The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-06-01

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YAScrrynLr, y. - Nay, 18th, 1870.
Editors Liiisb0rOggh Recorder
Your paper CAME 10 this Office YESTERDAY giving
some account oftlie murder of. w. stephens.
The account you received stafingtlIat he wa. n
Ken from bis house was Incorrect You have sc,,n
ere this the letter IN the Daily Sentinel sisHcd ~
Citizen u CaE,ceff whieh i a. near coi-Isff A. 4
could give; hence Il unnecessary 10 repeat.
The COroner's Inquest continued sunday and
Monday. Numerous witnesses, white and flack.
were examined closely. livery man who wa. see,,
% spsak 70 stephens or who was near him during
NC day was summoned. Monday evening The
counsel Tor the ainlly Of The deceased (Ion. = II
lii) dItcd ihat thus flr 10 evidence Ind lnrn
brought Forth ~ indicate Of even icate suspicion
Mh0the murderer Or murierers were. Tliec0un-
81 stated 70 the coroner aud foreman Of the jury
that " view OF imp0fabeeo The case he would
ak them ~ continue IN session still one day LONGER
aud suggested tiias They adjourn until 1hnr-sIly
morning'O O'clock, - as 70 give the juror, The
isnsl md tr aiieefs az the eiff fell fime Z, aef
~ the information that u was io.siiIle 10 obtain
throwing light on The subject.
Thursday morning The Jury re-azsembled IN the
eonrt-Footi. Other wiinesss we're exa,nfcd IN
no new Developments. The Jury adjourned until
noon 70 await The grTiral II other wiinpsM.s Du-
ring the rccc~ Mr.. Bah, young lawyer nom
Greensboro. arrived % assia III the Inyediontlon,
about 2 o'eloek Z. NJ, he Jury re-asseinbIcd.
Other witnesses were examined and SIN no clue
upon any one. Nr. flilI who bad vigorously AMI
earnestly eIldeatored 70 make searching ilivtsfi-
cation, held an Interview with Mr.. llall ard tho
young Mr. stephens fbrOthers a deceascdl arose
and stated that eyery eiIort possible had been made
By each and every one eonlcctcd with The inyesfi-
CATION but that 40 evidences had been Given ~ even,
leaye suspicion III b. mind who the guilty par-
81 or parties were, he saw nothing father that
roubl bc dome BY The Jury " Iuqnesf and lnsiruc-
led them % render thcir verdict. Tho jury retlr.
ed alef an absence Uf about thirty minutes return
ed--'sThat .. w. stephens came 70 biz death Isl
the hand q some unknown pers0n or persons by
arangulafion and sfabbinz.1
I viii aatc for the benefit Of those Of your read
ers Who may feel curious 10 know IN what part of
the building this terrible tragedy waf enacted that
u wa the room n The lower end ~ The building
formerly tbs Clerk and Matters OfiIce, and about
u months ago occnpied By 1ai. Dawes, Of The u.
!. "A. a. Bureau ANent. Vince be left no use has
been made oft except AZ q wood room. The last
time the room was known 70 bare been opened
was some four weeks since whena negro man was
sent In there for wood; Ne claims 10 have locked
The door and returned the keY 10 The young maf
who cent him Cor wood. but an0fier witness o. :
tiaed that he assisfe1 IN carrying the wood, and
TINT ne saw no key delivered and haa u nothing A.
bout a. Il = The general l.lieffhn whoever com.
iiitfed The deed ID spying m0uHd saw the KEY IN
Tie door. 0tlelied a, saW L va al unOocfiplcd
room, and took advantage u the place when biz
opportunity eaine. UflHf iieitleffs cDunmfed
with the trial, &f iniid IT, fist9I, l,ut la nin|l
closes and mud dop Your. "