Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-07
two or three feet from the feet of the body.
Am not very familiar with the characteristics

;WO or three feet from the feet or the DOdy.
Am not very familiar with the characteristics
If the Catawba Indians.
SAMPSON Owl, (Cherokee Indian) s,rorn.-
Vest shown witness, which he identified as
Austin Harris, having seen him with 1t many
times. He found it the other side OF Hines
house. He never, afterwards, told anyone
where he had found it. Found the body OF
Austin after he found the vest The vest
was lying in the road when he found it.
Found it about twenty steps along the old
field. Only the bloody part OF the vest was
lying there. A watch was in the pocket.
Cross-eramined. Found the vest before
breakfast that morning after the fuss. Don't
eat breakfast early. Started to hunt for Aus
tin, Jim Harris having told us he had had a
fuss the night before. | did not know at that
time that Austin was dead. Bill Harris did
not tell me anything about it, nor did Jim tell
me that he was dead. l found the piece OF
vest first. Then went to the house and asked
about it. The vest was cut so bad that L
thought something was the matter. Austin, $
sister asked me to 60 and look for him. Will
Harris was with me when l found the vest.
He accompanied me when 1 said was going
to hunt for Austin.
Redirect.-Austn was dead when l found
him. saw the wounds on him.
S. NJ. Jewell, SoCOrn.-I am the trial JUS
tice who acted as coroner at the inquest over
the dead body of Austin Harris. He then
explained to the court and jury, by diagram,
the different localities, distances, &c. was
notified on Sunday morning that an Indian
had been killed. When L reached the spot
where the body lay, saw one Indian near by
OH horseback. Described where he found
half of the bloody vest, lying near the edge OF
the road.) There was a small pool of blood
near. The distance from this spot to Where
the body lay was forty-Seven yards.
Redirect.-All the grounds in the described
locality are in York county.
State here rested.
DEFENCE.
Mrs. Mag. HINES was the first witness
introduced by the defence, who on being
sworn, testified: l knew Austin Harris, and
saw him at my house Oh the night he was
killed. He came there on horseback a little
before dark. Hitched his horse near my house
and brought his saddle in my house. He left
my house, and after being gone awhile returned
and asked for his saddle. He said he was 60
ing to take his horse out and hitch him and
come back and kill some ID man. He pass
ed but a few words. This was, judge, about
8 o'clock at night.
Sarah and Lizzie Hines?
Yes, sir, am.
Who else lives out there with you?
No one lives with me ; but RoXana Brown
and Fanny Dees Ire OH the same place, thougl
in different houses.
This place is known as the ''Blackjacks p
Sometimes.
But when the young men of Rock Hill sa.
they are going out there, do they not say they
are going to the "Blackjacks ?''
Sometimes some come, and sometimes the.
do not.
But, I ask, when the young men of Rocl
Hill say they are going out there, do they no
say they are going to the ''Blackjacks -
Sometimes some come and some times the.
do not.
But you do not answer my question.
Well, for the third time, say that some
times some come, and sometimes they do not
Well, now, for the third time, l ask you i
this place is not known as the "BlackjackS =
/ believe it is, sometimes.
1t is place of resort for young men?
Sometimes some come, and sometimes the.
do not.
But young men are in the habit of going
there of nights and remaining all night
Sometimes some come and stay all night
or part of all night
Isn't it a frequent thing for them to 60 ou
there?
Sometimes they come; not often, but to-
often to suit ME.
You see men when they come there do yol
not ?
Sometimes !; but not many at time. The,
do not all come to my house.
But young men do 90 to your house?
Sometimes they do, and sometimes they d(
not.
1t now being 1890 P. NJ, Court took a re
cess until 2 O'Clock.
2o'CLOCK, P. M-Court convened.
THOMAS DosTER, sporn.-I reside at Rocl
Hill. l know the Indian Wesley Harris.
asked Wesley how he knew that Austin wa'
cut, and he replied that he went back to him
and placed his head on brush OF limb, an(
Austin told him to please let him alone; thai
he was cut, and cut badly, too. Don't know
AuStin'S general reputation as to strength.
knew him he was larger man than Duffy
good deal larger-as large a man as Owens
l have known the Indians four or five years.
Cross -eramined.--I saw Wesley Harris or
Sunday evening after the fuss. He told me
that he knew nothing about it that he was
then about going to Austin'S body. Can't
the second time when I asked him how he
knew Austin was cut, and he replied that he
went back that night and Austin said he was
cut, and cut badly, too. These were his words
He did not say what time in the night he
went back He also said that after he went
to where Austin was, he went to Allen Hall's
wood shop and slept, and then went on to the
Nation.
M. A. THOMPSON, S,COrn.-l reside IN ROCK
Hill. Have known Wesley Harris since the
killing of the Indian. l examined WeSley's
shirt. There was something Oh it that
thought was blood. Can't say positively that
it was blood but thought it was blood. 1t
had the appearance of having gone on after
it was cold, and seemed to have adhered to the
lint of the goods, OH the front or bosom of the
shirt. His vest was unbuttoned when I went
up to him. The cloth of the shirt had the ap-
pearance of having been scraped with knife.
He told me it was the shirt he had 'on the
night of the killing. He appeared to be ex-
cited when l called his attention to the blood
on his shirt. This was on Monday after the
killing-between II and - o'clock.
ross-erantined.-Th blood was directly un-
der the vest the vest was unbuttOned This
was in the rear of Robertson's store in Rock
Hill. / couldn't say positively that it was or
was not blood.
Redirect. is my belief that it was blood.
1t was not in full view of the street where
saw him. An Indian was standing by him at
the time, with his knife open in his hand, and
the shirt looked like it had been scraped at the
time.
B. H. MASSEY, ssrorn.-I am acquainted
with James Duffy. Have known him from
1 reside near Fort Mill. Duffy's
general reputation has been good We always
looked upon him as an excellent lad. lie was
well raised, and we consider him as having
been a very good boy.
Cross-eramined.-L never heard anything
against him as peaceable man.
REV. F. l.. LEEPER, suorn.-I am the pas