The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-10

ONLY CIRCUMsTANTIAL EvI
DENCE YET DISCOVERED.
WAGON TRACKS, BLOOD STAINS, ALtTTER
The Wife Released From Jail That She Nigh
60 Home to Her Helpless Children, But
the Son is Still in Jail. The Body
Not Yet Found.

Not Yet Found.
Next Tuesday at IL o'clock there viii
be an investigation of the mysterious dis
appearance of Sol Moring, a negro who
lived near the Falls of Neuse
The preliminary trial of Nellie Moring
his wife, and Broadie Moring, his SON
who are now in Jail charged with III,
homicide, was set for yesterday .. noon
before Justice of the Peace r. y. Honey
cult. 1t was, however, postponed until
next Tuesday at noon, ON motion o
counsel for the State, who made an afG
davit setting forth that they We're Il
possession of new material evidenc,
against the defendants but had not ha,
an opportunity to have the witHesse,
summoned. On this affidavit a c0ntinli
asked.
Counsel for the defendants resisted
this motion, declaring their readiness
for triad. 1T was further alleged that the
defendants were held entirely ON srlspi.
cion and that they were entitled to their
liberty unless some evidence had been
found against them before their arrest.
Magistrate Honeycutt and Magistrate
Roberts held that the State was
entitled to continuance but Tuesday
noon they thought sufficient time In which
to secure the witnesses desired. Both
sides agreed to this and the order was
accordingly made.
The nature of the new evidence claim
cd by the State to have been discovered
was not made known but it was learned
later that the continuance was desired
for the purpose of generally working up
the case, as both of the new witnesses
summoned after the continuance was
granted were in the court roon nj tbs
time. They are John Webb and Jot
Cheek, The other witnesses for the State
are: Paschal Reddish, Rufus Massey
Oscar Bunch. Caroline Primus, Nick JET
freys and Alonzo Gill. The defendant,
witnesses are: Mandy Moring, Florence
Moring, Albert Morning, John Rochell,
and Ebert johnson.
All of the witnesses on both sides. ex
cept Mr.. Reddish are colored people.
From what could be learned by re
porter from witnesses on both sides ths
woman and her son are held on circum
stantial evidence entirely. And this eyi
dence is about as follows:
For several years Sod Morng has mo-
lived peacably with his family.
On last Tuesday night week as'
there was big row at Soils house be-
tween him and his SON Broade
Sol then went to the house of Mr.
Paschal Reddish. ON whose land he was
living, and complained that his wife anC
son were rendering life at his home un.
bearable.
Mr.. Reddish told Sol to go back and tel
the boy, Broadie that if he didn't behave
himself he'd have to leave the place
also Mr.. Reddish promised to go ovel
NEXT day and try to adjust matters.
Sol started back to his home and he
has not been seen since. His family
claimed when inquiries We're made by
Mr., Reddish as to his whereabouts, that
he had gone away.
But others inquired and the statements
made to the different persons did not nj
ways agree. In fact the stories told by
the different members of the family va
ried widely. And this, together with the
fact that no one else had seen Sol, LED
10 suspicious of foul play.
Then quiet Investigations Were com
menced. Blood was found on the floor
near the door. Fresh wagon tracks cont
ing toward Raleigh were seen. In addi-
ton to this Nellie Morning came here II
ietthtHSu, NIltIe uduSlAitI 4
lives. and got her to write a letter, puGe
porting to come from Sol in Richmond
This was to be shown to those making
inquiries touching him The letter was
written and stated that Sol was alright
getting along we'll and telling his folks
not to write till they heard from him
again.
This. at present seems to be the case
against the defendants
What their defense will be is not
known, except that they explain the
blood by saying they killed hog a few
days before Soils disappearance and the
blood came from q hog laid iii the door.
Sol Moring WAS Woodworking negro.
about 30 years old. He was considered
honest and peaceahle He had only re-
Gently moved to Mr.. Reldish's land and
There was no reason, beyond the fact of
unhappy family relations, why he should
leave home.
Nellie Moring. his wife and one of the
defendants, Is q woman of about 40, GIN
gcr-cake colored. Her son Broadie is
very black, lazy-looking and about 1S
years Of age He seemed to take no in
terest whatever in the proceedings but
sat back. gaping and half asleep. His
mother. however, was nervous and in
tenSei! alefl 10 ail lha1 Was uone ana
said
The court room was filled with people
arom the Falls section, nearly all of
them negroes.
The prosecution was represented by
Mr.. Walter Watson and the defense by
Mr.. B. c.. Beckwith.
After the trial the boy. Broadie. was
sent back to Jail, but his mother was
released on her own recognizance because
she has an infant and several small chill
dren at home with no one to take care
of them.
Reddish's pond, about ten miles from
Raleigh. was drawn off yesterday to see
If the body of Moring could be found
In it The body was not in the pond and
some think that it is somewhere in Crab
tree creek. Observation-Disclosures.