The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-22
THE WHEELER TRIAL.
Testimony OF Eyc-Witno8scs to the
Killing OF j. P. Matthews.
Wheeler on the Stand---A Verdict
OF MOT Guilty"

special to the T<.,'c, Democrat:
U,IIrurr~r, MAY 19.-,Joc pnr,cr
witl,c,, for The S,atr. testified that IL.
l,n,,y all the ,,,rti,.. , r,.I.,fi,.,. mai
ri,o,. Of Wlc,. CT, lie WAS IN U,zlrhnr,t
in Enycuhrr last. III. was .ho,yuau,un
by counsel dated Noy = ia r. ~, mis-
memory aS tn whether he vas IN Ua1l,.-
hurst m that Jat, last y.ar Witnr,>
said NE wrot, mai ranrr and LrIia,rI
Wheeler WAS urc,rnf " E.n II was written.
II i, IN. miner carried hy Mel ru,nr,, to
Matthews The. evening Il, fore the kiiIiur
The napcr wa, written nj In,,.,' L,n,r
storr u,.ar the L,.n.t fine rrncr..in I,,.i,,|,
tllcrn Wheeler ro,o,rnui,J tL, ,,nr,.57
sion. Three. or t,,ur ,1rr,o,,, WERE. nr.,rut
when witness yrnt,. lruot,to Matthew's
NrI,rIaarc carried tir NOT, Win. thr
procession awaited his return. and when
NrLrfunr,. had r,rur,r,l Tho ,,,q,c,.,xin,,
moved of Wheeler rni,ru.udi,,r Wit
ness here d,>ir.d TO c>uI,in what
lsroIuntcd the viitiu,r of tLr untn On
irrtai tu2uL ohirrt;,,n oyrrrul.l IL, th,.
CONT.
1Ir NOT,
yas rs f,lIn,,>.
Whereas, il is tbonolt that thr nr1Iir
interest will Lr LrsT .nLs.ryrl la, pint
Matthew, ab.cuti,,r hiiu.,lf frn,n tL.
ro,I, on election d.: thrrrforr Inc il
E,,oIr,d That PRINT Matthew; L,. ar
d.Irl tn Keen within hi. nn.u ,,,,.I,.,,r,..
to-tnorruw.
Atn,trJ Tx tl,n citizens az Cn,;,I,
Cnuur,. Ills EtL I,,. If v,,>.,,,I,,., ~,
Witness resumed Iii. t..ti,ro,,,. ,,,L
stated tL,t tLr v,.iiim,, nr RI. ,I,,to -,
Natt,rws va. in,rirrJ law ,hr r,.,,"r, ,I,a
Matthew'S and his ,r,I,L I,,L ,n.I,,
threats ao,in,t their nnIitir,I nnnoun,,ts
and the ;,tino>uhrrr Was NH of rnunrs :, :
To what tiI,.y nropo>,d to dn ~, rI.rt;n,
day. II WAS ,yriIt..u j., tn. mIJiciutnr,..t
TO save troui,lr
Counsel for Tho S+,to Loro ,J,io,.tol +o
the imtr,.irrtion nf an,,I,.,,,, ,,i,Ii,i,..I w.
the f,sfi.uonv Thn ,n,,r, ,n,linJ tLat ~,
had hm,rd th. Gus, ,,n,IJ H.. tr;.J n,,nr
lis ,n,.rits and tI,+ n,,,,,,.+li,,, ~ -.
rolitirnI natIlrn shnnrL LA i,a,,+ g. ~
ruksihlr from the oars nf tho inr,.
Witness said that II ,ras n,,., .h,.
Nattbrvys y.,s = ,a,,,,,izoI I,nd,,r - ti,a
negroes and RrnuI,Ii1,nm. ~ ~. cnn,t,,
and if was rllInnrnd and h.I;ovaL tLat H.
had 20o uenrocs hanJnJ tooctLcr nenr
town and wa, to hrinT tL.nn nn cicrt,on
dov and mako tr,uILr N,ttbov.s man,, -
his house when tha nnt.. r,aS 90, Z to HIN
NNitn,S. rc,r s.,', N,tti,
mai.e o,,' d,n,nt,lt; vi AZ I'iI I,oMu
tL,,, ,iib ,,,,,,. VII ,' i'' =,
rms Thcr. ,,oro l.t,,,ir ,;lt,' a,,d 'i inI
n tIr urncnS.inn ,Ln,'+ Ia ,' is', ,I, ,'
had rnus Witu.., diI nat I,,ol, 60.
trnrhIn n,, tbo All I,,t ~, +I,1 ,'+ 1n i
H.. ,Inns nnt L,,n,'. tL,+ on,Il,1'. ''!''
smoke IN NattI,r.,, ,l,ni't YI .n wi
thr4 tened trn,IJa MA N,,tb,,,'s nr,,,,.I
,y.s I,rr.I,. in tLn ,,ii,nr;t, ti,;'
Witness sid tbena"Ia ,r,.rc
tL.t tho ,,,,r,, w
'rnrorl ~ I'''' ~ ,,G,n ",' ""il-
7ni,Lt attnn,,,t -, Nv L ~ ;',,' "I,'
lie dncs nut tuo, tb,t ti,o ,,o'I,a ''"!
rnwarJ,, Inf ,r%ar ,'''o LIZ LIZ r,,,'I ",t
tLtv w'rr, t f%o i'' ''o"" went
uhe Stata i5,',.;,i i,s". .o,. ,,
tha ,,;t"nss ,tami - n |" "u "l'1,i
u.boyo mn,,,a st,,''i" u ioi a.. ; :" nt'.n,
as xi,nn,n C,r tIa "in aI co. ~
f,,,.o n,I,,,i H. ,'o 'o,'ino, "i We
nrtinn ~, ti,a en-, :" Tif ms n tnti
TI,. Jrf,n,s,. tIo,, Iii h;I ."i' ''''"
p,nf n,,,.,h s,i5 w. i''' IL.
uaiIs 49, I,I w ~ VS. P'' .T, az 'ue
tn,..,.,''J ",L'. w. ''io'' no nus ~