The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-23

The tracks Slrauuieu tue poor ltheasuftu
them. and knew whose they were. Had
noticed Bob's feet often and made game 81
them often. lie was kidney.ancled and
web footed. saw the tracks from the saw
dust To the fence and back othe house.
Saw Ii al Jim islacknall's house, going u
where rail road crossed. going fam the
fire towards Durham. Dies not doubt
the track. When Witness got 10 the
ground. says lie traced blood from Tile
hoi,se down to The aw dust pile across the
drain. Saw . large place where hal been
u scuflie. Weeds. cabbage. and tomato
plants were crushed. T.,rre was a stain ~
bI0 Il iva feet wide. Examined the
house: found a iol,acco knife and razor,
ald an axe with handle burned out near
the l,niy. The body WAS near The door,
tie head IN, the feet towards the door
al1ut 4 feet from The door SILL. Made no
efi;'rt to move the body. IL was moved by
me on Monday. II was bnrBl lin con.
clusion" Il. .. beyond tecognilion). The
feet were burnt off; from the hrrast up.
all was destroyed; the heart was standing
up. until IL WAS touched, when It fell down.
The lower parts of the Indy were iDt sll
destroyed. Knew by that, twas n wo.
mans body. Woman wasum counectiun
of witness Knew she was pIegnasl.
Have never seen Nanny since. She ami
two chi .dren lived In the house. Found
skeletons Of ths1r bolies when they were
taken up next day. Bodies ~ children
nearly rni,sunci. Did NOT know That de.
ceased ever ihreate,ed To- swear Iierclil-
hren Ia Boswell.
Cs..ss Examined.
Knew Rebecca Lyon She h widow 81
Ned Lyon. When got TO the fire. saw
only "nr coIpred man there. Saw ag,r,ti
many an tie liaii Road Went to the
iirp with wiie' Oslnrue Coiiins, Becky
Lyon aud olhen. Saw skeleton h 40
m,an aud children. EXAMINED UI@nt. Saw
tracts np and dosn the drain Nntic-rl
there was ntpre than one track All went
will, me to examine bIood an,i tracks.
raw Beck Lynn step IN Tie tracks, trying
taiIidr them ] asked why SHE did So !?
She cisrse, her a,6ntii, and ] said nothing
more. Raw tracks IN The saw dust pile
where there was scufiiing. Beck said.
they were her chil,ircn's tracks where
they had been playing. Isaw large tracks
oftwo grown persons Saw only MATS
tracks nj toiacrn harm. 80 yards from illr
house, which was lvIween Christians
aud the -aw-d,lst pile. saw tracks from
in..,s- to- harm and on 10 Biacknalrs. saw
ihrn ia the turn of the evening of The
same day. / did know that Boswell kept
IS ok Lyon. They had live,llin adnli-Ty
hef"rr Neil Lyol's ,l.arh. There was had
feeling i,etaern the woiiriI.
JuIIS CHRISTIAN. 4
Lives now at Durham. IN August 1877
I.ved nj DR.. Black nails, uie mile and u
quarter West 81. Durhani. Knew the
house Nanny blackwell lived la alr,u: u
quarter 81 u nile from, BIarknall's.
Morning of fire, woke lay Beck Lyon. Sh"
said Nanny's house WAS burning aud she
gone. This was little before day. t;"i
up aud vent there. aud day ~aa then
brraking. I..rk Lyon was then "n the
rail r,a'i. uear the house.. ! overt"nk
Bunny waikrr. Went 10 tile h"Iise, they
fuII.wiu bri,ind. One sisleG house then
burmt dawn. Saw the reBaiu,s "f u i'erso'I.
aiaIt I feet within the l,utlse. Could see
Indications of 2 cI,iIirrn'- i~nliss after slas
light. saw signs af saIffie and hl~Td NIL
ar,aIud ~ ifa hsg hal urrn stusk. Thr
hlHDd Wa up to tile ,IWr aHi extended
lnun iinu-r my yards 10 branch aud he
You'd - ar 30yards. aud neari. over raw
dust pile lI"m saw dtsl pile 10 The house,
TUT morI of u WAS near lie Lrain. 4 lHs'l
in ID. drain was filed will hi"ody water.
Lrs, the place NJ suBrisr. but aasi
again To- afIrrntHi,: aud wl,en % e is'll,--
were removed "n Monday afiern'sn afteI
the fire ronl,sl down. Only h,nps 81
Children we've len. Tie h,dy " THE adult
sas un,iri anHInd the heart Tile largest
,.alt Of tie bo,ly-tie lra,i part. was with
iu; the feet tus ards tie ,.~r. Tie part ~
tile body remaining WAS hui larger than u
aff
''"' e'""" BE-
Lived quarter "f u mile fr'm Nanny
blackwell. Heard of Hire ticd frum Heck.
sI,. said Mars huIise h burning nI, aud
Nau's gone" SHE went lack. aud I never
.aw I,rr again I'LL ! came I" rail rial rF,,s-
sing, where EHIud her standing talking
With Walker. went uli I" tile hre. Me-
one there when got There. Beck came
Oh xith Walker trhind me. D"n'I km'w
where Cazari aud Bummss were They
came on Irhin,i me DID not zee tracks.
saw indi<iinct signs ~ tracks and ~
seufile aud " bIaal 0nsaw dust. saw the
lHD,lirs. Could nut :ell what kind nflHHlies'
Guild tell 10y tile size, and could identify
them ~ human btHiies. Could sre alHsR.t
tile whole outline of y large child. part nj
tile house ha,i fallen 10. hsd ~" 'I"ult tlr'y
wrrr human imsIiss. I lived l0IUr 30
yards frum B,rk Lyon. kuew aIl the
rarlirs. Knew I,swclI wrHI 10 B,rk
I.ynn's houre often. lie lett shortly after
Ned Lyons death.