Daily Republican., 1881-12-03
THE TRIAL OF NEAL.
THE STATE WILL CLOSE THIS
r MORNING.
The Chain Of evidence that the
State mas woven Ar0nnd the
Prisoner The Damaging
Testimony that mas been
Given by number OF
witnesses.

testimony tnat mas been
given by nAmbnr OF
," Witnesses.
Court reconvened at 3 o'clock ycstcr-
day afternoon, and resumed tie trial
Of VIM. Neal.
| Jacob Morgan sworn-I know the
prisoner; | remember the day of the
outrage; was at work for Mr.. Saxton
and was helping him remove fence;
saw the prisoner pass along the road III
| the direction of Gosser's house. Wit
ness described his dress which descrip.
tinn correSp >nded with that given by
previous witnesses. %
Crosse examined--I was working for
Mr.. Saxtor; am nineteen years old !;
knew Neal tor year previous TO that
time. ... .s,.....
Enosh Ash, eolored, sworn-I i've in
Backbird Hundred, this county; know
the prisoner at the bar; saw hiIu ON the
day of the outrage: he came in my
7ard and got drink os water; this was
between twelve and on. o'Cl ,ck in the
day, had not eaten my dinner when
saw him come in the yard; he had on a
light hat with black band.
Gross-eKanined by Mr.. Higgins-.I
know that it was not one o'clock when
he was at my house, for heard the one
o'clock bell ring while was eating my
dinner he said that he was going down
the neck; did not see which way he
went when he left my house.
| William T. Baker, sworn-at the
time toe alleged outrage was committed
l was living in Blacktird Hundred /
was employed ss u school teacher and
boarded with Mr. Lightcap on the day
Of the alleged assault, about , or 3
o'clock in the afternoon, | saw Neal
around the school Ii Dlse; he came up
toward the doo-, and thought he was
going to knock; | again looked ont
and saw him going in the direction Of
Thorouy yhtare neck the school house is
| 1854 yards from GosSer's; I was one o:
| the party who arrested him in the even
ing
Cross s-examined-can say positive,
| ly that the man in the dock is The man
we arrested that night; he looks black
er now than he did then.
Rachel LaJta, swprn-I reside in
| Blackbird Hundred; recollect the time
of the outrage, on that day ] was sit
| ting at my window about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, when ! saw cDlored
man 90 past; he WAS going toward the
| neck; | did not know him, neither do |
know the prisoner at the bar the mhu
saw that day had on light hat with
a black band. live on the Thorough
fare Neck road, and he WAS passing
down the road.
Joseph Wilson, Cplored, sworn-l
| live un the ThorOughfare Neck road,
about mile from Mr.. Lltta's house.
Between and 1 O'Clock on the after
noon of the day when the outrage was
comnilte,l, | saw Neal; he came up to
me at the woodple where was making
srubbing hoe handles; talked for five or
len minutes; he asked me the way TO
isaac johnson $ and told him.
Cross-examined-he stopped for about
tve or ten minutes said tiat it was "A
bad day: it was raining and showing;
he did not seem to be excited or dis.
turbei, in the least and walked away
lesurely in the direction of Taylor's
bridge; | have known Neal for some
five Or six years.
Isaac Il. Scott testified that he lives
in Thoroughlare Neck; | have saw
mill; | knew the prisoner William
Neal, have known him since 1868; re-
member the day Of the alleged outrage
| saw Neal that day, about four O'Clock
in the afternoon, he passed my i'll
going toward Taylors bridge ! live
about five miles from Gcsser's house
Cross examined - 1t is about eight
miles from Isy house to Smyrna. ]
have known Neal for at least seventeen |
years; my house is back of my mill |
when he passed he was walking at a !
to him by one Of my men, who asked |
me- that WAS not Neal, had not seen |
him for some time before that day.
John +. Collins swUrn-I live IN |
1,laekhird hundretl, on the road from
TayIor's bridge to smyrna john GcS
Ser's house is about five miles from my
house. passed GoSser's house between |
one and two o'clock in The afternoon Of
that day; | was in a carriage had my |
mother with Inc, was going to Smyrna. |
As I passed GosSer's house | saw a col |
ored man standing in the door he bad
on light hat with black band. He |
looked down the road first, then up the
road: the door was only part way open;
| did not notice his dress particularly !
did not recognize him at that tine.
Cross examinel-the road at that
points almost strait, the carriage track
is about the midu.e Of the road; | did
not know William Neal, do not recog-
nize the prisoner as the man | saw
there [ was going to smyrna, allA When
1 passed Gosser | was driving at
SOW trot; when tue colored man saw
me, be stepped back from the door; |
did not hear anything as | passed the
house.
Mary. L. Johnson, sworn-l am the
wife of Isaac johnson; know the pris-
oner at the bar; on the evening OF the
day OF the alleged outrage, William
Neal came to our house, he had supper
with us and about an hour after supper
he went 10 bel where he remained un-
til he was arrested; he left u shirt at my
house which was taken by the consta-
bic; he is married to my husbands SIS
Ter
Cross .examined-I did not kuoweXact-
ly what time it was when he came; he
did not cat much supper and said he had
. headache; after supper my husband
and IL young man who boarded with US
went to the marsh to see if they could
shoot a duck; and Neal and | sat down
md sang hymns unt he went to bed.
oss-examine eat very little
supper; he was TO sleep in the same
bed with the boArtier.
Isaac Johnson, colored, sworn-I am
the husband of the previous witness,
Mary E. johnson.
This witness only corroborated his