The Democrat., 1896-01-30

at his store.
Late IN the afternoon the aged Ia
ther Of the murdered man left the
courtroom, seemingly broken down
with fatigue.
EIGHTH DAY-TUEeDAY. JAN. 2lST.
When court was opened Mr.. Rod
man, OF counsel for State, asked to re-
call w. A. Thompson. He was allow
ed to recall HIM for one question only !:
Odd Uriah Bell come INTO your store
Thursday night OF the dance, in the
week prior to the week Of Mr.. Bonner's
murder"
Il think he did," SAID witness.
did not Mr.. Guilford purchase a
bucket Of snuff from YOU, and did not
Uriah Bell come in at the time?"
"Yes he and some one else came IN
with their hats off, like they had come
from the dance hall"
Charley Sparrow was called and tes-
tilted that he lived five and a half miles
from Aurora. He was in Aurora the
night Of the murder and saw the Bell
bows. His evidence did not seem very
material.
Mr.. Warren, of counsel for the State,
on cross-examihation, asked
did you say to Bryan Bonner that
the id scoundrel, Uriah Bell, was
with you in FIVE minutes after he kill
ed Bonner?"
Witness said estate the question
again
1t was stated again and he answered
in the negative.
John Matthews was the next witness.
He saw Uriah Bell in DR.. SmlthWicH s
office the night of the murder, but
could not tell whether he left about the
time Credle said Mr.. Bonner was killed
Sam. w. Styron was the next witness
Was in Aurora the night of the mur-
der He went to VIII thompson
store and saw Uriah Bell about s o'clock
Jim Taylor, colored, was the next
witness. He said he was in viii
Thompson's store the night Of the mur
der and saw Uriah Bell there.
Wallace Guilford was the next wit
ness. He testified he overlook Uriah
Bell Sunday night after the murder
as he was going to Aurora, took hin
up in his buggy and carried him tt
his brothers, (Hugh) Uriah did no
eat supper, only little cake. He wa
with Uriah Bell and one other tha
night guarding the Bonner store, whe1
Hugh Bell was clerking. Guarded it be
cause the key was taken from Mr.. Bon
ner's body and they feared some one
might go in with it. He thought be
saw Uriah Bell all the time about the
hour when Credle said Uriah Bell beck
oned to him to cross the street anC
gave him the key and told him tt
throw it over board.
Mr.. Warren cross-examined him fol
the State, and was quite severe, as he
was on all the witnesses he examined
Isn't it your purpose to testify thai
Urlan Bell had no time to slip tha
key to Credle?'
Repeat, please" said witness.
Il was repeated, and witness, aftel
hesitating, answered yes.
Mr.. Moore, of counsel for Bell boys
asked 'Have you any other purpose
than the truth?''
! The witness answered no.
Henry Bonner, Jr., testified next
He corrobcrated Wallace GuiiforC
about going to Aurora Sunday night
Also corroborated Credle's evidence
He saw Credie with Daniel Paul unde
Hudnel's stoop Sunday night about tht
hour Creole said he was there.
On cross-examination this witness
was severely rubbed by Mr. Warren, fo
the State. He said he had seen Trial
Bell at negro festival and that he wa
drunk
K. I. Bonner, the States witnes
that presented map of Aurora, wa
recalled to calculate distances and Fl,
places.
c. L. Dixon, also the States witness
was put on the stand by the defense t,
cOrrob0rate evidence about borrowin,
his gun Sunday night, after the nur
der.
DEFENDANTS BROTHER TEsTIFIEs.
Hugh Bell, brother Of the Bell bows
testified about the sitting up Sunda,
night in the Bonner store, where b.
clerked.
He saw Sheriff. Bell in Mr.. Bonner
store the night OF the murder about
o'clock. He asked Sheriff. to sta
With him that night, but Sheriff. sal,
he was sick, and was going to TAX
some medicine
The cross-eXaminaticn of this witnes
was long.
Did Sheriff. Bell say to you in tn
presence OF B. D. Rowe tbat ha couL