Daily Republican., 1881-10-01
ERIMINAIC COURT.
L,orpEDInGs FRIDAY AT.
TERNOON.
i,aevce closed in tho Car
,,iai.-The case 10 EO 10
1 inc Jury to-day.

,0s Iewissworn--T was working
hid ND Ferry Mill on the 26th of last
wa WAS employed in the bar mill;
ms in that morning | saw Mr..
nv and Adams Carberry had
h;nc in his hand could not see
dams had anything in his hand
|, ~ ,hr shot and saw Adams fall
against Carberry and Carberry
N ,He pistol away, and heard some,
y to hell with you and the pistol
beeu put out Of that shop by MIR.
4. Carberry, and Bradley all day
man. went in there between the
il was against the rules to go in
ssexamined-if the watchman
4 he would always put us ou.; no
Ias allowed in there unless they
on business; | have worked for
Inn napy tiveor six years. Al the
ri the shooting tney were stand
lose together; could not see what
ns had in his hand; Adams was a
man than arberry; right after
hooting they came together.
mas S Davis affirmed. Live In
Eclty: the 29th OF ,ast April | had
Ie of tn, Old Ferry Mill as superin
mt. The morning of tie shooting
in the bar mill; did not see the
inr, all orders to Carherry would
from me; Carberry was day watch
| had given orders to Carberry
ep men and bows from loating in
never gave HIM, or anyone else,
riders to prevent the mill hands
|ng through there to their work.
kcl produced in CourD | identify
hisiol, it was kept in the office for
se of the night wttchman, it was
Intended for the day watchman as
wa, al ways plenty OF men around
hg the day if t. needed help.
bssryaln!ned saw Car berry give
bistol 10 the night waichman on
CCdSlpI Wv tlphRht b'ti hS VI ~,
brder. to CARRIER y were not to let
hil. meu lOlt-r or loaf in that shop;
Dot give him any orders to sop
|nen going through there to their
Carbtrry was night watChman
ious to being employed rs day
6lman; he was AN efficient watch
when he came on day time | gave
Special ordecs about keeping men
boys from lettering around the
tshop | did order Bradley as well
krberry to prevent men from going
at shop; the day after the shoot
ordered persons out Of the shop
Slf. would you have shot them
BY had not gone out" asked the
Attorney; before the witness
lime to reply MIR. l. re- said, "If
bf them had iii. ed piece of iron to
p you with, | suppose you would
shot, would you not" when the
bss replied II didn't havea pistol
fberry had no Authority to ol der
Dne oa', that was employed in the
nnless they were lettering there ;
b gave any specific orders to pre-
men passing through there to their
pn t, Davis sworn-l reside in this
and Ain general superintendent of
Diamond State Iron Company; my
Fas Fassuperintendent of the Old Ferry
all orders to Cafberry would BIZ
by hIm.
,mas Cook recalled, and recog-
the revolver as the one he picked
the morning of the shooting (there
'e loads in the chambeis one hay
,en discharged.)
Toward Oglo swOrn-l am a prac-
physician III this city; went with
)roner on the morning Of the Goth
t April to the Old Ferry mill and
he body Of Samuel Adams; saw a
punctured wound on the left side
bove the heart, between the first
econd rib; probed for the ball, and
robe struck the first rib on the left
followed the wound through the
ang, and to a depth Of about six
s; the ball apparently passed
lgh the upper portion of the heart,
main artery as it leaves the heart
|ss-examined, the ball struck the
and passed downward. AT the
Of this witnesses testimony the
fney General announced that the
would now close,
Lore. senior counsel for the de-
arose and said : AZ this stage
Penn it our duty and right to say
Ehls prisoner must be ACQUITTED;
ave followed the testimony otterea
State with much care, and ca
ecal an il stance that a single wit
produced by the State has identified
k1soner at the bar who did the shoot
I that be 80 it occurs to us that
hiA sion is a fatal detect on the part
eSta, e. Neither court nor jury can
be THAI this is the man who fired
Dot tina, killed Samuel II. Adams.
lefect is Mt As fatal as though
Rte had fah> Il to prove the killing
death rest,l. ID from the wound
prney General /. ray said in reply:
ery witness put upon the stand
Nv the shooting, I asked : Did
ow Samus. II. Md.'ms and the
y at the bar. The cW.rt and j Try
member very clearly that when
fe had finished the cross -exatn-
OF Mr.. McCat,erty, / asked the
70 look a. Carberry, a ud state
or not he was stouter at the
!Ge shooting than he is no W.
Ild not Mr.. Gray concl ldod
orfSt Ut eloquence, "open hat
telI Norris Carberry 10 go 0, II.
.'llng to stand on that issue.
was ove.ruled by the court, =,
asked to proceed with the case.
ing INC court ana jury. Mr..
y: We will make no formal
We will present no testimony
ne who!e transaction at tho
kolling Mill on the morning
q took place in a short time.
itnesses who are cognizant of
nave been called by the State,
hy the court and jury. The
JAILED to make out any case of
the first or second degree, or
!nter. We will rely on the
~ the State has addressed it. |
: shown that Morris Carrerry
q e,! OF the shooting, was doing
sileved to be his duty, and at
u acted under the firm, honest
.entlous belief that he was
ms own life when he fired
We nave no witnesses.
attorney General Cooper ad-
Y jury and said that he had
,ut what the learned counsel
ence would endeavor to work
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