Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-10-14
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denee to His Certain Doom.
The evidence before Justice
Broadhurst yesterday, in the case
of Henry Knight, referred to in
yesterdays ARGUS, was as fol-
lows:
Sam Wright | saw Henry
Knight last Saturday in MIR.
Carr's store. He came out of
the cotton field: he was eating
candy, and | think he wanted some
cigarettes. l saw HIM again about
an hour by sun He came to the
store. | told him | had about $50
cords of wood to cut. He said he
would like to help cut it. Before
he left he said he Lad to come to
town and would like to borrow my
shoes. 1 pulled them off and
loaned them to him, at the corner
of the store. [ kept on my stock
ings. l took his shoes. He asked
me if | had a pistol. l told him l
had. He asked me to lend it to
him, and | did so. He then said
hat Mr.. Hop Coor had something
for him to do, and it amounted to
the rise of 800. He said for me
to meet him on the Southern road
next morning = Sunday. 10
come down the road till
1 met him. l came out to
the road by the county road. l
met him at the little house at the
asylum crossing. We sat down
on the road. He asked me if l
had come by his place of business.
| told him l had not He then
gave me back my pistol and shoes,
and after giving them back, he
gave me 50 in silver and a pearl
handled pistol and watch, and told
me to come on to town and do
away with them, and that if l
could get a chance, to sell them.
He said for me to ask 81. sc for
the pistol and $3.50 for the
watch. We then stood up and
talked a little and l started off;
when | had gotten a little ways he
called me, and asked me to 60 on
homo and do like he said; to go on
home and put them down; and
asked me when L was coming
back out there. | told him if l
did not come back Monday, l
would not come back till after the
circus vas oyer.
He cid not tell me where he
got the pistol AMI watch.
How came he to give them to
you?
l. w III W.
Did not you swear before the
Coroner that you got them from
Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chi
cago?
did. [ thought by doing that
| could sell them and get the
money for them.
Was Knight bloody when you
met him.
No. There were some stains on
the shoes, but l thought they
we're polk stains that l got on
them dyeiug the gun stock for
Jimmie Joyner.
i He was shown the shoes that
knight had on. He said they
were not the shoes he got from
knight Saturday, that those
shoes were broad toed, and tied
with leather strings. The ones
Knight had on at trial were
pointed toes with cotton strings.
Cross-examlded by Mr.. w. G.
Muuroe, Knights attorney:
live in town. Goldsboro has been
my headquarters since last Au-
gust a year. I did not know what
Mr.. Coor wanted him to do. Did
not give it a thought. I just
thought he wanted my pistol be-
cause he was coming to town. ]
got to town Sunday at 1925. ]
left for town early by sun. I go1
the pistol 1 lent Knight from
ISears, Roubuck & Co. I did moi
kill Nh. Carr. 1 was home ,thar
might. 1 went to bed early thai
might. I don't know what day il
5 was l first told about Knight. I
wrote it to Mr.. Henry Grady and
told it to Mr.. Broadhurst.
Henry knight examined: I die
:. not get Sam Wright's shoes, die
mot borrow his pistol. I came tt
lGoldsboro that Saturday night
1 was working for Mr.. Ed Cur
ley in IS yards of Mr., Carr
store. I went to the store twic'
that evening: the first time I wen
= to get a sheet of writing paper
There were several in the store
|. I was ba~refooted. There was
yellow lady came up and I wen
9 and got two sheets of writing
paper for Mr.. Henry Higgin
daughter. L hadno talk wit
Wright: the second timeI wen
there we're 8 or 10 in the store
l went to borrow a razor for Nj
Ed. Gurley to shave. Nh. Car
was playing the fiddle at tn
time. He stopped long enoug
to give me the razor and | too
! it right back to MIR. Gurley.
ihod no fo1L with WRIGHT thpr