The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-04

go 10 tOWn-marcn; tnen she went 10
where Jones was lying; he was lying
near the railroad. Florence had been
living in Smoke three years, came from
Raleigh; has been arrested twice.
After the morning adjournment the
court opened at $50, and Florence
Brewer again took the stand. Sweet
Florence blushed, ah she did, as she
told that she knew all the folks in Smoke.
Florence did not see Anna Clements
! she saw Policeman Cheek and Rollins
come up; she hadbeen sent to the peni-
tentiary from Charlotte for six months
she stayed five months; stayed in work
house at Raleigh for fighting on Christ.
mas she has gentlemen to come to her
house
Will ellis tblack): Saw Rollins on that
night; heard pistol shots; he saw about
| what the two witnesses before him saw
and heard.
! Charles Jones, brother of deceased:
/ He was in Smoky Hollow that night; did
| not go upon porch, but was standing by
the gate; Rollins and Happier had John
Jones and passed the gate; Sandy came
out of the porch behind Rollins; Sandy
! overlook Rollins; Sandy grabbed John
! by left shoulder; didn't know whether
with one or two hands; in few seconds
Rollins shot twice. when the shooting
was going on he turned and run; he did
not see anything in the hands of any of
his brothers.
The defense, by Parker, asked what be-
came of John. Both ran; they had talked
about going to Smoky Hollow; it was a
dark night; John was between drunk and
sober; was standing within six or seven
feet, and Rollins pushed Sandy down;
Sandy jumped and caught hold of John;
Rollins did not shoot till after Sandy
caught him again; Charley Jones denied
much that he said before the coroner's
jury; ne ran only until he heard the third
shot; he did not hear an oath cursed that
night; no loud talking; yet he was in tif-
teen yards of Rollins; John was the
drunkest man of the crowd they all knew
that it was house of i'll fame; Charley
had no knife; he saw no railroad spike
in Johns hands; Sandy had been in
Winston for about eighteen months;
Sandy Jones weighed 154 pounds.
John A. Nichols: In February he was
selling liquor for Paul Norwood; he saw
Rollins between and $50 in the saloon;
he was pretty full; took two small drinks
there; got pint of Norwood and put it
in his pocket; carried the whiskey out;
saw Rollins knock Currell, by staggering
against him, against petition and on TO
stove; heard Rollins say he was going
to Smoke-was on duty and was in
hurry to 60 down there; had pistol in
his pocket; A. J. Ellis was there.
The defense wanted to know what he
meant by having pistol. He had showed
it; Nichols had sold him the whiskey;
Nichols had been indicted for selling
whiskey.
A. J. Ellis: Was in Norwood's bar;
Rollins was in there about or o'clock;
thought Rollins was pretty drunk.
John r. Hutchings: He runs ware
house; knew j. Burch; character good.
Recalled and knew character of G. B.
Elan to be good.
J. r. Smith: Knew BurcL's character
to be good.
w. A. Slater: He knew that Burch'S
character as good.
J. T. Davis: Been constable of town
ship for four years; did see Rollins next
moaning after the shooting; saw but one
place in his coat torn.
By the defense: Been out of office since
December; did not lift his coat to see his
cut pants; knew Florence Brener for a
bad woman.
w. J. Sharon: Saw Rollins next morn.
ing; saw Rollins in chair; saw but one
tear in his coat. Here the state closed.
AT 4:45 the court adjourned until TO
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, when the
lawyers commence to talk.