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

no cssi< 70 no t1ht no came, with other
parties. On the morning OF tho 18th That
and he Stayed nc the feilroad cnt II they
went on to tho store HOUSE FOR tiit, i1nf-
Pos9 OF burning iss sia eaid he saw tsss
danes directly aftprf7aFtis I, 1.sxsns afh-
formed sgain that hJF, Isl lisori 9sisii lid 20
see me etartel out and eaw RE. ELI.
heard his son saying, 81 Don't admit q
shing--iet them prove it on yous" MI.
Ellison then said that no IVES excited II
the spring, aud that he did not know
anything about Il; they then carried him
TO tho Trial Justico'a office for trial the
Trial Justice warmed him, saying that he
was not ionnd TO mako any confession,
and that IL he did he would not 1et any.
thing for it; ho then said he was not
guilty, and then adinitted that whRk lse
saic TO ms In tho spring lot was eos ELI,
son was then cent to jail the other arr
rests were made about week after; I
nad an interview with Mr. Poofe the
OF these partiee after the, firo tiil thsy
came Ia after arrestl they catne very
often TO town generally. Poore came 10
my store and sRo talked he snid ha. was
troubled about Ellison's confession. ns,d
wanted the case 70, come, OFF, egreed
Wsth him we went back into the st6re;
told htun thought he was o friead OF
mine, and asked him about the PRAYER he
.nade on the night of the fire, he Senied
IL and said he did pray that thu Lord
would open his eyes to see him an honest
ran; Mr.. ellison %as brought Il SUM-
pose( 70 my house In chains on the night
cf bis arrest I don't khow whether LIS
slept that night or not Capt. Alley re-
fused to let me see Ellison that night,
Alley and Acker were both there next
morning; did not say TO the parties
that night anything about getting confess
sionsi Capt. Alley, I supposed, expected
gayior his services he was the only one |;
asked Ellison what lu, Thought of Poore's
prayer, and be answered, "I see you
have got that" saw Ellison in prison !:
went there to sec If he had any confes-
sion 70 make, but don't recollect that I
said l had been wanting him to confess
az the time, go that It would be lighter
with him did not offer to take him out
on my bond nor that OF any one else, IL
he would confess don't recollect eay-
ing 10 Mr.. Ford that could get 10 con-
fession from Ellison until 1 mentioned
all the parties TO him; don't recollect Of
having f.,Sg Q conversation with Alley and
Bladon to extort o confession out Of ELI
son said to Mr.. Ellison, "I under
stand that you have said that there was q
woman who knew 1t all, and IL youId bo
told by Saturday.; ~ did not make any
confession at the Jail; there are at least
nine hundred and sixty debts that I did
no. sue on; there was no fire In the Gala
boose that night, and they brought the
prisoner to my house.
=, w. Z. Anderson, sworn, says: am
tho young man who was sloeniup 81, tho
store on the night Of the fire, and escaped
through y 1ndow by means of ladder !;
tho hre originated in the grocery room,
In which there ve1 no fireplace; the ssI''
and main building were two stories was
sleeping over tho main part; am certain
the fire originated in the grocery room !:
there was q cellar underneath that room !:
the door to 1t was gone 1t was filled with
empty barrels, etc., and connects with
.ne mann pudding; was in the store the
evening or the settlement between Mr..
Andefs on and Gambrell; Gambrell was
very angry, and said he (Anderson) did
not treat him as others had an interview
with J. +. Ragsdale the day aftor the fl re-:
Kagsdale pointed at the cellar whero the
:. l. joins the main building, and said,
AZ was set fire right there, wasn't 1t ?''
asked him to sigla paper promising to
give assistance, In prosecuting; he said.
" I on want 70 see who win sign and
who won't to find out who burned it, do
youf" heard Ellison make confession.
at tne preliminary trial didn't come to
the Jail with Ellison, but esme with the
other prisoners; was riding in q buggy
witp Poores the othera canie in wagon
which had three seatES; on the Xirst aaat
were Bladon and Gambrell, on the second
were =. y. hagsdale and Hancock, and
on the third were Acker and ". M. Rags
daie was with the party when Ellison
was arrested; he was arrested at his
houa,; the party went and surrounded
Ellison's house, and Acker Knocked at
the door, which some ono opened. when
Acker told his business; Ellison ct first
eald he wouldn't go, but Acker called in
Bladon; and they. brought him out; 1
think ttQra as t,, 4.
hear any threats to take his life; no in
ducements were offered him to make q
confession; NO reward was offered !
stayed with the prisoner, Ellison, nearly
all night when we got to the railroad the
Constable said 1t was cold and some one
would have to, set up; VIM. Ragsdaie
was at Ellison's when Ellison was ar
rested j. +. Ragsdale was at Williamson
when arrested; was at my unole's house
and said he must go; went to the gate
and told him he would not go unless he
was better man than arn.
Cross-examined: MatDhes kent In tho
storei not kept in any safe.
Capt. HALEY, sworn, says: Lives in
Spartanburg county was called upon by
Mai. Andersen to Investigate the matter
of the burning Of his store; have been a
detective eighteen years went to Will
l returned homo and then went hack to
Williamston to see what had been done
then advised Mr. Anderson to have o
warrant issued for Ellison; we went
| for Ellison and found him ct home
Acker made the arrest; the door was
open, and / saw and heard everything
that was going on Acker told him nc
had q warrant for him (; he said he would
not go; he resisted the old lady got hold
| or MI. Acker got Ellison out of the
| house, but he still resisted: we pui
handouts on him; Ellison lives foul
| miles from Williamson: no induce
| ments nf aEy kind were held out to him
he Eanted to talk TO me that night, but
| said no. for him to do his talking tc
Maj: Anderson |; the old man Ellison was
very. cold I pulled OF my overcoat and
put 1t on him; we carried him over tc
,hloj. Anderson's house, whore there was
9 fire slept In the same room with Ei.
] lson that night; did refuse TO les Mai
Anderson talk with Mr.. Ellison thai
| night; wanted Ellison to be cool when
he was talked to I ain no officer os any
kind Ellison said 20 Mr. Anderson. In
my presence, that those men who are in.
| dicted were with him that night whei
the house ,wss; ned, isiid said the same
thing at the trial, with the addition thai
he can1e through the woods and wen
Rack through the woods; he also sait
tEat 1t was very near day when he go
home; at the trial Esquire Pinson warn
ed him that he wes not required to Grim
inate himself; Ellison said he wanted Il
/ tell it and then rtran1tad .,rlnl hA saisi I,
the spring yard.
| Cross-exanined: The reason that ]
| did not lo5 him confess to mo was that j
always mako II n rule to do so; vii
not be witness in o case that work III
IL can help it; did not tell Afr. Elf
/ son that he would be killed if ila did nc
\ confess: If had it Woult have, hoan ,