Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-10-07

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teat it or not, he said if you can't
toat it drag it. l picked it up and
handed it to him at the door.
This occurred before he washed.
He reached his arm in at the door
and took the valise I could not tell
whether there was any blood on his
arm or not. He stayed in the
kitchen about a half an hour. He
came in the house where we were,
after he got through bathing. !
did not notice what kind of pants
he had on. He had a blue pair
of pants he wore every day and he
had a streaked pair and he had on
the streaked pair Saturday. He
would always come n and get his
valise before Saturday night. and
then he stopped at the door and
asked me to hand it to him. He
did not tell me why he did not
come in the house where we all
were. 1 did not notice what he had
on. He left my house Sunday
morning about light We all went
to bed the same time that night.
He had his clothes on Sunday
morning when l walked up and
said he was going to Goldsboro
and if he did not come back Mon
day evening he would not come
back until after the show. He
paid my mother 60 cents for cook
ing after he got done bathing. ]
did not see any other money"
After the witnesses we're al
ex AHMED the jury had the sheriff
to bring Sam Wright from jail
and put him on the stand. UP
to that time the jury had held
their session in secret, but the
doors of the court room were
then thrown open and the large
crowd who had been hanging
around the court house all day
filed into the court room and took
seats where they could get agood
look at the prisoner when he cane
i'll. He is a tall mulatto with a
good face and his general demea-
nor on tho stand did not betray
any guilt of the horrible crime
with which he is charged. He is
known about town and those
with whom he had dealings are
surprised at his conduct in this
instance.
In response to questions asked
him by the jury. Sam Wright
said:
Il live in the upper end OF
town, I have been here 1:
months. I came from Georgia.
I have been working for Mr.. B
Hastings for three weeks. I have
been staying at night at Aunt
Lizzie Joyners. On Saturday ]
was at the gin house in the morn.
ing and I went to Mr. Carr
store about 10 o'clock. Ista5 &c
there about an hour and ther
went home to dinner. I wen
back to the store after dinner
between 1 and 2 O'Clock anc
stayed their until z o'clock. J
come on home with Mr.. B. Hast
ings. I then set down and ca
supper and went out and throweo
up, and stayed % or 80 minutes.
went and asked Julia Joyner fol
my satchel and went to the
kitchen and thought I would pu
on some clean clothes. [ did no
wash anything but my feet
Jeems come in while I was wash
ing nay feet and stayed a few min
utes and went back to the hous,
and so did I and went to bed.
stayed all night and got up a
early sunrise next morning. g..
came on to Goldsboro. got her,
25 minutes to IL, got some
thing to eat from a restauran
and give the woman a ten dolla
bill and she gave me the change
I got the ten dollar bill from Mr.
Isaac Fields about 2 months ago
I had a gold-plated watch 1 go
from CT. Roberts. & Co., Chi
cago, Ill. I have had it about
months, Chief Freeman took i
from NE. The watch cost m,
$18 so. I did not wear the watcI
because I did not have no dres
clothes. [ had another watch be
longing to my wife. L have tw
pistols. Oae is a 80 Ivey John
son black handle and the other i
a Smith & Wesson 81 inch bar
rel with ivory handle. G. S
Roebuck & Co. gave me one an,
III bought the other from ther
and it come by mail. I have has
the black handle pistol 4 or
months. I paid 81, SO for tn
ivory handle pistol. It is nc
| blood on my vest and shoes. !
, is pokeberry stain. I did no
have Mr.. Carr's watch and pisto.
When I left his store Saturda,
! night there was three white me
5 and one colored boy there. The
6 were drinking wine and dancing
I showed the black handle piste
to Mr. B. Hastings but had neve
shown the white han lie one G
the watch to any one."
The Verdict