The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-25
The Defendant, Furman Howard, In
PRODUCES no Evidence---rhe Case
Argued to the Jury

' Je- |
The Solicitor, after reading the bill
If indictment, stated that he desired
o separate the prisoners Tor trial,
and put Furman Howard on trial
first. The Court then adjourned un-
ill Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
When Court convened Saturday |
morning the prisoner was brought in.
He was tall mulatto, with a some
what idiotic look, evidently unused
20 trials and court houses.
Several witnesses were examined,
and the main witness was w, i
Umstead, a young white man, He
was examined by the Solicitor.
Question: What Is the SIZE Of the
store in which the fight occarredi
Answer: About 40 by 30 feet.
Cues: When you entered the
store who did you sect
Ans: Saw A. Holman, Jos!. Can
lsdy and Sam Hall. There wer
several white men and several col
ored men in the store. Witness
heard a noise and went in.
Cues: Did you know what the
noise was you heardi .-
Ans: 1t sounded like a fight.
After going into the house / went
out with Cannady, and upon return
ing with him to get his coat, a dis
pute arose as to which was the better
man, Dock Howard or Cannady
Toward also told Cannady that there
we're just rs good men present as be
Gannadyl was, whersupou Canuady
truck Howard, and Howard struck
back. Furman Howard and Hen
!erson Burnett ran up upon Can
aady. Burnets, with raised' hand,
struck Canuady, and CanRady de
tended himself as he retreated 10 OF
Is feet. Burnett struck Cannady
Two blows on the head, and during
the scuffie some one cut Cannadyis
hroat q cash from the throat down
he breast. cannsdy was then car
led out, and an hour later died.
Tie doctor who examined the 1e
eased, testified that the cut upon
he neck was sufficient 10 kill. The
loihins Of the deceased showed q
;ut in the side, which, however, did
lot resch the flesh. THIS was evi.
iently made by an instrument other
han which was used upon the throat.
witneSs, WIN. Harris, testified that
he and Furman Howard were at E
larty on Saturday night previous 70
he fight, and on the next morning
Howard produced razor and wanted
witness to shave him. The razor be
ng too dull, Howard returned il 10
his pocket.
Ia WEIGH called as a witness, tss-
ified that he met Furman Howard
Monday afternoon, and ON proposing
b change coats, he (welcl) noticed
hat Howard had a razor in his
pocket.
Susan, Dock Towards wife, was
allied as a witness, and testified thai
Dock and Furman Howard and Bur.
1ett came ~ her house on Monday
tight after the fight and that Fur
nan Howard said Cannady broke his
banjo, and that he then cut him and
hat he hoped he would die.
The case was closed on Saturday
tfternoon as TO the testimony, and
he arguments Of counsel are geing
on today.
There we're several witnesses, all
estifying 10 several minor points, but
ringing out about the msin points
- noted abJye.
Il was doubtless a drunken row, as
. took place the night after Christ
mas.
The case Of Fnrman Howhrd,
charged with the murder Of Josh
Cannady, which was on trial yester-
day, was given 10 the jury about five
o'clock yesterday evening. The case
vas ably argued by the counsel both
for the defendant and the State. Fur
man Howard had a fair and Impair
.ial trial, and the jury, after remain.
ing out until the court convened this
morning, brought IN a. verdict. Of
guilty, as charged In the bill Of in.
iictment, which was murder.
Tie counsel for the defendant
made a motion for a new trial which
sas Oserruled.
The prisoner was remauded 10 Jail
until this afternoons session " tie
court, when he was brought In and
sentenced. Judge Bryan, as was
evident, had an unpleasant duty toI
perform, yet he did IL with christian
grace. lie admonished the prisoner
- 10 the terrible crime be had bsen
guilty Of, the verdict Of bis country
men, and then advised him 70 seek
that saving 8 ace which was able 10
eve 10 the utmost, and henceforth
look not 10 the things o. this world.
Furman Howard, said the Judge,
IL Is the judgment Of the court that
on Friday, the 10th day Of March.
between the hours u 10 q. m, and . II