The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-23
THE BONNER TRIAL.

| Mr. Flowers wa. going u Aurora
Monday and took Mrs Brant.ey back
| In the afternoon he and BrantIcy went
| TO Aurora and were arrested. He made
further statements about the arrest and
being guarded all night.
cRoss-EXAwTsATIoS OF CREOLE.
Credlc was turned over To counsel for
the Bell boys for cross-examination, Mr..
Moore conducting it.
At first Crcdle seemed tery much
disconnected at Mr.. Moore's broadside
Of cross questions, but later become
quiet and seemed at ease. Sad he had
never been to school more than two
months and that was not all at once.
Here court adjourned for the night.
FOURTH DAY-THuRsDAY JAN. 10TH.
Al the opening Of the court the
prisoners were in their seats. Brantley's
father and mother and wife we're with
| him.
MI 1DClI, DlObliti "a VIC taS-
PENDANTS was by their side. Also their
uncle Mr. c. f. Wahab, was with
| them.
The aged father of the murdered
| man was at his accustomed seat.
BrantIey looked Wearrled and the Bell
boys looked pensive. Soon alter exami-
nation was commenced Brantley's wife
placed an apple IN bis hand and he ate
it while she ate another.
Creole looked fresh and ready for the
renewed fire III the cross examination
The court ruled that evidence after
the killing applied only to persons
making the declaration and in whose
presence it was made.
During the cross examination Brant-
ley and wife whispered together once
or twice.
About working at Flowers and meet
Ing the gang the cross-examination
brought out about the same evidence
that was brought out in the direct by
States counsel.
The cross examination was tedious
in the details and description about
Mrs Brantley's house. Some new
things brought out about what Urlah
Bell said at Brantley's on Saturday
night of the week before the murder
In the main in the. cross examina-
ton by counsel for the Bell boys Gre
dies testimony was substantially what
it was In the direct examination by the
States counsel. Occasionally Creole
smiled seemingly at the vehemence
with which Mr.. Moore put some of his
questions.
In telling about the room in which
he slept the nights he was at Brantley's
he was asked about the furniture. He
could not tell about that, he said. He
remembered, however, that the bedstead
was high, old-fashioned one with
high posts. He remembered this be-
cause be hung his clothes on the post
When he made this statement his
chair was turned so that his face was
towards the prisoners, and Brantley's
wife laughed and he smiled.
On the cross examination Creole
stated that their purpose was to tie Mr..
Bonner, as had been their purpose tor
others for whom they had waited in
the hope of robbing, carry him off and
| later bring him to his safe and make
him open it. In his direct examina-
| ton he did not say anything about
| their purpose to tie Mr.. Bonner, but
did speak OF it in reference to the 9TH
ers they had tried to catch. He told
how be had sent for John Flowers af-
ter he was arrested.
"Why did you send for Flowers?'
| asked Mr.. Moore.
Because we were friendly and / was
in trouble" II told him [ was III the
| Bonner murder and that it was the
first scrape / had ever been in"
Flowers did not say to him that
| Brantley had confessed.
| John Fowler was the detective from
Washington who helped to get up the
evidence, and Flowers was the employ
er of Creole at the time of the murder
This statement is made here in order
that the reader may not get confused
with the two names that are so much
alike.
"Perhaps | have told this jury some
things | did not tell the coroner's jury,
said Creole.
Asked Mr.. Moore, Have you beer
told that the best thing you could de-
was to confess and that would save you
neck 2''
"No," answered the witness.
"Mr. Rodman told me TO so ahea(
and tell the truth
IN THE HANDS OF BRANTLEY's COUNSEL
Here the witness was turned over t
: Mr.. Simmons. counsel for Brantley