The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-20


al the mills tor 81
Il do not. When he first came 10
the mills he came to the engine room
and told me he had been 10 Coughen-
our. mill and was nearly frozen
Mayor Perry here adjourned the
court until 9 80 ocloc. Tuesday morn
ing. Grave fears were entertained a
to the results OF the blow, and the
court did not allow bond but left the
defendant in the custody Of officer
Dunn.
sANEs DIED.
TUESDAY morning about the time Tor
opening court. news came that James
had lust died 4 new warrant was Is
sued against Moore, charging him with
the killing OF James, and the same wit
nesses we're called. Allsbrook and
Bracy swore to and slgred the testimo-
ny they gave IN the evening before
stephen Ellis was examined again
by defendants counsel but his testi-
mony was substantially the same as 1t
was the evening before. He said that
as James started from the dye tub with
his paddle he was dragging It behind
him and hc did not say in his exam
ination Tuesday morning just what he
said Monday evening about Moore :
going backwards towards the door OF
the engine room.
Moore was committed to jail to await
trial next week.
Physicians we're called to see the
wounded Young man soon after he was
struck and he had good attention. The
entire community deeply regrets the
whole affair The young men were
| both under twenty years Of age.
James was brother to the young man
that was killed about two years ago al
Hobgood by a newsboy. Great sym
pathy is felt in the community for the
families Of both James and Moore.
INQUEST HELD.
Mr. James. the father of the young
man who was killed, telegraphed tC
Weldon for B. F. Gary, county coroner
who came on the afternoon train, an6
had the following persons summoned
as jury of inquest W. +. Whltmore
]. w. Bell, J. S. PAUL, I. W. Eenner
C. Speed and E. w. Hyman. The jury
in body with the coroner and DR.. }
r. Pope viewed and examined the bod,
of the dead man and returned to TIT
Mayors office to take the testimony.
DR.. J. r. Pope was called and testi
fed that he was called to see Jane
about an hour alter he was struck. Ill
found that James had received blow
on the left side of the head, with th'
skull crushed in, and that he had III
doubt about the blow causing death
which occurred Is hours afterwards.
Mr.. Fenner asked, "DO you thInl
the ra,nc blow would have killed an,
other man."
eyes / think it would have kille'
almost any man.
''Do you think any previous WOUND
on his head had anything to do will
his death %
NO; ;" it was not broken where hi
head had been previously sawed open
His skull was thicker there than any
where else, though there was a sin
there"
This closed DR.. Pope's testimon
which he signed III the presence Of th
coroner and Jury.
Stephen Ellis was called and test
fed substantially what he had twic'
before, which has been given in detail
above.
Claude AllsbrOok was called and ties
titled substantially as he did on III
preliminary examination Monday al
ternOon, adding that Moore after h
struck the blow looked at James befor
Bracy came in and followed witness an'
Bracy as they were going to James AM
looked at him again.
G. w. Bracy was called and stated
as he did Monday afternoon.
F. L. Bell was called and testified
that James was at his house Sunda
night Feb. 10Th. He asked James
he was going to church, and he said b.
was not He said, Il am afraid to &C
for Mr.. Bob Moore said if he caugh
me on the streets | would have him t.
whip or kill"
Witness told James that he woult
not 60 then. James did not 90 unit
after two hours had passed
This closed the evidence.
THE VERDICT.
The jury, with E. W LYMAN as fore
man, after a few moments of cOnsulta
ton, returned and rendered the follow
ing verdict: That deceased came t,
his death by blow given by one Rob
crt Moore with q deadly WeaOOu. II