Smyrna times., 1858-04-08

him raise his arm; he saw Mr.. Miles catch it
saw no knife; could h we seen the knife if ht
had had one saw them all the time if any one
had come from behind Mr.. Giles or Mr.. Roacht
they would have prevented witness seeing @
blow; was not engaged in the scuffle; intended
TO assist ROache if Miles had not come in at the
beginning; Harrington was engaged in burn
ing the programmes he pulled some of them
out of the stove while burning got down on
his knees; drawing of the room shown. Roach
took the programmes again and put them in the
stove; there was no fight or appearance of a
| fight between Fl. and r.. the blood guehed from
the neck in a stream; Mr.. lis finger shows
that II had violent rench; the whole was done
in five to ten minutes; Reaches head was in
its natural position during the struggle; did
not see MIR Giles come in; Giles was on the
right hand side of Roache; saw Giles arm
raised this was little before | saw the blood :;
sa the arm raised and saw the blow arrested !:
the room was pretty full of boys; did not sea
a dirk did not see Mr.. Giles come in: others
might also have come in without nv notice.
Mitchell Bowers sWorn,-Was not there, and
knew nothing of it.
Martin p. Jones, sworn.--Saw Mr.. Weaver
come out OF his roam with dagger in his ind
and 60 among the crowd; saw them crowd into
the room; went to the room saw MIR. liar
rlngton and Mr.. Smith have hold ofa stick ::
tried TO put the fire out with a coverlet; saw
blood, and followed it until [ came TO Roache
lying at the door Of the college; went with
two of the Trustees 10 Weaver's room and
found a knife in his trunk, (knife shown y
thought the knife had longer blade than the
one exhibited saw no knife in any other ones
hand; did not see either of the parties in the
room heard Harrington's voice the crowd
was going to Miles room; Roach did not die
for about an hour after witness saw him living
at the entrance door of the college; Weayer's
room Is in the story above where the pro.
grammes were on fire; saw Mr.. Harringtnn's
nose bleeding about two hours after the occur
renee; he was staunching ii with his handker-
chief.
Andrew w. Moore, sworn.-Saw Weaver
run pasg me with dagger in his hand he was
going to MlleS's room; the crowd pushed wit.
ness down on the bed in Miles room and when
got up the affair was all over; saw some of
The programmes on the floor before he was
showed down; saw Roache after he came out
and sit down by the door, Roache had gone out
OF the room before l got up from the bed did
not hear ROache say anything.
The knife is about IA inches long; il is
dangerous looking weapon such as no boy
should be allowed to carry.1
Samuel L. Freeman swOrn.-Was oyerta ken
at my reom door by the crowd who went after
The progra mines, saw MIR. Harrington and Mr..
Weaver with the crowd, the latter had knife
was partly unsheathed saw Roache; he said,
some one has stabbed me, go for doctor; Mr.
Weaver passed me; witness saw something
ncealed under his coat which witness thought
was knife he was going towards his own
room; he said 10 me " don't say anything about
1T" he returned from his room in about three
minutes; heard Mr.. Roache say some fool
has stabbed me; some v ent for the Doctor
e. |. DUPONT Breck, swofn.-'Fhe crowd went
to Miles room, burst open the door, they then
went to Mr. Higgins room; saw Mr.. Weaver
in the crowd with knife in his hand, he was
II or IL feet from Higgins room-the knife
vas partly unsheathed-did not see him 90 into
Higgins room-was in Harrington's room-did
not see The knife given to any one else-saw
him after Mr.. Roache was stabbed-saw Mr..
Giles in the room he had no knfe-Harrng-
ton was in the room-did not see the knife used
was one ofthe parties burlesqued- ready
to fight for the programmes if it had been ne. |
cessary. Had no conversation with Giles, |
Weaver or Harrington, after the occurrence
no confession was made by either.
There were 30 witnesses summoned in the |
case. The remainder of the evidence has not
yet been published.