The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-11

Cobbs, Long and Dunlap were first ar
rested Bryce was Is or 80 steps from
witness, and the Moores were 10 or fif-
teen steps further off; told VIM. Turner
it was the Moores on the night Of the
killing; had not seen them in more than
year; they had on dark frock coats and
black hats; rife shot once, shot gun
twice Bryce was in 4 or 8 steps of Moore
when he fell; this was u hours after
dark; parties ran around and in 1 feet of
witness; recognized features and voices
of the Moores saw musk melon rinds
next day that seemed to have been eaten
by person with one front tooth out;
cannot say whether it was an upper or
lower tooth. Zone of the Moores had
an upper front tooth out Witness had
difficulty and fight with deceased
some time before; had been sent to PEN
itentiary for crime.
John S. Goodman: Examined the
ground, and found tracks near an apple
tree, about 80 yards below garden fol-
lowed them until became more distinct;
lost it and followed the trail again, and
found where Bryce had stopped and
where Cox stood, also where parties stood
who did shooting; saw where one had
run around Cox and stopped at time
Bryce was shot; this was in three steps
of where Bryce fell the track was pecu-
liar; was broad and a rough half sole on
it; at toe was very broad; had been
round headed tracks on one side of right
shoe; other track had narrow high heel
and heel irons; heel was larger than in
proportion to shoe; heel iron was too
large for the heel and had been bent and
turned up; witness saw muskmelon
rinds one cut out the melon with q
knife and the other bit it out; there was
distinct impression of absence Of front
tooth saw several rinds; all had mark
of a lost tooth saw same tracks in few
steps of Bryce's house, near an open
place where boards had been knocked off
to let in air; there was distinct impress
sion of the butts of rife and shot gun
on the ground; they we're the same
tracks as of the person who did the shoot
ing; heard Aiken at Kelley's say he
heard Bryce had said the id Moores
should not come back there, but he would
show him.
II. A. II. Gibson: Cautioned Cox not
to tell who the parties were, if he knew,
until they were arrested; witness issued
warrant in this case.
Jonas Phillips First heard of killing
Wednesday; Joined parties tracking FIVE
miles from Bryce's, aud went FIVE or six
miles to Ramey's canoe landing; only
two tracks at first; after going two miles
found another track to the river there
were three tracks ). did not 60 beyond the
river, and did not carry trail back to
Bryce's; one track was larger, but about
same length; it had been half-soled, and
had round d-headed tacks-large heel, with
appearance of worn heel-irons exam
ined tracks which came from below canoe
landing; they seemed to be the same
tracks; the smaller track had narrow
heel, with appearance of worn heel-irons; /;
they generally walked one after the other,
part of time in woods, and part in a
blind trail.
Baxter Roach: Was with tracking par
ty; tracked to witness house on Tues
day; began again Friday and went to
river; the tracks went through witness
field to Bryce's house, and back through
the field to the river. This witness de-
scribed the tracks like Jonas Phillips.
Jonas Smith Corroborates the two
foregoing witnesses as to the tracking /;
saw place where some one seemed to
have slept; saw signs of little fire on
Round Mountain, and saw rags where
guns had been wiped; it is common in
mountains to wear heel-irons, &c.
- Shed: Lives / miles this side of
river; saw three men about six or seven
o'clock Tuesday morning going towards
river-in fast walk and following in
one another's tracks; had two guns and
navy pistol; did not speak to them (;
was about Is yards off; one was Amcri-
Gus Moore; he had on an old white hat;
thinks the two other boys here were the
other men in the party told this to Da-
vid Ramey three days afterwards.
David Ramey: Produced the measure
of the tracks; it did not fit prisoners
shoes; this measure was taken on Friday
after the killing.
John S. Goodman: The heel-irons were
taken off of prisoners shoes after they
were put in Jail; thinks part of the half
sole of the larger shoe was also taken off.
J. IT. Robbins Testified as to the ar
rests; alterations were made in shoes
while they were in Jail; part of sole ia
ken off of Que, and heel-irons of of the
other; arrested the parties in Georgia !;
had no warrant from that Slate for the
arrest.
Samuel Brazeal: Was with Robins
when Moores were arrested; assisted to
arrest Riley; he was on the floor; had
pistol in hand concealed between his
legs; discovered it tafterward in the yard /;
they were arrested at their homes, on
Pickett's place, one-half mile of Clayton,
Ga; tied them with small rope and
brought them to South Carolina; myself,
Smith and Robins arrested them; two
were armed.
R. S. Rutledge: Had conversation Ri
ley Moore twice in Jail said he would not
have had thing to do with killing Bryce
had it not been for that old rip (alluding
to his father; he began to talk with me
and did not run from it,
William Smith; was along the nlght
Americus Moore was arrested did not
see gun; Ira Langston assisted.
Here the State closed.
The defense was then begun by show
ing that Isaac Pointer had been convicted
of arson.
Jonas Phillips: The track which came
in at Round mountain did not have heel
irons on it.
Jeremiah Moore: Lived in Rabun
County, Ca; arrested by Samuel Brea-
zeale, and brought here on 18th Septem-
ber; arrested at home at Picket's pulling
fodder; had no conversation with Pointer
about the killing of Bryce; not on good
terms with Pointer; had difficulties 6, T.,
or years ago; indicted him for stealing
bee gum, and he indicted me for selling
whiskey; next had a fight with Pointer
and Long on Rich mountain; he after