The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-28

Htlo ioF q teuStn OF tllno na0 II not Deen
tor two circumstances. The first was
that 10 May, 1886, just as I was about
to realize something from my turpen-
tine trees, lost all By fire. The second
was that few weeks after this my e.
dest daughter gave birth TO a second
child, which | also killed This created
a stir IN this section, and as the people
'hrea'ed TO push the law to its fullest
extent, saw no way of escape but to
leave the country
then came to North Carolina, ard
after travelling through number of
counties IN the eastern part of the State,
found work with Missionary Baptist
preacher, and during my stay with him
ne talked me out of my Free Will Bap-
tlst notions, aud | joined the Missionary
Baptist Church and was baptized and
licensed to preach ia the summer of
1886
remained here only short time; for
hearing that threats were being made
against me in South Carolina, | left my
friend the next night without letting
him know anything about it, from the
fact that had no excuse to render
but after"ard wrote him, giving him to
understand that | bad gone home. Up
to this time | had retained my true
name, William 5. Shackleford, but af-
terwartis | gave my name as J. P.
Davis.
then went to Fayetteville, Greens
boro, New Garden and Winston, re-
naming in the country near the last
named place until in January, 1887,
when | went to High Point, where |
cf o.
county, with whom | remained about
ten months on the farm. Ia the fall Of
the year | was constantly engaged il
protracted meetings among the Baptists
and Methodists, at the close Of which
attended conference held by the
Methodist Protestants at the town Of
Henderson, \. 9.
After this remained only a short
! time in Davidson, and then came to
e Durham, where I met j. D. Horton,
with whom | contracted for the year
1888 reached his house on Saturday
0 night before Christmas, 1887.
) Hare | spent a very pea ant sum
: mer. Horton was especially kind to
q me, and even offered me indulgences
/ that | refused to take t,r fear
! that ! should not be able, if tAey were
enjoy ed, to meet my obligations with
him-such as stopping the ploW to visit
: With aim through the week; and oft
} times when had been off vi h him at
J. night till late hour, he would Insist
d upon my sleeping ana not going tc
9 work But this ! did no5 not do
e though sometimes ii WAS all could &c
q to 60, having travelled nearly al night
e without sleep This did for his graft
q ticati0n, not that | was profred by it q
7r all, but, 10 the contrary, was taxing ~,
u physical strength alnrst hey 0nd M
J power Of enduraucu He seemed f
N take pleasure III my company, and dc
10 sired ne 70 90. For this reason | went
N not that even wished TO visit such ple
ces, iron the fast that ny wishes i
OF that respect were fully met withou
S having to leave The plantation.
Horton knew that preferred to sta
IL al home, and appreciated my 8eemin
< willingness 10 attend hsm on his visits
II would say II m3 sometimes when /
at ,isha,! lna u 20 Wi,h hi.n, ard | Shove
D. same little Indifference to II: i kno
q, you would rather stay, but you hay
HER with YOU all the time; 50 come .tu
lea' g with me tonight"
- = And thus We lived il the eujoymel
- Of whatever presented itself, whetht
70 be ate, nra0k, o. Participated ID,
aDf other way, uaji, fall, when th;
sad and. to me. fatal occurrence too
-. place.
II did not expect it SO soon, though
m bad determined TO have revenge +
on some abuse received from him respe
ting the railroad work, and in referen
nla 10 the way the tobacco hills We're laid {
2 in bis absence He cursed me for {
n that was low and mean until trembl
led vii pure rage | then determined
oe have revenge, but did not think it wou
5ds come that way | had not decided
7an to how it should come, but was dett
sar mined that it should come; and when II
cir conversation about the railroad wo
M came up, rose up with a determir
p on ton to put an END to it or to him. I
mt this purpose I..-gathered the Hootj ia
;on with vAicn to strike him down,
mn seeing my infection ne lodged
in by going around the bad. thought
intended to so out Ct the ro'
"a until cooled uo@n, Dut to my surpT
hon he Stepped to Whero the gun Was star
nv ing, and with this prepared TO deie
wv himself. I saw no danger, for ! was
my mad, and rushed upon him with
eats boot-jack, aud as ! came he tried
hen shoot, but the gun failed to fire, and
,oa he turned to the wall for another she
deal the fatal blows
,e6l then left the room few momei
was not that feared him, for knew that
r to work was done, but that might see
and the way was clear When | came b
/ US, he was not dead, but was in a dying
one dition then took the pillow, al
it in which so much has been said, and pla
cks, it under his head, together with s.
Y to guano sacks-not SO much to render
rom comfortable, but to absorb the bl
and that waS flowing freely upon the f
akp, and which knew would have tr0
TX to to get off SO as not to leave any 5
His struggles were very loud, and