The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-10
than one blow was struck. ALI ths
blows did not sound alike.
Andrew Wren was examined anain

andrew Wren was examined again.
but he gave no additional particulars.
Cint Pegram said some one came is
and told him Nat was krocked in the
mead: He said, did you hear that.
Hflliam?" He then told g,anier. who
got lamp and started out. The light
went out and Lanier did not 20. Wien
ne got ous Nat was gone. He had gone
across the hill. He saw two men stand
ing In the yard and asked them where
Nat was. They said no was laying up
on the hill. He started up there. to see,
ana saw Newson get up and stagzer Off.
Eiisha Dennis, who works IA the
quarry for Bachrach created sensation.
ne SAID shey went to work at & o'clock
Meonesdsy morning Henry Pankey,
VINO Is employed there did not come till
half past seven. Mr.. Bachrach was
standing In the road. Henry asked
MIN what lime it was and came onto
work. Directly he said he was at the
party and that he drank a big lot of
beer. maa had shot in the house and
they fixed him. They took his gun.
away from him also. Then man came,
along and said body had tcen found.
lie told Pankey it looked suspicious,
and IL he did not tell q, straight tale
he would got into trouble
lie then denied he had ANYTHING to do
with the killing. Later in the day
Pankey asked if.they believed he killed
Nat: Charles Bnrrel said we don't believe
anything. We know it. Your own
statement is sufficient for that.
Cornelius Lane and several other wit
nesses were sworn. Their evidence
seemed to show that plot had been
formed to implicate w. S. Young, tho
nrst material witness. They said
Young came in the house and said that
they had knocked Nat in the head and
then thrown him in mud hole.
This story seemed crooked and the
coroner paid no attention to it.
William Young was called, but still
refused to know anything.
Henry Pankey was brought from the
quarry, and denied having stated to
Dennis that he had anything to do with
the case. He declared he went to work.
at o'clock.
Dennis was recalled and told the same
story OF Pankey's confession, in, the
quarry. The accused looked mean. hut
hold out that he made no suoh, state
ment.
charles. Eurrel was sent for, and said
ne did not hear any suoh statements
from Pankey. Pankey went to work at
o'clock. He then admitted that it
may have been few minutes, after
seven.
MIR. Bachrach and young man
named Mays were called, and said that
Panky did not arrive till $780,
Pankey was asked II Dennis did; not
ask him what he would give him to clear
him. He admitted that such question
was asked.
Mr.. O'Connor-Then, why did he
make such proposition If. you hadn't
said anything about the matter?
Pankey was locked up. Tom Waugh
was recalled and made q startling oon-
fession. Lanier admitted to him, his
wife and Lanier's wife that he struck
Nat He sent him (Waugh) word. not
to give him away.
William Lanier was brought in, and,
though told of tho confession. denied
till tho last that he struck Newson.
Lucy Waugh said Lanier had con-
fessed to her that he struck Nat, and
sent word to her husband by her not to
give him away.
The coroner decided to hold Waugh.
as the fact of Lanier's sending this
word showed that no knew something
about the deed
johnson Patterson told more than he
did tho day before. He, William Lester
and William Young tried to help Nat
up from the ground. He also saw
I!anler and Tom Waugh have hold of
Nat, and bring him out of the house.
but did not SEQ the blows struck.
William Young was again called, and
this time said he did go into the yard
and Look at Nat while he was lying on
the ground.
William Lester testified to tho same
thing, but denied helping him across
tho hill.
The jury then adjourned to meet this
morning at 10 a'clock, when other wit
ncsses will be examined
Officer Shultz said he shadowed
Lanior's house on Wednesday night
lie raised the sash lightly and placed a
pair OF brass knucks underneath. Will
Jams wife and John Lanier were talk
ing about the murder. They mentioned
three names as being implicated They
were William, Bob and Henry.
Can this be William Lanicr, Bob
Younger and Henry Pankey?
Strong evidence has been settled on
Lanier, but his accomplices have not
yet been clearly established
stubborn Phoebe Couxins. ---sn.
CHICAGO, April 9.-lSpcciall Mrs
Potter Palmer, president of the wo-