The western sentinel., 1894-03-08
stated that her husband was not

nersville; am a widow lady; DR.. Sapp
was my physician: DIR. Sapp dismissed
my case on Friday night before Dec.
23rd; L did not send for DR.. Sapp on
that night; 1 do not know if Lamar
knew that DR.. Sapp had been attend
ing me; in order for Dr.. Sapp to get to
my house it was necessary for him to
pass Jordan and Winfrey's stables
and cross the railroad; while I was
sick DR.. Sapp visited me once day
for a week; James Lamar saw me
about six O'Clock at my house: I was
sitting at my table reading when he
was there.
Cross-examined: I do not know if
DR.. Sapp passed the stables when he
came to see me: there were two ways
of reaching DR.. Sapp'S place, but the
one by the stables was the nearest.
Jam IS Winfrey testified that he
was not related in any way to either
the defendant or the man he killed.
He added. / saw Bob Jordan, George
Lamar and Others out ten steps from
" iii JOrdan'S stable; / had a CONVEX
sation with James Lamar: he came up
TO the stable door and told NE that
DR.. Sapp struck him on the head the
night before; he turned his back To
me and put his hand tC the back of
his head again; | asked him why he
kept his hand on his head. if it lid
not hurt him; he made no reply but
walked OFF from the stable; the next [
saw of him lie was on the railroad; l
saw Lamar at Bob JOrddnS the night
before; he came in and asked me il [
had pistol; he said nothing to me
about DR.. Sapp: the next morning
after Lamar left me at the stable |
saw him and DR.. Sapp standing face
to face; Lamar struck him about
twice; DR.. Sdpp seemed to pull loose
from Lamar: l saw the medicine case
swing down on DIR. Sapp's arm; Lamar
had his hand in his nip pocket and
seemed to be attempting to draw his
pistol: DR.. Sapp drew his pistol and
fired, shooting Lamar; l had conver-
Sation with Mr.. LinVille before the
difficulty.
Mr. Linville was here called back to
the stand and stated that he got his
Information relative to plot against
DR.. Sapp from James Wi1frey.
Winfrey'S examination was again
taken up: [ met Linville and he
asked me what that crowd in front of
the stable meant; | replied that 1
didn't know unless it was about Jas.
Lamar's and DR.. Sapp's row; | expect
they will be for attacking him, but |
guess it won't amount to much.
Cross-eXamined: | was by the side
Of the stable: l didn't see Lamar with
pistol; | saw nothing unusual about
the stable; the talk with Lamar about
d pistol, was about 10 O'Clock the
night before the fight.
A. Il. PleaSantS: 81 live in Ker-
nersyiile; | am not interested in this
trial; L was at the depot on the morn
ing OF the row; L am section master
on the railroad; | saw the fight " The
remainder Of his evidence was about
the fight and Was repetition of
what former witnesses had told.
Cross-examined: | was about 1S0
feet away from the scene; / didn't see
Lamar with pistol; it appeared that
Or. Supp was trying to get rid OF his
grip sack.
Odel Beard: 1 reside at Kerners-
vsl'e: was at the depot that Sunday
morning; when l saw the parties;
they were fighting.
Frank Linyille testified. His evil
dence coincided and was along the
same line with the testimony given
by the defendant. Nothing new was
brought out in the cross examination.
George Core next testified. There
was no material difference in his evil
dence and that given by the defend
ant, relative to their conversation en-
the morning Of the fight. He also
told the same story about the shoot
ing.
[At one o'clock today the court took
q recess for dinner.
There are a number of witnesses yet
to be examined. The trial will prob
ably not be concluded before Monday.
Saturday. March 3rd]
G. H. Stafford was the first witness
called in the Sapp trial at the alter
noon session of the court yesterday.
Stafford stated that he saw the
fight between the defendent and
deceased. His account was very much
in line with previous testimony. On
cross examination he testified that in
his opinion Lamar weighed about 100
pounds and was d well developed man.
muscularly. Lamar was prize hand
and worked shapes in tobacco fac
tory.
S. G.. Ring: / reside at Kerners-
| vile; [ met Jim Lamar and Bob Jor-
| dan about Ii O'clock on the night of
! the first difficulty with DR.. Sapp; am
a police officer in Kernersviile; Lamar
came up to the depot and remarked to
some one: II called the gentleman
out;' Mr.. Jordan asked: "You didn't
go to DR.. Sapp's house" Lamar did
not reply; JORDAN continued, "you
| fool, it is a wonGer he hadn't killed
| d
| better go home and let this thing &C
or else get out warrant; Lamar de
MED having any difficulty with DIR.
Sapp, also that he had been to Dr.
Sapp'S house that night.
| j. n. Leak: L was present at the
| preliminary trial OF DR.. Sapp and tool
down the evidence; Miss Lamar swort
| at the trial that she was standing
in her uncle Bob Jordan's front door
DR.. Sapp's character is good; | know
| James Lamar; he was man of goOt
| stIength; his character was bad; car
ried concealed weapons-pistOls
knuckS, cct.
On cross examination he said thai
| he was u friend of DR.. Sapp; was OF
his bond for appearance at court
never heard anybody Say that Lama
carried weapons; DIR. Sapp's reputa
tlOn for the past three years has beer
good; before that time would ge
drunk; did not know if he had caused
man and his wife to be separated
did not know that he had seduced /;
young girl; have heard such charge
made; do not swear that Miss Lama
said she was in, Bob JordaE's iron
door when the fight actually tool
place; she never indicated at any tim
that she changed her position.
j. A. Gentry, jeweler at Kerners
Vile: The deceased brought a pair O
knucks into my store couple of week
before the difficulty; James Lama
came to my house Sunday mornin!
and said'that he had gotten into diff
Guilty and b. G. they could beat hin
when he was drunk but could no
when he was sober, and he would Sc
him again.
L. T. Davis: 1 know the genera
character of DR.. Sapp; it is very good
lanes IIanar,S charactor WAS not, 6