The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-12-27

society, and the lee of liberty and
Justice in their harts. The accused
could not prove an libi. He had been
at home sick for seeral days, and the
law did not allow hilwife to testify. The
wounded man swore directly and point
blank that he saw tie lawyer shoot his
brother, and a MeGan swore that he
saw the accused the light of the murder
pass his door on white horse with a
double -barreled gunover his shoulder,
and he could not e mistaken. This
seemed to finish thease.
During the trial,a German laborer
came to me and sai( that on the. morn
ing after the murde young man had
come to his house viii double-barreled
gun on his shoulder that he said he had
fallen down, strucl the trigger on q
stone and discharge both barrels that
he worked for Mr.. lyons up at the ice
house. went out at once for Mr..
Wallace the young han described, and
in bringing him in said Wallace,
you are a young mar this is bad bus
mess to be mixed p in. There was
more than one man resent at that muir
der. Lawyer Watso never could have
done it all himself, and that story OF
you falling down md striking the
double -barreled gunlgainst the stones,
sounds suspicious. Tow do not let any
one put you in hoe in this matter ;
life is still before Du, and it may be
bright and successful" Wallace said
nothing in reply excpt to ask What the
law officers would def any one would
tell the whole affair, I told him they
often let that one &C unmolested. We
reached the Jail. I,ut him in cell,
and before leaving, tiked again to him.
AS I closed the doc to leave him, he
raped on it and calld me back. "Did
you say" asked he, that any one had
blowed the whole natter" "No," I
said, "but some on, might and your
young life would b gone" Swell
Mr.. Stewart" said VILLAGE, 81 will tell
you all about it. JimLyons, Bob Pore,
and myself did it We went there on
Saturday night. I WIS stationed out
side near the back loor to shoot any
one who came out tina way, Jim Lyons
shot Through the winsow and Bob Pore
put the mattress un&r the stairs and
set fire to it.
rushed out for some citizen to come
in and hear the same story, and whilst
they listened to it, I vent to the prose-
cutting attorney, and hid the matter be.
fore him. 81 cannot he said, prom
ise him impunity; if ae wishes to take
the chances with the psople and the of
Acers of the law let him do so." I
hurried back and tolt young Wallace.
He said he would take the chances, and
then he went int a minute account OF
the movements. He said that "about
one hundred yards from the house was
a little cave we STOPPED there several
hears. You will findl you go there, a
broken Tipped bottle taat had whiskey
in it, tin box with csps and balls, and
some crackers and cleese all wrapped
up in spotted handkerchief"
I went there at once and got the very
articles he described. On my way back
I stopped at store; he suspicious had
already been wide spread that Jim
Lyons had done the business. The
store keeper told me hs didn't believe il
because Jim Lyons hal stopped on Fri.
day night at his place and bought some
things to take with hin to his home in
the mountains. He described the arti.
cles, and said he had wrapped them ur
in spotted handkerchief. "Iopened the
satchel," said Stewart and handed the
articles out. "Does that look like
them ?" "Those are the very things,
said the storekeeper.
I hurried back to the court house
only to be astonished at the full con.
fession of both Bob Pore and Jim Lyons
confirming the statement of young Wal
lace and duplicating man named Dun
can. .,sf
We had brought the wounded Morri
son in to the trial and had him at the
hotel. went to the Jail and taking
Bob Pore with me, marched him dowr
to the hotel to see if the wounded Nor
rison would recognize him. Before
going up stairs ! threw my short CLOAK
over his shoulders and taking his long
hair T showed it up under his hat as thii
was the way Wallace said Pore was dis.
guised the night of the murder. He re.
sisted somewhat at this, but l finished
it and walked him up. The wounded
man opened his eyes and at once ex
"God forgive me for what ]
have said against Mr.. Watson, but thii
is the man. This is the murderer"
Then the shadow on the wall became
o living creature. I grasped Pore con
would be his steps to the
grave.
Pore had worn loose cloak the NIGH
of the murder. His beard hung loosely
but his hair had been tucked under hi!
hat as described by young Wallace ani
as confessed by himself. Watson'l
shadow on the wall was the exact anG
striking picture OF Ben Pore as he nov
stood before me.
Watson was cleared. Young Wallace
was released and Bob Pore and Jim
Lyons we're executed at the scaffolG
where they again confessed their guilt.
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