The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-23
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
Ms. Oscar O'Neal Saw the Shooting
SO Yards Off.
MNGUN AND GRIFFIN WERE BOTH DRUNK
Abound Was Found Upon the Body, Few
Inches Below the Left Shoulderblade
and a or 5 Inches From the
Backbone.

The hearing of evidence in the Man
ON murder case was resumed before
.Jstice j. C. Maroon yesterday morn
irr. William jackson concluded his
testimony. and NJ A. Griffin, brother
o the deceased, gave evidence concern
iIg the clothing and the bullet holes
il them. Several other witnesses were
caled and probably the most import
AIT testimony was that given by Mrs.
Gear O'Neal, who was at Mangum's
buse at the time of the shooting.
The preliminary is proving to be
vrv long and tedious, the work not
living been completed yesterday. All
tie evidence VIII probably be in this
morning. '~@
The examination of William Jackson
vas continued by the prosecution.
The vest was again produced, and wit
less said that the holes on the sides
we're punched from the left to the
right, when he first examined it after
i was removed from the body. The
lCle in front above the fourth button
vas pushed out The coat also had
everal holes in it. The holes in the
dothes are the same that were in them
when they were first received by wit
less.
On cross examination, witness said
ne got the clothes on the morning at
or the killing, and kept them for
week or. so,swhen he turned them over
40 Mr.. NJ. a. Griffin, a brother of the
deceased, because he wanted to bring
hem to Raleigh, and because he had
better right to take care Of them. The
vest was cut down one side in taking
1T of the hoda. Witness gaFe~his weight
rs about 100 pounds now, and about
155 at the time of the killing. Deceas-
ed was about the same height as wit
ness, about five feet nine and half
inches. Pete Griffin weighed nearly
$50 pounds.
NJ. A. Griffin was next called to the
stand by Mr.. Ryan Witness identified
the coat as being his dead brothers.
The first time he saw the coat after
the death CT his brother was Monday
evening at sunset. He examined it
Tuesday morning, and the vest and
shirt at the same time. The coat, vest
and shirt had the same holes in them
then as now. The holes indicated that
the bullet passed from left to right.
Witness had charge of the clothes for
q week before they were brought into
court by him. He was acquainted
with the lay of the ground where the
body was found. The ground from the
bridge to where the body was found
is uphill somewhat. Pete Griffin was
about twenty-five years old. He nved
with his wife and child on the land of
Mr. Joseph Pierce, about one mile from
the Iatter's house. He saw the body
while if was naked. One wound was
found under the left shoulder blade.
That wound corresponded with the
perforation in the vest and shirt be-
hind. Witness saw track at the
stump eight or ten yards from the
bridge as if some one had circled
around to the path. No articles taken
from the BODY We're given to witness.
Cross examined by Col. Harris, wit
ness said he first saw the body at sun
set Monday afternoon, still lying in
the path. Very soon after, the body
was carried to Mrs. Innescowe's, where
it was dressed. Witness examined the
clothes Tuesday morning, after the
body was buried. When the body was
lying on its back, stripped, no bullet
hole could be seen.
Nile O'Neal was then called by the