Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-16
THE STATE .. PARKER PERRY.

belief that the facts may not be injurious to the
public morals.
The following gentlemen composed the Jury :
MerreIl Olive, Alse Rochell, Jacob Mordecai, Har-
DIV Poole, Marion Jackson, John c. Moore, William
Poole, William II. Scott, William F. Collins, Will
liam Rhodes, Daniel Couch, and Frederic John
son. Mr. Attorney General Ransom and B. F.
Moore, Esq, for the State, and Messrs. Badger, P.
Busbee, Miller and G. w. Haywood for the pris-
oner.
EVIDENCE.
CoRBIN EDwARDS being sworn. said he had been
the owner of the premises; saId there on certain
night-Mrs. Perry slept the floor, aud covered
with bed quilt; Perry slept good feather bed, =,
and witness slept feather bed. Mrs Perry had a
young chd-she made up the beds morning,
and witness left little after o'clock. Prisoner
had on, when witness left, light homespun pants,
frock coat snar,y worn, and on the evening witness
came his house; morning had same clothes
Witness returned i'll the evening, prisoner had chan
ged his clothes, had on the suit wears in
Court-wtness Identifies the clothes first on
prisoner.
Mrs. Perry did not at the table with the
family bu, after family had fnshed-she appeared
in good health, and quietly engaged in domestic du
tes
Polly Lassiter was not there. Family was COM
posed of old Haus, two little negro girls and prison.
er's children. The witness certain about the
clothes-had been with the prisoner enough to know
what he wore COnld not say that Mrs. L. was de-
ranged-spoke to her but tw ice; she said TO be
deranged. The lIue daughter got The breakfast.
Pnsone: was engaged, on the morning OF the HON.
cide, in moving corn out of one crib into another.
Mrs. ELLEN EDWARDS, testified that she lived in
about uIle Of the prIsOner-saW Perry down in the
field little before he came to her house; he was d.
bout mdway-he came up 10 a shop the fence
little down; she left her house and into the
kitchen; prisoners children were following him he
in half run, aud calling hogs. ln few minutes
atter he came to Witnesses house mule, and said
his wife was in the well, and he wanted witness
send help TO get her out; but didn't know whether
she deat not, he had not looked. Witness
said, she would go herself; he wished she would
Witness did go and carry her black girl Rained all
the way she went-found Mary Manner and Sarah
Edwards there. Mrs. Perry was In The weli-well
curbing all up in place.
Perry sat in the house, when witness got there;
said I" he knowed he couldn't know how she
in the weil-hs couldn't be with her all the time.
Said he Fad heard the fence was down, and had sent
the children to if any thing in the field, and
then went himself 10 put the fence up
Perry left in great hurry, and said he would get
help. Often during the day spoke Of his great love
and kindness her; and after his wife got
of The we'll, asked witness If she didn't him that
morning in the field.
SETH EDWARDS. Ga neighbor) testified, that prs-
TO his mouse, and stated that his wife had
fallen into the well, and wanted him go and help
get her out On their way to Perry's house, witness
asked il he had gone to the well 10 whetF er she
was up cuI OF water or PRISONER SAID no mat
his feelings badly hurt, he hadn't the heart
to do it. Both rode together thirty yards so,
uhen Perry broke silence, and sad he'd have take
a bed cord TO get her out.
AS Perry had not been TO see if Mrs. p. was dead,
witness hurried to if she might not be alive, to
her. On arriving at The WELL found the windIass
and bucket were in, but could not see any body;
bucket was broken pieces. Was fixing get her
out bat Jesse Manor and Allen Manor came up and
said, they thoug they had right TO touch dead
body without higher authority. Witness found an
axe lying the well. Procured pair Of pot hooks
and made preparations get her out Prisoner said,
- God knows | never hurt her, lie repeated this
often-no accused him, and he accused no one;
lie seemed TO be hurt in feeling.
ALLEN MANOR testified that he lives half mile
from The prisoner; that negro girl, the morning
Of The 9ih of December came TO his house after
hammer, about O'Clock; not long after that wit
ness sent for; girl aged about II, had lime 10
get home and return When he got there iound sew
eral persons-went with Jesse MaInhrd 10 the well,
a nd there he saw ar axe looked the well. Fished
up the body with the pot hooks. One wound was
discovered cn The left side OF Tie head, the
tn2 and half inches deep, another slight wound
it, the right broke just below the elbow
inside. Daring this examination Perry pro-
Tested his innocence, without being accused. tie
stated he had gTi after the hamurr, aud the
other the field see 1t The ience WAS down,
and if there WAS anything IN the field. AT another
line hr stated - his daughter Game running down 1"
he crib here he was, and asked hIm let her 90
and see The pigs, and the little thing had worked
so hard he thought he'd let her go and they then
together. On taeIr return, they got back TO
ence, which was 200 yards from the house, and he
leard Rams hollow, aud said he believed Miss Caro-
the well - and prisoner said. rnn France;
le could not himself, he felt SO bad-but, that he
would get his mule, already tied TO haul poles and
70 alter help-he dIdn't 90 to loOG himself"
Some asked him why he went alter help IT he |
iidn't know she III there - lie dII0LCed she |
vas il. there. "
Witness further testified, that blood poured out of
he head, like water, she was drawn up
JESSE SANDERS helped to take the body out. eyes
Yearly closed mouth loose, (neaTly shut he th"ks)
,Ody WARM ; he examined the wound OH the head
,ut his finger in it-t bled great deaI-let the skull
links it was broke with three-cornered something,
dw an axe near fitted ii 10 the wound. Did not see
perry about the W ell Manor and witness took the
upes from off the body had been passed, In three
y around the body and confined by a loop, over the
nd of the windlass. The we'll curb had been NOV
d, and badly put back-saw blood on the curb, which
ad been covered with clay-blood was on the
ack side of the WELL not on the side the body was
AIKEN Perry said. in previous conversation, TO
witness, he wanted Them 10 get The poor lining out OF
he well. At another time, he said, II she Was In
he well he didn't know il, went to the well TO
ee-if she was, he didn't put her there. No one
ccused him.
He told the same tale about the hammer, fence
own &c.
Witness said Rams seemed to be 70 or 80 years
aoe !: veIy feeble; didn't think he could put the
yell curb hack-the curb was made of red oak split
,gs, about nine inches through, and notched up; ne
,as as bad a looking negro as he ever saw.
Drops of blood were seen about the well curo, as
,rge as the end of witnesses finger {
JESSE MAYNoR lived OF the land knew the curb,
escribed as above-saw blood on the bottom poles /