Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-22

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not know of any store where they do 6
in. do not know of any knives beir
lost on Monday. He was baretoOted.
David Jackson. swOrn-I know til
boys in the box. One named Jimmi
one named David Martin, and Billy an
Elijah Hicks. One day about two week
ago we were all down over the railroad
Elijah said he was going to get som
watermelons, and David said "you re
member the $40" Elijah said "wha
about the S10?' David said "the 81
Mrs. Carter promised to give them t
kill Willie" And Willie and | lei
them. Willie said he was scared to sta
as he was afraid they would kill hin
Davy said, you remember the $40. Eli
jah said, what about the 80? Dav
said, the 80 Mrs. Carter promised f
pay for killing Willie. Elijah said h
didn't believe nothing about that. VIII
lie and | went to the depot togethe
| then | never heard the boys talk abou
the $40 again until after Willie wa
killed. | live over in Brooklyn.
OSs-EXAMINATION.
This happened about two weeks ago
1t was two Sundays ago quit working
at the depot, and it was before quit
Jim Porter and a boy Hedrick, and {
boy named Duke, We're with Elijah anC
Davy and me that day. We started
down after watermelons Jimmie ant
Billy were not there This thing was
talked out so loud that all the boys could
hear it. David Martin said, g remcm-
Der about the So" The other boys
didn't believe it no more than | did
Elijah said he didn't believe it, and Da-
w said if he didn't believe it he coulp
ask some boy, | forget the name, who
knew about it. Willie Carter was there
Willie said he WAS scared to stay there,
for fear Dayy and Elijah would kill him,
and he went oil with me-,
FOR THE STATE.
/ havcsccn these boys since that even
ing, but never heard them say anything
more about the so. | have seen Willie
and David together since then and they
appeared to be friendly. | have seen
Mrs Carter slap Willie's face and tie a
cloth about his neck to make him cut
wood. | saw her do it about two Satur-
days ago. She chOked him to make him
cut wood. She was in the kitchen part
of the house She and Willie and | were
the only ones there. She put the hand
kerchief about his neck and held it bv
the back of his neck. Willie said,
MA, please don't choke me-" She said
"Pll kill you if you don't mind what
tell YOU" Never saw her choke him
again. Don't recollect that | ever saw
Willie again.
CROSS-EXAMINATION.
I had talk with Mr.. Schutte and
Champ Arts about this matter since
They said they thought these were
the ones who did it. [ said 1 didn't
know anything about it only what I
heard. This choking was last Satur-
day, about week ago. It was between
6 and 7 O'Clock in the kitchen part of
the house. No one was there but Viii
lie and me. 1 went there for water
melon, and when was there she asked
me to get her bucket Of water. and 1
did it. l went home. She told Willie
togo to cutting up wood. When / got
there Willie was in the shop door, Mrs.
Carter was in the kitchen part of the
house. She told me to get the water,
and when [ got back she told him TO
cut wood, and he never moved. She
took cloth or a. handkerchief and put
it about her neck, and he said "please
ma, don't" This happened in the
part of the house.
r. L. Sellars, sworn.-I arrested the
boy Elijah 8 or 10 miles from here.
Other parties had conversation with
him and 1 listened to it. He was talk
ing to one of the engineers. He said
David and Anderson's boy had been
offered $40 to destroy Willie Carter
by Mrs. Carter because he was always
trouble between her and her
husband. He said Mrs. Carter would
seat his brother Dave at the table with
her and give him coffee, &C, and feed
Willie with fat meat and corn bread.
Mack Johnson, sworn. [ work at
Mr.. Jarrel's, have been there a week.
I know Elijah. I saw him last Mon
day at the slaughter pen. He came to
the pen. He was there but 1 don't
know how long. Elijah and I had a
little scuffle. He choked me. Thought
he was in earnest and [ told him if he
did it again I'll hit him with rock.
He was there some time. [ saw him
ask for the lights. [ didn't see Elijah
60 to the creek. [ saw Willie that
morning sitting on his mothers steps
and asked him if he wanted to go to
the slaughter pen. He said no, he WAS
sick. His ma said he couldn't go.
CROSS EXAMINED.
/ saw Elijah at the slaughter pen. 1
was at work. and didn't notice him all
the time. He wasn't down where I
was helping slaughter the beef. I
didn't see him ask for the beef; when
he choked me L had just come. I
didn't see him any more. He Just
choked me and it made me mad l
don't know what for. When I got
mad he laughed Have known Willie
Carter long time. Know Mrs. Car
ter. She never offered me any $40
Have often seen Davy with Willie
Never saw them have any fuss. Didn't
see Willie at the slaughter pen on Mon
day.
Marion Hollis sworn-T fonnd the
body of Willie Carter All | know
about it, when | went down to truss |
found his body. 1t was about half an
hour before the passenger train came
in on Tuesday. My dog chased a rai-
bit down by the truss and went there
and found the body in the water l
was on the way to Mr.. Kings to get
couple of posts. | didn't know any
thing about it. went on up to the
house and told them all about it. /
then went back to the trestle, to fasten
tie body. I met Mr. VanAmeraee and
went back with him to fasten it, but it
was so slippery / couldn't get down to
fasten it. When I saw the body, one
of it's arms was off. The body was in
the water. I had grape vines with me
to tie the body, but couldn't get down
to it to tie 1t. Saw no other person
near there. I had three dogs with me
that evening, and the train knocked
one of my dogs off, but didn't kill
him.
AIRY Bryant sworn-I was at jar
rells butcher pen. Elijah was there
when / came. was at work on my
second beef when Elijah asked for the
harslet, and FARRELL told me to give
him one, and ] did so. 1t was late
when l got there. Ahout o'clock.
When / got there Mr.. FARRELL pointed
out three beeves for me to kill, and l
was on the second one when Elijah
asked for the harslet. Dent recollect
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