The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-30


testimony about Uriah Bell passing
him and Credle Sunday night while
sitting at a store door and Trlah beck
oning to Credle, when Credle saiC
Uriah gave him the key.
At 80 D. m, court was adjourned
SIXTH DAY-sATrRDAY, JANUARY 18TH
When the prisoners come into COur
| Uriah Bell looked somewhat indlfferen
to his surroundings but Sheriff. looked
thoughtful. Brantley looked tired
and leaned against his wife alnos
shiyering. The parents Of Brantlel
looked very tired, but his wife looked a
little hopeful.
The first witness for the day was w
| T. BRYAN. He corrobOrated the facts
testified to by others about the place
where the body was feund
John W. Flowers, Jr., was next called
and gave evidence that corroborated
Credle's testimony about Credle work
ing with his father; how Brantley
came on the Thursday named in Gre
dies story and was hired about Brant-
ley's staying in Credle's room at wit
ness fathers Sunday night alter the
murder and said very little about the
murder while there That he overlook
Brantley and wife that evening near
Aurora and crrried them home with
him. On cross-examination counsel
for Bells did not question him but
counsel for Brantley did.
There was a discrepancy between his
testimony and Credle's about who car
ried Credle to Aurora two nights Of the
week prior to the week OF the murder.
DETECTIVE FOWLER's EvIDEECE.
Mr.. John Fowler, chief of police Of
Washington, was next witness. He
saw BrantIey and Credle arrested.
They were arrested on sham warrant
because they were afraid they did not
have evidence enough to charge them
with the murder.
Witness searched them and found a
80 calibre pistol on Brantley's person.
Credle had nothing.
sDid you make threats to Credle? ?''
asked States counsel. 'NO; on the
contrary | told him when | was ques-
tioning him that he need not answer
my questions if he did not want to-
''Did you try to persuade him to i'm
plcate any one else?''
NO"
He showed Brantley two pistols, one
taken from his person and the other
from his house. Brantley said the one
from his house was his.
"Whose did he say was the other?"
Counsel for defendants objected
Court said it was competent against
the Bells. He then answered that
Brantley said it was Uriah Bells.
Witness went to hall next morning
to see Credle.
"Say what Credle stated"
Counsel for defense objected.
"Why2" asked Judge Hoke.
Because" said Mr. Beckwith, >'Credle
did not detail the same statement here
in his evidence" Court ruled with the
State and the defense asked for an ex-
ception.
Credle told witness that he was per
suaded to do what he had done. Sad
there were three others besides himself,
and it was Brantley and the Bell boys.
The whole thing was detailed again
in Credles's statement to this witness,
about as CredIe's own story put 1t.
The key that Credle told Fowler how
to find was presented in court and
identified by witness as the same key
and that it unlocked Bonner's store
Counsel for the State asked Mr.. Fow-
Ter, HAS any one agreed to pay you
Tor your services in this matter?''
He answered, "Not penny"
''Do you expect any remuneration
for your services?" asked States coun-
sell
Il do either acquitted or convicted .
FOWLER's CROss-EXAMINATIoN.
The crOss-eXaminatIOn was lively and
long. and only the sharper points can
be given. 1t brought out substan-
TALLY what the direct did.
Mr.. Moore conducted it In defense
of the Bells.
'On what do you base your expecta-
ton of pay" was the first question.
Because l know Mr. Bonner's fam
lily, and 1 do not think they would let
me do this work for nothing"
Then you are not in this for moth
lng?".
No and neither are you,' answered
witness.
"Are you not general detective?"
Il am, sir.
docs not your future success de