The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-08-31

the courthouse and went into the grand jury
room and in the meeting in the morning,
but do no. know when it adjourned (; be had
his dinner with him; he first saw the de-
ceased in grand jury room he was on good
terms with the deceased and believed he
was nv friend; he did not stay in grand
jury room very long went there to pay Mr..
Jordan the balance on fee for levying on
horse: he was in the meeting but once in
the evening and saw Wiley and the deceased
coming down as he was gong up the steps;
he STAYED about five or ten minutes In the
meeting he saw Mr.. Kerr standing up but
he being deaf, could not tell who was speak
ing, and wanting to see Mr.. Stephens on
business he came down and looked for him
at the front of the courthouse, and then
from room to room, and all the doors were
locked: saw Wiley in the passage; ne |
Mitchell and John Lee at the south door;
they were talking and laughing the sun
was then was about or Il hours high ne
then went to the deceased's home and MRS.
Stephens asked me to look for her husband
he went back to the courthouse and several
other places but could not find him; he was
present when the examination OF the court
house was made; it was about y O'CLOCK ;
he STAYED around the courthouse until about
Q o'clock in the morning and then lett and
wen1 " MS o.ep r. not +h;nt be vent in the
passage; he stayed at Mrs. Stephens until
| daylight; then went back to The courthouse
and he heard negro boy say that . he IS
dead :" he looked in the window and saw
part of deceased's head he was there when
| the door was opened and went into the room
put 'nIy "cs.u r noS Nv 49, ,o,+ in fbe
OUT ny oherin ufin'n NC ,non VIZ =.
| room opposite took seas Hnu .e S.L;in N
tnere some Time; he saw tne oouy mn,,o -
the room, II was on sne "ooa, . :nsfe WI MI
OF before anu vi penrn ~ Mmoy
| ana o.epuens Wnen me. ''ien III IN W.. 1O. 1 r.
ne was III ',e meAiSan WA .nI 80. ~ ,.;t,,
regiment ne Pfac1ceo pu' tsiy n'. W. WI" 4ha
Tue lasso uiu noI SEE -ne 1in0sis us W.
iasso pu1 very 4Ilie II any, ne uoes F nor uo
long W tne Nuh,uA, Invisible Hnpne'
| Wnite brothernoou vi any o'hei seoie. Po-
hticai society,"; ne knows one OF Two slgns,
| lgiVes MI. badger one,) a man at refsoh
Courtnouse gave MIN tne sign.
| BY PEARSON, Y. J.-He never told Judge
Tourgee, nor any one else, tnat ne belonged
to the kuklux, out ne dla Ieif Judge TOUR
gee OF tne moVements OF tne AuhiuAi no
uoes Y nEe remember :eili1g WI. o.epHens sua.
one n oan,a;n m m;5. " a''a0A Ills nouS'
By Mr. BATTIE-He got to Yanceyyille
about o'clock and wanted to see the de
ceased on private business; he and the de-
ceased were on friendly terms saw Steph-
ems about o'clock in the morning in the
grand jury room; he does not recollect ever
Il n SfanhQnl ha Qu
| going out the front door between and
o'clock.
By PEARSON, c. J.-Hc saw Captain
Mitchell and Jno. Lea at the South door.
By Mr.. BATTLE-Capt. Mitchell is live
| ly man, he IS not certain it was at the recess
when he saw Mitchell and Lea together at
the South door.
BY Mr.. BRAGc-He went to Stephens
after dinner and stayed until the sun was
l or Il hours high; Mrs. Stephens was
very uneasy and asked me to look for
her husband; there were several young
young LADIES there, Tom stephens went
with me 10 Mi; otepnens. Inc locust tree
Is ABOUT ~ OF 20 ieet IRON the WINDOW lie
aio noe LOOK III tne WINDOW WITH inc otners !;
ne went 20 the WINDOW tne next morning
ana saw somethng IKE piood on the oricks;
ne is certain tnat ne dla not come out OF the
EourInouse atluay.oreak' nor sa" any one IN
the passage tIat nlSnt.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENDANT,
o.;G.h ;oa u. a.
o.;n 80, NJ To,tar ,,,ha ,,,o, &C $780, =, ~
IT, s" 5;5 ~. oo'e, . wy .h Wa, $500
aos'ea u,u ~ no I;t tIs y, LIZ, .nu n ao
ne nj iD I;a n aS"t p :, aood $500 IT, ~ W. W.
anu MS cnafaGter Is goco. ne KNOWS Mo-
maGA, wnUse enaisI'el Is 'na. VI ioanps;
Timing ielio"' anu mas ho 'iSioie Iieals Vi
support PS IT, III Lno,,, n,.,,;n,. &c -,
D, - 49, - Ano"s "0'nins Vi lie
pelnS 9onool 'eaonei.
49,: o. y. e an e1alnineu' ~ ne mas hno"h
Miocneil w. ~ Vi IL yeais MS ohIiac'ef Is
goou non,aIA "as iaiseu neat nm mn ne
KNEW l.im Wnile a a sia'e' ano Ills oha'ac'ef
was no. very goou.
by rEAhsoN, y. 1.In 2, was lrllilass, ioai'
ing anu worthless leuoW; 10 not know
Wnere ne mas ilVea iately. ne knew pie,
pnens, VINO was noo very STOUT man, ano
Meigneu ANU. Nv VI ITO pouaus ~
'n1 M 'ne ueceaseu was qu1Ih anu active'
WIN, Pome examined. NE nas hnoMii
Mioenei non poy, "n1ee eIaiaItel va" -
goou. ne nas hho"h HoniacA aD"u' IL
years whose chaIacIer Is 81 no' soou.
by 1850 Y. r. '-he uoes no' ''''n n
W0mack Is iono Oh "oIh. ..,a...
wm. sai.n eaan ,,i,h M;tcbel = hut was on
.na. he ,els sU% ~, WI" Tom Loo and Mr. Me.
LUG aoa ora W." Nth me- we were on horseback
oape % Wr p ~ Mitchell stonned at Mr.
$780, M, do not tbint ba CIebanel
stnnneJ " ~
Ry M Rp.ee-He is NOT nositive whether
he cav onv one at P;ncbbsct,s '''
I W Williamson examined. he saw