Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-20

CATION BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.-The full
particulars of the killing of Charles Hughes
by Robert Cade at the place of Mr.. W. P.
Pope, on SCOTS Hill, Friday morning last,
were developed at the preliminary investi-
cation before Justice Foster yesterday.
Some five or six witnesses were examined,
the most OF them being like the deceased
and prisoner, negroes, the substance of the
testimony of which we give below. The
majority of these witnesses live on the
place of Mr.. Pope.
Tom Payne (coloredD being duly sworn,
testified in substance as follows
On Friday morning last, about clear
daylight, was aroused by the report of a
gun. In few moments afterwards the
prisoner, Cade, came to my door with a
gun in his hand. He said that he had
shot Hughes. He was then asked by my
wife if he had hit Hughes, to which the
prisoner replied yes. I then asked him if
he had killed Hughes. To this he said he
didn't know, but if he had not, he would,
and further, that he would kill his wife
also. After he had done this, he said, he
would go to Wilmington and give himself
up. He further remarked that he had
caught Hughes and Lis wife together,
which he could prove by Isaac Williams,
an old colored man on the place. After
Cade turned away from my door, went
out to see what had been done, and on
reaching Hughes house, found the de-
ceased lying dead in the middle of the
floor. then went with the party in pur-
suit OF Cade and assisted in his arrest.
Robert Shepard (colcred), brother of
Cade's wife, sworn On the night before
the tragedy (Thursday), saw Robert Cade,
the prisoner, have gun and heard him
declare that he would blow the brains Of
his wife out at first sight. I then went
and told Hughes about it. cav Hughes
no more after this until he was corpse.
He was shot in the right side and lying
in his own house. There was much blood
upon the floor. The prisoner and I staid
in the same house. The night before the
deed was done I went to bed and left him
about dawn I was aroused by the prisoner
coming in the house. He brought some
wood with him and made fire and then
took his gun and went Off [ got up and
commenced dressing, but before I had
finished heard gun fire and Immediately
distinguished the voice Of Hughes crying
murder. After dressing, and feeding an
opossum I had, went with the party that
captured Cade, who was found about half
q mile from the house. Cross Eranined.
The prisoner said the night previous that
he had caught Hughes and his wife to-
gether and was sworn for them both.
Cinda Shepard (mother of the prisoners
wife) testified in substance rs follows -
Thursday night I heard fuss between
Hughes and his wife down in the field
Went to see what was the matter. Here
the witness WAS not permitted to state the
conversation she heard On my return to
the house, I found the prisoner, Cade,
leaning On the fence with his gun. He
asked me where his wife was and swore
that if he didn't kill her Cd d-n him.
left him, found his wife, my daughter,
| and carried her to Mr.. Pope's house for
protection. The next morning heard
gun fire, and feared that Cade had shot bis
wife. then got up and inquired as to
the cause Of the report and heard that the
prisoner had shot Hughes. saw Hughes
lying dead OF his own foor.-Cyoss-e &C.
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fence [ went to my house and my daugh-
ter came there. The prisoner appeared
soon afterwards and struck her. High
words followed and a struggle ensued,
in which the prisoners wife threw him
down. She then went out and was follow
ed by the prisoner, but succeeded in es-
Gaping him. She then went to Mr.. Pope's
house for protection.
Malza Chadwick sworn On Friday
morning early heard the report of gun
and the voice of Hughes crying murder
I then went to Hughes house and found
him lying dead. I assisted in arrestirg
the prisoner and brought him to the city.
He acknowledged that he had killed
Hughes.
DR.. J. E. Winants sworn Il made the
examination Of the body of Hughes, being
summoned by the Coroner. There were
six gunshot wounds in the right side. 1
found one of the shot in the right
lung. The ball with which the gun
was charged found in the liver, having
passed almost entirely through that organ.
Two Of the ribs had also been fractured.
These wounds were sufficient to cause
death. The wounds appeared as if the
gun was but few feet from the body
when inflicted.
Mr.. W. P. Pope and other witnesses tes-
titled to the fact that there had been some
disturbance between the prisoner, the de-
ceased and the prisoners wife the night
previous. the latter taking refuge in Mr..
P.'s house for protection and also that the
prisoner had acknowledged killing Hughes,
which, he alleged, was for improper init
macy with his wife.