, 1880-05-16

injuries might De S0pGfuc1Als rs LQH} Aao OooN
termed yet they would
REMAIN WITH HIN FOREVER
It was not the slight scratches be had rece'F9H,
but the Outrage itself that ne ca!ea loo1. ,t @
spoke it rs an net 50 ticnd'sn ano coM ;, ~ -. @
s.lvages would even hide their head with shnme, me-
that it was net Of SPIRIT so cowaraV and .s u,,ss
MS we're not t1t to grace the society Gt tne loWer
up,n pne Of the highest schools OF the country,
and he felt that the day Of rctrlbuton must come
to his cowardly prosecutors, and expressed MS
ln{e His u, readng Of the letter was intensely dr
matte, suiting his voice and manner 10 Inc VIII
Tho letter ,yas written by colored man named
Westcr, in New York City. n one portion Of
the letter WIS sen;enGe reaalng IN -, sunstance
one or II YOUR schools bonsttuy Of honor" etc.
Rec.rIer Seurs asked him how he reconciled
the statements in his letter with
TIE TESTIMONY He HAD RECENTLY GIVEN
Whitaker replied: "Those wore the utter
ancca Of my heart, and they were my feelings
When wrote, and c4'ug To. them to-day, sir.
lust as tenaciouslj us when they were uttered"
ear, remain, and he r'p!ied in the affirmative,
nnd turned his mead So the Court could see his
ears. There are yet slignt marks on them.
The Recorder next cross examined witness on
his former evidence and first statement The
discrepancies were trivial He was questioned
closely, us TO bis knowledge of how they mark
boys down South. and how negroes In South
Carolina were mutilnted by Ku-K Klux. To the
latter be answered he had heard Of shooting
them. killing them, burning them, etc. He
never heard Ut their muses. Or lips being slit or
ears cropped
In reply to questions he said be had
WRITTEN TWO OR THREE STORIES,
but hadn't sent thetn to the newspapers He
i'll leisure hours He had written one or two
love stories, and had read some sensational lit
crslture. but not much.
you have il special mission to perform for the
social elevation OF your race more than any
other Intelligent or educated man?
Answcr-Not more thnn any other intelligent
educated man,.
Whitaker had six handkerchiets, but
ONLY FOUR WERE FOUND.
Couldn't tell where the other two were. II his
necktie could not be found he supposed It WIS
lost He always used pillow-case on bis pill
low, and couldn't tell how his knife came to be
on the 1nor of his room. II the dnnr was locked
in the BATHROOM when he was thore he didn't
know it. and he dtdn'tthfnk it WIS found locked.
It may have been.
on the day ni the outrage, and be read it aloud:
Recorder-Why do you say in that letter P"
shall see that Justice is done If have to apply:
Answer~weli, nr, know / am innocent, and
wanted
FULL INVESTIGATION.
I never had doubt but the authorities would
He was questioned closely about the burnt
papers found on the toor, and then again de-
scrioed minutely how he laid upon the floor: He
Killed M T lis Bbe was 1 in,act he nj nsht D sefore,
and he could not account for the fact that the
fifty leaves had been carefully cut out, and that
blades. He. had no suspicion who the third
cadet might he. He was smaller than Cadet
m etk tfss 1nsn sasSss that eBss 5dd mss
be one of his assailants No one else had
suggested the name Of cadet He had
SPOKEN 10 DETECTIVE FISHER
and another detective about Blake and McDon-
a nnA in nj ff1r rrAs
suggested l should mention their names to the
Court. think ! have done justice in not mem
it justice to myself to mention any suspicious
unless have perfect grounds
The Rccorder-How can sou Justify yourself
in coming into court and bringing the names Of
these men into disrepute?
Answer-You asked me, and have the right
The Recorder then asked him If he still ad-
hered to his statement that he knows nothing
about the note of warning, and he replied he
Suppressed portions Of the reports OF the ex-
perts were read by the Recorder, showing that
each expert fixed upon the handwriting Of Ca
det Whitaker as the hand writing Of the person
statements all bore heavily against Whitaker.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT
The suppressed portion Of expert SouthWorth's
court was read. BE says: You will no doubt
be surprised when tell you hare sheet which
have marked "A" in TWO places out of set
nous note is written was torn. The fact is easily
discernbe to the ordinary vision with the naked
eye This paper out Of set l. marked BY me
. '' twice with blue pencil, has the sublect-
matter CONNECTED with another sheet which ! |
have marked b. twtce in blue. The sheet
- B " is torn from another sheet which have
mnrkcd f" c" twice. Thus, by fact mathemat-
ical!y demonstrabc, the anonymous note is one
of four links. three Of which are the papers OF
set !. / have great satisfaction in discovering
this point. which discovery will do much
towards settling the whole affair as far as th :
au az ;horship Of The ANONYMOUS note is concerned.
The truth stands forth to all interested friends.
and foes If there be any. beyond doubt or cayil,
I hat this most perplexing and annoying ques-
ton
HAS BEEN SOLVED.
! have to the best of my ability arranged two |
frames of glass so as to exhibit my discovery to
any who may properly examine. No. | |
is the questioned note placed in ju1tapostion
with part Of the sheet from set ! marked '|A'
in two places, We first notice the cut Of paper |
on the top, as arranged and cut at the paper J
mills. Next the rulings and then the ragged |
perhaps with paper-cutter, no matter in what
way. SO long as n indented spot upon one edge |
has it corresponding to the opposit- So of No 2,
which is out Of set l, and marked as above de- |
;cribed; and placed as have described hereto
THIS TESTIMONY CREATED SENSATION,
which was greatly increased when it Was an
1ounced the piece Of paper on which the anony-
nous note was written was torn from sheet
o his mother, which sheet the expert had taken
rom set and marked "a" in two places.
every one Of the experts FIVE in all, identified
he Of y +sIea as the e. hana Re
)e:ng positive.
Whitaker was not questioned after the above |
conclusions were announced, and the Court adj
ourned till Monday
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