The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-26

pnt on him, neither were thero any
threats made, Was iti the Trial 5usties's
iottlce Mr.. pinson told him he need not
KY " hs g W:ss gallty pnless he was; he said
say 10 tr. Erting thai hS won't through.
the grave yagd Hottie, afid that te Eos
there about o'clock I was with Ellison
at Rogers atpre his sen came and told
him ms TO tell hnythingi brought El-
lison to jaili hs, fold ME on the fay It
was not going TO be like no had. told ifj 4
asked him iftherewere as many as he had
said no said, :" Yes, Just the isaude, but
thefe fs Q negro woman who will tell all
about itI's IarresGsl Gambfell, Hancock
and PoofeI went with Gambrnll down
70 Ills fathers after his coat he said he
did not know anything about is, he said
he did not SEE tho lire MIR hear of Il until
next morning, when he went up 70 6am
Moo2o'Nt took him on 60 Williamson 4
Il brought him here to jail in wagon
wish three p,anizs Laid ecross for ssats 4
4 sad Gnmbreli were on tho first seat,
tdancock and j. Z. kagsdale on the sec.
ond, and Mr.. Acker and Bill Ragsdale
pr the third Ackef was on tho same
Ni.h Ir. Gatnbrell something about IL !, Z
said hated 10 bring him iie said, "As
!or my part, am sorry I ever went into
1T" he said this on the other side of
Rocky Creek, coming down hill heard
Popra, when ne was arrested, say that iib
wished ho had died during the war we
were talking about the ilrei G4mbrell
SAID ne didn't carej Me-. Poore said, al
wouldnt. but for my consctence,'' we
were talking about the arrest and the
burning atttie time; this was about one
and half miles, going to Williamson.
n: Y. Acker, sworfi, says; live In
Williamsburg the evening before the fire
saw Gambrall I'm town am Constable for
Mr. VfnHnn rrlo6n oil khn
went to arrest Ellison; went in and told
MIN he was my prisoner; two or three OF
the women took hold OF S-a. he said he
was not going; / called Bladon to asslst
mo !, the women gathered US on the out.
side Of the house; be had been resisting
q little before Capt. Alley handcuffed him;
diherent ones were with him on the way
to WILLIAMSON no inducements or
threats were made by me or heard made
then nor afterwards we got to William-
ston and thought OF putting him In the
calaboose, but had heard of threats made
against the calaboose; some one eug.
gested that we put him in the ticket
ofhee; 1t was cold, and we concluded to
take him over to Maj. Anderson's house.
where there was fire and where there
were people on guard In tie spring lot
next morning some one called me up to
hear what Ellison had 60 say; Mai. An.
derson said to him, " Tell these men
"hos you toiu Hie ElIiSOn tne1 SaiQ
he stopped at the cut on tho railroad, and
five others went and burned tho house
before Esquire Pinson, whether no was
guilty or not guilty, ho said not guilty.
but re-affitmed all that he had said in the
spring yard was prevent prevent when GAM
brell was arrested I arrested Poore the
same day; Gambrell wanted his over
coat; sent Galnbrell and Bladon on
after the coat ut Gambrell's fathers
house Foore made tho remark that he
wished he had died during tho war !
Gambrell said, I don't care q bit for
1t; Poore said, ~ wouldn't, but for
my consciencs;" came over to Ander-
Mr.. Bladon and Gambrell were on the
front seat; Bladon WIS drying our con-
versation generally was among each 9TH
er; my conversation most OF the time
was with the two Ragsdales; I don't re-
member anything that passed between
those IN front, only when thoy spoke di-
rsctly TO me; did not hear tho CONVEX
sation between Bladon and Gambreli !;
saw. Frank Ragsdale in town one day
after the fire, and before the arrest Of
Ellison; he is tho only one remember
to have seen.
n. X. Wilson, sworn, says: Was along
when ellison was arrested; Mr.. Acker
asked me to SO; did not, neither did I
near any one in my presence, offer Mr..
Elison any reward, induce ment or threat
at that time, nor since. to confess: Mr..
Ellison complained OF being cold, when
Capt: Alley pulled off his coat and put 1t
on him.
49, J. ,,.s,t J Cooley, Sworn. says: Was along
guest Of Acker !. I did not, neither did I
hear made any threat, inducement or re-
ward offered to Elliso n to confess (; i new
or heard any agreement made by tho
parties on the way to obtain o confession
from Ellison.
Elvin j. Pinson, sworn, says am q
Trial Justice at Williamston; held In
yestigafion. of case ageint Ellison. at
the preliminary trial, charged the
prisoner that he must not criminate him
sell, nor was he expected; I asked him
If he was guilty, and he said no; asked
MIN II he knew any one who was, and he
in the spring lot; he said ye,,, but that he
ought not to have seid so. After his tes-
tmony was, taken down 1t was read to
him, and he said it was ell correct; told
Epting that Ellison had mRdo q clean
breast of it, and Epting commended him
FOR doing 30; Ellison then said he went
out through the woods by the graveyard
home.
A. III. Ford, sworn. says: Testimony
taken before Esquire Pinson on the pre-
liininary trial of Ellison is in my hand
writing; the Trial Justice asked the
questions, and so did Mr.. GRAY: 7 tried
to take the words down in hfs own Ian
Maj. Anderson III the spring yard, but
that he ought not to have done so Mr..
Ellison was not excited 'syhen he signed
the paper.
David Cooley, sworn, says: Lives a.
Williemston, and Knows John NJ. Gam
breil; was at Anderson's storo evening
before fire heard Gambrell say to Mai.
Anderson that ne had bean siIeine and
expressing the poor people long time,
and that the money lie had nafd hin,
shouldn't do him any good this occurred
just after Maj. Anderson had given him
g receipt. ,.s
w. q. Thornton, sworn, Gays. Was al
Maj. Andersonss store evening before
Ire saw Gambrell there s was out III
door; heard some loud TALKING inside
Mr.. Gambrell and Stone ame out; Gam.
brell appeared enraged !; they went tir
street, and then cnme back; GamhrelI
told me IL lived on Anderson's land I'd
better get away--he would break me up
thnt he was trying to break him up
Gambreil said that the money no would
pay him shouldn't do him any GOOD
Naj. Anderson told Gambreii ne would
take 947 for, tho account; Gambrell paid
him Maj. j.zAnderson gave him o receipt
and said now there Is no use of any hard
feelings between us; Mr.. Gambrell told
Mai. Anderson that he was not an honest
| iran, nor had he made ,Sis money hon.
estly; Gambrell and Stohe were gone uI
!see:: .ss e s
.hey returned.
WE. =. !Boatner, sworn, says Lives, NJ
| Williamston was there ct iire,T prom
ssed 20 do all I could to holp MIDI. Apder
SON find out who did the burning; ]
went into tho country to SEQ somo pai ties
| on businessi met Nr. Frank RagRdalt