Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
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member about the word 'carnal. lie
said his opinion was just like mine, and
suppose he meant he could lay it aside,
although he did not say it in so many
words. | went back to the house In the
evening, and then planted the cora.
Evans house is about mile and nall
from my house, and would take about
twenty minutes TO walk.
To Arnett-At the time | was talking
10 Mr.. Jones, in Judge Boyd'S door,
did not know that anyone was In the
building taking dispositions. You told
me TO write the deposition because you
wanted il in my own language ana III
nv own handwriting.
AT this point the defense suggested
that the affidavits should be read, ana
they were accordingly read by Col. Ar
uett 20 the Court, taking up the time
until IL o'clock.
MRS. FRANCES MARTIN.
q. TBy Dovener You live az Elm
Grove, believe? A.-YeS, sir.
Q.-You made an affidavit IN this
case? Ayes.
O.-Where were you when you maze
IL? AT home Mr.. Arnett ana Mt
Sommerville came there; no one else;
Mr. Evans always stopped ut our house;
IL was on May Sth or 9th he stopped; l
asked him: sam, what do you suppose
tbev'l do with DR.. Garrison" He said,
Il don't know what they'll &c with him,
but I know what they ought to do, they
ought 10 hang him" He also said he
didn't know "what they would lct
wretch like that go for
Q.-Now, don't you know you didn't
see Mr.. Evans on either of these days,
hpt that he was at ID. NJ. Thornberg'S?
A.-No, he was there on one OF those
days.
Don't you know he was at D. NJ.
ThOrnburg'S, and had but nine minutes
to catch train, and that he went past
your house as fast as ne could go? A
No: | never knew of him passing our
house that way; l don't know that any
one else was there.
Odd you say anything about what
the Jury would do? A.-NO; l don
know anything about the jury; didn't
know there was jury. just asked
him what he thought they would do
with DR.. Garrison.
Odd they read this affidavit To you?
Al can't read writing, but they read
il to me.
OFF this affidavit says anything
about the jury, it isn't true, is 1t? A
I've told you all know about 1t, ana
won't tell you any more.
The witness and the Captain had
little spat, at the end of which the
Court told the witness TO answer the
question. She then said that any refer
ence to the Jury In the affidavit was un-
true, as she didn't know there was d
jury.
Q.-You are not on very good terms
with Samuel X. Evans, are you? A
Yes; I've nothing against him; belong
TO the same church as he.
A.-WaSn't you put out OF that
church? A.-Not that | know OF. l
still attend there, when he is class
leader: il I'm put out, l don't know 1t.
Q.-Wasn't you put out of the church
on account Of your morals, and didn't
=. r. Evans have something to do with
it? A.-NOt that know OF.
Q.-What church is 1t? A.-The
Winebenarian Church.
Q.-Wasn't you enquired Of regarding
dancing and drinking? A.-No; not
that l know OF.
U-What is your husbands name?
A.-Frank Martin.
O.-Are you married TO that man? A.
Yes, am; I've got my certificate; II
YOU want it, I'll go and get IL.
O.-What do you say his name Is?
A.-Frank Martin.
Q.-lBy Howard lis hea white ma?
H., ,uhita any one here.
O-Is he white man? Ale looks
as white as any one.
The defense objected, and Mr.. How
ard said he thought 1t was proper Tor
the State to show that woman brought
in here to break down juror, was mar
ried to negro.
To Col. Arnett the witness said the
affidavit was taken 1T her house on ac-
count Of sickness.
To Captain DOvener she said her mem
ory was very short on some things,
but Mr.. Sommerville and Col. Arnett
went out on Friday and Saturday.
Q.-Now, don't you know it was later,
on Monday? A,-NO.
O.-What did they summon you for?
A.-To tell the truth, | suppoSe-not to
tell a lie.
Q.-Did you tell any one about this
except W. ii. Chambers? A-No.
Didn't you tell him on Sunday,
and didn't they come out the very next
day? Ayes.
Q.-Then how do you say it was Friday
or Saturday? Alt was Friday or Satur-
day, or Monday-or Tuesday.
O.-Friday, or Saturday, or Monday,
or Tuesday? Ayes, l won't tell no lie
about il; il was on one OF those days.
SAMUEL. K. EVANS
OIL BY Dovener ! believe you was
a Juror in the case of DR.. Garrison? A
Yes. | was summoned on May 9th; l
know Francis Martin, l saw her on
that day: | was coming past her
bouse; she said, "Where are you 60
ing?" And said was summoned on
the Garrison case; she said. "What do
Won think they'll do with him." said,
'that is very hard TO tell" She said do
Won think they'll hang kim?' and l
said l didn't know, and said: You
know they could hang him or peniten-
tjary him" that was all the CONVERSE
ton: on Wednesday, May 9th, | was at
Thornberg'S and l wanted to make the
motor, and he said had nine or ten
minuteS, and | walked very fast, and
went past her house.
O.-Were the statements you made TO
the Court on your roir dire truthful?
A.-YeS, sir.
Odd you know Frances Martin?
~ m. Tho Court l-When Won were