The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-06
TRIAL OF HARRISON.
THE DEFENDANT ON THE WIT
NESS STAND.
The Taking of Evidence Consumed
Three Days-What the Witnesses
Said Defendant,s Story He
Gives a $4,000 Bond.

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| THE SENTINEL closed its report Fri
! day OF the Harrison trial with the
| direct Examination OF Mr.. Sam Ebert
| In the cross examination the witness
| said: l have known Mr. Harrison fol
several years: his general character is
good: during my conversation with
Harrison he said great many things
to me that | have not told in this eX
statement as to the matter was; he
told me he went home at night and
there seemed to be something the
matter with his wife and she left the
table crying; that the same thing oc-
Cured at the breakfast table next
morning; that the next morning she
went to her mothers home; Harrison
went there for dinner and found his
wife standing in the door crying; he
asked her: sally, what is the mat
ter with you?" She replied: Come
in the room where mother is aud I'll
tell you all about it," She said she
took street car to come down to
Mrs. StantOn's to have a hat or dress
fixed and that she went to the door
and told Mr. Stockton to stop, but he
said he could not stop; that he had
passed by the place; she asked him
three times to let her off and she
would walk back; Stockton answered
he could not stop, but he would bring
her back and it would cost her moth
ing extra; that he carried her over on
South Side; l understood MI. Harri-
son to say he understood his wife to
say it was on West End, but l told Mr..
Harrison that l thought he was mis-
taken; that it was done on South Side;
Mr.. Harrison also stated that his wife
said Stockton frightened the breaks
and came in the car; she said he
(S:ockton) reached up as if he was 60
ing to get his book OF records, but in
stead Of doing that he grabbed her
and pushed her over; my best recOllec-
ton is that Mr.. Harrison said his
wife said he did not think he succeed
ed n his attempt to criminally assault
her; she said she kicked him off, and
that he got up and went out to his
place OF business; think there was
something said about her telling
Stockton to take her straight home
and not stopping; Harrison told me
that Mr.. Stockton, father OF deceas
ed) came to his house and begged him
not to take any steps until he could
look further into ii: it seems to me
that Mr.. Harrison said Mr.. Joseph
Stockton and his son, Frank, came TO
see him (Harrison) at latter's father
in laws home; l think Mr. Harrison
said Mr.. Stockton said If he would not
have anything done with his son he
would send him out OF the State or
United States, perhaps; Harrison said
he sat up with his faJher-in-law and
mother-in law nearly all night talk
ing what TO do about the matter; they
ffna llu Rnnol16o6 RI lot tho Phi
send his son out of the country; Mr.
Harrison said they discussed the ef-
feet that it would have upon his wife
and little children by having trial
in court and they concluded to let him
leave; said that was the last he saw
of him until Christmas time, '96;when
went to the store 10 repOnse To the
letter he wrote me, he asked il L had
heard tell OF the reports in regard to
his wife | told him l had not heard
anything, but in truth | had heard
runor in Salem, but did not want to
tell him: Mr.. Harrison told me he had
been by Mr.. Stockton's house and
would have killed him IL he had got
to seen him; l would have shot him if
he had been by his mothers side; Har
ris0n said that since then he had
studied the matter over concluded that
he couldn't afford to kill him because
it would leave his wife and little chill
dren with her poor old father who has
only one leg and he is not able to take
care of them; that he had decided that
if he could get him out to nearly beat
him to death; that he wanted to get
him where nobody could pull them
apart or interfere with them; [ told
him that would he much better than
killing him; that | could arrange for
him to meet him so he could go at him
fair; Harrison said he would do that
and il he beat him he would take 1t
and say nothing more about it; he
said he would pay me S25 if | would do
it; told him l would try and let him
know next day if he would come to n
s. w. depot, where l worked, by a GER
tain hour next day. When Harrison
came to me next day he said he had
changed his mind and proposed
to kill Stockton on first sight;
Harrison said TO me that Mr.. Joseph
Stockton hadn't treated him right;
that he had promised to keep the boy
away il he would not have him ar
rested; that Harrison said had it not
been so long that he could have him
arrested, but il would be the same
exposure as il he had had him arrested
would not do, as it would expose your
wife, your whole family and no telling
what would be proved; | am not posi-
tive whether anything was said about
Stockton having friends, money and
influence; after Mr.. Harrison had the
talk with me at the depot l went and
told Paul and his father what had
passed and told Paul he had better
Keep out of the way; Paul said: well,
I'm prepared for him aud IL he gives
me any showing at all FL do the best
1ar h linz Of or hnf I hot
parties and arranged for the inter
views heretofore spoken of; when then
they met Harrison said to Paul: Il
have come to hear your statement"
Paul went on then to make his state.
ment; Paul told Harrison that was
the only time he ever had anything to
do with his wife,; after the converse
tion Harrison said: "Pdul, l can't
shake hands with you; l can't do that;
out you can go where you piease-IIl
not bother you'll know that Harrison
told me at one time that his wife de-
MED bitterly the charges made by
Stockton; that IL upon investigation
he found them true he must first pro-
vide for his children; that then he
would go away in such a waylthat
nobody would know why he left;
gave Harrison his two pistols after
we stepped out on the street at Stock.
tons home; Paul was with US; think
Paul said something about his having
a good pistol; shortly after this last
interview at Stockton's house, Harri-
son came to my house; he told me that
his wife denied bitterly all Stockton
had said; Harrison asked me to hear
her statement as I had heard Stock
toms; Harrison said his wife would
come to my house and face stockton
as to what he says; shortly after this
Stockton said he was going to the
mountains in Virginia and make his