The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-20

boro knows more about the matter than
this--if indeed he did not plan it and
hire Joyner to execute it.
At any rate the FURNACES left here yes
terday Immediately after Joyners con-
fession to have Scarboro arrested.
On the same train with them Went
Sheriff Mooring. of Pitt county, with
Cephus Langley, the other negro brought
here charged with this crime. He is tax
zen back because no violence to him is
feared since Joyner,s confession. He
may be kept in Jail until court meets OF
he may be released later on straw
bond. 1t is believed now that he is in
nocent of the crime.
I'm mighty glad to go back" he said
yesterday. and his face and demeanor
showed it. Il want to see my folks
elijah lied on you. didn't he?"
Yes. sir. but he said he had to do il
to save his life. He done told me he did
and asked my forgiveness. Them was
scarey times, tell YOU
Elijah Joyner and Cephus Langley, the
negroes charged with the Dongala mar,
der and arson, We're brought here on
May 10Th. to prevent lynching in Pitt
county where the crime was committed.
The officers that brought them had no
doubt Of Joyner's guilt. Langley. how
ever, they We're inclined to believe mno-
cent. There was only circunlstantial
evidence against him, the principal evil
dence on which he was held being that
given by .Joyner.
In JoyEers house a bloody vest was
found. with the inside pocket torn out
also a hickory club, from which blood
had been wiped. These things Joyner
could not explain. Then there was the
bloody paper that he claimed to have
discovered near the houses of other ne
groes. and which led to his arrest
Forced to confess by being swung to
a limb at the end of plow line, Joyner
said he put the paper there: that he and
Cephus and the other three negroes
Ben Dixon. Ben Johnston and Jim
Dixon committed the crime, and he
was seeking to betray the others in order
TO get the reward. He afterwards stated
that he was told he would get the re-
ward whether he was implicated or not.
All of which goes to show that Joyncr
is not only cold-blooded. deliberate
murderer. but most mercenary crimi-
MAJ. 1t was for the purpose Of robbery
that he Killed Turnage and then it was
for the reward that he tried to fix the
crime GII others.
.joyner said in his first confession that
they went to the store about 3 O'Clock
he and Langley and Johnston and the
two Dixons-and woke young Turnage
up. They told him they wanted to buy
w-liiskey. Turnage turned them in. got
the whiskey for them and was about
IN into his pon,n xx-ha1, thn loun
in his hand suddenly went out and some
one struck him with club. Langley
was the man who struck the blow, JOY
ned said then: also the man that cut
FURNACES throat and fired the house.
All of this Joyner now says was Il
lie: that he alone did the killing. After
numbering Turnage he pillaged the store
hunting money: but got little. being I'M,
able to open the safe. Then the store
was fired. with Turnage in it to hide the
double crime of the night.
The fire was discovered by Mr.. L. l..
Turnage. owner of the store and uncle
of the murdered man. He lived short
distance from the store, and was
awakened by the bowling Of his dog.
Looking out he saw his store in flames
He hurried there to arouse his nephew
and failing TO do so, broke through Il
window to find him lying near his bed
with his throat cut. His harsds were
cold. but the body had not had time to
get stir. This was about o'clock.
4..oodhounds were sent from here to
try to track the murderers. but they
arrived too late to be of any use. De-
tectives We're then employed and they
worked up the case