Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-10
From the New Eerne Journal of Commerce
Tx "a mfnRtfOn of the LenOir Prisoners Con.
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The examination of the Lenoir county
prisoners was resumed at twenty minutes
after ten o'clock yesterday morning. The
number of spectators of the three previous
days was considerably diminished. His
Honor asked the counsel for the State il
there was any evidence, and was requested
by Col. Clarke to indulge them for a short
while till the evidence they desired could
be brought in.
e. Hubbs and ID. d. Colgrove were
introduced by Colonel Clarke and sworn.
Mr.. Hubbs being called depossd as fol
lows.
know Sheriff Colgrove. His name was
Orson Il. ColgrOve. He was Sheriff OF
Jones county have known him for about
five years. He is not now living. He Was
killed. on the Goth day of May last lie
did not die natural death. He WAS shot
to death. I saw his body after his death
L did not see him after he was shot and
before he died. 1 saw his wounds in pant
two of them on the left side of his face,
just below the temple. The shots seemed
to range upwards l did not see other
wounds.
Gross examined by Mr.. Bryan:
/ do not know whether OrsOn r. Col
grove belonged to the Union League
Mr.. d. ID. Colgrove called. My name
is David ID. Colgrove, i am acquainted
with Sheriff CoIgrove. He was my hall
brother. l saw his body. L should think
after he was shot, Judging from the report
Of the guns. l saw his body at his resi-
dence in Jones county. saw his wounds
They were bleeding when saw them. The
largest one was near tho heart, 1T was
made by bullet or slug, two Of which
l. khau S1rI,k int he.
body, one very near the throat, and Two
others think on the right side, but an
not positive, am certain there were thyae
on tho left side above the thigh, near the
back. The clothes were burned from the
fire which originated from the shot. His
under clothes and the back of his vest were
burned badly, making it appear that the
shots were fired short distance. There
were three other shot wounds, one very
near the jaw on the left side, the other two
close together, near the temple and below
it. l visited the place where my brother
was shot; not that day, but afterwards
and saw the blood which was there.
Cross examined by Mr.. Bryan;
l do not know whether Sheriff Colgroee
was a member of any secret society. He
was not member of the Union League or
Loyal League to my knowledge. l am 8
member OF the Loyal League; joined it in
New york in 1864.
By Judge Thomas:
No obligation is taken in the organiza-
ton to which / belong that would require
a man to take al oath which would sane
ton the violation of any law against his
fellow man. his God or his country.
The oath of the Union League, as near
as ! recollect it, is this: We solemnly
swear to support the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign
or domestic. I do not know whether that
is the same oath taken by member OF the
League in North Carolina. i never atten-
ded a meeting of the organization In this
State.
In the cases of BENZ. Jones, Franklin
Hill, Everett Hill, Egbert Fill, Mnnroe,
Jefferson Perry and Jack Parker, against
whom a warrant for conspiracy had been
issued, His Honor stated that he would
hear counsel on the amount Of bail.
Mr.. Hubbard, counsel for the defence
moved that inasmuch as there was no EVIL
dence to connect A. Munroe with the con
spirators, and as he was not present at the
breaking of Jail in Kinston that he be dis
charged.
After argument by counsel for the State
and the defence, His Honor fixed tha
amount of bail in each case as follows
bail bond of $1,000 for their appearance at
the next term of Lenoir Superior Court
and bond of $1,000 to keep the peace to-
wards Ct. w. Tillou Jos. p ParrOtt Jos
Laasiter and all good citizens OF the state
for twelve calendar months.
Col Clarke then stated that MIR. Jesse
O. Kennedy was present and that he mas
learned that he wishes to waive an exam
ination, he desired that the evidence al
ready given against the conspirators be
raod t0 him and see il he aasented to it.
Judge Thomas stated that there was nc
warrants before him and that therefore MI.
Kennedy was not on trial.
A warrant was then served on MI heu,
nedy and the case set tor this morning a.