The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-16
FORREST SAW 1T ON 9TH
BAILEY PROVED AN ALlBI FOR
MONDAY.
MANY WITNESSES WERE EXAMINED
The Character Of Both Bailey and BEL
Attacked. The Case Continued Until
Thursday Afternoon at
$50 O'clock.

The case against l-ahl'i
charged with defacing a monument III
the Confederate cemetery, came up lor
trial before Mayor Russ at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t will be remell-
bered that at the former hearing after
the prosecution had rested its case a
continuance was asked and granted so
that the defense might prepare its evl-
dence refuting the charge. A large
crowd had assembled in the mayor
court when the case was recalled yester-
day. Messrs. w. n. Jones, }. ii. Elem
ing and j. G.. l.. Harris appeared for the
defense and Judge Spier Whitaker ap--
peared as the counsel for the Lanes
Memorial Association. =.
The first witness called was Mr.. j. W.
Bailey.
do you know where lamar Balies
was on Monday, the 9TH day of Feorn-
airy lastg' the witness was asked.
Nv brother. Lamar Barley, was at
home on the day mentioned, when | went
TO NV dinner, and | know he was there
between the hours of / O'Clock ana .
o'clock p. m. on that day.
ILdIn6EG DdSnlOlu W dEs hN-Nb '~eet4NN N
asked if he knew of the whereabouts of
Lamar Bailey on Monday, February 7th,
Il was with him from $3.50 o'clock on
that day until might. We went to john
sion street station, from there to the
block office near Union depot, and from
there to Jones & Powell's wood yard.
We stayed there until about dark and
then went home"
II pntyplI nRvf called.
Ibid YOU see Lamar Bailey and Ear
nest, Bashford on Monday afternoon,
February THU
They were at the wood yard together
one afternoon about that time, | don'tl
remember the exact day or date; they
had been there once before together"
George Glenn was next called.
ibid you see Lamar Bailey on Mon
day, the 9TH of February"
Yes, sir"
What time:"
About twenty minutes after l."
do you know the character of Henry
Bel.'
a do"
What is itY'
Bad
He was asked by Judge Whitaker who
he had heard say that Bells character
was bad. Have heard his father say
that he was the biggest liar he ever saw.
Have heard dis grandfather say that lie
would not believe anything he said
do you know the character of La
mar Bailey"
II do
What is it?'
Good"
DO Won know about his tramping to
Chicago!"
NO; know nothing about his tramp
ing anywhere"
Walter King was called:
Ind you hear Henry Bell say any
thing about pictures on the monument:
NO, sir; we were at the cemetery and
/ saw some writing on the monument.
l asked him if he knew who wrote ii,
and he said he did not"
G. II. Sewers was called:
do you know the general character
of Henry Bell The question was ask
ed by the prosecution as to what he con-
sidered was a mans general character
His actions. what he does and says"
and from this he considered his charac-
ter bad. He had heard his character
impugned by MIR. Clifton, of the firm Of
Clifton, Scarborough & Co Wood White
had said that he was untruthful and he
had heard a great many others say that
he was untruthful.
W. Il. Bonner was examined, the same
question as TO Bells character was
asked:
''Couldn't say that he knew his gen
eral character. Had heard Mr.. Ihos
Jones, Mr.. Dughi and others make
charges against him. and if l must
judge from what others say, his char
acter is not bright"
Mr.. Il. NJ. Martin testified to Henry
Bell having approached him and asked
if he had not offered a reward for the
man who drew the obscene picture on
the monument. He told him that he had
not offered any reward but
reward of $40 had been offered
and If it was necessary to apprehend
the man he would add $40 to it. Bell
then said he could put his hand on the
man. He told him to go to Mr.. Forest,
when Bell suggested that he would see
Mr.. w. @. Stronach. 1t appeared to him
that Bell was hunting information con-
corning the reward offered.
Here the defense closed and Judge
Whitaker asked that the defendant be
recalled. On taking the stand he was
drheh dDouL Trip ne MADE 10 (nlca go
and how he got there. Il went TO Chi
cago it would be hard to tell all about
how | got there; rode part of the way. -
On the Baltimore and Ohio freight
trains he had permission to ride on the
cab, on other trains he rode ON the
trucks.
Didn't You tramp to Chicago?"
Il don't know; suppose you might say
I hoboed nv way"
"Where else have You tramped?"
Il couldn't fell; / worked some at seo
] was not tramping then; first went
away from home at IA. and had nv
fathers permission to go where pleased
and return home when / got ready"
'You say you did not make this pic
tnre''
mo. sir, did not make it,
"You could make such picturcs?"
Don't know what kind of "a picture II
was. Have heard it described and sup
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