The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-30
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II YOU bad passed that key to Gre
die you would have led about it,
wouldn't you"
iii had passed the key to hum |
would have been in the murder
Run away with Brantley once did
you not
Yes, when | was a boy
Did you consider yourself too good
to associate with Brantley?"
II am now a9sociating with him in
close quarters"
The question was repeated several
times, and witness hesitated to answer
but finally SAID he did feel himself
above BrantIcy's circle
Then your regard for public opin-
ION might prompt you to visit Brant-
/ ley at night # at ALI"
1T might, except on business"
TENTH DAT-THURsDAY JAN. %.
/ Brantly seemed a little Indifferent as
! he looked across at the jury aud chew
| cd gum Uriah Bell looked fresh,
| doubtless having rested better after
| having been examined and having that
strain removed.
Sherrcll Bell looked nervous still. but
was neatly dressed in new suit Of
| clothes.
| When Judge Hoke said, Call the
next Witness Mr.. Becl<with, Of counsel
| for defense, offered an almanac to show
the time Of twilight at Charleston and
Washington on a certain day, which
| had been mentioned in the trial.
The witness called was Deputy Sher-
| if Redditt He lives six miles from
! Aurora, and was the officer that arrest
ed the Bell boys.
Said Mr.. Moore, OF counsel for de
Tense, State to the jury where you found
them and whether anyone else was with
| them
Il asked Ben Thompson to assist me
in arresting them. He hasitated, but
at last went with me. We found them
behind Donner's store, but | saw no
one else with or near them :"
Did you see Dave Watson2"
No"
! If he had been there could you have
seen him =
Il think So
! Il read the warrant to them and
Uriah Bell looked up and said My God J,
you do not believe it"
Il think Thompson and | both SAID
we did not know what to believe"
Did you have Creole in charge any
time2"
YES, all the time.
"Did he make any statement about
Uriah Bell?"
lie made statement to me after he
had made one to Flowers
Witness SAID that Creole stated to
him that he (Credle), Sheriff. Bell and
! Brantley were in the fence corner wait
ing for Mr.. Bonner, and that after
Brantley had knocked Bonner down
Uriah Bell ran up and helped Brantley
throw him over the fence.
lie said Creole first stated to him
that Brantley shot Bonner twice, but
at once corrected it and said only once,
and be sad Brantley ran off and left
both the Bell boys with Bonner.
| Mr.. Rodman conducted the cross-ex-
animation. He asked, Did Brantley
want to see any one Monday night"'
He said he wanted to see Uriah Bell. >
did he want to see any one Tuesday
morning after his arrest? y
YES, he wanted to see several persons
and Uriah Bell was among the mum Der.
Did Creole tell you that Brantley
shot Bonner more than once?'
lie made two statements. First he
said Brantley shot twice, but he al
once corrected it and said he shot only
once"
"When the Bell boys were arrested did
Uriah Tell say he was prepared for the
shock 2
"He cid
Witness said that he and Lee
Thompson had been working in unison
until the Bell boys were arrerted."
''What did you tell Charlie Dixon ?
Il told him that Creole had confessed
to me and the Bell boys were implicat-
ed
Did you make any promise to Gre
de-"
No"
Mr.. Simmons asked if Brantley die
not want to see others besides TRIAL
Bell. and witness said he did.
Hugh Bell, brother of the defend
ants, was put on the stand. He re
jmembered the Sunday morning aftel
| VIII Thompson's store was broken into
SATURDAY. night. He said Uriah Bel
STAYED at his house that night. He
II came in fifteen or twenty minutes afte1