The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-03

lar meeting of the commissioners he was
directed to appoint him, and Woodall
was instructed to assign him.
A. D. Markham: He is a town commits
sioner and has been for three years
Fuller said he would not want further
evidence, as to Rollins authority to act,
having been given him than Anglers
evidence.
DR.. n. NJ. Johnson: He Is a physician
and is coroner of the county; saw Sandy
Jones the night he was killed lying by
the side of fence in a section known as
Smoky Hollow; he saw Wayland Rollins
that night between $50 and o'clock;
Rollins gave pistol to Mr. Woodall; saw
the pistol examined; two chambers empty,
three loaded; Rollins was sober.
Wayland Rollins: He is defendant in
this case; he was a policeman and was
working for the Durham Water Co; he
went to Smoky Hollow to night Jones
was killed; he went there as police and
heard that there was fight down there;
went at 7:30 10 Nan Whites; some one
was kicking the door; Rollins was in her
room; he was in her room because she
had sent for him; had been there about
ten minutes before the kicking COM
menced; he was in next room; the kicking
lasted about quarter of a minute; she
cracked the door and told them to go
away; the kicking started up again; Rol-
Inns went out the back door and came to
front door; John Jones was kicking the
door and another man was leaning up
against it; three men on the porch; Rol-
Inns arrested John Jones; told Jones he
would have to go up town with him;
Jones wanted to know his authority;
Rollins told him that he was an officer,
could carry me up town; Rollins tried to
pull him on, and he went 10 grab him;
then he asked Dick HGprer to catch hold
of his hand; went on the gate; two men
standing at the gate; got outside the gate
and two Mr.. JoDeses came up; told him
he could not carry him a damned bit
farther; be told them to go away, he was
going to carry him up town; went on
with Mr.. John Jones fifty or sixty yards
and the other two Mr.. Joneses ran
up behind him and grabbed him and
choke him down-and one of the two
said cut the ID son-Of.a BIS throat;
one Of them struck some licks at him;
this was near Mrs. Brandon's; one Lad
him by the throat-and said "Charley,
cut the id son-of-a BIS throat" and
he saw something in his hand while he
was feeling for his pistol; his arm hung
in a wire fence-at that time he had his
pistol started out; then Jones grabbed
his hand where he had his pistol; tried to
take it away and Rollins pulled the trig-
ger-and still he held the pistol; then
Rollins shot again; then he wrenched the
pistol out of his hand; Jones said, "oh,
Pm shot! jumped up and run; then two
of the Jones raised up and Rollins raised
up, and one of them knocked him down;
then Rollins blew his whistle Mr.. Phipps
and others came running to where he
was at; Mr.. Phipps spoke to him and run
on after them saying "Yonder they co."
Rollins went on behind Phipps; got up
piece and some one shot twice; people
came from the lane near Nan " hite's
running; Mr.. Phipps says here they are;
he caught one and Rollins caught the
other and started on up town with them;
some one said some one was in the back
yard shot; Rollins went TO the place
where the man who was shot was lying;
then Rollins went up towards town as
far as Parrish's fence; met Officers Cheek
and Cults; Cheek and Rollins went back;
then Cheek went after the coroner; Rol
Inns staid with Jones; Woodall and DR..
Johnson came surrendered to Wo1dall
and came up to his office; he had his
badge on the lapel of his coat, and show
him his star. Here Rollins showed the
position in which he was-and that of
the Jones boys he had but one pistol;
the Clothes Rollins wore were introduced
and the rents shown the jury.
Here the state took the witness