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

were small. / was not near enough to
see that the boy was CRYING. / wa,
| seventy-five yards from there. | WIS
not near enough to see. the kissing.
| Williani Meredith sworn-T was in
Wilmington last Wednesday. Mr.. Adj
ans told me that day that he had seen
Mrs. Carter at his house that day.
| .-. CROSS-EXAMINED.
know it was Wednesday. I came
in on Tuesday and went out Wednes-
| day. | carried the box for the coffin
to the depot and saw lady sitting hv
| the body. / asked if this was Mrs. Car
ter and they Said no. Mr.. Adams told
me she WAS at his house and he had ad-
vised hernot to come to see The body. |
am certain he said She was at his
| tAdams') house. This conversation
| took place within ten feet of the corpse.
| Burrell Riddick sworn-I was present
when the conversation between Mr.. Ad-
| ans and Mr.. Meredith occurred Mr..
| Meredith asked Mr. Adams where Mrs.
| Garter was, and he said t'she is at nv
house." and that il was no fifteen place
for her to be. I know Mr.. Carter |
live in that neighborhood, and have seen
| Willie Carter.
James Murphy sworn---I don't know
anything about the death Of Willie
Car CT only what / read in the papers
! Never told such thing, that | saw the
death scene | was home
William Marsteller sworn-I was sit
ting on the wharf yesterday and a man
asked me to have 4 watermelOn.-
While we were talking about the muir
der, u man said he see the murder. |
am not certain that this man Games
Murphy was the man.
John Devane swOrn.-I heard Mars
telaT and some one talking Yesterday.
Speaking about the murder, the man
said, why, didn't | see it," Marstear
told me to watch the man. | heard
that man James Murphy make the
remarks.
James Murphy recalled was on "A
fiat Monday week working all day with
Owen Holmes and Edwanl Nash |
90 feet long and 10 feet wide We
move all sorts of articles. Turpantine.
corn or anything that wants Tightening.
Louisa Watkins sworn knew Vii
lie Carter | don't know David or
Elijah Martin. Willie used to come
to my house and play with IA boy at my
house. Willie used to come ont to the
butcher pen so often ! asked him why
he was out there SO often and he said
| these boys didn't hurt him. lie said
these two boys always took up for him,
and wouldnt let other boys hurt HIM
[ asked him why his ma didn't help
him and he said his ma didn't care
whether the boys beat him or not. He
played there often with Pearson, the
boy that stays with me. He is the boy
who played with Willie and may be
able TO tell you more about this.
john Pearson, sworn-l know Willie
Carter. Never knew of his bcin" beat
Ell by lot OF boys. | heard that the
boys tock his watermelons from him.
fic said he wanted TO 90 with me, SO
that the boys wouldn't whip him. He
slid he told his mother that one of the
boys had beaten him and she didn't
pay any attention to it
Edward Nash, sworn-I know James
Murphy. He is in my employ. and has
been since March. Don't believe he
has missed day since that time. Think
should know if he had been absent
man and is as good as desire
Robert Polk, swOrn-I knew Willie
Garter and know his father. Never
heard of Mrs. Carter whipping him, but
nothing Of any Importance.
| FOR DEFENSE
! John Thornton, sworn-I have known
David Martin since this trial. Has not
worked for me, that | know of.
CEoss-EXhMENED.
| Ic worked for Mr.. Crawford on nv
place, the week before He didn't work
that week.
FOR DEFENSE.
Geo. Statcher sworn know Jim
mic Anderson We Were plavin" mus
ter late in the cvoniH" on Monday week.
but don't remember the hour 1t was
hate, think about q O'Clock. He come
TO my house to muster and the other
boys come there.
John Statcher sworn-I know Jim
ME Anderson. He come to the house
between , and 3 O'Clock. The Odd
Fellows turned out about o'clock that
Monday and | stayed until they turned
out. then went home, and passing
my sisters house, | saw Jimmie play
ing muster with the BOYS They had
tlteir faces BACKED. | stayed there a
few minutes and then went down street.
am certain this was bctwecd , and :;
o'clock. The boy Jimmie is the one
who stated yesterday that he witnessed
the murder and mustered" afterwards,
later in the day.
L. III. ThOrnton.-I never cmpIoycG
David Martin, but a week and Il half
ago he worked Tor Mr. Crawford ON
those premises.
OSS-ENAMINED.
David was there on that Monday
morning for i short time.
David Martin recalled.-Billy was
certainly there at the murder. Duke
was there. Duke held him down.
Jimmie did the cutting with the cork
screw knife. Neither OF those knives
were used To mutilatc the body. Duke
cut the arm off Jimmie commenced
cutting the arm and then | cut, and
trcmbled and ! said | would mt have no
more To DO with il, and Duke cut the
arm oil with Il hatchct. The court
then explained to David the importance
of the crime and the danger of impIi-
eating other.
Mrs. Garter offered me the $40 to kill
HIM. He had something in his pocket,
looked like a hill and | asked him
what 1t MS and he said none of nv
business. 1t W:is green and white
SAM me hStircS, and as near Us | could
come 10 1t, 1t looked Ike twenty. /
never saw noobdy take the money from
the clothes and don't know what be
come Of the money.
CRoSs-EXAMrNED.
Witness was cautioned 10y Attorney,
and then said, I was there; and Billy
and Jimmie and Duke and Willie and
Elijah. met Elijah that day at the
saw dust sire ct, near Mr.. Hutafi-s.
This wasn't long before / left. Iheard
the clock strike one before we started.
Elijah came up, and Billie and Jimmie
and Willie and [ were there. Duke
C me up from one way and Elijah from
another. Duke is about rs high as my
shoulder. L have seen him right smart
often. He used to play with lis boys.
I think he is mp the Charlotte road
with Mr.. Joe Ellis. Don't remember
| I. Al. L