The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
BLOODSHED IN COLUMBIA.
A WITNESS IN A WHIsKEY CASE IS AS
SAULTED - HE SHOOTS HIS
ASSAILANT.
A Story which Reveals Condition
OF LawIessness at the Capitol OF

A Story which Reveals n Condition
the State.
| In order that the readers of the Press and
Banner may have''a clear understanding OF
the efforts which are being made to bull
doze Jurors and witnesses, we copy the testi-
mony which led up to the fight, as furnished
by the News and Courier:
Burt Fry. good looking vonug man. full
of snap and life, was first called. Mr.. Nelson
examining.
He lived in the outskirts of the city. He
knew Mr.. Seal: said he was engaged In the
liquor business prior to Jrly. 1892. He WAS
now doing business In Gervais street rs a
grocer. He was now doing business at q
different place. have no recollection Of
having bought any whiskev from Mr.. Seal
on the date mentioned. He had bought no
liquor since the disnensarv law went into
effect from Mr., Seal. l bought no liquor
from him since January. 1894 Boneht no in
toxicating liquors Of any kind from Mr..
Seal, have not seen Mr.. Seal sell any liq-
uor since January l. 1891.
Mr.. Davis Miller, young man, was next
called. He resided In Gervais street. He
was in the stock bnsi ness. Knew Mr.. Sea
Did not know his business prior to July. 1892.
Now | n grocery business. Did not remember
uary as charged in the warrant. Did not re-.
member his having sold any liquor on jan
uary, as charged in the wurrant. Did not re-.
member his having sold any liquor on Janu
The Solicitor: "Have you ever bought
anv liquor from Mr.. Scalp
Here there was lively tilt. The defend
ants counsel held that no such general ques-
MIR. Melton: "I'm asking whether the
witness knew Of any sales by Seal during
the month Of January. 1894"
~ Mr.; A. ID Crawford :, "A certain day must be
Witness was allowed to go on and answer
the latter question.
ing sold; bartered or EXCHANGED any any liquor
on the 5th, 9th or 10th Of January. 1912"
Answer: "I never bought any from him."
Here Mr.. Barber took up the examination
and fonnd his witness eqnally dellherative.,
"Thare was whiskey got In there"
"W Ill Won state who got the whlskey ?"
"I don't remember"
What do YOU mean by got In there?'"
A crowd of us went in there and there was
some got about there"
do you mean in there or about there?"
~ suppose so but don't KNOW"
"DDn't you known
I don't KNOW"
"Didn't you go into the houae?"
Yes, but we didn't get the LIQUOR there we
the llquor came from. One OF the boys went
back and got ~. don Z know where he got
it. He gotta pint. Didn't know how much
he paid for IL; fift cents he guessed. I don't
know whether L. was paid for or not
"Who WAS In the crowd?" by Mr.. Barber.
Mr.. Crawford "That has nothing to do
with IT,
who went In and brought the wbiskey
back?" by Mr.. Barber.
"Mr. Caldwell, l think"
"Where were you?"
"Right in front OF the door," Mr.. Miller re-
piled; and could see In The front: nid not not
his clerk were in the store: don't know the
clerks name. He is white man. don't
know from whom he got the liquor"
person sold, bartered or exchanged any II
auor or Intoxicating liquor during the month
January, 1891, in any instance
"No. sir, and l never got any,"
"Dld you ever see anyone else buy from Mr.
Seal during the month of january"
ayes. sir. I've seen bottles, but never tasted
Mr.. Barber: That's halr-splittlng. Name
some instance. will ynu?"
"I don't remember the time. Some time IN
January saw him give bottles to gen tie
man"
what did the gentleman ask for?
'I did not hear him"
"HDw many times did you see that?"
II kept no account. II might have been
once or twice.
what kind of a bottle was it?"
"a half pint or pint bottle. don't know II
It had any mark or lahel on It,"
What was done with the bottle?'
az hon't know"
"Was 1t empty or f1lled?"
~ don't suppose any body would want an
describe the bottle. You know what it
looked like
1T was a flask. II had stopper guess.
did not see anyone pay Mr.. Seal for the bottle
He left TO money there that I saw. The boy
said he would 60 back and get some whiskey.
I don't know where he got It, ! think hin that that
I his was the night OF Mr.. Carewell. We drank
o yhisl<ey when we came Out.'
"Who were In the crowd?"
"Mr. Fry, Mr.. Goodwin and myself and
may he others. l think we all went In to-
gether. We had no conversation with Mr..
Seal when we went in. Don'c remember
nothing upon receipt OF the bottle. but walk.
ed out. did not see the liquor being paid
for, nor did l hear Mr. Seal say anything
abnnt the payment"
TO who did Mr.. Seal deliver that bottle ?"
"Mr. Charles Goodwin and Mr.. Carewell.'
Mr.. Miller: "Did NOT make the distinction
between the bottles perfectly clear?"
Cross-examined by MIR. Crawford:
"How many people d. business at that
place"
and Mr., Seal do business In the place."
Then in general he went op to say:
81 don't know where be got the liquor.
out of two bottles. Heard no conversation,
when he got the llquor.'
"Yet You testified you didn't know what
was In the bottles. and you said you drank
from ihPm?"
Mr. Miller: "I drank. out of two bottles
aud they were got out of there. don't know
II hey are the snme bottles"