The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
THE MURDER TRIAL
JOHN .NAlLACt'S LIFE IN THE HANDS
OF THE JURY.
Trial Lasted All Day Yesterday-The
Jury Took the Case at 7:IO D.. m, and
Stayed Out All Night

ing the superior court met yesterday at
8 a. m, and resumed the trial Of John
wallace, colored, charged with the muir
der of William Dudley. colored. on the
18th Of last. July in this city.
Phoebe Sterling, colored, who was on
the stand when the court took a recess
Tuesday evening was put back on and
was further examined. She said she
saw Wallace and Dudley together on
Sunday before at Sarah Richardson's
house, where they were sitting on the
piazza. They did not appear to be On
friendly terms Saturday night. l
heard that Dudley said Wallace had
tried to stab him. I did not see any
thing in Dudley's hands when Wallace
came up and shot him.. II he had a
stick 7 could have seen 1t.
Mary Russ was called as a witness
for the state. She said She keeps a
cock shop at h corner of Nixon street
and Loves alley, and was under her
shelter on the night of the killing. n
was across the alley opposite the shoot
ing and saw the flash of the pistol.
When / went out Dudley was lying on
the street on his face with a crowd
standing around him. Some one turned
the body on its back, and blood was
running out of his mouth.
Sarah Fillyaw, colored, a witness Tor
the state, testified hat she lives one
square from Sarah richardson's
and goes to her house often. Have
seen Dudley and Wallace together at
her o shop. was in my home when
the pistol fired, and was about a block
from where the body fell.
Eli Pollock. colored, a witness for
the state, testified that he a known
IT. Il.oo aL@.,& n ~ n,11laxr niOhr
or nine years. Have seen Wallace and
Dudley going TO Sarah Richardson's,
They were APPARENTLY friendly. Saw
Dudley at Sarah Richardson's house
Saturday night before the shooting on
Monday night. The two had been 60
ing to her house four or five months.
I live about one and a half blocks
from where the shooting occurred.
That night 10 or Is minutes after the
shooting occurred, John Wallace came
running by my house. He was running
and looking back and fell down. l did
not see him any more that night. l
heard the shooting and went to Bill
Dudley, and found a cap supposed to
be Wallace's) lying by his body.
Jim Johnson. colored. testified for the
state, and said he heard two reports of
a pistol and heard the alarm given
about the killing. Had known Wallace
about a year and Dudley about four
years. 1 heard John Wallace at Sarah
Richardson's house a few nights Dc
ore say to Dudley, Didn't / tell you you
to stay away from Sarah's house.
Don't let me catch you here any more.
Dudley said, II am not interfering with
any of your business" Heard Phoebe
say to John Wallace, Don't you shoot
him (Bin Dudley in here"
Calista Johnson, a witness for the ,
said she had seen Wallace and
Dudley at Sarah Richardson's GUS
previous to the killing and heard
Phoebe say, Don't do that, John
Sheriff F. H. Stedman testified about
receiving Wallace from the chief of po-
lice of Goidsboro, after he had bech
captured in Goldsboro while trying tt
make his escape.
Zeb Mosely, colored, was sworn Iot
the state and testified that he lived IN
Nixon street On the night of the kill
ing very rash. Heard Wallace tell
Dudley if he don't keep away from
Sarah Richardson's. house he would fix
him. Dudley said, What would you
be in my Wallace said, D-n
it, 1 will show you" The pistol was
fired on the opposite side of the street
from where I live. Saw Dudley's body
three minutes apart. Dudley's body
was lying on It's back when I saw 1t.
wallace was running up the street
about ten minutes before the SHOOTING
Molly Cause, colored, testified for the
state. One night before the killing she
vas sitting on her piazza at the corner
Nixon and Sixth streets and saw Bill
Dudley and John Wallace come o
the corner. Saw a brick in Wallaces
hand. Heard Wallace curse. Dudley
went in a store and lit his pipe, and
when he came out Wallace was gone.
1t was between 8 and 6 O'Clock on Mon
day night afterwards when Dudley
was killed.
Annie Burgwin, colored, testified for
the state that on the night just before
the killing she heard John Wallace say |
to Dudley, "D-n it I'll get you" wal |
lace had a half brick in his hand and
went into a store. Wallace
went up Nixon street and and up Love s |
alley to Swan street. Heard Dudley |
wallace. so on and let me alone
Alex. Bannerman, a witness for the
state, testified that Saturday night be-
fore the killing he heard Wallace say
he would burn Dudley up if he did not
away from Sarah Richardson's
house. |
Emma Bannerman, colored, was .
for the state and h also heard
Wallace say he would burn Dudley
up"
Al L. IL, llG ACoNCNs
he defence called Paul Brown, colored,
IS the first witness for the prisoner
testified that he vas at n scene
the killing at the time it occurred.
That there was a fight between Dudley.
he deceased, and John Wallace. the de-
'endant: that Dudley struck Wallace
With his fist, as best he could see. WIT
less was standing in the middle OF ths
treet opposite Wallace and Dudiey VINO
we're fighting on the pavement; that ne
leard them quarreling before the ngnt
the auarreling was of very snort
When Wallace was struck
vice by Dudley, he backed on ana Sno'
twice. When Wallace snot-
10Th men ran in opposite direction.
witness took a lantern and went down
yixon street in the direction Dudie,
vent and stumbled on his body ABOUT
fifty feet from the corner OF
owes alley where the shooting occur
When he reached the man on the
,avement. Dudley gasped and died.
John wallace. the accused. was tnen
allied to the stand and testified IN MS
behalf. He said he a known
Win dudley for a year or more n mao
net him often at Sarah R~lcnarosons