Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-07

colored, Sampson Hanna, colored, r. u
Feemster, Joseph G. Gwin, John G. McClain
D. NJ. Burris, NJ. L. Dickson. The jury re
tired and selected as foreman, Joseph c
Gwin.
Mr.. Solicitor CASTOR then opened for the
State by briefly outlining the points of the
case. He said the State would show, that on
the night of the 26th of February, 1881, al
the house of woman named Hines, near the
town of Rock Hill, number of persons were
assembled, among them James Duffy and
Hampton Owens, the prisoners at the bar, and
also a number of Catawba Indians, among
whom was Austin, otherwise known as Allen
Harris. That disturbance, traceable to one
of the prisoners, arose among the crowd there
assembled. That Immediately after the dis
turbance at the house, the Indians left in the
direction of their home. That they had not
gone more than two hundred yards from the
house of the Hines woman, until they were
followed by the prisoners at the bar. At this
point last mentioned, where they were over
taken by the prisoners, the difficulty was re-
newed, and afterwards, near this same spot,
the body of Austin Harris was found dead.
That he came to his death at the hands OF
the prisoner at the bar, James Duffy, aided
and abetted by the prisoner, Hampton Owens.
And that at the time of coming to his death
the deceased was unarmed.
H. T. RATrAREE was the first witness in
troduced by the State. He testified that on
the night of the 18th of February last, he
went to the house of Roxana Brown, accom-
panied by John Steele. On the way, they
overlook Austin Harris, Jim Harris and an
other Indian. After stopping at Roxanas
for about five minutes, they went on to the
house of Mag Hines, where he remained for
some time. While at this house, he heard a
noise or fuss at the house Sarah Hines. Wit
ness went on to this house, where he found the
Indians, and Pardue, Duffy and Owens in the
yard The Indians, soon after, mounted their
horses and rode off in the direction of Mrs.
Cowan's. Fifteen or twenty minutes after the
Indians left, Pardue, Owens and Duffy left
in the direction the Indians went-an oppo
site course from the home of the prisoners
They, the prisoners, left their horse and bug
gy at Sarah Hines house, where they origi
nally stopped it. After the Indians had left
Sarah Hines house, and before the prisoners
left, witness heard the Indians halloo twice, in
the direction Of Mrs. Cowan's house. Be
tween the time of the disturbance at the house
and the time the prisoners left the house, the
prisoners were, for part of the time IN the
house and a part of the time in the yard.
Ten mnutes-as witness estimated-a the
prisoners and Pardue left the house, Pardue
returned with his hand cut. Soon after Par.
due returned-about FIVE minutes-.Owens
came up Witness did not see anything more
of Duffy. A diagram of localities was shown
witness, which he explained to the jury.
Cross examined, witness said when he ap-
preached Sally Hines house, the Indians were
standing to the right Of the door, and the
prisoners at the upper end Of the house. The
Indians went in the direction of Mag. Hines
house, Austin and Wesley Harris riding the
same horse. He saw them pass Sally Hines
house, going at gallop, in the direction
of Mrs. Cowan's. At that rate Of speed, sup
pose they could have gone mile in twenty
minutes. Don't know how many minutes it
would require to gallop mile. A horse
would walk four miles in an hour, and he
supposed would gallop a mile and half in
twenty minutes. Don't know what became
of Jim Harris. He was riding a lame gray
mule which he tied at Sally Hines house.
Did not see Jim when Austin and Wesley
got on their horse. When Austin and Wes-
ley passed Sarah Hines house, Pardue,
Owens and Duffy were on the front side
of Sally's house. They went into the house,
talking and laughing; did not then seem to
L.. .. l,I b,c 7 hoor ri tha ho1Iooino
up the road about ten minutes before Pardue,
Duffy and Owens left. | heard the hallooing
a few minutes after the Indians had left
Ali the Indians had been drinking. Austin
was not in drunken condition. Wesley was
very drunk. They had whisky with them
Soon after Pardue came back with his hand
cut, Owens came in and asked him if he had
yet had it tied up. Witness did no see DUFF
fy at this time, nor atterward.
Redirect 1t took but little time to tie up
the hand. Did not understand the hallooing
up the road, and paid but little attention to
it. Heard no names called. Do not know
whether or not the prisoners were drinking
Sally Hines house is in York county. The
Cowan road leads out into the big road, in
the direction of the Indian Nation. When
the Indians left, they were going in the di-
rection of their home.
w. A. Cox, sworn. On the afternoon of
the 26th of February, l was in Baxter's
stables at Rock Hill. About 9 o'clock that
night, 1 and Hampton Owens went to Sally
Hines house. We there found Pardue, DUFF
fly, Rattaree, Templeton and the Indian that l
suppose was killed, but whom | did not know.
Thomas Steele was also there. I did not see
any other Indians. / went out Of the house
for while, and while out heard a little fuss
in the house. went to the door, and as
approached, the Indian came out. asked,
what does this mean" but got no answer.
l stayed in the house few minutes, when l
went out again, but soon returned to the
house and found the boys had gone. l saw
nothing of the Indian when l first went out
of the house. / suppose he had gone off:
He came out after the fuss. The second
time 1 left the house. [ was out about five
minutes. Don't know where the prisoners
we're at that time. was on the east or north
east side of the house, and paid no attention
to what was going on in the house. 1t was
ten to fifteen minutes from the time | saw
the Indian come out of the house, until re-
turned. When l left the house they were in
it; when 1 returned they were gone. l saw
Pardue. When | was at Sarah's house, heard
him call me from Lizzie's house. He told
me his hand was cut. I went to Sally's
house when Pardue called me. 1t was about
half an hour from the time saw the Indian
come out of the house until Pardue returned
with his hand cut. The prisoners returned
about five minutes after l saw Pardue with
his hand cut.
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