Evening journal., 1892-10-26
DR.HILL'S FOUL MURDER
Continued from First Page.

within three-quarters of a mile of
Masseys he could tell that the horse and
cart had stopped from the position of
horses hoof marks Mr.. Price said
also he saw pools of blood
alongside the place where the cart
stood. He also followed the tracks of
the cart to Massey's and in the yard by
A. f. Huey's warehouse saw two more
pools Of blood and spots of blood along
the entire route. Witness said he met
Fletcher Williams, who was on horse
back, and who gave him hat which he
said he found on the road the night be.
fore, thinking it belonged to man
named Joe Coburn who he thought came
from Millington drunk the night before
Williams told Mr.. Pierce it was not
Coburn's hat, as he had been to him.
Williams then gave p the hat.
In the reply to question on cross -ex-
animation, "Why did Williams give you
the hatI" Mr. Price replied: II think
Mr. Britton, who was with me, said it
was DR.. Hills hat Thomas NJ BrittOn,
the latter's testimony
Murderers Were in His Barn.
w. c. Rolph, who lives near Milling
ton, said Fletcher Williams and Joshua
Barnard we'd at his place, and that
Brooks stayed " ith them that night He
also testified to having paid Williams
end Barnard some money in Mllington
that Saturday night. Saw Williams,
Barnard and Brooks come from his loft
Sunday morning. Later Williams
brought hat from the loft which he
said he found on the road, and which he
thought belonged to Joe Coburn. II
then, said Mr.. Rolph, put him on
horse and sent him to Mr.. Coburn. On
my way over to Mr. Ford's, neighbor,
met Williams returning. He told me the
hat was not Mr.. Coburns. In the
meantime | had met Messrs johnson and
Comegys and Britton and Price, who told
me of DR.. Hills injuries and that the hat
Williams had was Dr. Hills. told VIII
liams the hat was DR.. Hills and asked
him what he knew about DR.. Hills in
juries, and he replied: Very little. He
showed me where he claimed to have
found the hat. took Barnard to Mill
iugton to the inquest on Thursday fol-
lowing. told him perhaps he threw the
stones and hurt DR.. Hill accidentally.
He replied. If anybody threw stones he
had not seen it. i told him it was a lie.
and he began to tremble." Mr.. Rolph
also identified a torn cuff, which he
found in his loft, and said his cook.
Henrietta Carroll, told him that Charles
Brooks said he tore the cuff up and put
the button in his pocket.
Movements of the Prisoners.
August G. Hendrickson said Emory,
one of the accused, who lived with him,
went to town that night. He saw him
with Frank Barnard, brother of Joshua
Barnard, one of the accused, at 6 O'Clock
Sunday morning.
William Darrell, who lives near Mil.
lington, testified to seeing DR.. Hill leave
Millington that night and go out the
road to Massey's. He followed within
twenty minutes, and at Mr.. Ford's gate
saw a crowd of colored men. They
called to him, but he kept on. Had pre-.
viously met John Potts in Millington.
II. S. Cook a merchant in Millington,
testified to having seen Fletcher Viii.
liams Charles Brooks, Moses Brown,
Joshua Barnard, Charles Emory, Frisby
Comegys and Henry Hurtt in town the
night DR.. Hill was killed
Howard King, who lives in Millington
said he met a crowd of cOlored men in
town and heard one of them say: IF
get one of these on him I'll fix him.
Heard nothing more Charles E. Com
eggs corroborated Justice Johnson's tes
timony. A. F. Huey testified to seeing
the pools Of blood near his warehouse.
Prof. William 7. Tonry, of Balti
more. testified TO finding in his analyst,
blood on the shirt taken off of Williamsi
and to blood in the pockets of Williams
pants, and also to blood on the handle o.
Williams's knife
Lawyer Vickers, Sheriff Plummer anC
Officer Kelley testified to the shirt, pants
and knife as belonging TO Williams.
7. J. f. Smith testified to meeting
black BOY, supposed to be Perry Brad
shaw, who turned states evidence, VIII,
said he found Dr. Hills shoe.
John Reese testified to having beel
sent by Mr. Shaw for Dr. Hill to visit hi
child that Saturday night.