The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-06
TAKING TESTIMONY.
THE PRELIMINARY TRIAL OF
J. w. HARRISON.
Before Justices Lehman, Douthit and
Bessent-Ev Reduced to
Writing-Some of the Testi-
mony Given for the State.

| mony Given for the State.
The preliminary hearing OF the
| case OF the State against j. w. Harrl-
| son, charged with killing Paul Stock
| ton, was set for a. IN. last Thursday,
| but it was about II O'Clock when
uIfe prisoner ard his a5tOrnies entered
| the courthouse, accompanied by the
| father aud mother of the prisoner g
wife Mrs Harrison, with a babe in
her arms, entered shortly afterwards.
Justice Lehman associated with
him in the hearing Justices Douthit
and Bessent.
Messrs. Glenn s. Manly and Watson
Buxton represent the defendant, and
Mr. A E Holton appears for the
State.
The following witnesses we're sum-
moned in behalf of the State and the
most OF them were sworn before the
taking Of testimony began, viz: G.
A. Ring, j. E. Ebert, Aug. Rugga,
DR.. r. F. Gray, S f. Conrad, f. S.
Conrad, Sam Ebert, M. E. league, L.
E. White, III d. Frazier, w. w. Spain
hour. N Y. Peterson, DR.. Fl. V. Hor-
ton M. L. PEBBLES and Julia Jones,
colored.
The witnesses summoned by the de-
fence are H. E. Burke, B. j. Sheppard
and john Wallace.
1t was decided that the evidence of
each witness should be reduced to
writing and signed by the witness,
and hence the procedure was slow and
required considerable time.
B ]. sHEPPARD's TESTIMONY
Thursday, Dec. 80.
The first frst witness introduced
was B. j. Sheppard, who stated That
little after 1l:30 o'clock yesterday
be took car on Liberty street, front t.
ing Ruseu bacher's clothing store
Paul Stockton was ON the car, stand
ing near the door on the left hand
side. He had a switch lever ia his
hand. Another man was en- the car
He didn't know him. Stockton got
UP and run the Car around on Fourth
street, where it was stopped. just
before the car started, Stockton was
on the front Of the car, near the
switch Just before starting, Mr..
Harrison came in. Stockton had his
hand oD the switch. Harrison came
in from the front, next to OHanlon's
store, and deposited his fare in the
box Harrison passed within six or
eight inches Of Stockton, behind
Stockton. l went on the car to Sum
NIT street. No one else on the car
besides Harrison, Stockton, 1.-THE
son on the car when l got off the east
side at Summit street, about 200 yards
from where the cars usually stop
Cross examination-I talked with
Mr.. Harrison as we went out. He was
as cool as usual. Talked with him
about the weather Saw the deceased
between five and ten minutes after |
got off. From something / heard, l
hurried to the point. Found car in
Car was still. No one on it. Stock
ton was living sort OF on his face, on
his left arm. As soon as l arrived l
looked at the wounded man to ascer-
tain who it was. / recognized Paul
Stockton. His face was matted with
blood. / didn't see the wound until
after his face was washed. Subse
quently, / saw a bruise or dtscolored
place in corner Of left eye, think it
ball came out. / picked up glove
about FIVE feet vest of where Stockton
was. l handed the glove to John Eb-
ert. The west end of the car was
about fifteen feet east Of body. He
had on blue overcoat. Cape Of over
coat was against his head. His over
coat was unbuttoned; didn't notice
the otlor coat. Not positive about
top button OF overcoat. Didn't see
and when / returned don't know
whether he was dead or not. He was
taken up and put in car on stretch
er. He was then dead. As soon as he
was put on the stretcher Mr.. Ebert
tried TO take bis overcOat of
Redirect examination-Car track
runs little south of west where the
body lay. Body was about 60 or 70
feet from w. L. HIPS house, very
nearly in trout of JOhnston's house.
Question by COurt-When Harrison
came on the car Stockton was facing
a little to the south Of west,
JULIA JONES TESTIMONY.
The second witness was Julia Jones,
Hills. She said the body was found
in the street at point between Mr..
Patterson's and Mr.. Conrads houses
saw the body. just before / saw
the body heard pistol shot. [ set
| the dinner out of the stove after hear
| ing the pistol shot Didn't take me
long. Went out in yard and spoke to
yard boy about some dry wood. saw
colored man running towards JOY
| ming back. 1t excited me and start
ed to see. Saw a car pass just before
pistol shot. ] was at west window.
| Saw Mr.. Paul Stockton on car as mo-
| torman. He was running the car, his
| face towards the west. Saw man
standing in front door; 1t was open;
he had his hand up. like he was put
| ting in fare. Car was running pretty
\ fast. Mr.. Johnston's house hid the
car from me as 1t run around, Man
had his hand up last saw him and
motorman had his hand on switch,
looking in front. The other man was
/ standing right In door, with his face
| towards Mr.. Stockton's back. After
i they were out Of sight, it was three
| or four minutes before heard the pis
| tol FIRE. Car ad not time to get to
end of line, I don't think.
Gross s-examined-Been living at Mr..
Hill's year and two months. Knew
Mr.. Stockton before / went there. UI
to year ago, he ran by there a great
deal. Then he went off. Yesterday
morning was the first time / had seen
i him since he came back. The regular
| Conrad's house. It's about as far as
across the Courthouse from Mr.. Johns.
| tons house to Mr.. Conrad's. I went
close to where body was lying. Didn't
see Stockbon's pistol or belt. Mr.
McClement came out on car yesterday
i after the shooting. He did not SPEAK
i to me then, but I talked with him
this morning, in the presence ol
others. He asked me Ii / was scared
i This was all he asked me and this wa
after Mr.. Holton got through witt
me. Car could have gone about tt