The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
THE HARRISON TRIAL.
REVIEW OF EVIDENCE GIVEN
BY WITNESSES.
Three Speeches Made for the State
and Three for the Defendant-The
Jury Returns a Verdict of
ssNot GuiIty''

ssNot Guilty.
The case Of State VS.. John w. Har
rison for murder. was continued IL
the Superior Court Wednesday
At II O'Clock the State rested it:
case and the defendant was placed
upon the stand.
Mr.. Thomas Patterson was sworI
and described the position of the body
about like Rev. S. F. Conrad did, not
materially d fferent, except in refer
ence to the pistol. This, he said, was
buckled around the waist, it being
somewhere in front of him. He testi
fed that Mr. Harrison's character is
good. Also said that the negro settle
ment through which Harrison usually
passed, was dangerous neighbOrhOod
at night.
JOHN EBERT'S TESTIMONY.
81 am a motorman. On going out
to see the body, found Paul lying
near the track, about car lengths
from where the car usually stops.
took pistol off of him. The witness
that the pistol was in the rear some
what over right hip He had his coat
buttoneG at top about two buttons,
bat overcoat was unbuttoned There
was blood on the dash Of the platform.
No pools of blood on floor.
All passengers have to make exit
and entrance at the front door, the
back platform being closed 1f a per-
son should sit on the north side OF a
car going west, up near the fare box,
he could not see the motOrman except
slightly through the glass OF the fare
box" Witness then described the
manner OF running the car at the end
Of West End line substantially as Mr..
Ring did | saw pistol while he was
lying there and | stopped down and
took the pistol off of him. Mr. Wat
SON questioned him as to where he
said the pistol was on the preliminary
examination, he having said on that
examination that 1t was on the left
hip and having shown on this exdmi-
natiOn that it was in tie center OF
back, little toward the right hip.
Here the witness was confused. and
at suggestion of Mr.. Watson. again
put on the pistol belt, this time show
Ing the pistol over the left hip. Here
the Inconsistency was obvious "Mr.
Stockton left the employ of tue com
pauy about a year and eight months
before the shooting. Mr.. Harrison
has a bicycle and often rides out home
on it. He hadn't been on my car for
two weeks. Probably he don't ride on
wheel on cold DAYS. Harrison gen.
orally goes to dinner about 11:30.
DR.. HORIZONS STORY.
/ saw MIR. Harrison Christmas day
a year ago in Salem near big coffee
pot. He had been drinking. He said
he was going down to have settle
ment with Mr.. Stockton. l told him
TO come back up town with me. He
replied that Stockton was just back
home and had been talking about his
family and he was going TO settle II
with him. Harrison was mad. had
Lawrence McCrary TO telephone &c
Stockton to keep out Of his way Har'
rison's character is good.
W. W. sPAINHoUR TEsTIFIEs.
Policeman .Spainhour, of Salem
testified as to Harrison being in Salem
sometime about last Christmas neal
Stockton's house; he wandered about
the streets seemingly trying to tnc
Stockton.
SAM EBERTS STORY.
Harrison wrote me note to come
to see him last Christmas, 1896.
went to Rosenbacher's store and saw
him. He asked me had l heard severa
stories about his wife. l told him no
but really l had. He then saidiP Pauhhac
committed rape on his wife, and theI
added, Sam, I'll give you twenty fly
dollars II you will get him out in
clear place where / can give him ;
genteel thrashing." | told him
thought l could get him out easil.
and / would let him know next da,
where to meet him. Didn't see Pau
that night. Next day Harrison cam
to N. & W. depot where l was a
work, and said: Sam, I've decided
can't fight it out fair with that fel
low, and it won't be treating you righ
to get you TO get him ont 70
me to kill, for I've decided to kill hin
If l can ever get him out" l the
begged him to desist.
That evening l saw Mr.. Stockto
and Paul; told them about it; severa
days afterward I went and begge
Harrison not to be in too big hurry
that there were two sides to ever
question. / finally got him to go wit
me to see Paul, Harrison giving %
his pistol to hold at nv suggestion
AT the meeting Harrison told Pat
he wanted to hear his statement
Stockton then told his side of it. Hel
| witness told Stockton's story OF no
| he said he had had intimate relation
with Mrs. Harrison at her own ii
| stance and pleasure, adding that Cha
| lie McClamroch put him on to it, an
| recommending that he (HarrisoD) s
| see Mr.. Frazier and Mr.. McClemeI
| and others for verification of b
story Then Harrison said:" Pau
I'm glad / met you, for there has a
( ways been some doubt in my mir
| about this, or | would have killed yC
first time | saw you. because she wal
ed so long to tell me-" Paul adde
1T has been seven or eight days tn
she has waited" Then Paul told
her coming to the car and asking hi
filthy questions. / then asked Harl
son to shake hands With Paul. He
fused, but said: paul. you can
wherever you please; / shall nev
bother youn / think Harrison sa
something about being satisfied, b
i don't know We all walked out
sidewalk and / handed Harrison |
pistol. Then both Paul and Harris
spoke of having a good pistol. Ne
time / saw Harrison he made me
present of hat The last time / 81
Harrison said s'Sam, can't make
nv mind to let that = live" he &
terwards said that IL he got a cham
or words to that effect, he would ha
to kill him."
Here Mr.. Watson began to cross I
anime witness by asking him ii
hadn't avoided telling the whole ste
which Harrison told him about b.
Paul had assaulted bis wife, etc. HI
Mr.. Ebert became somewhat confus
Il
II WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
In the morning the cross-examir
tion Of Mr.. Ebert was concluded. I
Watson drew from him the VIII
story Of how the Stocktons had gt