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who was trying to got to the place
where deceased was lying. James

Where ueceaseQ W8s lying. Jamos
Stevenson helped to take Joseph
Tongue up tho hill and returned to
whore W.. H.. Stevenson was lying.
lie heard the blood running from him
and saw tho cut on Stcycnson's head.
but could not find the cut on his arm.
lie went up tOa negro house u few
hundred yards of for help but could
got none. He took a chunk of fire
and some lightwood and went back
and built a fire. In u short time
negro man came down, whom he sent
after DIR. Douglass. DR.. Douglass
examined the cut On the head and arm
Of Mr.. Stevenson and took up the
artery. lie did not bleed any aftcr the
Doctor got to him; but was very weak
from loss Of blood, and could not take
any stimulauts after lie was taken
home. III the opinion Of DR.. Doug
lass the wound was the cause Of Mi.
Stcvcnson's death.
Several persons living OH Mr..
Stcvcnson's place stated that
they heard William Yonguc and
Joseph Ienguc when they passed the
house of Mr.. Stevenson. These parties
testified that thoy heard Joseph Yongue
crying and cursing and saying hp'd
"kill him; the biggest man is not al
ways the best man."
This is about the substance Of the
case as made out by the State. We
are unable to give tho testimony vcr-
batim and in full, OH account Of its
great length.
On the part of The defence, the fol-
lowing is u summary of the testimony:
Joseph Yonguc testified that he had
met w III. Stevenson in town OH the
first of March, Disclaimcd being IN.
friendly towards linn, Had taken Il
drink with W. III. Stevenson and Jas.
Stevenson just before leaving town, ut
Rabb's bar-rOom. lie acknowledged
that he was greatly under tho influence
OF liquor. ilo left his brother William
1onguc not far from town and started
off to catch up with his wagon. IIe
denied inquiring for Mr.. Stevenson;
was ahead Of him, and did not use any
abusive language to him when he over
took him. They rode on together for
q while, when he rode ahead Of the
Stcvensons and did not recollcct where
they overlook him. Hc offered them
s0mc Whiskey. James Stevenson
took some. ". RI. Stevenson said it
was too soon to repeat" but witness
thought he took some Of the whiskcy
too. They rode Oh to the riverand were
talking Of the manhood of their rcspec-
tive families. Ilc did not remember
to have used insulting language to
Mr.. Stevenson in regard TO his family
was under the influence of whiskcy
When they were in the river he OF
fcrcd MIR. Stevenson a drink Of. whis-
key, but Mr.. Stevenson refused to
drink with him and cursed him. They
rode on up the hill for about three
hundred yards, still dispuiing, when
Mr.. Stevenson got down and bantcrcd
him for fight. He got down from
his horse, but did not pull off his coat.
MIR. Stevenson knocked him down rs
soon rs he alightcd from his horse,
then got on top of him and had by him
by the throat, and was beating; him.
lie thought he would be beat to death,
felt himself, choking with blood,
and took out his knife and cut ut Stew
enson. His brother William took
Stevenson Off him. He denied having
said anything when passing Mr.. Stew
cnson's house. Did not know Mr..
Stevenson was cut until the next morn-
ing when he heard he was dead. He
then started to Winnsboro to give him.
self up to the sheriff.
William Yonguc testified to pretty
much the same thing. He had ridden
back when they got down to fight.
W. II. Stevenson knocked Joseph
Yongue down and was beating him.
lie pulled w. II. Stevenson Off his
brother Joseph. lie denied having
used the remark, "Don't YOU strike
Josie, or q knife " i'll go through you -
and also denied scizing hold Of Steven
sons collar.
DR.. Robertson testified that he had
examined Joseph Yonguc, found con-
tusions OH his forehead and mark oil
his throat, which the defence claimed
was made by Mr.. Stcvcnson's thumb,
Some other witnesses were EXAM
incd for the defence, but tlicit tests
mony went merely to sh0w that tho
party seemed friendly in town; that
the StcVensOnS took at least one
drink apiece in town and that James
Stevenson appeared to take a drink
at one point OH the road; and that
Joseph Yongue had been suffering
from chills-and-1cver, causing an MI
natural tendency to bleeding dt the
nose.
The State put up no evidence in rc-
ply, and the argument wds commenced.
Mr.. Solicitor CASTOR opened for the
State, and was in turn followed by
Mcssrs. Reynolds, Mackey and Gail
lard for tile defence; Col. Wylie clos
ing for the prosecution. Judge Ker-
shaw then delivered charge which
for clearncss and impartiality was
never eXcelled.
The case was given to the jury about
- o'clock on Friday night. After the
lapse Of an hour and q half, they an.
nounccd to the constable at the door
that they had agreed upon a verdict.
The Judge, Clerk and States attor-
ney, who had gone to their lodgings,
were sent for, and upon their return
the jury came into tho box. After
calling over the names of the jurors, in
the usual form, the Clerk asked: "N1r.
Forcmah and gentlemen, have you
agreed upon q verdict ?'-"We have,"
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