The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
THE PAGE MURDER TRIAL
SPEECH OF THE SOLICITOR,
AND MIR. NJ. r.. CARTER.

AND MIR. NJ. r.. CARTER.
An Impartial Charge, and the
Jury Then Takes the Case, and
After DeIiberaitOH, is said 10
Have Disagreed.
MARION. N. c., October IA, 1889.
Editor Citizen The case of the State
VS.. Ed. Brown was taken up this morn
ing, and the examination of witnesses
for the State was proceeded with.
F. B. Lanyan says:-Was within three
or four feet of Page when he was killed
was behind him; was between the two
tracks, 100 to 150yards from the depot
Judge Lakewood was with Page; | was
with Frank Neal had gotten off the
train; Charlie Fowler said, "look out
the train is coming; we stopped for
train to pass; just as the train had
passed some one ran up by my side and
began firing; pistol was one and hall
feet from my face; was powder burnt
saw something glitter in his hand; il
was a pistol; was four feet from Page
four to six shots; the first shot took cf
feet; the shots were in rapid succession
it must have been a self-acting pist ol
saw the man who did shooting; he was
six feet high; he wore a light sack coat
and dark pants; was heavier than me
he stopped an instant eight or ten feet and
eaped back; know Ed. Brown; had
known him three weeks can't say il
was Ed Brown; he went towards tht
depot; he did not speak Page was dead
ff,I Ilnlltpunr hn,tsp Sbnt t,1f IA,
back of the head; never had talk will
Brown about it visited him in jail hC
did not send for me.
No cross-examination.
DR.. Butt says:-Am brOther-in-law o
Brown; was at the depot that night
was at the platform; was 60 or 70 yards
from where Page was shot started tC
the place and then turned back; heard
some one say he was killed; had seer
Brown that night at the depot; did not
speak 70 me about Page at any time; he
did not come to my house that night
heard no horses do not know how or
where he went; did not shoot Page my.
self; do not knoY who did.
No cross-eXaminatiOn.
F. c. Nichols ays:-Was not in town
that night; was sick and i'll bed; have no
pistol; had not loaned any pistol to any
one; Brown was in my room during the
afternoon; did not mention Col. Page to
me; did not see him after the killing.
No cross-cxamination.
Ed. Lands savs:-WaS in Burgin s
store till 9 o'clock; saw Brown about
seven O'Clock after dark; was in the
store where clerk; heard no talk; ht
called for his gun; gave him a pistol
do not know the make of the pistol; il
would shoot five or six times was made
like Smith and Wesson pistol; he had
left it with me on Friday or Saturday
before; he had left it with me before more
than once; do not know why he left il
with me; took care of it for him wher
he was in town; did not say what he
wanted it for; there was crowd in the
store have not seen the pistol since; hi
gave me the pistol in the morning; put
it in the desk it was loaded | took out
the cartridges and put them in the desk
took out the cartridges to prevent dan
ger loaded the pistol when he got it
he was sober did not see anything pecu
liar about his looks or conduct; he die
not say how long he wanted me tc
keep it..
No CrOSS-eXamination.
! H. Hemphill recalled Saw brown
that evening he wore light coat; il
was a sack coat; it was a light kind o
blue.
Cross-examined by M. +. Carter
Others wore the same kind of coats il
town; it was not uncommon.
Mrs. Dolie Butt says Was at home
that night saw my brother in the after
noon; he had no talk of doing any VIC
lence to Col. Page; saw him at my faith
er's few days after the killing, before he
was in jail; he did not take his meal.
there; he stayed at my brothers some
times he did not tell me that he tool
any part in the killing; | told him hC
was accused OF the murder Of Col. Page
No cross-examnatiOn.
The solicitor closed the case for thu
State after a short consultation between
the counsel for the defense. Captain NJ
+. Carter announced that the defense
rest, and that Col. p J. Sinclair
would open the case. The solicitor vii
follow Col. Sinclair, and Captain NJ. +
Garter will close the case. The argu
mcnt is able, and the crowd in the court
house are listening with marked atten
ton.
MARION, N. c., October A. Special.
The Solicitor spoke for an hour and I
half. 1t was strong speech, one of hi
best. NJ. +. Carter closed the argument
His speech is regarded as one ofthe ables
ever delivered here The charge was fai
and impartial. The case was given tc
the jury at $40. Reports say they hav
disagreed