The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-03-27

shooting took place. Without saying Il word
Montgomery put the gun to his shoulder and
fired. Brown did not speak after being shot
When Montgomery came out with the gun he
first looked at him (Minor) then turned
around nd took aim at Jim Brown and fired
Knew the murdered man only from having
seen him in Elkton.
George Smith, colored boy knew Mont
gomery by sight, had known James Brown
for some time. Was one of the party snow
balling. Lucy Wilson had come along and
told them to look out Montgomery would
shoot somebody. Will Miller, one of the
crowd, said he guessed not. The snowballing
continued. Saw the shooting Mont
gomery in the act of raising the gun. He is
from Nashville, Tenn, employed around race
horses. Had been snowbaling about half an
hour. Men were wrestling around the lane
by the side of Montgomery's house when he
saw Montgomery look out the side door and
go back into the house, which was few
minutes before he appeared at the front door
and fired.
Lucy Wilson, the coored woman mentioned
in the preceding testimony. was called. She
testified that james Brown, the victim, had
boarded with her for two weeks prior to going
to Washington, and had returned the dav
before the shooting. He was carried to her
house after being shot Knew Montgomery.
He on two occasions had asked her to marry
him. Wanted to pay attention to her While
james Brown was at her house he had been
attentive to her. She had attended Mont
gomery while he was sick and the morning
of the shooting had taken his breakfast to
him. Ten minutes before the shooting she
saw the barrel OF the gun sticking around
the corner Of Montgomery's front door. She
feared that he would shoot and give no warn
ing. He had not said anything to her that
morning about shooting. After the shooting
she went into Montgomery's house. He was
sitting there crying.
When cross-examined: That morning she
went to Montgomery's house and asked him
what he wanted for breakfast Upon his Civ
ing her money she went down town, bought
provisions and cooked his breakfast at her
house and took it in TO him. Montgomery
had been sick with sore throat for two weeks
His throat was almost closed up. He was
weak and poorly and talked out of his head
sometimes. She attended him. and when not
able to so herself sent her little girl! The
gun he kept in the front room standing up
beside a settoe. and she had never seen the
gun moved out of the corner, even when
Montgomery cleaned up. She took his bread
fast into him about 8 o'clock. They were not
snowbaIling then. She went down town and
while there the snowballing commenced. She
had been Il friend OF MontSomcrys up to the
time of the shooting. After seeing the gun
sticking out of the door she went on an
errand and when she returned the shooting
had taken place. She lived on the same street
rs Montgomery only one house being between
her house and Montgomery's.
When she went back into Montgomerv's
house after the shooting Montgomery was
sitting down crying, and said "Lord have
mercy on me, | didn't intend to do it,
Mollie Anderson, colored. testified to hear
ing the gun go off and seeing James Brown
lying on the ground Went up to the house
of Montgomery and heard Montgomery say
that he was standing with the gun in his hand
when he fell back against the door and the
gun went Off Montgomery also remarked.
she testified, that Brown ought to have gotten
out of the way.
James Moore, colored, of Elkton, knew
Montgomery and had seen Brown a number
of times Saw montgomery after the shoot
ing. He (Nloore) lived on Paradise Alley.
Heard the heavy report of gun. A woman
in hiy lnuCn
killed. He went out and saw man lying
on the ground. Saw Montgomery, who said
to him. Jimmie. Jimmie, come here. come
here" He went over and Montgomery told
him to come in. Montgomery said, 'they say |
killed man, Jimmie, Jimmie. what shall
do? Oh, my, Oh! my. didn't know there
was gun in the house. Oh, my, Oh, my, /
guess they will hang me-" | told him it was
a pity he picked up the gun. He said he
hadn't thing against Brown. | asked him
if he was crazy. He said "No, no; but have
been sick Moore was in the house ten min
utes or so before any one came in.
The next witness, William Miller. colored,
a race track follower. Was one of the snow
ballng party. Did not see Brown when he
was shot.
The prisoner was next put upon the stand.
He gave his age rs 25 years, and said his
home was in Virginia, where his mother
lives. Came to ElktOn five years ago as a
deck hand on a schooner carrying poplar
wood. Deciding to remain in Elkton he first
lived with John Boulden. aiterward with
John and Tiny Thomas, then rented house
himself Had never been arrested before.
Two weeks before the shooting nc had been
muskrat hunting and fell into the river con-
tracing n heavy cold and sore threat. Since
then while feeling sick and weak he had
one day started to cut wood for Robert
McKeIvy near Elkton when he fell down in Il
faint and lay unconscious for an hour or so.
He went into Elkton and took to his house
with sickness. Was unable to work for two
weeks before the shooting. Had never had
never had any trouble with james Brown or
any other of the boys snowbaling with him
that morning. The night before the shooting
Writ Smith had been to his house to get some
wood. Smith had made fire for him and in
moving up the settee had taken the gun from
the corner placing it near the door. John
Boulden had gotten him some medicine the