
fused, they proceeded to take it by force and
during the scufle which ensued, the prisoner
Julian Morville, had discharged his gun at the
said James Byrne, killing him instantly
Prisoners mask had fallen off at the same
time, and he had been distinctly seen by
another witness, whose testimony would pres
emily be heard.
Robert Simons, sworn. Had known Ju
lian Morville, intimately, several years ago
and could swear to his identity with the pris
oner at the bar. Said Morville had Joined
himself, about that time, to the band of free
hooters aforesaid fact which he had sue
cessfully concealed from witness, who did moi
find it out until afterward-after his disap
pearance. He then gave some unimportant
details concerning the circumstances of theil
acquaintanceship after which he was desired
to leave the stand.
The third and only remaining witness, Miss
Lennox, was next called. She was asked to
swear to the identity of the prisoner with the
robber who had fired the fatal shot, and in g
faint tone, and with evident reluctance and
hesitation, gave the required oath. ...
That, in brief, was the sum of the testimo-
ny received.
The counsel for the defense then stated that
he could produce no witnesses on his side, but
would undertake to prove, on behalf Of the
prisoner, that he was not guilty of wiful
murder, and was deserving of a lenieut judg.
ment, in consideration of the many extenua'
ting circumstances of the case.
The prosecuting attorney then made his
speech-a very harsh one-denouncing in the
strongest terms, the organization to which the
prisoner had belonged, and forcibly portray
ing the misery wrought upon the family Of
the murdered man, who, through his death,
had, for many years, suffered extreme destitu'
ton. He dwelt upon the evils wrought to
the country by permitting crimes like this to
go UNPUBLISHED, and expressed his opinion that
an example should be made of the offender,
which would intimidate all others from SIM
liar course.
Then the counsel for the defence arose, and
in calm, simple and clear manner laid before
the Jury the circumstances Of the prisoners
early life, his temptations, his struggles, and
the snares by which he had been surrounded,
and above all his extreme youth when the Of
fense was committed, and the entire steadi-
ness and integrity of his whole conduct from
that period to the present ending by an ear
nest and eloquent appeal for mercy, most es-
pecially in consideration of the fact that he
was but just united in marriage to lovely
and estimable young lady of high rank, from
whom he had been ruthlessly torn on their
wedding day, and who, in this severe affiic-
ton, was entitled to the profound commissera-
ton and sympathy of all acquainted with the
facts of the case.
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