The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-13
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Mr.. Watkins Salu IL was dIUcT U
o'clock when he left home"
On cross-examination by Mr.. Morri-
SOD:
"Who slept in that room with you
and John and Fletcher"
evil Richardson and Will Tillman.
There were five boys. there"
"When John came in, how many of
the boys had gone to bed?'
"Will Richardson and Will Tillman."
'"What time did John come in?"
Between and 0 o'clock"
ibid you invite him to stay all
nightY'
mo. He said he wanted to stay"
did you go back to sleep after Mr..
Hale cameY
"No, sir"
Are you certain that nobody went out
OF that room after ar. Hale came ex-
cept Will Richardson, who went with
Mr.. Hale down to the gin houseT
~ am"
A'What did Mr.. Ingram say when he
came in?'
HE asked me who brought his horse
there. ! told him Henry Chambers.
1nen Fletcher and l got up to get his
horse and left John in bed. Mr.. In
gram asked for lantern, but we didn't
have one"
Didn't somebody get lantern from
Mr.. Kelly Wood!"
''No. No light was used"
WAS John in the room when you
went backY'
HE was. I lay down on the pallet
with him. Fletcher lay down on the
OATS"
did you all go back to sleep?"
"NO, sir, but we didn't talk. 1t was
good day when Mr.. Watkins came in.
Then l got up and went out and caught
the horses. Then ] went up the street,
but didn't see any excited people or any
person under arrest"
He denied that he heard of the crime
before about Il o'clock. He said he fed
Mr.. Hinson's horses before leaving the
stable, after Mr.. Watkins woke him up.
He waited for them to eat only part of
their corn and then called them out, as
they were behind time.
Fletcher Tial was the next witness.
He said he went into the room after
Amos and John had gone to bed. He
took lantern and went after some
water, came back and got in bed be-
tween Amos and John. The next thing
he knew was when Percy Hale khocked
at the door.
'Then Mr.. Ingram came and Amos
woke me up. Mr.. Ingram asked me for
. lantern to find his harness and / got
. tin lamp, had it filed with oil and
found the harness. Amos helped me.
Then we went back into the room. 4
lay down on the oats and Amos on the
pallet. l left JOHN on the pallet and
when wessUHrback he was cstill there
I got up and Invent out into the stable
70 look after the horses. gBeforeII got
back Mr.syxntkins came and xekena up
Amos. i..aahae44a Ns@ ka8 hs6aiT1
ibid youssee John any morea' .7sit12
II saw ANYWAY after. 6 o'clock, bring.
ing bucket Of water to Coley's bar
ROOM" ,.,.sessa 81 ss's &H1 s31sa 1vSsa.
On characterization by Mr. Morri.
son, Fletcher c0ntradicted himself in re-
gard 10 carrying lantern to the well.
He FIRST ssaid he brought the lantern
back TO his room. Then remembering
he had sworn there was no lantern in
the room next morning, he said he took
1t to the gin house. His attention was
called to his former statement that he
didn't go anywhere. except straight to
and from the well, and he said some Of
the boys took it to the gin house. Ask
ed what boy, he said it wasn't lantern
at all but tin lamp, that had no oil in
1t and he put 1t in a curry-comb box.
"What time did Mr.. Hale Gomez"
"About o'clock, half an hour before
the vestibule train"
"Were you awke when Mr.. Ingram
came to the roomY
1'No, sir. But Amos called me. We
were all there except Will Richardson.
He went off with Mr., Hale, but l didn't
see him go"
"When Mr.. Ingram got there were you
not up feeding the horsesy
mo, sir. 1t was good day. When
went back I didn't lay down. l just
leaned up against the oats. Amos fed
his three horses before Mr.. Watkins got
there. About half an hour after Mr..
Watkins got there Amos got his horses
and left. This was about 6:3O."
''HOw high was the sunY'
"About two hours high. left about
two hours later. John went on up town
Just in front of me. When l passed
Capt. Everett's store they had a man
in there"
Good character Of the witness was
proved by Messrs. A. J. Suits and
Blake Mapus.
Neil Mask, a young colored man, said
Miss Matte Cole told him the guilty
man WIS yellow, with sandy moustache.
The good character of Mask was prov
ed by Mr.. ID. NJ. Morrison.
Mr.. James Watkins, Mr.. Hinson's su-
perinrendent. swore that when he went
to tn. stable. after 6 o'clock, and saw a
Strange hoy there putting on his shoes.
Amos has told him since that it was
John Evans. He thought he got to the
stable about ten minutes past q.
On Characterization Mr.. Watkins
said there was nobody in the room but
Amos and John. The horses had al
ready been fed. He took them and
Went through town without hearing u
word Of the outrage.
Sheriff Smith and r. J. Pence gave
Mr.. Watkins a good character, except
that he drinks too much.
MIR. Percy Hale told of his going to
the stable to get his pipe wrench. be-
tween ! and 5 O'clock. He saw two or
Gle in, h.