The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-21
TOOK ONLY 20 MINUTES
SENTENCE WILL BE L UUNC-
ED THIS MORNING.
THIRD MURDERER CONVICTED THIS WEEK
The Testimony Yesterday Moore Takes the
Stand. A Yoahfl O Q der is ool
tipon With Mercy and Given
his freedom.

There was hush in the crowded court
room late yesterday afternoon as the
jury filed back to THEN positions to
render their verdict in the Moore case.
Tie prisoner faced the twelve solemn
men, with his right hand uplifted. 1t
was an anxious moment even to those
present. What emotions filled the pris-
onar were not manifested by any out
ward sign.
Guilty-of murder in the first degree,
said the foreman of the jury, Mr.. p. G.
Enniss.
These fatal words must have gone
crashing to the brain OF the prisoner,
but he erceiyed them calmly. The only
visible effect on the prisoner was the
working of the fingers of the right
hand.
The jury were out only twenty min
utes. The case being given to them at
400 and their verdict being rendered
at 5:15 o'clock.
Judge Brown reserved his sentence.
which viii be pronounced this morning
ut 9:30 o'clock
Shaw was represented by Mr.. William
Snow and Mr.. Robt N. Simms. They
handled the case with great ability and
made able arguments before the jury,
hut the odds We're two heavy against
them.
This case was resumed yesterday
morning at $3.50. Moore himself went
on the stand and gave an inter
esting account of the affasr. He testi-
fed:
Il was a convict in the penitentiary
for the larceny of mule. 1t will be
four years next week Am man OF
family. Wife has died during my stay
in the penitentiary. Have a little daugh-
ter, and mother so years old. | WAS
a trusty and had access to tents, etc. |
was on duty at night with Mr.. McKer-
non. / ought to have been free on
September -, 1893, as the attorney who
prosecuted me informed me that the
Governor had staken a year off my sen
tence. / thought there was some foul
play about not releasing me from prison
and | made up my mind | would go
home. / secured an old pair of pants,
some biscuits, and knowing the dogs
were afraid of the firing of gun,
went into Capt. Bradshaw's tent and
left camp intending to strike the road
to Fayetteville, then go on home to
see my mother. see my little girl and
then go West. Then / was going to
write the Governor to forgive me for
running away. as / thought | had
right to be free. If he would not con-
sent | intend d to return and serve
out my sentence"
Tnb+ I irata
took back TO the road. When | got
out the dogs overlook me. The puppies
came close, but I could control them;
!. but the old big dog / knew | could
not, so | shot my first time to scare him
off. All the dogs were barking. but
stopped when / fred. Then a shot was
fired at me, and then / shot again, and
went to the bushes. | got up to a
fence and saw some one. Heard Mr..
McGill call to Shaw, telling him to 90
back, that Moore was up there with Il
gun. Shaw then began to curse me
and told McGill and McKernon to come
on. Moore is here. The dogs renewed
their barking, coming on towards me.
Shaw couldn't see me, though | could
see him. / knew his reputation for
killing conyicts and / moved on in the
swamp. The dogs came close al;d |
could see McKernon and hear Mct1iH
and I heard some one shoot and they
were coming towards me. | called to
MeKernon TO call off the dogs. Some
one shot at me and | shot to scare the
dogs / got into a clump of trees. Nc
Kernon was only 10 or - steps away.
Then / saw Shaw and Temple coming
towards me- McGill and McKernon
were approaching ON the other side.
Their guns began to pop and fred,