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

Nanny. tz#-assa---a.--
DIR. II. J. WILSON.
Am Coroner and physician. In Au-
gust 1877 Was called upon tohold an In
quest near Durham. Went dawn oil
Monday, the next day after the burning.
Examined remains. Found la middle oi
ruiils, portion Of remains ola female
adult, hut could make NO exact measures
ment' There We're either REMAINS Of an
small children. a ~#
Cross Examined. remember the tes-
umoly of the wil..ess, Rebecca Lyon.
She said she knew nothing about the
murder Is Is mt common for women To
nens,ruate after pregnancy, but have
knuwa cases.
Redirect. l do know Of eases. ..e
]. Here sl,e case closed for the prosecution;
and on the part Of the defence, &
ADELINE CAzoRT testified that size lived
West Of Durham, not u quarter OLA mile
frum' Nanny Blackwells. Am Beck
Lyons sister. Remembers the night oI
il.e burning. On Sunday morning' Bum
PASS walked my husband, Jim Cazort'
Both Of us got upand went towards ine
lire. Beck Lyon came through the
e.niidle gate, says Beck, go to the fre,p
she rays mo must go home aud put on
my clothes. just kok here" and turned
4oaud aud showed bloody ciUthes.' DoB't
go there we might i,e expici"ned.' She
then went to her house Didnt know
/ anything the matter with her I'LL Bob's
arrest. Said she was three weeks gone
when Nanny was killed IdhiD't gu tU
the lire, becaLse had sick children Bob
Was with Beck frequently, nights and
Sundays She washed for him. Berk
and Nanny had one quarrel after Nanny
moved there; afterwards, ihej were friend
iy ~ far as1 knew. remember when
Beck came 10 Court.
SouiRE BuMPAss.
Knew Nanny aud Beck Lynn. I live
3,H yards from Dr. Blarkiail's. Bob and
Beck were reported To have taken up with
each other. was first WHO saw the fire.
Saw II from my house about 5 o'ciock. I
went back and told my wife, and then
went towards the tot.aeco harm. I heard
tile h'aIse fall in. stopped near the
burning house aud saw no one. Saw
clothes hanging on the fence i saw n
light in Beck's louse and went toit, and
halted her from the gate. She came out
aud ask-,i about Nanny and her children.
>lie said she knew nothing, jut said had
better inform Jim Caznrt, did ~. Beck
cane out afterwards, and SHE went -oil
with ts towards the fire. She said 1--WE
had i~tter let the neighhors kinISy, for fear
The charge will laid "n me-" Then Jim
aud went To Mrs. Hicks aud Berk went
t1 Mr.. Christians. M me went with uis
and saw mo- one else called ut Mrs
Hicks gate aud told them about The lire.
wci.t lack aud fouiiu Beck aud Christian
and Bunny Walker at the fire. Ii was
hot light, aud could not see anything out
side. My attention was called 10y Drcky
Ann saying, ''y"n,irr's Nan lying in the
fire" After daylight. hnked s"r tracks;
f,mI,,d tracks aud hIoml; large tracks aud
small trarks, ani tIacks in the branch.
B,ck -ai,l. size would inc made the suijeci
81 nnvrrsation, aud said she had Just made
the tracks. saw them early in the mora
ing. saw tracks Trading, frnm the SOW
Irl.t I,iie To the fence; the same saw d,
the branch. Thslr;l..k went Ia ille fence.
ths,i lack by the old we'll io tile inIriii
house. They were identical with il.use IN
II,e oramrh. ! saw AT the fence where u
TAIL lai l,een bn,srn 0ut aud splinter
turn out, then turned and went i,arE 10 the
lire. Don't kn"w Ihc feeling trlwseu the
waisrn, Bnb did.
grsss Examined.
saw i,ln,ai ~ the tusi nf water, aud
signs " "a scmfiie alHMI lii. tomato yinee;
tile print of foot which was Bmgeifr. n
puddle nf bluod hetaIcn the house and
the pool which was hlmrly. g
JULIA FULLER testified Ia kiruwledge III
PARTIES; aud remembered conversation
had with Beet Lynn ai,er Court I.mnutl,s
agn after Buswcll was rapiilrr,I, Brck sail
u all had Known NJ nIiI"h ~ SHE knew.
they waIld sce where they got over the
friic~. She said the reason why the branch
was ~ hlw,ly, he, Bob. must have st"ul@,l
tnwash his llands' She said. SHE wished
tie time would make hsste aud come, 81
she could have % nigger's neck broken
aud te dnIle with IT,
Jums WAesTAFr testified 10 converse.
iion ., erheard ~ jail between. Bob aud
Beck. IN which she ssid. 10 answer 10 the
aae-iiuii. that ID. told on him. because
she wanted To stay with her children.
BcNNY wALKEG. knowsuf burning.
IIsd seen hob in Ralcigh the day beiore h,
the Jews store ut 2'cluck. p M. Had not
seen him since. came up TO see my
mother. aud left lialeIgh at " miJuighl.
Cot 10 Durham ut do, light mchcr lived
up the rail road about 2 miles. a quaficr
uf mile from Nsun,'s; met Christian
soa,ing from his house. Saw Beck Lyon.
Said she MAS afraid 10 20 to the Gre.
Cuxs Examined.
Had 10 uyershOes. Never had but one
pair ~ my lIfs. Did not have them gu
t,igIu III Oh. ire had wvfu them uut.