The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-17


Cross-eXamined: ''Think the man
I saw lying in Ellen's lap had on a
light suit and brOad-brimmed hat:
could not tell who it was, whether
large or small man; he had his back
toward me; it was medium-sized man
that l saw walking away from the
spring as | went on back home"
Wiley Lashmit: II live about five
miles west of Winston: know DeG1aff:
saw him and Ellen Smith together
once: they were at Winkler's beer
saloon; he and | were together walk
ing along the street; she walked up
and caught hold of his arm; he told
her he would shoot her d brains
out if she did not leave: they went off
tOget her and when he returned De
Graft told me he had given the d
D. good whipping; DeGraff had a
pistol which shot a 80 ball.,
Mr.. Manly exhibited the three pis-
tolls found with DeGratf when arrest
ed: witness said one of the long ones
looked like the one DeGraff had that
day: he said he would shoot her.
Chief-of Police Bradford know
Peter DeGratf: saw Ellen Smith after
she was killed back of ZinZendorf
Hotel
Witness took the note found in the
bosom of the dead woman at inquest,
but did not read it: said he had seen
it before. A white apron was on the
Yoman's face when | got there: never
saw DcGratf after murder until after
his arrest.
Ex-Sheriff league; Remember the
time: process placed in my hands to
arrest DeGratf: went myself and sent
my deputies after him.
Robert Brewer: ''Liye out in West
Winston: know DeGraff and knew Ell
len Smith: saw them together at the
spring below the hotel as many as
two or three timeS;last time | sawthem
there was about nine days before the
murder: on Wednesday (about 6:45 D.
m. evening of the murder, saw him:
this was the day before her body was
been at spring only few minutes when
DeGratf came up to me; saw Ellen
Smiths body next day below spring,
in the direction of which | saw him
coming the evening before: DeGraff
washed his hands in the spring first
and then secured them in the branch:
he asked me for my handkerchief; /
loaned it to him: he said he left his
at home; DeGratf said if he was a wO-
man he would not be riding or walk
ing around out there after dark as
IlIGFe WIS UduScI VI ULcul getting
shot: after setting down he reached
in his pocket and pulled two handker-
chiefs from his inside coat pocket.
One was black and the other blue.
They were silk: his coat slipped and |
saw his pistol: | told him about it,
and he pulled the pistol out of his
pocket and told me | could see it had
not been shot: DeGraff said he had
been drunk all day; while sitting
there a colored man came up to the
spring: before negro came up DeGratf
cursed: as the darkey started to get
water DeGraff told him not to get wa
ter out Of that spring as it smelled
bad: DeGratf told me if | would go up
and wait till he ate supper he would
90 with me to town; | teld him all
right. but as we went up the hill
Peter said he would not go to town:
when lie left me he was going to-
wards his home: later that evening /
saw DeGIa1f going back toward the
spring.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
c. Penry: "Know DeGraff; have
seen Ellen Smith: was ia bar business
last year: DcGraff was in my bar be-
fore murder when he remarked that
II Ellen Smith meddled with his
business any more he would kill her;
he pulled out Il pistol and said that
was what would do the work: think
this was few weeks before the
murder"
Cross examined: II told DeGraf
he should not make such remarks; |
asked him to put up his pistol as he
might shoot Somebody"
j. NJ. Ziglar, taller: Mr.. Manly
handed the witness a piece of paper
and asked him ii he knew whose
handwriting it was. 81 only know
from what Peter told me; he gave me
two letters he said lie wanted me to
mail for him; this is one of them;
Sandy Stevenson was in the cell with
him Mr.. Manly asked the witness
if iic had conipar"d the letter given
him by DeGralf aiId the note found on
the body Of TIE deceased. The wit
ness s.; i. =; sad. Col. sutton object
ed 10 the witness giving comparison
Of the two letters, and the court sus-
tanned the objection. Witness said
the letter given him by DeGraff was
not sealed; that he did not mail it
but gave it to the sheriff.
Mike Davis, cGlored: ~ live over
at Mr.. Brindle's. my house is near
Mr.. Brindle's: was living there last
year: | know Peter DeGrafe; he was
staying at Mr.. Brendle's last year;
knew Ellen Smith mighty well: she
stayed at nv house three weeks; she
would go to bar; DeGraff was clerk
ing there at the time: knew the girl
two or three years before the murder:
saw them together several times; dc
not know the relationship between
them; Ellen came to my house alone
Perer DeGraff asked nay wife, in my
presence, to let Ellen stay there
while there she was In critical con
dition: she left my house alone; while
there DeGraff visited her nearly every
night; | saw her in town after she lief
my house; the last time ! saw Eller
by Where l was at work: DeGraff haC
| tin cup and an umbrella when h'
| come to my house on the night of tn,
murder; he came shortly after dark;
asked him, after he got done Joking
whose cEp ne had, he said it wa
| klienss He said: Mike, / hav
Killed my girl;' said he shot her; sait
! if he could call it back he would no
do i for nothing in the world; ! tolt
him he had better run; he said h
killed her, near the big spring beles
| the hoteli DeGraff said he hated i
! that night: DeGraff went in MI
| Brendle's house; | saw him mex
morning: DeGraff got cut his pistc
and loaded it, picked out the shel
aee said the ball that killed Ellie
Smith came out of that sheTl Dcgra
said he had Q great n.ind to drag tn
body ana throw It ia Mr.. Rrendle
old well; said the reason he didn't bt
cause the body was TOO heavy: I tol
| this story to the Messrs. Browder; ]
have been in jail for several week;
they put me there so they could hav
me at court; 1 had no Intention of &C
ing away Witness here looked a
tile umbrella, He said it looked lik
| the ane ne saw DeGraff and Ellie
Smith have"