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

upon the woman, anu XIII her tinbe-
knownst? He said, "no! DIN her
tried to give l,er sirychnIne. and she
wouldn't eat or drink anything from my
hands,
| Defendant staid In witnesses house
about 8 minutes; went out 0f north door;
heard ? o'clock train pass afier lie left.
Heard nothing more till called by Squire
Bnmrass whogave alarm offire. Heard
him callthree times. This was before 4
o'cirk train; passed going West a,'out that
hour. Gol up and went Out ofss.Mth loor,
% Jim Cazrl's house Staid there till be
dressed. Told CaEort 10 70 to Mrs. Hicks
and went To Mr.. CHRISTIANS ogiye tile
alarn,. then went Ia the lire with Chris.
iian aud Bunay Walker. The llouse Was
then destroyed ciuIrely.
The ac,a,im,,ts of tile house were Nanny
and her two clil,i,en, the oldest, Milton,
u iay 4, care oil, ihcnther girl. year
ol.i; sni Boswell, when he WA. al home.
ls,swcil clai,nr,l tile in,y NJ hi,o~i, hut
not lie gill. lie raii they were nm
married. Saw Nanny Saturday night be-
FIRE tie killing, she hmi just c"me from,
Durham. She WAS Ia ,l,r family way.
II ,va'l see, her ~ c.,iiircn since. l..
On crns Exaininstiou..
Witness sald she was ihe Mi,i.w ~ Ned
Lyon, WIN dirI the 18th May. 80. Had
k,mwn Boswell for 0 yeats. and had taken
np with him 10 pIcHi eAieni. lNHns'Sss
exp niue,l eases III Ihis nI,d "ti'r "details
a. intimacy with drfradani nud unnecessary
Ia give; alro repeated t.ssi,n.n,y relating To
B,rwrll's vii, un night n.hHninr
In speaking nf The killing wilaers sai'l.
Boswell said Lord have mercy on me
! have X HE'D her; kuocke.l her in tile head
anil cut her throat." he callesl 40 tame.
This WIS before : o'cl.rk. Bnnilass
.-alled me. Had nnt heen asleep. Hal
on under el,tl,-s au,i.black laaiy slep, In.
Buiu,a.s askr-i what dives This mean !?
Where Ii Nanny" I said ~. &" Jim
Cazort." l shut the da1r anh went Z"
Jin,s house He came put aud We all
started ,aihe fire. said the hlHrm must
l,e given. lid not tell BumIass was
afraid 60 go o lite fire. for fear They would
su-,ari mr did say. Wa afraid t'ey
w,uli SUSPECT s,me "fus, and wanted
them fir-t Ia go To- Christians aud Hicks
raid little ." sunlIra-s ab"u, riisPicioi's. i
was afraid ~ lh'l,. went tnthristian's;
lrou rail nad crossing nj my house g."
C,ri-iiais, aisut half mile; I t"id him
Saauy's I.otIs- was burning; didn't know
wI,eie Nanny aud children were ] went
lack 10 cin>sing With Christian aud
Bunny. but did mt iheh a., 10 the fire, f"r
fear of Bul,. when I was with oiirrs. ]
Gsred I've w"ui,l think Z hal told on hin'.
Did nat ~ to il,r house, beca,i-e cs'uld 'lo
u',,,iwg by ays~lf. said n",hing al'ont
my ruudiliul. Did nat show bl~nl aud
say canId nat 80 a. tie house.
To que-ti.'a Wy sSs.licii"r. wiinr~s said
sI,e lad MT heard Nancy Biarswcll
threaten tosw-ar children Ia Boswell.
Crr-, rxamiastiau RESUMED:
did nat s=y snything abou' my i'l"'dy
clothes. They were hl~Hiy. . .
Dill nut tell Julia Fuller thai !: the Jury
.Ii,Hu-st kmew What I knrw. they srul'l
have told where Bad got over the ierer:
for he was bIoosiy ~ u i,ng. Tea question
of Julia Fuller. Why bIood was la H"d
said Bob nigh: have washed his hands in
IT,
Wa. anIang tie first wla rot lo the IRE
wiIhiiicks. Saw tile share 81 w'n,an
| iu tile l,us-- kmrw it"i'ly 10y the baiies:
ae-l, va. harmed "r limits aud l~'dy de-.
solving. D,.,'t rem-niwr WIN rali,'l at
ientE,uI L. Ia~iii,n ~ HHlie>, don; rr'
tar ml,-r ~, lug 'Il.err's Na,in. lsing near
:I,e ,l,or.' Tie head vas within the
I,uue-, the fsrt towards d"r. raw itsrss
| mad. an IiIa"'. did n"d sec full tracks iill
cr,wd eHnm. Sav tracks nj saw 'ln.t
pill Tlry we've isre I'~i in'ckr. There
ws- ,-~.i "I water in the 'iiain, aI,'i u was
LI,nHly. 1 did MT walt iw tile tracks iu
slf tneai aai. Lyon s-k.i "what ARE yen
.Lsng 10 tie tracks, bout 'eroIl,rl
Willis Rlacknaii asking the same ques-
tiaa. Did u,d walk consciously in tracks.
Did net say. they seIe aiy ciiliren's
tracks Danot tsss,IIr,t saying the tracks
wesr minr. IfIasrIy l'hilrot s=I'l, u any
body knew asslhiux about tile affair, II
Vas Berk Lynn, lid na hrsr any such re-
mark. Did net fall dasu 90 saw.dusi
Ialc.
Wa. examined az coronst's Inquest.
said ruough :. get shut of qus'stions. J
sald. raw nabaIy ,ln u. saw nolH~ly
there 4 knew. Was afraid &" tell any
Thug IIll Bob was csagtst. witnes- all
.tts withholding the truth fnrm FEAR
The ra-ou size sworr :" wi,at size did say
wa. she wi.l,esl I" I've at hon'e With he'
chiLl,cu. n did tell what knew they
might su.,~-cI nee" did say. I wirhr'l
Court wwuId c,,me 80 that u migi't hreak
,l,,t 4 ~, nigger's nsrk.
lie direct. Ny cio,i,es we're i,i''cdy tie
u,urninv of the munirr .
snwIt bleol uu Bal,. aud saw ". ice wa'
l.lp,Iy a.a lng. ! did mt tell tile ~h"ls
Thing. Dm tell Mr.. IiIacknall /! ~"nltl
then tell 'lie wI,"lr.
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