The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

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Got to Elebee Greek we both got out,
and the drayman came back He and ]
went short distance along the road
turned into path on the right side,
and went to piney old field near by.
We stopped there and stayed until
about 9 o'clock when told him mus,
20 home; he went with me as far as the
road.
Just as we entered the road, Chas.
Bane ran up and knocked Mr.. Docl;
down with his fist. ! hollered, don't
hit Mr.. Dock and he turned and strucl;
me In the breast and knocked me down,
Mr. Harrington jumped up and put his
nand behind him. and chas. Bane ran
back up the road. Mr.. Dock asked me
to 30 back with him to the place we had
just left and help him find his knife
that he had left there; went back with
him, and he struck match to look for
the knife. While he was bending over
looking for the knife Chas. Bane again
ran mp and knocked him down. When
he fell Bane got on him aud began
choking them and beating him In his
face with his fist screamed 'murderl'
Charlie Manley then ran up, and said
II you holler again, | will shoot your
damn heart out of you l heard the
struggle going on. and heard Mr.. Dock
groan and say. Lord have mercy. /
ran into the road and hollered as loud as
! could; chas Marley ran after me, and
threw two rocks after me. He told me
that he was not after me, but after the
mans damn money. left them there
and ran all Of the way home.
II did not see them any more until
Friday morning when they came TO my
house together. chas. Marley lay down
on my bed and asked me il had said
anything about what / saw them do.
told him that had not said anything,
but asked them what must do il the
white.folks said anything about il to me.
They both told me IL / ever told il tina,
they would kill me If il was the last
thing they ever did. began crying and
asked them what TO do. Bane said, If
the white people say anything to you
tell them that he came with you on top
of the hill, and there you met a white
man, aud that he went back with him;
you tell them that and We will get out
of lie Is dead. and you keep your
mouth shut until We &c; to Norfolk; we
have 30, the money Chas. Bane then
pulled handful Of money--both green
back AMI silyer-out Of his pocket, and
said, 4 have got plenty asked Man.
ley where his money was. and he would
not tell me.
when ! asked Marley, Chas. Bane
turned to me, and said, damn you. q
BET / kill you before next Sunday night.
he said that he would get me IL / ever
told il, even II he had to get some Of his
friends 10 set my house on iire and burn
1 down on me. They then went of.
md did not see them again until Sat
arily morning whei Bane came back
BY ilims slf .-"
'Wher he came in he had tundle
unier his arm, ana shirt in his hand.
lie threw the shirt down on the bed,
aud handed the bundle to my daughter.
Wy daughter then put the shirt and
bundle in the trunk, where they were
when ] was taken away by Mr.. Lrabtree.
When came back with Mr. Crumpler
10 search the house the bundle and
shirt were both IN the bedtickiug."
The trial Of chas. Baue. Chas. Manley
and Fannie Wilson, all colored, charged
with the murder Of J. {. Harrington last
wednesday, week ago, came up before
Squires d. {. Mangum aud ]. $. Dur
ham Thursday morning 10 O'Clock.
For an hour before court convened
large crowds began to gather in and
around the court house. When the doors
we're opened they began to pour into the
room and in few minutes the room was
packet full--all the standing room be.
ing taken up.
The prisoners. who have come into
such prominence in the past week, were
ushcrcd into the court room at 1905
and given seats.
Defendants ehas. Baue and chas. Man.
icy were represented by r. B. Boone
and V. 5. Bryan. and Fannie Wilson by
Il. ". cannady. Fred. A. Gren, county
attorney. appeared for the State.
Before going into trial the court or.
dercd that III boys under IS years Of age
be excluded from the court room. The
cour, also asked that Ill persons get out
81 the windows. lie had to repeat the
order several times. uud finally the sher.
III wns ordered that all who refused to
obey be brought before the court. This
bad the desired effect and the windows
remained clear from that time on.
Mr. Bryan, for the defendants, asked
that al 81 the States witnesses be ex-
Guided from the court room. Mr.. Green,
Tor tho State. also requested that the de.
PENDANTS witness be treated IN tho same
manner. The former were sent to the
room on the left, while the latter went
10 the right. Several witnesses, how.
ever, were allowed 10 remain in the
court room.