The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-12-18

do Just as | d-n please" then said, want
you to go off and stay off or l will use my'
gum l got my gun and he walked toward
me. l fired both loads at him. The gun stay
ed in the corner where | got it all the time.
| ALWAYS carried a pistol. | used it to shoot
hawks Have shot twenty hawks with it,
The pistol was in the pocket where always
carried it. The two shots which | fired were
close together. I may have told Harry Whit
aker to go off or l would use the pistol. had
no intention of shooting Harry. When
threw up my gun Whitaker jumped behind
the plum tree. l expected that had hit bin.
| went away after had shot and came to Bel
Air, to Mr. Webster l did not know at that
time how badly Whitaker was hurt. Whit
aker's manner towards me was pretty rough.
| thought when | looked at him that | never
h ad really known him, from the way that he
was abusing me. l had no i'll feeling toward
him, but rather respected him. When l told
them to 60 of, Murphy was not there. He
had left, going towards the Fores: Hill road.
There was not much more than a second or
Two between the shots. When Whitaker ap
preached me, he came between run and
walk. l told him that l would rather that
he would 90. He said that he would do as he
d-n pleased. l warned him off, and II he
didn't go, would use my gun. II he had
kept on going there would have been no shoot
ing, but be turned and camc toward mo, and
then shot.
He was talking at tho door-stsps fifteen
minutes or more. l told him that intended
to move the week following. | had intended
to leave on Wednesday. That did not suit
him. l tried to pacify him, but he seemed to
grow worse. l saw j. Edwin Webster when
got to Bel Air. He and won't TO Mr.. Harlan
and Mr. Harlan took me into Bel Air.
Being cross examined, witness testified, 81
used the gun on Whitaker. He was advanc
Ing on me. Tbs two .hots were about sec
ond apart. He had q kettle In his hand and
had picked some plums. Ibid not see that be
was armed. He did not strike me. He came
back, no doubt, with the intention Of striking
me, but did not give him the chance. 1t was
about one hundred feet OF when the shooting
took place. After had got the gun he walk
ed toward me, coming back about fourteen or
fifteen feet He did not beg me not to shoot
l always respected Mr.. Whitaker and never
cursed him or spoke deprecating manner OF
him to William Z. Hanway. had the gun in
my hand and the pistol In my pocket, and
was not far from the steps when shot. |
saw Harry Whitaker there ard told him that
IL he didn't go off | would use my pistol on
to1l of he bn,
that day "If you don't go out of this house,
I'll take the law and put you out" Whitaker
never said anything to me about moving I'M
til the day that he came to Bel Air to see about
the insurance policy. l would
have moved from the place before, but Jim
was busy harvesting and could not help me.
Whitaker manner was so abusive to me that
day that wondered If HAD ever known him
before"
WILLIAM j. ToRsITHE.
~ was Deputy Sheriff last August, and on
the Cd day OF that month l was at Dowling's
place in the afternoon. l went there to arrest
him. l saw little boy there, but did not find
Bowling. l found a straw hat and bucket
under plum tree near the door, facing Whit
aker's property. 1 eaw no shot marks on the
tree. There were few plums in the bucket.
MRS. SARAH GREEN.
81 live in Baltimore. | was at Mr.. Whit
aker's last August. The I'd of August came
on Sunday. Mrs Whitaker and Miss Mary
went to church, the rest remaining at home.
We sat down to dinner about half all hour be-
fore Mrs. Whitaker got home from church.
Mr.. Whitaker said he had repeatedly told
them to leave the fruit alone, and it was no
use to say any more. Murphy said in jok
Ing manner, "Oh you want me to go up and
get killed" Murphy, Harry and Mr.. Whit
aker left after dinner to go up, and shorty af-
terward l heard the report Of gun. | had
heard them talking Of fox being about and |
supposed that they were shooting at It.
Voices were heard and some one, think 1t
was Harry, screamed. Florence cried out,
"Dowling has killed my father. Oh! BOWL
ing has killed my father" Florence was in
the room adjoining mine. / don't know
whether Dowling's house can be seen from
Florence's room or not. | heard the report
OF the gun, and heard Harry scream. never
heard Mr.. Whitaker speak III Of any one, and
don't know that ever heard him speak OF
Bowling at all.
yAxEs BOWLING, OF WILLIAM.
81 am son William E. Bowling. was at
homo on the morning of August I'd, but left
between eleven and twelve o'clock. Father
was homo and tho Norris boys were with me.
| saw Mrs. Whitaker on the Forest Hill road.
No one was home when came back. start
ed Gre Ia the house. Mr.. Forsythe came
while was there. The hat and bucket were
found under the second plum tree TO the right.
MRS. MARTHA WILLIAMS.
"Aurphy does not bear good reputation in
some parts of the city. can't say whether
his reputation for truth is good or bad"
EDWARD LAvALLE.
81 have lived In Baltimore for twenty years.
Have known Murphy since 1883, but have not
seen him for seven years. l don't know his
reputation for truth. The friends he went
with seemed to think well OF him.
JOHN 3. CALDER.
~ was at DowliDg's place this morning and
examined the plum trees. There are two
rows OF plum trees. examined the trees in
both rows, and there are no indications Of
shot on them. The outside row on the High
Point side has one tree partly blown down.
1t looks as II it has been down for some time.
You couldn't tell shot mark from wool
pecker's hole. l don't think that shot
struck the trees which | examined"
j. EDWIN WEBSTER.
81 was at Dowllng's place few days after
August I'd. went with Mr.. Maynadier. We
made q careful investigation of the trees.
We found no shot marks on the third tree on
the left hand. There was one pear tree near
a stone or brush pile which showed shot
marks"
WILLIAM &. BOWLING RECALLED.
81 don't recollect conversation between
myself and William E. Hanway concerning
Whitaker II such a conversation was held,
have forgotten It,"
Messrs. William o. Grafton, William E.
Hauway, Nathan Grafton, William T. Billings
lea, Abel D. Wilson, William A. Durham, DR..
+. P. smlthson, William Roe and j. Pearl
Wilson testified that they had never heard
Murphy's character for truth and veractty
questioned or discussed.
Both sides agreed to submit the case with
out argument, each side to be entitled to refer
the court to authorities without reading them
THE VERDICT.
After pause OF about ten minutes, during
which time many persons left the room, being