The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-02-09
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to deny a cross examination but to gel
the truth-and let the case when it comes
ND before a jury be decided there.
e. D. Woody, was at this time called
and answered to his name.
Then Mr.. Mum, by lawyer Fuller wa.
asked to be examined early, as he had
some business 10 attend to and wanted
to get away.
The doctors were then called for and
messenger sent to get them.
Then John B. Cheatham, street com
missioner was sworn as a witness. ON
Ger Cheek was also sworn.
F. s. Mum was called My name is F.
S. Num-; am putting in machinery in
Erwin cotton mills; was at Smoky Hol
low at 7:30; went alone; he went to door
and could not get in; some one told him
the house was full and he went away;
he met, on his way out, some young gen.
tlemen; he told all the young men be
met that they could not get in; he did
not look back and did not know whether
they got in or not; he did not stop; he did
not know whether anyone knocked at the
door or not; he saw no pistols drawn and
saw none fired; he went to Zoa Dollars
house sometimes; then he went to Nan
Whites house; he saw Rollins there; he
was standing in the back of house when
Mum went in; he explained that he had
had some trouble and he showed him
(Munn) where his (Rollins) coat was Gu
Mum went out back way and went on to
town; Mum said that he had taken a
part in s~hrouding the dead man; Rollins
did not use terms of profanity; he did
not say to Mum that he had fixed one of
the men; he could not say whether he
was drunk or sober.
Lee Rogers sworn Never saw Sandy
Jones until he was shot, am employed at
Parrish's warehouse; Jones was in the
Parrish warehouse; here Boone wanted
to know some questions of law-and
wanted to know if this case was to be
conducted on legal principles;] Jones
was on a bed, and told some n that he
was gone; he then said that he was shot
a running; then Mr.. Rogers was dis
charged.
Mrs. Mary Branton then was called
She was not at Nan Whites house last
night; the shooting was near her door:
she heard a loud talking and started out
saw a crowd of men, they using bad
language in the street; the first word she
heard was that some one said ''lets turn
back upon him." then she heard a pistol
fire and she went on the floor; I'm 60
ing to cut the G. d-n s-n of a b-h's
throat-turn him over l have been after
him a long time;" she heard four pistol
shots; two after she heard this language;
she was scared bad, and opened the door;
told Phipps to go through the barbe-
wire fence; the woman was yelling muir
der; some one told her to hush following;
she didt know him; then she went to
the front door; she opened it; the people
went scattering; when she went to the
door she saw Rollins; saw nothing in his
hands; she recognized his voice; Rollins
said nothing except for Phipps to help
him; this was after two shots had been
fired; she found a knife which she picked
up-and also saw a hat which she left;
she said the knife was open; Parker
asked a few questionable located her
position as to location of her home; she
said again that these pistol shots were in
quick succession; she thought it was IF
teen minutes after the first two shots
were fired before the last two; she saw