The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-03-30

IN as an OIDcer.
Cross examined: The appointment was
made by the board I swore him in ; I
don't think bond was given; appointed
as policeman he was aid by costs, when
parties was convicted 81 for each per-
son arrested, after conviction no con-
Viction, no pay; he did not wear uni
form; other police of Durham got SAL
ary; Rollins did other work was not
stipulated to do this work at any partic.
ular time; don't know whether Rollins
wore a badge or not.
j. A. woodan Testifies.
T. A. Woodall said | have been chief
Of police six years remember the occa-
sion of Sandy Jones murder Rollins
was special policeman under my direc-
tion ; | assigned him to duty he had a
police badge / assigned him to Smoky
Hollow about June /, 1899 he had acted
as policeman and made a good many ar
rests; was on duty at night; citizens
had complained of disorder and I put
on an officer to preserve peace, with the
/ pay of a constable his record as police
man was good Rollins wore badge on
his vest most of the time; saw Rollins
! the night Of killing at the scene; Sandy
| was lying against q tree I arrested Roll
| lins; Jones was lying about forty yards
due south of Nan Whites; Rollins
handed me his pistol it had five cham
bers, two empty, three loaded; no officer
| but Rollins was there when I went up !;
| brought him up town; it was about
$50 o'clock when we got down town,
think saw John Jones in the mayors
| Office that night before I saw Rollins /;
| he was very drunk; Officer Cults had
him; it was a cold, rainy night, very
muddy and dark There were good
many people In town that night; Rollins
was sober; his clothes were torn; he
had foot print on his left arm, the back
Of his clothes was very muddy; was at
warehouse; saw Sandy Jones there !;
John Jones was there by order of the
coroner; he was drunk and boistcrous :;
| came near falling on his dying brother ;
Charlie Jones reproved him and said il
he did not behave himself he would have
some of the officers to lock him up Rol
Inns pants were cut the right sleeve was
partly torn out; Citizens Of that neigh
oorhod made complaint to me of misbe
navior in Smoke; l did not direct Rol-
ins to go to bawdy houses; Rollins was
special police, not secret police; he wore
badge; the town furnished him this
badge; he wore it all the time; Rollins
told me that John Jones and two others
had him down and cut him; I examined
his clothes.
A. ID. Markham's Testimony.
A D. Markham said he was present
when Rollins was elected as special po-
liceman.
what Nan White Said.
Nan White said she lived In Alamance
county; at the time Jones was killed
lived in the edge of Smoky Hollow; do
not remember the killing of Jones; saw
Rollins in my house that night about
dark; | sent for him to watch around my
house; was going to Raleigh; knew
him to be a policeman and assigned to
that side OF town he was at my house
only few minutes; while he was there
some men came and kicked at the door
| went to the door and told them to 70
away; was sick asked Rollins to see
IL he could not get them away; did not
want 10 be arrested for disturbance at
my house the bottom panels Of my door
were kicked loose; Rollins went out of