Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-09-09
The Inquest.

The Inquest.
Coroner McBraycr summoned !. A.
Wagner, w. c. StradIcy, G. A. Greer !
Nj. Davis and b. +. Patton as jury,
and au inquest was held in the court
house, beginning at 1870 today.
Judge J. II. Merrimon repre- scntcd Noel
Dick Mitchell testified Wednesday
night about II O'Clock Noci came to n
room, and showed wound in his head
saying that Brown had knocked him i'll
the head with a rock. Noel also said
that rc had picked up rock and knock
ed fire out of Browns head. Haven't /
seen Brown since that night.
George Bryant swore: On Wednesday
night about s o'clock. Ed. Brown came
mp to The Farmers warehouse where
Noel and were sitting. He was drink,
ing. He said, John, you know that old
woman YOU used to 90 to see? Let's 20
down there" Noel replied that he didn't
want to have anything more to do with
her. Brown says: "l'll get a quart OF
liquor and we'll go down and have some
whiskcy. Our crowd left then, leaving
Brown and Noel sitting at the warehouse
apparently friendly. Did not see Noel
after that until Yesterday morning. He
said he wanted to make trade with
BroNn and we went to Browns house
but couldn't wake him. \ half hour
atterward we went back to the house
and discovered that he had been wounded
in the head. Noel, myself ana Miss Carrie
Brown dressed the wound as best we
could. Brown had to be held up in bed.
then went for doctor. When re-
turned Noel WAS still in the mouse. We
then came up town to tell Charlie Brown
of the injuries TO his brother. Noel said :
Ed, tripped nc upaud hi me in tic head
with rock, The Old lady Peak washed
my head. | hit Ed. in the head with d
rock, too
Pink Patton: Noel came up to me
Wednesday night while was near MuI-
ler's bar on Water street, and said me
and Ed. Brown got into scuhle aad he
threw ME and hurt me bad" | iclt a
knot on his head. He had blood ON his
shirt bosom and coat Noel saws 'Whcn
got up got up fighting, and believe
hurt him as bad az he hurt me. We
were i'll fun when we first began. Don't
say anything about it, Heard nothing
more about the case until last night
On cross examination Patton said
Noel WAS not drunk. Did not know
that Noel and Brown were special friends
Mrs. Catherine Pyatt: Went to Mrs
Halls, where Mrs. Peak boarded We'd
nesday night, Heard noise on Wa.
ter street back of No. 73 North Main
street, Appeared to be a man and wo-
man. Started to the front of her
house, and met Ed. Brown coming out
OF the lot from where the noise was
heard, and went on towards his home.
This was nearly 10 O'Clock. In ten min
utes negro woman told that
Mrs. Peak had taken a man up to her
room, and that Johnny Noel was nearly
killed. Mrs Peak threw a pan of bloody
water out. JOHNNY Noel then came out
OF house and went home.
Mrs. Barbara Hall: Lives at 73 North
Main street. Mrs. Peak told her she had
to go down to meet John Noel on Water
street, at O'Clock. Between 8 and 10
O'Clock a negro woman told her that
Mrs. Peak had carried man up in her
Mrs. Hall'sl room, all covered with
blood. She went to Mrs. Peaks room.
Found door closed. 1t was opened.
Asked Mrs. Peak what it meant. Mrs
Peak said John Noel and Ed. Brown had
a fight. They both threw rock. She
told Noel she did not like such work and
for him to go out of her room. Noel
said "lf you will keepyour ID :onguc
still nobody will know it," Mrs. Peak
said she saw the fight.
Elsie Samilton, colorcd: Lived on
Walnut street. Mrs. Peak came to her
house Thursday morning and asked her
for pencil and paper. Mrs. Peak wrote
note and asked her to take it to Mr..
Noel. Mrs. Peak was trembling. She
asked what was the matter. Mrs. Peak
said she was going to Atlanta, She took
the note to Noel, and Noel said that was
all right.
Charley Brown: Wednesday night
about 1000 heard some our cnn,a -,