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

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stoset1ou use my faniiiy becauie excited !;
my. WIG anu children ioiioTed out In the
yaIu, ana my VIE faihted in YARD thoy
hanucn1ea me about haif II mile rem my
un hanucutiedi Mr.; Alley then carried
me on 70 tse Greek the balance Were
ABOUT ~ yards benina nom tnere Bla-
Hon ,I eouk ny aiittie piece, tnen AIey car
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nc. clier 70 conieas q Aiieyi ne did not
lei. me 20 confess 10 MAY. Anderson they
5us ~. ine IA rooin SET Gown IN GUAR by
nfas WAN en9ckieS qns an % . guard around
m9i lla NOT sleep auy thas night; did
pQt soe MnJ. AfiueFaon that night had O
seiH next morning with Maj. Anderson
IN ms YARD hdaj.t Anderson ca led mo
aut tnere py ourselves no ons present
ne aaked if Knew who did IL; told
MN no neralieq over the nhines OF these
parties: told him no. Knew nothing
apout II; ne said III i would confess he
would turn mo loosei did not confess
zen hed nexs taik with Aileyi Capt.
-aiiey al, made threats that night--said III
l was alarmed for my safetXi 1 snw pis-
tots and gums exhibited I Nas afraid,
ana ieit In great danger; had O talk
Witn Alley by Audefson,a gate; Alley
wanted me to confess, and suid If did
not ought TO be put to death, and &c
did he would have mo released; nothing
else said did not confess; proclaimed
my Innocence; had another talk with
Maj. Anderson, still In irons he and
walking along path from his house; Maj.
ANDERSON saic you know these parties,
calling their nemes; you know they nro
the ones who did IL; I said knew noth-
ing about iti did not confess I had no
talk in the spring lot; Maj. Anderson Mt
tackled mo again In epringlot don't re-
member what he said lie. called over tho
Same names; he aaid IL would confesa
i ne would haye mo turned looaei I told
he took me oaMr. piison,s office, and
carried me up s.aire aud put mo In room
by myself; j stayed there half hour ; they
carried me back down to the Office; Mr..
Pinson asked mo II I was, or knew Of
any one guilty Iesid / did not; don't
remember what occurred; Maj Anderson
called over all tho names he had called
over before Ildid not assent after trial
they brought mo here to prison Mr..
Acker and Bladon brought me; f; next
saw MAJ. Anderson on Wednesday after
wards In jail; Maj. Anderson wanted mo
to turn States evidences against the 9TH
ers; said if didhe would turn me loose
on bond; said IL 7 de not ho could &c.
get proof enough against the other bows
Mr.. Poore and myself are on bad terms.
also with Hancock-have been for several
years. E,
Cross-examined My wifo was taken
sick that dey before burning she was
complaining before went; I was not
frightened ny them, bad enough to con-
fesy anything; did not say anything TO
Mai. Anderson when he repeated Poore's
prayer; he repe?tcd it to me: I deIty
making any statement before Pinson, ex-
cept saying that was not guilty did
not see flames at all !; did not saw to DIR.
Epting that after the fire / went home
through tho woods by the graveyard; {; I
never did mako any confession OF this
the nearest way home from the railroad
cut near Williamson would hsvo beeil
by tho graveyard. "a
Sallie Ellison, sworn, saws: Leyyis e..
is my father; was at homo on night Of
fire; my father went to Williamson on
ner time; while he was gone little boy
took sick; he had something like tho
cramp colo or worms. and was yery sick:
my father, when he got homa, went for
doctor; he did not como; he came that
evening my mother took sick about sum
down; she wes very sick :, we gave her
medicine every three hours my father
was at home that night; the medicine was
administered that night eVerythroe hours:
sat up all that night, with nv father and
sister; we all stayed In the same rooE, ;
my father was there oil night. and lould
not have left that night without NV
know edge for one hour; I was at home
when nv father was arrested. and it
alartileti us very much: we followed him
out into the yard; my mother f,ipted
and fell in the yard; my father was then
carried off; Wan, Ragsdale was at our
house when the arrest was made. but
James Gambrell was not there.
jamie Ellison, sworn, says: Lewis Ell
of burning: all the finily were at homo
that night except my oldest brother; nv
little brother was sick in the eyeninry he
fore the FIRE: nv mother took sick about
eundown, and was very sick NV father
and Sallie attended to mother: was i'm the
room where thoy wero that f,ipht. there
vas medicine on hand to give mother
when she had spells; the medicine was
to be given every three hours; my father
and Sallie administered it; my father did
not leave the house that night. but was
without mo Knowing IL was at home
whom my father was arrested { thew ar
rested and carried him Off. tho nieG}cine
was given mother every three hours /
know it for 1 saw it / was living down
but did not sleep: thew tai. 4, like as IL
thew were going to treat NV father badly
when they arrested him; I did not sit M.
but laid down cross the bed i did not
cover up; It was cold; Mr.. Gainbrell was