The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-25
81 CAROLINA

states counsel objected. and Judge
Hoke said. "Gentlemen. we can't go in>
to the trial of any other case but this"
Defense asked for the benefit of an
objection. and II was noted.
did Creole tell you then that If he
were caught in Il stealing scrape how he
would get out OF it?"
State objected: objection sustained,
land exception by defense noted.
Mr.. Moore said he proposed to show
| Creole disposition to conspiracy. He
wanted to show also that Creole had
stolen So
THAT would require n trial for the
larceny of $l0." said Judge Hoke, "nnd
l think we all have enough on hand
lnow."
This witness was dismissed without
being allowed to answer many Ques-
| lions.
w. II. Hooker was the next witness.
His evidence was short and not very
material.
Hugh Bell. brother of the defend
ants, was put OF the stand. He remcm-
hered the Sunday morning after VIII
rhompSon's store was broken into Sat
urday night. He said Uriah Bell stayed
ut his house that night. He came in
fifteen or twenty minutes after 12
o'clock.
MIR. Warren asked on cross examina-
ton. Were YOU clearing out your sta
bic that night?"
He said he was not
What day of the month was it Urrah
Bell drove out with your horse?'
Don't know"
L. II. Howard was the next witness.
His examination seemed inmnterial, rs
! It rela ted to what he heard In Aurora
| In October about Urah Bell and Will
Thompson going into the county one
night
on cross examination Mr.. Rodman
OF counsel for the State. asked him II
he had not done for the Bell boys. He
said he had done all he could that was
honorable.
Are you related to them?"
! YES"
Did you help select the jury?"
YES: 7 looked over them?''
| SHERRII.I. BELL ON THE STAND.
| Sherll Bell was next called. He loIk
| ed pale and excited when he took the
| stand. He was well dressed In a new
| suit of clothes. He showed less nerve
than his brother. and fingered at his
coat with his left hand during the ex-
| animation.
His examination was conducted by
| Mr.. Moore.
| lie said he is seventeen years of age,
| was born in Hyde county, lived there
moved to near Aurora, and lived there
| until last August, when they moved
| back to Hyde county. He went with
his father and came back to Aurora
| vi ON vi -NoNtllipeIF ~ lelp HIS DlSlISI
| Uriah house the crop.
| He had heard Of Thompson's store
| being broken open. His father was In
Aurora when 1t was done. Heard of
| Hudnells store being broken into also
| 1t was done before he left HYDE county
| While lie was helping his brother house
| the crop he boarded at John Lewis,
near his fathers farm. Ben Lewis oc-
cupied one half Of the house with Lew
| Is, and he had a room there until the
dered. He Went TO Mr.. lBest's to board
with Uriah.
| He remembered the ball on Thursday
night OF the week prior To the week OF
the murder Of Mr.. Bonner. but did not
| so TO the ball.
| You dGn't go to balls do you p"
| asked his counsel.
| lie answered that he did not.
Generally about two nights a week
he went to town. He generally stayed
Saturday nights with his brother Hugh
| in town?
Friday night of that week he. stayed
At home. Saturday he went hunting
and Saturday night he carried some
| squirrels TO his brother Hugh's. He
| stayed in town that night; stayed
around the store until 8 o'clock, and
Went home with his hrothe: Hugh
Stayed in town Sunday and went to
| sunday School. Stayed in town that
| night also. Monday night he stayed at
| home. Tuesday or Wednesday night he
| stayed at home waiting for Haywood
Jenkins 10 come and go hunting with
them.
Didn't remember going to town from
Monday 10 Friday. He was at Aurora
Friday night, the night before MIR
| 3onners murder, stayed about the
stores until or o'clock and went
nome and stayed all night. Uriah went
L" a dance at Oregon that night.
he and Criah ate supper at MIR. Best's
saturday night went to Aurora about
dark. uriah stopped at VIII Thomp-
sons store and he went to Mr.. Bon
hers. His brother Hugh came to him
TO talk about his going into DR. Smith
WICK drug store TO work. DR.. Smith
WICK wanted a boy, and a minister.
, Mr.. Harper. had recommended him.
Tom Bonner came to where he was
, and asked him to go to church with
him. He first told him he would go.
out men would not go because he did
!, not nave his Sunday clothes He re-
NAMED in Mr.. Bonner's store a few
minutes, went to the barber shop. stop
pea at the window and saw the barber
was busy, and did not go in He then
Went TO Mr.. I1udncll'S store From
, there he went to Thompson's store
10 see If his BROTHER Uriah was there.
[ looked IN. and not seeing him he then
went home
e Asked Mr.. Moore: when YOU were
. gong TO town that evening when did
: you See
u met Ben. Jones He asked me If
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