Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
COURT WEEK AT DARIEN.
The Anderson Brothers to be Again
Placed on Trial

Inc Anderson Brothers to be Again
Placed on Trial
DARIEN, May 29.-Owing to the non-ar
rival of the Judge so far, D. M, court
has not opened as expected. The town
has been full of eXpectant peOple-iurors.
etc.-waiting for His Honor. The County
Treasury suffers to the extent of about
$3.50 50 far; to say nothing of loss of time.
and money tOspriyate individuals. If Mon
day and Tuesday are not convenient days
same happened last year,, the Legisla-
ture ought to change the time, and begin
our court with State day.
The case of Anderson brothers will
again come up for trial, and will surely
he disposed of at this term. They have
lain in prison so long that a review of the
case may interest your readers like fresh
news.
ON Christmas eve December 24). 1880,
an old cOlOred woman named Patsy Brown
sat on a ''cricket" in ber little home. about
eight miles from Darien, putting her
Christmas sugar in a jar with a spoon,
for when found murdered she still held
the spoon, and the jar and sugar We're on
the floor. She was shot from behind and
fell forward, never knowing the fate of
yards away murdered also. He, Chaunce
Brown, was found near Robert AndersOn's
house, and as there had been some dis
pUte about a hog between them. and
dead hog. the property of Chaunce, was
found near the scene Of the murder, sUs-
piciOn pointed to the AndersOns as the
perpetrators of the bloody deed.
As one who knows has kindly con-
denSed the account of the crime and trial
for me. it will be best to continue the story
in his words, concise and to the point:
Robert and Pompey Anderson We're ar
ested December y, 1850. In BOb's hand
was a certain stick that he nOtOriOusly
carried. 1t was newly broken and had
blood on it..
At the spring term 1851 of the Supe-
riOr Court he was put upon trial, where
his confessions were admitted as good
evidence. He confessed to his fellow
prisoners in Jail that he struck Chaunce
with his stick. and that POmpey shot him
As he fell He Bob then went TO
Chaunce's house and shot Patsy to pre-
vent her from testifying against them, as
she had seen him pass her house short
time before the murder of her husband.
His jury was composed Of eleven white
men and one cOlOred. He was convicted
and sentenced to be hung the 18th day of
July following.
He obtained a new trial on the ground
that Judge Fleming failed to charge the
iurv that they had a right to cOnsIgn to
the penitentiary for life. At the fall term
of - he was again tried. The jury con-
sisted of nine white men and three color
ed-ten for hanging, two for acquittal-
mistrial declared.
Ii will be remembered that some I'M
portant witnesses got of. were found and
secured for this term, and that at the fall
term tins lOng-imprisOned man begged
them 10 hang him-anythlng but smut
him up again in suspense.
And now for a few pleasant things
whcrewith to wind up so gloomy letter.
The Darien Fire Company propose to have
a Grand parade tomorrow, to exhibit the
powers of the two popular 'Lesters" TO
delighted people. The beautiful hags
made and presented to the company by
Mrs. q. and Miss W, of the Magnolia
House, are of themselves worth going to
see.
Hon. W. II. Gignilliat, the graceful and
accomplished speaker, has accepted an
invitation from the Brunswick brethren to
deliver an address on Masonry, in that
CITY the 10Th prOx.
And sDeaking of Brunswick reminds me
10 thank the far ladies for attentions, and
one nm particular, for bit of the delicious
DremiIim chocolate and Jelly cake gwen
bv her to a member of my family, VINO
generously brought it home. The ball was
pronounced delightfully."-. conducted al
fair. H. L. D'