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

pants. Willie said as soon as his pants
got dry he was going home. Jimmie
went on right behind Willie and sat
down close to him on the bank. When
Willie, who was at the edge of the wa
ter, turned around, Jimmie pushed him
into the water, and he fell down. jim
mic held him down with a long stick.
Willie lay ON his stomach in the water
aud Jimmie put this long stick on his
head and held him down. l knew jim
mic was holding Willie down with the
stick and Billy was with the clothes
Jimmy then told Billy to "hurry up"
That is all Jimmie said that l re-
member. Billy brought the pants full
of rocks and Jimmie put them over
Willie's neck They said they would
make the so if / wouldn't, but this
was before the fight over the biscuit.
Willie Carriers mother had consider
able money with her. The most l ever
saw him have was thirty cents. l never
saw Mrs. Carter give him only cent.
Ny brother Elijah was in the work
house for twenty days I heard Willie
call Elijah duck thief and Elijah said
if he didn't stop he'd mash his mouth
for him. I don't remember anything
more about Elijah and Willie.
BY CoRONER's JURY.
l went out that day because Willie
asked me to go with him. They held
him down with the stick we picked up
at the landing. l told you that Mrs.
Garter offered me so to drown him.
| She told Willie that there was some
| money under the cedar tree and that if
we dug it up, he could have half and
90 and see his grandfather, and stay as
long as he wanted to. We went to the
cedar tree but didn't dig for any. l
had nothing to dig with, but L went to
| show Willie the place where it was.
| Mrs. Carter said something about our
| digging for money. From there we
went to the creek where they got into
a dispute about the biscuit. Billy and
Willie said they had COINED poplars.' %
They were joined right where the stick
was cut. The stick was cut by Billy
after they had Coined poplars." DON'T
| know how the crooked stick came to
the landing. 1t was there when
we went there Jimmie carried it with
him. 1t was the same stick he held him
down with. I saw them away on be-
hind He had the stick. They must
have left it where we picked it up with
them. | didn't go back there again I'M
til we went there Saturday. When one
of the jury picked up this stick looked
to see if it was the same. After he was
drowned they mutilated him. They
cut off his arm and otherwise mutilated
him and carried off part in paper put
in Jimmie's pocket. They threw the
arm in the river. Jimmie choked him
while Billie struck him. They threw
the arm in the creek and pushed the
body out in the creek. They choked
him so he couldn't hollar. Don't know
what has become of the stick. 1t was 8
green hickory stick and they threw il
overheard. Jimmie and Billy pulled
the body out by his arms. was on the
bank looking at him. When they mu
tilated him, theyput his left arm in TIL.
bushes and Billy held his other arm
Jimmie did the cutting, He didn't have
his clothes on. He came over to his
clothes and got a piece of paper out {
his pocket and wrapped it about the
flesh.
After the cutting, he washed the knife
and his hands, and put the knife in hi:
pocket. Don't know whose knife Jim
mic had. | should know it if saw i
again. ! sold my knife to Mr.. Scott fo
fifteen cents. lie owes me > cents. 4
point was broken off one of the blades
| have played mumble-de-peg with Eli
iah and Willie long time ago. but no
on that Monday. Elijah was looking
for me on Monday. He came up ano
asked if there was ! boy with Il checkere,
shirt there. | saw lim, but he couldn'
see me. He found me, and told me un
Gle Jack wanted me. A little while afte
that, uncle Jack came up after me.
By STATE.
? Mrs. Carter and | were not toyethe
on Monday near Jarreps butcher pen
| didn't see Capt. Wise that morning
4 woman named Henrietta lives on on
side of Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Pearson
lives on the other side. Mrs. Peasol
has white dog with yellow spots.
saw him Monday afternoon near Jacl
Hooper's, but he never follows me-
Didn't see Mrs. Carter that evening.
OSSENAMINATION.
Jimmie mutilated the body directl,
after he took the rocks off of Willie
The body lay on the ground. and onl
one foot was in the water. | cant cX
plain the difference between my tw
statements, Friday and to-day. | an
telling the truth now | told the trutl
Friday, all but the knife being open
told Il story then: | did see yimmi
cut stick. | saw him cut Oft the arm
and | SAW him throw it away. ! dom
know how long it took Jimmie to Gu
oil the arm. | never held the boy 0
cut of his arm. | wer'nt holding him
| was standing off in the bushes look
ing on. think he broke the bone Will
the stick, but ] don't know. | hear,
them knocking the boz y with the stick
Think Jimmie struck him. They strucl
him ten or twelve ticks. / think the,
cut it as far as they could and the,
broke it with Il stick. | know Jimmie
threw the arm in the creek.
Capt. j. NJ. Wise, sworn-I cannO
identify that boy David. Was comm;
into the city last Monday, and when
got to the bridge near little bridge ! saw
some men putting down posts. As
got to where the railroad track crosse
the road, | saw q white woman and col
Orcd boy. There was large white do.
with yellow spots following the coloret
boy. | have seen the dog living nea
Mrs, Carriers, and he resembles the dog
Cannot say that the prisoner Mrs. Car
teri is the woman | saw Monday. Sh,
is about the same size and had a simila
bonnet to Mrs Carter, but l canno
identify them. The boy was ABOUT thu
size of the boy David. 1 cannot posi-
lively assert that the woman and tn,
boy are the defendants.
CROsS-EXAMINED.
This was Monday near one o'clock
This bridge is where the railroad crosse
the main road below the depot. Th'
lady saw had on bonnet like Mrs
Carriers, but [ am not certain the wo
man, the boy or the dog are the SAM
q now referred to.
W. II. Mcfarland, sWorn-I know
Mr.. Carter. Meyer heard Dir. Carte
speak of i'll treatment to his boy by hi
wife. Never heard of any i'll treatment
The Court took a recess until 4 p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Stacy Van Amringe sworn-I know
Elijah Martin. Had him in the Worl
House, 1 should say about month
ago. Came from the City Court ant
the commitment said s'misdemeanor.
CROSc-Ey ANIMATE