The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-13

met no one: saw no one cross the field
did not see him that night; am town
marshal and am on the streets often;
sent for coroner and doctor; saw Brown
at sundown; don't know how he was
dressed he was sober; never talked to
me about Page he asked me if ] had
heard the trouble in the family; did not
say what trouble; Brown lives three
miles from town; don't know if he had
a weapon.
| No cross examination.
| H. Tate savs:-Was i'll bed at time
OF shooting; heard shooting went to de-
pot; saw Brown at 8 or 9 O'Clock; was
sober; bought cigars; had some before
that dav, and day before; never men
toned the matter to me; saw him next
on August cross examined by M. +.
Carter; not unusal for Brown to stay
out of town for ten days.
|. c. Brown saws Am q cousin to de-
fendant live in town; came in town at
one hour by sun saw him that evening;
did not see him at night; have heard
him refer to trouble; the substance was
| as to the humiliation about the trouble
with Page and Butts wife; he was much
depressed; did not say he would get re-
venge; was not at my house; no cross
examination.
George NJ. Cormick says:-Lived with
Capt Brown 22nd July; am his miller;
have family live one half mile from
Browns; saw Ed. on Monday morning;
had seen him at work Il day or two be
fore did not see him the dav after kill
ing; did not see his horse; did not see
him till he was in Jail; don't know when;
never heard him mention Page; cross-cX-
amincd by Capt Garter; was not at
Capt Browns for Il week or tw" after
the killing; lie could have been tneie all
the time.
| c. A. Austcll saFs:-Was at the Depot
on the night of the killing: mad no busl-
ness; often go; saw Ed. there; don't
know how he was dressed; was on the
platform; saw Page get of train; was
not looking tor Page; heard the shots;
did not see killing; it was dark; could
have seen the place had it hccn light !;
met no one ON track; SAW no one i'll the
field never heard Brown say anything
about Page; after firing ! started off;
no cross examination.
Ed. Conlev recalled Have seen Brown
with a pistol; it was before election.
Sam Yanccy called and t;Iiled; instanta
capias issued.
!. G. Neal says:-WaS not at depot
that night; live $50 yards from depot (;
was asleep; some one came and hollered !;
| went down half an hour atterward ;
Page was dead; made inquries did not
pursue did next day; sent kilograms
next day did not hunt for defendant in
county; inquest was held next morning
defendant was not i'll tow ; DR.. Butt
was in town; did not see Capt. Brown
in town: never had seen Ed. with a pis-
tol; do not know of the feeling between
Page and defendant; had not heard Ed.
say anything; saw Ed. in town that
evening; had conversation with Col.
Page, not with Ed; warrant was not
placed in my hands; no crOss-cXamlna-
ton.
, Peter McKesson, colored says:-Was
in town at time i'll livery business; was
at depot was not at depot when train
came; went by the bridge; did not meet
anvone; did not see Brown there; knew
him ten wears points him out; saw Page
after he was dead; saw Charley Fowler
and Frank Neal; Mr.. Neal says hold NJ
: till train passed; was i'll the crowd; al
stopped was near Page when shooting
occurred was near Charley; was behinc
, Page; jumped over the track; shot was
about ten feet from me, to the left saw
the bulk of a man; it was dark the shots
: frightened me; do not know who die
the shooting; was getting out of thu
way; did not see the man run; fec
: horse that night; left him in the stable
did not take him out no cross-examina
ton.
Mr.. Blanton Says:-Was at home il
bed that night; saw Brown the latte
.. part of the week before the killing, h
! was depressed; and said, he thought thai
Page ought to be killed and that DR.
Butt ought to do it; that he told him tt
let the law take it's course; on the even
ing before the killing something on th'
same line. The talk was in my office
? no one else heard it; it was three o'clocl
, in the evening.
No cross examination.
: !. {. McCurry says:-Never hear'
= Brown say anything about Page betor
:. the killing; was at home in bed; know
nothing about the matter
No cross examination.
:, J. L. Mickey says:-Know Page ant
- Brown; saw Brown that evening; live
y near halt mile from depot; was asleep
=. did not get up; heard horse pass abou
: FIVE minutes after the firing; my wit
a aWoke me; the horse was going past Ill
!. gallop in the direction of Capt. Browns
n horse was going from direction Of tin
o livery stable.
- Cross examination by Capt, Carter
=, The road leads to other places beside
II Capt. Brows; hundreds of people liv
= out that way; have heard horses go tina
- way before.
" A. l.. Finley says Am a constable
= was al home that night; Brown came
me in the Registers on the lst otAugus
= told him had warrant tor him &c
- the warrant from Tate; Col Sincla
- had me to issue the warrant; he is no.
~ ~. counsel for Brown; don't know if he wa
, there; it was an hour after | got II
: warrant lie came to me in the Register
office; the warrant was taken out thf
he might surrender; no witnesses sun
:, moned; he waived preliminary hearing
- and was committed to jail; knew Pag
;: ri had been here five or six months; Brow
=, had pistol in his pocket that day.
=, - Cross examined by Capt. Carter !:
-. Warrant was taken out on personal
lir formation; il was an arrangement tn;
vi he might surrender and stand his trial.
!. L. Morgan says Was not at dep'
that night saw Brown that day; new
~ ~ saw him with pistol since 81; was inn
W. factory that day with Neal and KaniI
Nv Nv all took a drink about 3 O'Clock; sa
1E him at six o'clock sold him box OF
y A. bacco; sent it to Lawson's store; did III
=, hear of killing till next day.
-" No cross examination.
., w. A. Elliott says Was in town tn
~ dov. was nt home that night: Sa
G. Brown at depot that evening; sa
u Brown take sonnet hing out Of one pock
Ill and put it in another; don't know VIII
it was; Page was going to Round Kno
. some boy called my attention to 1t {