The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-17

| the shoes were respectively the same
length rs the tracks he measured In the
field.
Counsel for Brantlcy had II tilt with
witness about the different sizes of shoes
of the same make, but witness held his
Town we'll N
MIR. +. .. Buck was next witness. His
Testimony was about as the others with
+ emphasis on the fact that the toes of
The left foot OF the larger track turned
] in. 49,
! Here States counsel asked for Braut-
| leyS leg To be examined to see IL II had
not been broken, so as to cause such
| turn In his foot. Council for Brautlcy
! objected 10 having his leg examines
but admitted that IT had been BROKEN,
and that IL was The left leg broken
CRADLE TEST1FIES.
There was quite a little commotion in
the courtroom when II was announced
by States counsel that Cradle would
80 on HE stard. lie was sworn and
seated in front of the jury All eyes
were instantly gazing upon this witness,
who was about tn confess to one of the
foulCat murders that have ever black
cred The fair name OF the good "Old
North state"
Cradles head is SMALL he weighs
about $50 pounds; Is rather dark; has
pale blue eyes; rather heavy lips TINT
slightly pout when features are com
posed and viewed from profile. Talks
broken and lisps sometimes. Witness
looks fairly intellectual for one OF his
class.
MIR. Warren conducted the cxnmlna-
ton of this witness for the state.
Credle said he is about &c years old:
WAS born in Hyde county in 1870; has
lived at Aurora four years. He proceed
cd to give detailed statement of the
organization of the band OF hi. in:tia-
ton into II by the Bell boys and 3rant-
icy. Bran tley saw him one day In The
woods and proposed to him tn join the
band That night Ire wtont home with
'irantlcy to Aurora, where he saw the
Bell boys at l3rantley's house i!rnnt-
ley had told him That they could get
money more easily than to work for II
In the proposition to join the band
ltrautlcy asked Creole If he minded
killing n%an, and Credlc said he did
not wish to kill anybody.
Siuntlcy and tho I;cIl boys mot ut
l3rantlcy's house. Brnntley had told
his wife that Mrs. Gray UP stairs wish
90 u see her. She went up and left
l'rantley and Crecdlc together and then
IN sou boys came. Thus they CONFLICT
cd their arrang ment Brantlay and the
ticll boys told Creole they needed hin,
TO complete the band and that he need
not fear being found out as the icll
boys stood pretty well In the comGnu-
nifty and they had already succcsafuIly
robbed same horGss.
Creole described how they tried to
get chance ut several persons. but
were always Interrupted. so that their
plans failed. Uriah i5cll was captain Of
the band and Creole Sheriff. Bell and
lSrantly were to obey the orders of The
leader. When the oath was admins
tered to Credle they were All on their
knees, and TO disclose anything meant.
death.
Ceolly and calm!y the witness then
described the killing OF Bonner. Brlnt-
ley, @herrill Bell. and iinseif were 10
wait Tor Bonner, and Urah He'll WINS 10
give them notice when lonncr started
homo by whisSlng, Uriah soon wins
lied. and the others met Bonner nea:
his home on thc stree; ard ala thr
work. Crcd@ and s'hrrreu IScll cacf
had nistols and Brantley had set -
lNnuchS. iirIntlCy advanced ahead q
Sherrcll iIcli and Crcdlc ana linocksd
Eonner down With ihr knuc!<E, ana ,nl
other Two stCpHrd w to hep while tv n,
Eel stood up The street SOME distance
from them. They threw his body over
TN" fence Bonner spoke to them AMI
said: "Nicn. please do not, XIII me, ans
| VIII give You everything have.
Creole said. Lets 10; kill him."
said he could not do il. Erantlcy said:
Give me the pistol; I'll shoe; him
| Creole gave lirantley the pistol. ana
| he G!rantiGyD shot Bonner in the fore
head. and thcn lirantlry and witness
| ran. When they had gone about fifty
yards they hear:l another shot ani
| thought that Shcrrcl Bell had Shot
| him again Witness ana Hrantlcv went
! 10 iirRntley'S house, told Mrs Ifrantlcv.
| who save witnus: bowl OF water u wash
| blood from his hands. and she raised
| the window ana poured the water out
| Witness burned q silk hanbl;crchie'
| with which he had wiped blood from his
| hands. Erantley took empty shell from.
| pistol and threw il in the fire. ana. re.
| loading the empty chamber gave tht
| pistol to Mrs. Erantley and told hfe
| TO put II away. Also gave Mrs. Hrant-
! ley the knucks and she pat them undcl
| the washstand on the fi0or.
Witness went to he'd but did not
| sleep any until near day.
Went mex dag Il Mr.. Flowers. abou
| three miles in the country and re
turned that night. Creole and Brant
| ley both went ana saw the dead bod
| next morning after the killing. and
| walking down TO tho creek togtsli
| lSrantlcy said that the ball went in
| tho forehead where he meant for i;
| to go.
| When witness came back to Auror
! Sunday afternoon urinh Sell gave hin
| q key which Sherrcll Bell took froir
| Bonner's pocket and told witness tc
| throw Il in the creek. Witness wcnf
down the creek in boat, and whcr
| he landed near Flowers house he niF
the key in the corner Of the fence. and
afterwards told Brantley where il was
| Brantley and wife went to FlNwcrs'
also Sunday night. Were in witness
room when he got there. and witrere
slept in y rocking chair. Witness was
working for Flower.