Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-18

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eight inmates fl 10 the time 7 hearG
the pistol shot nurll I got down there
Burgess WIS pretty drunk.
ATIss HARRIET BOONE,
stated she vas at the house
where the prisoner Snow va
arrested, when lie WAS arrested
that the defendant had previously
come TO her house, asked for place
to rest, COM planning Of being sick; he
retired INN. digteiy 10 the room which
[ showed him. The Sheriff told nlc
at the window that lie was in search Of
| the prisoner and L told prisoner; THIS
was between daylight and sunrise;
| prisoner had been IN habit of coming
there very early, but not at chat hour
Cross examined by Mr. Empic:
Mr.. Snow had slept at my house
very frequently, and it was nothing
unusual tor him 70 do so; fixed the
room for him, to make him coLniorta-
| bic; he wa- there the night before that
nhti' O'Clock, or Just before 9.
J. q. Duhes- about half past three
| o'clock heard pistol fire il direction OF
the river; il five or ten minutes heard
| al alarm, catch that man, or stop that
man, he shot my brother, or some
thing Of that kind; 7 am Waterman
| on CarOln4 block; [ tod the man to
stop, VII ca he did and want back with
me where the body Was lying; an Off
| Ger got ne 20 go around to GiIbert's
bar with him TO examine the bar to
See If Mr.. Jackson was there; exam
med, bnt could nor lind him.
DIR. u. ~. Buie-On the morning Of
last FRIDAY, the tItn Of June, was re-
q1csted to examine the body of q col
ored man, said to be named Charles
jackson, lying on a plank IN front of
Lemmefman COaey's, near W>ter
street; endeavured to make az exam
nation there; deceased WAS cut on the
sharp portion Of chin, wound of obi9ng
shape, edges OF which were apart, and
rather rugged; erdeavoced % iutro-
;;uce a probe but found difficulty Ill
introducing it; the body was then r
moved TO where be is said 20 have
lived, on Chestnut, between Eighth
aud Ninth streets; after enlargiug the
wound, found dark looking cavity with
rugged edges. into which the probe
eutered withou difficulty; continued
It's course until Interrupted 10y the
aknI bone, or some resisting force,
which by measurement was the inside
akuH or back portion Of the head;
there were 30 ind c,tIcn5 of fracture
o. thc skull; when probe was intro
duced, bloo& Oozrd from toe
ears. If bali or instrument
had been introduced where the probe
went it would have killed the pa. ty H.
5tantly. The cavity seemed to have
been made by Il bail though it may
nave been made by a spike or some |
such Instrument. This examination
vas between and o'clock in the |
morning. \ short time afterwards, [ |
returned to the Coroner as L haG learn |
ed that there were marks OF another |
wound. There Was evidently a mark !
where a ball had entered the right |
shoulder an inch and Lalf or two |
inches below the crown Of the shoulder. |
On probing, the probe touched the !
bone, hard Substance lund on filth |
rib, left side below the nipple, it come |
through between 9Th and 9th and |
lodged in the 9th under cover of |
the bone. That was proven to be |
pointed conicai ball, such as are used |
II cartridges. | then opened the chest |
after ascertainiug tie direction of the |
wound. The bail had entered under |
5ae arm pit without coming out |
through the SKIN, and did not stop |
until It came in contact with the 5th |
rlh, passing through some of the large |
artecles and the auricles of the heart. |
The chest was filed with clothed blood. |
This wound would have produced |
death INSTANTLY.
There the examination was brought |
to close the prisoner offering no tes- |
timony.
And then came the words OF iuris- |
prudence AS follows, (t0-wIt y
81 10 C4uy.+ tineErs'f St.1 oylJ-T ,ifCr hI1t |
dat de defendant hes 10 be bOlndcd
over to de next term Of de Superior
Court to answ5r decharge OF murder
Which was afterwards explained to
mean that the prisoner was to be sent
to jail.
ssoase, OF CousaEy commissioners
An adjourned meeting Of the Board
IF County Commissioners Was held
Tuesday morning at 10 o clock. MIR.
Jas. wilson, C1Airnau, and Me- SIS.
Morri ,EanAmrjnge and WugeLer were
present. After authorizing The CHAIR
man to advertise for sealed proposals
for medical ATTENDANCE upon the county
poor, the Board took recess until 3
o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At this session a full Board was
present.
The Chairman explained that the
object OF the meeting Was 10 get pos
session Of the tax list. Mr. Bethany
desired TO nave Mr.. Potts, one Of the
Assessors, sworn, which was done.
Mr.. Potts stated t.l,lJ he WAS employed
by the Board as Township Clerk;
was at work on said list about sixty
five days. He stated that he WAS both
willing and anxious to deliver the
books, but was prevented by Messrs.
Garduer and Cassidy, who had SAID
they wonId DO nothing more until they
knew what they were 70 receive.
Mr. Van AmrlnGe offered the follow
ing premablc and resolution:
WHEREAS, the Board Of COun-
" Commissioners DID at their last
meeting require certain persons to re-
turn the list equailzing the taxes OF
Wilmington Township; and
WHEREAS, The work required of the
said persons has never been perform
ed by any persons III less than seventy
eight days; and
WHEREAS, The said persons have
only been sixty five days including to
Itcsolrld. That t. II. Gardner ana
J. j Cassldey be requested 10 return
the said Information by Monday next
or as soon thereafter as possible.
The following substitute offered by
Mr. Wilson WAS adopted:
WHEREAs, Messrs. L. NJ. Gard
ner aud j. j. Cassidy having
asked for further tine TO baud III the
tax list.
ResolUcd, Tha, Messrs. Cassidy and
Gardner have until Wednesday the
23d day of Jnne, 1875, to give IN the
tax list OF Wilmington Township as
equallzed and amended.
John G.. WAGNER, Chairman OF the
Committee Oh Road and Bridges, sub
mItted the following report:
Iour Committee on Roads and
Bridges most respe ctfuliy report th.t
they have personally examined the
public b,idge over Smiths Greek. also
| the bridge over Green's mill stream,