The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-10-27
Trial for ARRAY and GENERAL disorder,
eonduct.

Az ne Court>House on Monday ther
We're arraigned before Squire Strayhor
4 number OF negroes charged WITH riotou
conddctin the streets Of HlIIsbom q,
saturday. evening, also duplicating jaime
IItrhertof Henry white and Willis Whit
IcoliIit the same. Rtt 4Aa A~
Thewarrants against the latter wrr
first tried.
Forthe State. 4sf6
Alexander Lloyd, the first witness tel
tide substantially that he was stan,lin,
lltl'e cornes. heard willis White ash
Turner why his name was placed on In.
road order. That Turner aeuied thaths
had i rlcced There, That afterwards II.
heard White make some offensive re-
mark, which Turner resented hy striking
him witlihis fist. Tie parties closed h
con'At. They were parted by the wit.
Ness aud Wright Hooker, Dick Mayho
also attempted to part them. There was
a large crowd Of coiored men present.
and many whites witness could not sa \
that Willis struct Turner. He struck at
him.
Charles Balm testified to seeing a fight
betweeii Willis and Turner. The parties
were then on he ground, Willis ON TOP,
ami asking Turner ifhe wished him 10
burt lsiin.
Claude Brown testified 10 The same with
little variatien. gls i s9
Lewis Cain. heard Willis talking about
the matter which led 10 the fight. Heard
Tnrnerask ssillisifhe appIiriths words
% him;. Willis replied he did n they up.
piled. upon which Turner struck him
twice. lie heard the blows. They sounded
as u they were inflicted BY something
that ratified like bones mot like Tile fist.
Richard Mayllodid NOT ste the fight; was
oiilylthefe IN tis.e to I,art them.
For the ,lrfence y
Auron umstead testified to the offensive
words used BY Wits aud The blows given
by Tupner. tI,onghtI,e struck hlm with
his tist. Willis Esef was rather toward.
fgfneE Tlanks Wills showed nodisposi.
leu u light They clinclled, Turner
Sirsing him seycaIiImes. ifhey fell. and
potliug over. Willis got ON top.
Julius McCerkle testified to tile same
acts with iittievaration. Co.
Henry Mebane VIA called, and his tes-
irSpas Varied very little fun Jn,steads.
He Aid.iiss blows sounded ASH Turner
,ad a ssgMd weight inisIs baud, ala 10
Willis heingQn Top % Earn.r when they
ell, aud asking Turner II lie wished hin,
o hurt him. hut NIT striking him. Did
1ot see Willis s.rikea blow. Saw hoone
ryingto paft them; walked off wilei. he
wv tpe parlrs scnfIiiig dn The ground. |
Did not see Turner bave anything III his
iand. 9f.F Ta
Lewis Jenkinsjr . saw THmer on steps.
md Lloyd near him. Saw Lloyd wills,
ertp Tuner and hand HIM something
which Turner put la hts pocket. The az |
nay was begun directly afterwards. Heard |
he conversation lha: led TO the blow from |
Turner.
Aaron umstead recaIle,l and testified /
hat Lloyd said 70 Turner, do what lie
LEASED and he would stand 10 his back.
md that directly afterwards tie blows
gere struck. nHlEs dllss 9WaN a
Mr.. wcbl, Cor Willis White moved tile
is'lis-al af the charge against Him. on
he ground that he WINS the assaulted party.
nd that IL was not proved that lac had
truck blow ~ return.
The Testimony showed shns B7llis did
u wish to fight; that he had given IL
rpycatioll; aud that if he did fight, he
AL alright 70 d.sp. 49,
Mt. ttHyhorl, appeared for Turner,
rgned that - Turncr was performing
uiy he had rigt, Co resist Language
'iicI called IN question his Integrity m
Iilcer lie admitted that farmer hal no
ght - strike Int ~he did strike II was
llder most griesals prnvncaIion.
SIR. Nash for tie defendant White. COM
aie,I the lnsIuuatioa of Mr. +. tint bntll
ariles were cqnally guilty. II was natural
hat Mr.. !. shsuld wish his client 10 have
,mpany IN the inevitable verdict against
Inn But them was nn proof that Willis
n guilty the whole testimony showing
'at lI'ills was not seeking topr,wkess
Kit, hal slane nothing ~ 10 70. aud that
hen tue cpml,g,anis closed tile evidence
,ows that Willis abslained from violence
rstmrn.
Heihsn prayed the discharge o. WILLIS !
Hhltes
TlteCunrt ordered Chat Willis lie dis.
larged. aud that Turner enter into re-
'gnlzailce 10 the sum ~ SlW 10 appear /
fore the next term eSuprrios Court. !
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