The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-14
MORINC MURDER
MYSTERY UNS0LVED
Preliminary Hearing Before
Justice Roberts.
DAMAGING TtS IMONY
TUT NOTHING TO FIN TIE GUILT
on THE PARTIES.
SEARCH T0R & .UY STilt UAREWARDEO
John Webb Swo,e That NJ Saw Signs Of Blood
en- The Floor and That We Heard Nor
ing Was Kaocked in Head
With Hammer.
With a MANNER.

The preliminary hearing of Broadie
Morins and Nellie Moring. son and wire
Of Solomon Moring. respectively. was
held before Justice Roberts yesterday.
Thu defendants are charged with the
murder Of Solomon Moring. who disai-
learcG from his home and has not been
seen since. For nearly Two weeks par
ties have searched hut no trace has been
fcGnd OF the old negro.
At Tho herring Mr.. II. G. BeckWith
appeared for the defendants and Messrs.
eating and Watson conducted the prose
cution.
The first part " the evidence was
merely 4 restatement Of the quarrel be
fWtcl the old up.n ana his family anf
the mysterious disappearance Of Solomon
after informing a white gentleman III
the neighborhootf that he believed his
son WAS going 10 kill him.
However. several strong points were
brought ont against the defendants.
Half Il dozen witnesses testified thar
they had visited the ho,ne aud had seen
signs Of blood on the floor. The blood
appeared to have been secured or covered
With meal or something Of the kind.
One q the most important witnesses
was Fiurcncc Meiin=. a sister of Broadie
Nioring. who is accused of thc murder.
Florence said that she had lived il
Raleigh for nearly Il month with a mar
ried sister.
"Can YOU writer" asked Mr.. Wat
son.
Yes said Florence.
"Couid YOUR Esther, can your brother
or mother wl-itc!" asked the attorney,
~ sail the witness.
Mr.. Watson produced Il torn letter
ignod by the nalnc of solomon MORN.
ara dstn: Richmond, but mailed in Raj
tieh. in which letter Solomon informed
his wife that he was in Richmond.
Florence then admitted THAT she wrote.
the letter. ard siSued her fathers name
10 il. She .slid that she wrote the letter
here ii Raleigh TIE day after Solomon
disappeared When questioned Florence
said that She wrote the letter because
Broadt :,>slvtd her to 10 so. stating that
Mr.. Reddish said he world be satisfied
about Solomon'S disapl carance ii he re-
ceivCd a letter from him. He did rhiS
TO prevent being SusliciOncd Of murder
ing hrs father. 50 The witness said.
Broa,lie did not tell the witness where
Solomon was, SD that he did not know.
Mt. 1tCuISn thtn SWote mat ne nau
never said anything ibotit Il letter 10
Rroadie or any one el~+.
John Webb told OF going 10 the Mo
inss after SolomonS. disappearance.
Nellie said that solomon had caused hcr
MI this trouble and she didn't care w6rve
he was. Webb and the men with him
saw tho Sims of blood on the 1coF.
Dnnn said to Nellie Il heard Broadie
k1ire frd him i'll the head with a ham,
nse-"
'i'e- al little child in the room.
''The~r's the hammer under lis. bed
ne M"riuy woman then attempted to
tllrn il Of Nv saying: That's the only
hsmuer in the house.
J his harpened last Sunday.
George DEnn then corroborated Webs
testimony.
Henry Oakley swoge that Broadie told
him that his father I'd that ne was
going and he gave him the money -
90 with. Gave him 50.
An Old negro women. Aunt Caroline"
sWore tat Broad:e tod her his father
went away because the Jews in RaIeigh
we're taking up folks for getting clcthes.
and he had got some clothes. This was
Thursday before last