Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-09-07
CONFESSES HIS CRIME
The Murderer of Captain Barnes 8
Tells The Post of His
Cold BlOOded Deed.

Cold Bl0Oded Deed.
Raleigh Post.
The murderer of Capt. Calvin
Barnes, of Wilson, N. c., wa
brought here this morning fol
safe keeping.
| J. J. Jefferson is the name O.
! the murderer. He arrived here
this morning at $50 over the
Southern Railway from the east
in custody offs neeial Officers Jake
Edwards and Tom Wells, of VIII
son.
The prisoner was taken out o1
Wilson county Jail shortly after
dark last night. The talk OF
lynching had become rife, and il
was found necessary to remove
the prisoner, Who was quietly
driven to station nine miles
this side of Wilson where he was
placed aboard the first train. The
{ fhcers came direct through to
Raleigh with their charge.
To a representative of the
Post This morning Jefferson &C
knowledged that he killed Cap
tain Barnes. The prisoner told
his bloody story from behind the
oars in the city station house
without displaying the least bit
of concern. He was cold-blooded
in his recital of the facts aud had
only harsh words for hts vic~
lin.
jefferson is a tall, sparsely-
hnilt man. He has a grizzley
brownish beard. that conceals
ais white face. His eyes are pos
itiyely wicked.
"Did you really kill Captain
Barnes?" The prisoner was asked.
~ shot at him." he replied,
without the least hesitation.
They wore this on mo, and I
reckon | killed him.
II have been farming for Cap
tain Barnes. I had a whole lot
of trouble with him He bother
ed me all the year. He wouldn't
buy supplies as he promised me,
aud refused TO help me. He inter-
fered with my hands and has al
ways given me trouble.
'fHe was the only enemy in
the world that I had. He cans be
any more. Nobody ever saw any
peace with him. Over 500 people
down there are glad he is dead.
Yes, oyer five thousand, if all
was koown. But he Won'G bother
any BODY else.
He can't now. He's a kind 'er
.eader in the Town. He belonged
to the Barneses and I reckon
some Of them are glad, too. He
was mean enough.
"He wanted to make my little
girl work in tobacco. [ wouldn't
stand it. I got tired of it all and
shot him"
when did it occur?"
II met him about dinner and
tod him to bring me some cloth
to make my daughters some
dresses. He said he wouldn't do
Il.
THAT night I met him and
asked him if he had bought the
dresses. He said he WASN'T going
%. I told him I was going to kill
nim and shot him.
"Did you kill him?"
~ don't know. They say he isl
lead"
"Did Capt. Barnes have one
IF his little grand children on his
ap when you fired?"
sob. no! She. was sitting on
he seat"
This iron-nerved mar, who
seemed to be without reason,
along in random con-
Versation: 81 had a brother in
he asylum" he said. He ran
away. j. 49,.
ef'Dldn't you know hima" he
asked.
7 told jefferson that l was
to him for publication.
All right" he said.
Just before leaving Jefferson.
le asked. "Where is Charlie Ay-
cock. I reckon I'll want him to
appear for me at the next hear
ng?"
The evidence against Jeffer-
son was complete. It was devel-
3ped at the coroner's inquest
nat he borrowed the gun with
which he killed Capt: Barnes. |
Tie prisoner refused to make a |
) so fouon n,ot z,7nfi1 bo n1uh bic ,oro