The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-06

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G. s. Ebert said the first be knew OF
the matter was a letter he received
from &r. Harrison asking him (Ebertl
Christmas 1896; l went to see him
about two days after, at Rosenbach-
er's stone; Mr. Harrison went on to
tell me something OF the trouble he
had had with Paul Stocktou; he told
me Paul had insulted his wife or
something to that amosnt; I think
the next he said IN give you $25 II
you'll get him out 80 | can give him a
Renteel whipping" ! told Harrison |
Thought 1t would be no trouble to
get him out: that l thought he would
go out and take IL fist ann skull and
settle IL that way.
The next time | aaw Mr.. Harrison
was at the Norfolk e Western depot
yards where ] worked, the next day or
the day afterwards Harrison said,
sam, I've just come down to tell you
| don't think it would be treating you
right for you to get that boy out, with
the understanding that we are to fight
IL out feir. for I'm going to kill him
the Grst time get chance at him;
L don't think it would be treating you
fair to let you bring him out" l
think the next word / said TIC him
was, "Mr Harrison | wouldn't bring
him out for nothing in the world II
that be the case" | begged Mr. Har-
rison to not kill the boy; told him it
would just simply make bad matters
worse, Harrison said, Sam, | just
can't make up my mind to let him
live" or words to that effect. He
didn't say why, then.
The same night l came up to SEE
Mr.. Harrison again, at the store l
had long talk with him. We came
outside the store and sat down. |
told Harrison 1t would be best il he
could make up his mind not to be too
fast; that there was always two sides
TO every question; think Mr.. Har-
risOn said Il know that, sam" | also
told Mr. HARRISON | thought IL advlsa-
BILE for him TO meet Mr. Paul Stock
ton; [ think Harrison said, all right,
he was willing tn meet him and hear
both sides Of the questions: | think
Harrison asked where he could see
him and l told him | would go with
him right to MIR. StocktOn's house.
We went right on on down TO Mr.
Stocktou's house | told Harrison on
the way IL was understood I was To
have charge OF all guns; Harrison pull
ed out both of his pistols aud gave
them TO me: went on to Mr.. Stock
tons; Pau wasn't at home: we went
across the street 10 Mr w III Browns
aud called for Stockton; PAU came
opt and went back TO Mr.. SJockton's
and went in the parlnr; nobody pres
ent but me ard Harrison and Paul
Stockton. They sat down and | told
them to talk it over They did toe
talking; think Harrison said first
i've come down to hear your side of
it," Paul said, 'Mr. Harrison, I'll tell
you how IL cane about;" he said "yOur
wife has been flirting and cutting up
with me for sometime" lie said, "she
got on my car when 1t happened three
times before she could get to South
End without anybody being on the car
out NE and heIi when she did get over
she did not resist at all Mr.. Harri-
son said, Paul. or Mr. Stockton, I've
always had little doubt IN my mind
as TO this matter by my wife leaving
it several days before she told me OF
it, or | would have killed you the first
time l heard it, when [ got on the car
Ween l came on there | came on with
the intention Of killing you, but there
being little doubt In my mind about
il was what saved you" | think Paul
talked next. He said. "Mr. Harrison,
IL you don't believe what I've told you
I'll give you the names Of men you can
ask to find out things concerning your
wife" end gave Charlie McClamroch
as one Of the men aud Mr. Frazer,
VINO works ut the electric light house
He said, "Mr. HARRISON, Charlie Nc
Clamroch is the cause OF this whole
business and you never would have
known nothing OF 1t If it hadn't been
for him" He also told Harrison that
his wife came to hlm on the car and
asked him II he haG disease, and she
hnd tnl no ha N aI 10
told her there was nothing the matter
with MIN The next he heard of it
she had told her husband. Harrison
said, Paul I'm glad ! saw you, be
cause there was a doubt IN nv mind
about IL" and | think Mr. Harrison
said this clears IL up or gives ice salts
faction, or something to that amount
Stockton. said I'm glad to have met
you and explained 1t /" | said "I'm
glad you've come to some conclusion
about IT," Paul wanted to shake hand
with him. Harrison said, Paul. |
can't do that, but you can go where
you please; Eli never bother YOU"
We left directly.
l saw Harrison sometime after
that. He said, Sam, I've just made
up my mind that l can't let that son
of - live" l begged him not to do
anything. l think he said he wouldn't
II he could help It. After Harrison
had told me this l warned Stockton
of 1t. This was shortly after Christ
mas conversation OF 1896. Paul said,
Sam. l don't know hardly what to do
about IT., but If he does make a break
at me I'll do the best eau for him >
Before or after the last talk with
Harrison, l don't know which, Harri-
son said "if ever get a chance at him
Im going to fix him or he'll fix me,
and don't want crowd around to
bother US :"
At this juucture, court took a recess
until 2:30 p. No., at which time the
examination OF Mr.. Ebert continued.
Mr.. Ebert said: After settlement
at Mr.. Stockton's bouse, l met Mr.
Harrison on the street, few days
afterwaTd, and he took me In the
store and made me a present Of hat.
Harrison said: "Sam I'll make you a
present OF this hat and pay you any
thing else YOU charge for your kind
ness in this matter" l thanked him
and told him l charged him nothing.