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EV IDENCE ALL IN
Witnesses Through in the Rollins
Case.
Both Sides Rest Their Case and Now
at Ii.
COUR- ADJoURNs TILL MORNING
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Of The Globe.
Court opened this morning, the fifth
day Of Rollins trial, and the house, as
usual, was filled with those who came to
see to hear and to kill time. Rollins
seemed cheerful. Both sides-as to prose
cItion and defense-appeared hopeful,
and the day was long drawn out. The
first witness was:
". b. Mccullough: John Wheeley,
Sandy Jones and Charley Jones-John
Jones going to door of Nan Whites,
John wanted to get in; Nan wouldn't let
him in; he tapped the door again, and
then Rollins told him to consider him.
self under arrest; Sandy Jones told him
10 let his brother loose and he would
carry him back 10 town; John asked Rol.
Inns for his authority; Rollins fetched
him down the steps; Happier walks up
and takes hold Of John Jones; all go out;
Sandy Jones follows about ten steps;
when they got thirty yards from Nan
Whites Sandy said to the crowd, II do
NV DNAlINN III 10 DOllOChldh anu hC
not going to carry my brother owheres;
Sandy Jones rushed, little trOt, to the
llapper side, caught hold Of John Jones,
and commenced jerking him backwards;
Rollins threw his arm around John Jones
two pistol shots and all fell and Nc
Cullough ran about a hundred or two
hundred yards and heard the second
pistol shots; never heard a word spoken;
Charley Jones was just before the crowd
about five or six steps from Rollins.
The defense: Mccullough could not
remember what kind Of a night it was :;
Mccullough wanted to go to Nan Whites;
Mccullough is a married man he had
seen Nan before; he claimed that John
only gently tapped upon the door.
Rev. II. w. Baily was next: lie went
to scene of murder the next morning :;
Mrs. Brandon showed him where the
fraCas OcCurred he was looking for
blood he saw no knife; he went over
all the ground; he then lived close TO
Mrs. BrandOn's; he heard two pistol
shots; went to the door; he heard voices;
he heard a scutlie; judged it about Mrs.
Brandon's; he saw no blood.
Henry Stewart Lives in Orange
knows Jones and Mccullough; charac-
tcrs good
Richard Long Knew them and their
characters good John had blockaded
about ten years ago.
Henry Pope: Lives within two miles
of Mccullough and knew his character
to be good
w. c. Wilson: He saw Rollins night
of February 8, at $50, at Sears stable.
Again the Chinaman was ruled out
Rollins was going to Smoky Hollow he
was going there that night; had a job
there to do; he had before cleaned out
Smoke Rollins said he had as good a
pistol as anybody; he was arresting peO-
pie at Smoke; Rollins stayed at the stable
about % minutes.
George b. Elan: Saw Rollins the night
Jones was killed; met him just below
Parrish's warehouse; Rollins was with
lake Woodall; he thought Rollins was
intoxicated; he saw Rollins in the may.
or's Office; saw a rent in his coat sleeve
and saw but little mud; saw no bruises
on face or hands or elsewhere.
Defense Elam states that he had never
seen him before; went to mayors office
to see him. he could not see rent on the
~. a., - n6o;
Joab BurcE Remembered the night
that Jores was killed; saw Rollins in the
may or's Cflice-and seemed to be under
the influence Of whiskey; saw rent in
his sleeve; that was all the cuts he saw
saw mud on his pants and shoes; saw
Sandy Jones that night at Parrish's ware.
house; here Burch showed the articles he
found in Jones pocket, a half pint Oi
whiskeY, tobacco, fifty cents in silver, {
memorandum book.
BY defense: Did not know whether he
had collar or necktie; had talked with
no man on special venire.
Anna Clemments (colored): She saw
Rollins the night Jones was killed; he
was in front Of Mrs. Brandon's door
Rollins said he had stopped one of the
scoundrels, where are the others; then
Phipps says here they are-and then
Rollins and Phipps took them and went
up town; she then went TO where Jones
was lying; he was lying against the fence
on one side, in Mary Adams garden
Jones said please hold my head up-some
one said who are you, aud he said his
name was Jones from Person county
had brought tobacco here-and mar
shot him for nothing; then she went
away; this was introduced as Jones
dying confession.
For the defense.
Florence Brewer, Lives in Smoke: saw
holllns going to Nan Whites house
after the fight; Phipps and Potts had the
TWO Jones; Phipps started off, then Potts
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