The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
4 Shocking MURDER
Man Found Dead in the
Woods.
HIS MURDERERs ARE CAUGHT
The Man, First Supposed TO BE Me-
gro, Turns Out 10 BE j. @. Far
rington, a Guard NJ the
County Home.

Last Friday evening about
( o'clock a man was found dead
IN a piece Of woods beyond Eliby
creek, about two miles from the
city on the Roxboro road. DIR.
| N. NJ. Johnson, the coroner, was
notified and he went out and
made all examination. He said
It was an unknown colored man
and ordered his burial at the
county home. The corpse was
taken to the home but was at
once recognized BY the snperin-
tendent as j. G. Harrington, a
guard at the home, who had been
missing since Wednesday.
Foul play was suspected at
once and another examination of
the body was held Saturday. De-
composition had taken place to
such an extent that the physi-
clans could not arrive at the ex-
act cause Of his death, but believ-
ed that he was choked and died
Of strangulation.
Harrington was in the city
Wednesday, drinking pretty hard
and as he was known to have had
money on his person the police
and county officers went to work
to traak his movements 10 dis
cover his murderer or some mo-
tive for the crime.
They soon discovered that he
left the city about 5 o'clock in the
afternoon in a dray for the county
home. The drayman was inter
viewed and his statement gave the
officers their first clue 10
work on. He said that just out
side Of the city limits Harrington
was joined BY Fannie Wilson. a
colored woman Of disreputablc
character, who accompanied him
to Elcby creek, and the last he
saw Of them they were going to
the woods where Harrington was
found dead Friday evening. This
at once threw suspicion on Fam
ME and she was arrested. Alter
wards her house was searched and
a bundle Of shirts which Earring
ton purchased from I. ]. Lambe
Wednesday and which he had in
his possession when last seen
alive, were found iii her house, I'LL
an old mattress. She then naae|
a statement, saying that Charlie
Bane a colored man brought the
shirts to her house and left them
there and during her absence hid
them in the mattress.
Bane was also arrested and
both were given a preliminary
hearing before a magistrate Sat
urday evening and the magis.
tratc decided to release them in
bond Of $50 each, but Mr.. G. y.
Green protested against releasing
them saying that a murder had
probably been committed and
ask the court to hold them with.
out bail until the matter could be
further investigated, and the re-
suit has shown the wisdom Of
his protes. The couple were held
without hail TO await further in.
vestigation.
Wednesday morning the wo.
man, Fannie Wilson, made a full
confession, laying the crime on
Bane and duplicating Charley
Manley, colored barber. Her
confession was made to Jailer
Tear and Deputy Sheriff Crump-
Ter aud IS as follows:
ION last Wednesday morning Mr.
Rigsbrr came 10 my house and told inc
that he had rented the room was In,
and that had 10 get ont. came up
the street about 10 o'clock aud went 10
see Mr.. Matthews about house. After
seeing him went back and got my din.
ner. came up street that afternoon
between . and ! O'Clock. and met chas.
Bane on Parrish street. lie had pawned
my basket for whiskey At John Harris
saloon, and he aud got into dispute
about u.
While We were quarreling Mr. Dock
Harrington called me across the street
and went 70 him. lie asked me wha,
We we're quarreling about, and after
had told him, he asked me II he could
see me; told him YES. but that had %
10 and rent me room FIRST. We both
went under the shed OF the old wilkeri
son warehouse and had talk When I
came back chas Bane said; What were
you talking 10 that damn So De-
for,p
n told him was talking % him BE.
cause wanted 20. lie then asked me
II be had not told me before, II hc eyei
caught me talking % any damn white
man that he would either kill hin Or me
one, told him that he did not have
anything 10 DO with me. We had some
more words and left him.