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at the second inquest, and Edwards was
going to kill me for it.
Magistrate Chappell: Didn't you and
Edwards go and kill Kinard?
Gary: No, sir.
Isaiah Sanders, recalled, made the
statement. that Tom Gary was the first
to say, let's not go to the fire. Gary
Was sitting outside when he (Sanders)
got there. Never heard anything about
his wife's fainting.
Manus Rutr, sworn, testified that he
did not know anything about the fire
until next morning when he got up and
saw the smoking ruins, and then went
on to testify that while the fire was
going on Edwards called him to show
it to him, but he wouldn't get up.
Ben King and John Shell, negroes,
were next examined, but their testi-
mony had not much bearing on the case.
Viola Edwards, wife of the accused,
sworn, said that after the fire she and
Isaiah Sanders, who was spending the
night at her house, went to Tom Gary's
house. Edwards had already gone and
was sitting in front of the house with
Gary when they got there. The night
of the fire walked about II or II o'clock,
late in the night, and Elijah Edwards
was gone. When he came back l
asked him where he had been, and he
said outdoors.
Q. How much money did you see
Edwards have?
A. None, only heard him say he had
some.
@. Did Edwards tell you he killed
Kinard?
A. He tod me the morning before he
left that he did, He didn't say any
body was in the killing with him.
@. Did he say what he killed him
with?
A. He said he killed him with hick-
ory stick, drew him up to the fireplace,
put bedclothes around him, set them on
fire, and locked the house He told me
if told what he said he would kill me,
and l have been lodging around since
he left for fear he would kill me. l
reckon he wanted to kill me because he
knew he would be killed and he didn't
want to leave me behind. Since the
fire before he went off he seemed wor-
ried. Couldn't keep still, lost his ape
tite, and stayed out most of the night.
I was scared to tell this at other trials
because he. was still around. When he
came back that night Isaiah Sanders
opened the door for him.
Sanders, recalled said he did not
open the door for Edwards, that it was
already open. He didn't know when
Edwards went out, and he didn't know
when Edwards came back.
Viola Edwards, continuing, said Ed
wards had told her that he had one gold
watch that he got from old man Butler.
She knew that Isaiah opened the door
that night, because she was awake:
Sanders, again recalled, vehemently
denied knowing anything of the plot to
kill Kinard and said Edwards had con-
fessed he killed him, not for money, but
for Jealousy.
Winnie King, sworn, said that on
Sunday morning after the second IN
quest Edwards confessed to her that he
killed Kinard because he had got into
so much trouble with Kinard about his
(EdwardsO wife. He said he killed
Kinard with a hickory stick, dragged
him before the fireplace, piled rags
around him, and set the rags on fire.
Wouldn't say how much money he got,
but said he got two gold watches. l
asked him if anybody was with him and
he said no, he did it by himself. That
night after everybody went to sleep he
got up and put on his shoes and went
out and killed Kinard. He had carried
Kinafd milk that night and left and
went back and did the killing. Kinard
had not gone to bed when he went
back, but was still sitting up.
Illinois King, sworn, corroborated his
mothers Winnie King) testimony given
above.
DESCRIPTION OF EDWARDS.
Elijah Edwards, for whom search is
now being made, is nineteen years of
age, height five feet eleven inches,
weight 14O pounds, color black, and
wears No. 10 shoes.
THE JURY.
The coroner's jury in the case was
composed of J. w. Derrick, foreman,
w. S. Mobiles, P. M. Hawkins, J. L.
Mobiles, M. L. Cousin, S. S. Paysinger,
c. B. Tidwell, G. W. Suber, Joseph
Mobiles, F. L. Paysinger, L. E. Chap
man D. L. Notles.
THE SHERIFF ACTIVE.