The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-04
NEGRO KILLED IN
A. DRUNKEN FIGHT
Walter Evans, White, Shoots
John Jones, CoIored.
THE NEGRO HAD A KNIFE
AND FOLLOWED EVANS, WHO
BORROWED A GUN AND
USED IT.
THE H0MIJlOE NOW IN DURHAM JAIL
Capt. Hunter Returns from the Tobacco Belt
Mr.. and Mrs {. H. Ray, Of Texas, in
Durham. Miss Gale Has
Improved.

| Durham y. c., July 3.-(Special.) y
| Another murder has been committed in
| Durham county. but unlike the one com
mitted some weeks ago, the murderer is
| behind the bars of the county JAIL hav-
| ing surrendered himself TO the county
authorities.
| The scene of this latest crime was "a
! Marion Terry's place, about thirteen
miles northwest of Durham, and the time
| was late Saturday afternoon. The shoot
ing was the result of a drunken row be
tween Walter Evans, white, and John
| Jones, colored. in which the latter was
shot so badly that Inc died on Sunday
morning about 4 o'clock.
The first information received in this
city concerning the murder was brought
in Sunday by q. w. Watson, who lives
| near the scene. He notified Coroner }.
Frank Matldry of the homicide. and this
official, accompanied by Officers Har-
ward and Crabtree left as soon as pos
sible for the scene of the crime.
1t seems that Evans and Jones were at
spring about Il quarter of a mile from
Marion Te1y's residence. Both were
more or less in a drunken condition.
The two men We're playing and scuffling.
when the negro got Evans down and
held him. In the scuffle both of the men
got mad. When they got UP. the negro
picked IN the White mans knife that
had dropped to the ground Evans,
thinking that a fight WAS imminent. got
hold of Il stick and struck Jones a blow
on the hand. The latter made an eff
fort to cut the former with the knife, but
did not succeed in getting close enough
Evans then left and went towards Ter
rvs house, telling Jones that if he would
follow him he would fix him. This the
darkey did. holding the knife in his hand
Evans went ON to Terry's and procured
a shot gun, and when the negro came
up he went out to meet him. The darkey.
who still had the knife in his hand. was
told to stop, bnt he continued to advance.
Evans let I'm have the contents of the
shot gun in his side, indlicting wounds
from which he died Sunday morning.
Forty turkey shot We're Embedded in
Jones left side and a number in his arm
After Evans had shot the negro. he went
into the house and put the gun away.
He then left the house, and on the road
a short distance AWAY met Hooker
Watson and told him to so for doctor
telling him what he had done. DIR. Holt
was summoned. but the wound being a
mortal one, it was impossible to save the
mans life. The murderer came on to
Durham Sunday and surrendered himself
to the authorities.
The preliminary trial was held before
Squire d. c. Gunter this afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Several cases of measles are reported
in and about the city at present.
1t is said that Mrs. b. Davis will have
a new and handsome glass front put in
her store on Main street at an early
day.
Durham Typographical Union No. 125
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent III. NJ. Smith; vice-president, III.
T. Chamberlain; secretary and treasurer.
r. r. Morris; sergeant at arms, j. 4.
Perkins.
The ministers. delegates and visitors
from Durham to the Durham District
Conference at Burlington. have returned.
and report a very pleasant and profitable
session The next session will be held i'll
Roxboro next summer.
Miss Lucy Cole. who has been quite
sick for several weeks with fever, is
DtllbI
w. d. Latta. who has been sick at
Chapel Hall for several weeks with fe
yer. was Fought over TO his home in
Durham this morning. He was brought
down on the morning train on "a cot in
the baggage car. Mr.. Latta is improv-
ing.
Capt. J. 3. Hunter has returned from
a trip to Kittrell and also to South Caro-
lima. He visited the bright tobacco sec
ton Of the Palmetto State in the inter
est of the Durham Recorder. and says
he never met more hospitable people
in his life.
Crops throughout this section are suf-
fering for rain. Everything is very dry.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. III. Ray. of Dallas.
Texas. formerly Of North Carolina, are
visiting their sister. Mrs. O. B. Foushee
of Durham. MIR. Ray speaks very flat
teringly of the West. and says If old
Nebuchatlneza had lived until this day
and time and should have grazed over the
fields of Texas he would have found
grass and other vegetation mighty fine
Mr. and Mrs. Ray will spend a shor.
time visiting friends in North Carolina
and return to the Lone Star State about
the 10th.