The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-09
GIRL TOLD WHAT TO SAY
WHIPPING THREATENED IN
CASE SHE FAILED.
ADDITIONS TO DURHAM'S ROAD FORCE
The japanese Student Who has been Speaking
on Missions in Durham Comes to
Raleigh. Conservatory of
Music OPP ming.


The case of the State VS.. Melville Par
ker, charged with rape of little Bette
May Hurdleston, the S-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurdleston,
was called Thursday afternoon. A jury
of twelve good and lawful men was
selected from the special venire of seven
ty-fiye, their names being as follows:
Messrs. California Massey, ]. A. Lloyd
w. r. Phipps, l.. A. Page, j. B. Belyin,
j. Il. Nichols, Noah Jeffres, A. A.
Couch, w. A. Ferrell. e. III. Emery,
Richard Morris and V. Wheeler.
The counsel for the defendant are
Messrs. Paul C. Graham and Jones
Fuller.
The first witness examined by the
State was little Bette May Hurdleston,
the child the negro was accused of rap
ing. She testified that she knew the
prisoner, and then told about his coming
to her where she was playing in the
woods and assaulting her. Defendant
gave her some water to make mud bis
cults. He put his arm around her and
then did the deed. Parker jumped up
when he saw Mrs. Hurdleston coming
On cross examination the witness said
that the reason she did not make any
cutlery was because she feared Parker
would kill her. She told her mother
about the assault soon after it occurred.
Attorneys for the defence asked the
witness if her mother and father did
not tell her what to say on the witness
stand, and she replied that they did.
She also stated that her mother said
she would whip her if she did not tell
what she had been told to say.
Mrs. William Hurdleston. mother of
the child, proved to be breezy witness.
She denounced almost everything in
sight, except the Judge and Solicitor
She stated that her daughter
was playing sixty-two yards from
the house. She saw Parker
down there and went to them.
Parker got up off his knees and was
standing when she reached them. This
was about the middle of the afternoon
The negro talked for a few minutes and
then went on after water. After he
had gone she carried her daughter to the
house. and was told what had occurred
She then went to her husband and fold
him, and next told the foreman of the
guards not to let Parker escape. She
washed the little girl before the arrival
of DIR. Johnson, but she did not make
a close examination. The testimony of
the mother and daughter conflicted sew
eral times
DIR. n. NJ. Johnson testified that he
was summoned to the Hurdleston home,
arriving there just before sunser. The
girl showed irritation and unusual red
ness. Could not say whether this was
caused by assault or by exercise in
playing. 1t was possible that a partial
assault could have been made and left
the girl in the condition he found her
There was no rupture broken skin or
bruises.
This morning the State rested its case
after DR.. Johnsons testimony. The
defense did not put on any witnesses.
Jones Fuller. of counsel for the ac-
cused, made the opening speech to the
jury. Solicitor A. l.. Brooks spoke next
on behalf of the State, followed by Paul
c. Graham, who had the concluding
argument for the defense.
p. m-Ihe Parker rape case was
given to the jury at 2:05 this afternoon.
No agreement at 8 o'clock tonight
OTHER DURHAM NEWS.
Rev. Nj. Matsumoto. Japanese stu
denst at Vanderbilt University. Nash
vile, Tenn, who spent nearly a week
in Durham, left this morning for Raj
eigh. Mr.. Matsumoto is a bright and
intelligent young man.
Rev. Dir. w. C. Tyree, pastor of the
First Baptist church in this city, re-
turned today from Alton. Va where
he and Mrs. Tyree have been spending
several weeks. Mrs. Tyree will remain
over there awhile longer. DIR. Tyree will
fill his pulpit both Sunday morning and
night.
Judge Brown, during this weeks term
of court, has sentenced quite number
of offenders to the public roads and
work house Of Durham county. They
are as follows: Jesse Vickers, resisting
officer, 40 days; Will Curry, larceny,
II months; Tom Scott assault and bat
terry with deadly weapon, go days; Pan
Patterson, carrying concealed weapon, 30
days; Albert Maynor, asasulting and
resisting an officer, 30 days: Moses
Webb, enlightenment, s months; Henry
feathers, assault and battery with dead
ly weapon, 60 days; Henry Wiley, lar
ceny, months; Matte Deyine and Fan
ME Barbee, keeping disorderly house,
6 months each; Dan Watkins, larceny,
4 months; Lii Peoples, Lou Winfield,
Bette Smith and Fannie Moss, gam
bling, 60 days each; Fuller Douglass, lar
ceny, 4 months; John Lee, larceny, 6
months; Ike Rycroft, larceny, 2 years;
Minnie Mapleson and James Long, lar
ceny, 8 and 6 months respectively; Ed
Day, assault and battery, with deadly
weapon, months: Will Pollock, carrying
concealed weapon, go days; Matthew
Yates, perjury, is months; Henry Ray,
carrying concealed weapon, 80 days; Will
Harris and Charles Freeland, larceny;
u months; Henry Hampton, carrying
concealed weapon, 30 days; John Will
liams, carrying concealed weapon, 80
days.
Rev. w. A. Smith, of West Durham,
exnects to 90 10 perauimanS county 10