The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-29

neighbours, Thos. Hayes, and gave
the alarm, The evidence of Jackson
Shillingburg. Thomas Shillingburg,
DIR. Baker, Lloyd McCrum, John
Shiliingburg and jeremiah Brown
ing showed that after the alarm was
given a number of persons from Elk
ms went to Harden's house and found
the body lying about twelve PAGES
from the door, with flesh wound on
the head made with some sharp in
strument, gun shot wounds in back
on point of shoulder blade, and in left
side of the neck, the latter being
ragged and powder burnt, They
carried the body into the house and
examined the room in which the
shooting occurred. Everything was
tumbled about, on the floor were
large quantities of blood, out of the
window one pane of glass was entire
ly broken and another partly, the
latter bearing the marks of bullet
and power smoked on the outside,
under the window in the earth was
boot track, positively identified as
that of Smith whose boots made very
peculiar tracks. From Harden's the
men went to Smiths shanty, and
called for him, he answered, and par
leyed with them awhile but did not
come out. After waiting awhile they
entered the shanty but Smith was
gone, track in the ashes in the fire.
place indicating that he had escaped
by climbing up the chimney. Mitch
ell Russell, negro who lived in this
shanty, testified that Smith came
home that night between 10 and II
o'clock, and told them that he had
heard several shots fired at or near
Harden's house, heard the children
crying and saw two men run away.
After telling the negro woman to call
him before day he laid down and when
awakened by the men at the door he
answered them, got up, put on his
boots and sat by the fire to smoke.
When called for a second time, he
drew his revolver and started toward
the door, then turned around, put his
revolver in his pocket and climbed
up the chimney and made his escape
into the woods the house standing
against a bank or hill. After the men
left, he returned to the house and in
CURED what they wanted with him,
and when told that they charged him
with killing Harden, he said "they
have got old Smithy to CATCH" He
packed up his clothes, babe them
goodbye, saying: "Boys stick to
Smith" and left. Russell further tes-
tilted that Smith last spring told him
was id old rascal, had
him in pair of boots and ne
had started to kill him last summer.
After making his escape through the
chimney Smith went to another
3hanty few hundred yards off and
wanted the negroes there to take their
crowbars and pick handles, go with
him and whip and drive off the per-
sons in pursuit of him, but they re-
fused. He made his way to Win
chester and was there arrested about
3 O'Clock on the evening of the 10Th
Of May, on the out skirts of the city
by Charles McCarty, of the police
force. He gave his name as Jackson
and when jeremiah Browning went
on to identify him. he denied ever
having seen him and any and all
knowledge of EIkins. On his person
were found revolver, a butcher
knife. with blood on, and bundle
Of old clothes, in the latter a coat,
which he had worn on the day of the
with blood spots on it.
Sheriff Jamison brought Smith to
Oakland on June 9Th, and placed him
in Jail where he has since been con-
fined. Here also Silas Jefferson, a
negro witness for prosecution, unable
to give bond was confined. Jefferson
that he was in the shanty
that Smith went to after making his
that he told them that he had
4 fight in Ekins that day and some
men were after him, and he wanted
the negroes there to go up and drive
them away, that short time after
he was brought from Winchester,
Smith wanted him to send for lot
Of the boys who worked on the rail-
road to come up to his trial and swear
that they were all with Smith in his
,hanty on the evening of the murder
dancing, from 81 until IL o'clock, and
that would clear him. After that
Smith talked to him about Harden
and said that he 'did kill him, and
was only sorry that he had not killed
the id old b--h too, MRS. Hardenl
then he would have been solid, as no
one would have been left to tell the
tale."
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