The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-12

Lie 1dlICI ~A144A WHICH, liz lOdS
about Marshall; he (Darkley) replied
that he didn't know what to think:
did not know whether Marshall was
guilty or not; did not then know what
constituted guilt; had a conversation
with L.. Gay two weeks before his ar
rest; Gay asked what he knew about
the case; replied he knew nothing at
all knew nothink about Marshall; said
Marshall Ia told him not to talk.
Had a talk with w. L.. Holden; told
him also that he knew nothing about
the case.
Never had any conversation with
w. A. Farris or w. J.. Johnson, but
afterwards admitted that a month be-
fore he was arrested he Went 20 Far
ris' store and bought confectionaries.
gave him so cents, never heard any
thing more about that so cents being
counterfeit, did not send Farris word
from jail that ne wanted to see him,
Farris swore yesterday that Darkley
ave him a counterfeit half dollar and
later sent him good money for it n
that Darkley sent for him to go to see
him in the jail.
Darkley swore that he a no talk
with G. S. Simmons; didn't know him;
told Marshall that PolitZ was mad with
him and for that reason Marshall
might have him as a witness; got no
letters from PolitZ while in jail; said
h district attorney and Perry had
offered no inducements to him to tes-
tify against MARSHALL; thai he had no
interest in this case.
Cross-examined by Argo Darkley in
reply to a question whether Politz had
testified against him said yes. Farris
was witness but was not examined; he
(Darkley) was arrested on the charge
Of counterfeiting and then arrested as
a witness by dictrict attorney against
Marshall; couldn't give bail and went
to Jail second time.
Argo showed that or Darkley'S first
examination he swore he a not had
a conversation with Tolar. Argo asked
if Darkley had talked with Detective
Perry or any n else about this ease
since he was examined the other day.
Darkley said no.
a CONVICT TESTIFIED.
Convict Mullen, from the penitenti-
airy, was the ext witness. He is from
Mississippi, and is a postoffice embez-
Zler. (Rountree, after Bernard's point
ed questions to the witness, trying to
make him say things, said to Bernard:
Suppose you write out his testimony
and let him swear to IT'D Mullen said
Hawkins made a proposition to him
last October about swearing in this
trial at Wilmington.
Hawkins asked if he wanted to make
money; said if he would go ito court
and swear that PolftZ told him Mar
shall a nothing to do with the case
ne would get SIS; that Hawkins said
he wanted to see Lawyer Meares be-
fore he could tell him what to swear;
that W proposed a petition for
himself for pardon and signed names
on it; got anne from Dunn's trade
review; that Hawkins got Mullen to
sign some name; was never present
when Hawkins tried to see Attorney
Meares and failed; never saw Haw-
kins and Meares together.
MULLEN'S PRISON RECORD.
Cross examined Mullen said he had
trouble at the penitentiary, had been
whipped, escaped once from the out
side walls; went back and surrendered
himself because he did not want them
tracking after him. Hawkins told him
he could get S25 if he testified against
Marshall; no n else was present;
told this to Politz; lever heard PoiitI
say Marshall was innocent; never saN
Detective Perry but once. This was
after conversation with Hawkins;
talked with Detective Barley about
it; Barley and Detective Perry came
together; p POLITE gave Perry
and Barley information about
.convicts have means of communica-
ton besides through channels; said
Il6Se means are LOT us, i WANT 10 say
what they are"
He said he didn't regard prison
rules; was never arrested but once;
went the whole hog" then; had been
going it some time; denied that he had
been promised his time would be short-
n if he gave evidence against Mar
shall; had been whipped because he re-
fused to be locked up; was sent to the
mud pits because of bad behavior.
I'm rn6irnnr mInnfinn he cnJ1
Politz said Marshall was guiltier than
he vas that his term ends March
10Th.
ANOTHER POSTOFFICE EMBEZ-
ZLER.
Convict J.. B. Billiard, another post
office money order embezzler, from AL
ALBANIA, Swore that Hawkins made him
an offer las October that if he would
testify that Politz told him Marshall
innocent, he would see that he
got money for it; that in four days
Hawkins saw him and said if Billiard
would do this he and Marshall would
have honey for him; said he had a
talk with Politz and that the latter
said Marshall was counterfeiting
money; was told by Hawkins that
Marshall was furnishing the money
and working through him (Hawkins.)
Cross examined, Billiard said he was
postmaster at Mexia, Alabama, got
81, lis; was postmaster six months;
was in h penitentiary for four years;
that he had been accused of frivolous
things; afterwards acknowledged he
was accused of killing a man; and
have ito go back for trial for
the latter offence; said nobody was
present when he had the conversation
with Hawkins; that he told PolitZ what
Hawkins said; that he and POLITE are
good friends; that Detective Perry
went to Sc him; also Detective Bark
ley; hat they came together within
the asst thirty days.
SPARROW'S ABSURD STORY.
A. Sparrow testified that Politz had
told him in the penitentiary of the
of Marshall.
Sparrow's story was interesting. He
told of his arrest by fourteen men.
fourteen rifles in Hyde county;
he was a victim Of a conspiracy
between Judge Hoke, his attorneys. s.
S. Lamb, of Elizabeh City, c. F. War
rem, of Washington, c. F. Meekin and
one Dodson.
He said he was SENT tn the p~eitentia.