Evening journal., 1892-10-27
the murder but containing no implica-
tion of completely in the crime.
Negro bradshaw ON the stand.

evidence was put on the stand as soon
as court opened. Bradshaw said he did
not know his age, but he worked for
Tobe Merritt. near Masseys. "On the
night Of Dr. Hills murder, he continued.
81 quit work about sundown and went
to Millington with Howard Turner, a
white boy. / met a horse and wagon ON
the road, in which were two colored men.
| recognized them after ! went to Jail as
Henry Hynson and John Harrison" At
Millington Bradshaw said he met Charles
Brooks, Fletcher Williams, Moses Brown.
Frisby Comegys, Charles Emory, Lewis
Benson, Henry Hurtt, Joshua Brainard.
Philip Manda, Walter Roe and John
Potts. He heard some of them talking
abont killing a man, but did not hear Dr.
Hills name mentioned He heard Will
liams say, 81 am going to kill a man
when l get out of town tonight" A
crowd was around when Williams made
the statement. Bradshaw thought VIII
liams was talking directly to Brooks,
Comegys, Emory and others who were
standing around.
Alleged Plot TO kin.
Bradshaw said, in reply to questions
from Mr.. Vickers: "Comegys told me
they had made up a plot to kill man.
l first heard Dr. Hills name mentioned
just after we got out of town. Before
leaving town Howard King came
along with his wife. Williams swore,
and when told by Brainard to hush be-
cause lady was coming he swore again.
Philip Manda soon left rs, going of
with John Hurlock in his dog cart
Walter Roe, who was ON horseback left
us Just out of town. When Manda left
Williams said he was a coward. and
when Roe left the crowd cursed him. In
the crowd when we left town were
Williams. Brooks, Brown, Comegys,
Hurtt, Benson, Brainsrd and Emory.
Williams said to Brooks and Brown, 4
am going to kill DR.. Hill. Either Brooks
or Williams said DR.. Hill was coming out
of town that night. We were dancing
and singing when Grove Everitt drove by.
and some one in the crowd cursed Mr..
Everitt We next stopped at the bridge,
near Steve Cooper's house.
A Cold -BIooded Murder.
"When DR.. Hill came along Brooks
stopped the horse. Brooks struck the
doctors with a stone and Williams cut
him. Frisby Comegys and l held tn
horse. When the doctor drove up
Brooks and Williams were in the middle
of the road, and Moses Brown was on the
side of the road l saw Brooks pick up
something. Williams called to DR.. Hill
to hold on-he wanted to see him. When
struck the doctor said, Don't kill me,
and fell in the cart Williams then took
hold of him and cut him. Brooks, vii
liams and Moses Brown fixed the doctor
body in the cart, and Williams started
the horse by slapping him on the flank, al
the same time calling to Comegys and
me 20 let 90 of the mare. She went in d
fast trot towards Massey's. Those who
were present when the doctor was
stopped were Brooks, Williams, Brown
Benson, Comegys, Emory, Hurtt, Brain
ard and myself. After the cart had gon,
we stopped under the hill, and team
containing three white men passed. Thel
cursed at us and Williams cursed then
back We were talking about DR.. Hill
and what had been done to him. Brooks
and Williams told us not to tell, or they
would do something to us. We wer,
told to say that Moses Brown and Benson
had stopped at Mr.. Fords gate and tha'
we had not seen DR.. Hill.
Bradshaw identified the shoe in cour
as the one he picked up. On cross-ex
animation he said: Fletcher Williami
asked the boys to kill DIR. Hill and W,
said all right. / held the horse becaus,
l was afraid of Fletcher; otherwise
would not have held it.
In his confession TO Detective Nevin
Bradshaw stated that after the KILN,
Williams showed him a two-bladed Bar
low knife, which had blood on It. an,
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struck him with"
Confessions to Detective Nevins.
Mr.. Nevins read the confessions o
Hurtt Comegys, Emory, Brainard an,
others, which substantiated Bradshaw
testimony in the main. Hurtt, in hi
confession, said he was in town the nigh
of the murder with Brooks, Williams
Brown, Benson, Bradshaw, Comegys
Brainard and Emory. Brooks hit DI
Hill with a stone and Williams cut him
Brooks'and Williams, in fixing the bod
in the cart, seemed to push it down hard
Williams said in reply to a question fror
Brooks that he got blood on his hands
HURT is thirteen years of age
Emory, in his confession, gave his ag
as fifteen, and stated that Brooks, Wi
liams, Brainard, Bradshaw, Hurtt, Come
gys and himself were present when Di
Hills cart came along.
Brainard s confession stated that he is |
years Of age, and that Brooks struck tn
doctor with a stone and Williams Gu
him. Brainard did not think Benson wa
present at the killing. The confessio
of Comegys gave his age as 10 years, an
stated that Brooks threw the stone viii
, DR.. Hill was talking to Williams, and &
: the doctor fell over Williams cut him.
7 1t is claimed that Brooks knew notl
| ing of the murder until informed of
while in church the following Sunda,
5 Brooks acknowledged that he found IL
cuff and Williams the hat after leavin
. Cooper's house. Brooks said he was
? years of age. Williams gave his age
25. He denied meeting a dog cart, an
{ claimed he got blood on his hands
r holding a horse while Mr.. Rolph cut i
mouth the morning after the murder.
D Other Important Testimony.
e Mr. Vickers read two confession
i made by Moses Brown on May 1 and
s The first one substantiated the test
. mony of Bradshaw. and acknowledg'
+ that Brown and Benson were preset
5 when DR.. Hill was killed, and that Brow
cut the doctor in the back of the nee
In his second confession Brown stat