The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-30
The Jones Murder Trial.

/ Allen and he said, Captain Rich, I an
shot and am going to die About that
time Piver came up with ". W. Barnes.
7 opened Aliens shirt and saw that lie
was shot. Piver suggested that we go TO
the Sanitarium, and we turned INTO the
alley there as Plver said 1t was the near
est way there. I was coming around the
front way, but Piver said the alley was
the nearest way. We then went 70 the
Sanitarlum. No one spoke 70 us on the
way. Aliens blood got all over me. When
we got into the Sanitarlum PIyer took nv
hat and poured some water on Allen. No
one was up in the SanitariuIn. Wien
the nurse came she got a cot and Alien
was placed on this cot right under an
electric light. / took off my coat. When
DR.. Anderson came in he said Allen was
not hurt much. We bandaged Allen up.
never did cave the Sanltarlum but Tor
the purpose of taking a drink. When ]
first went INTO the Sanitarium | put the
whiskey in the bath room and | gave
Allen some OF 1T.
Geo. Mumford first told me that Jones,
or a man, up the street was shot. Allen
said while IN the sanltarlum that he want
ed some underwear and | told Mum1ord
to go to my room for some tor Allen; told
him to look anywhere for the clothing.
| did not have a pistol while IN the sam
tarium. what the lady saw when ! came
out Of the bath room was a bottle OF whfs-
key. | was trying to hide 1t IN my pocket
The last time | used my pistol was on
Tuesday at Mr.. Dawes picnic.
There was some blood on my coat and
shirt. When went to my room | told
Mumford about it. / helped take Allen from
the sanitarium after DR.. Anderson told us
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I stayed with Allen until ! was arrested in
his room next morning. | have never
made any statement about this matter diff
ferent from this one. This is all | know
about the matter.
On cross-examination by Mr.. F. S.
spruill it was brought out that witness
did not know any of the crowd whom he
met near where he passed Snakenburg.
WAS on Barnes street when | heard gun
shots" 1t was brought out that witness
wa sin plain view of the Friar building,
but he did not see any one come out Of the
Friar building. Witness said when he
turned up Goldsboro street he met Allen
coming down street. Piver and Barnes
came up behind him and all joined in and
carried Allen to the sanitarium; Piver had
nothing in his hand. The meeting was a
pure accident. l did not know Allen was
anywhere around Witness said Allen
told him nothing about the shooting; said
he. Allen. did not know anything about
the shooting. but Allen did say that he
was in Geo. Morgan's the night OF the
shooting. (Morgan's room is the one adj
joining the one IN which Jones was shot
Mr.. Sprulll made repeated efforts to &c
witness to say whether or not Allen had
told him he was in Jones room when Jones
was shot. The question having been eN
planned by His Honor witness then sale
Allen had told him that he was not IL
Jones room at the time of the shooting.
! w. p. Groom being sworn said: =
know w. H. Rich: saw him on the night
of the killing; saw him at Cora Duty's
! about 1890. Did not see him any more
! that night"
On cross examination witness said h
was under indictment for the killing 0
Jones. Said he was at Cora Duty's wher
he heard Jones had been killed. Witnes!
: said he had a difficulty with Jones tn.
day before the killing but after being or
! dered up for the matter met Jones on tn
! street and apologized to him, giving a
: a reason that whiskey was the cause 0
: the difficulty. The matter was then dropp
ed by the mayor. Witness further sal,
that he heard Whitley use this language
Never mind you slick headed b OF
:, the evening before the killing. Jones wa
slttlng across the street in a window 0
the Friar building. Witness said furthe
that Jones was in the industrial insuranc
business, and that his company did writ
:. policies for negroes as we'll as white pee
pie.
S GEO. WHITLEY'S STATEMENT.
Geo. Whitley, another Of the defendants
being sworn said: 4 was down at tn
fire house in Wilson when Jones wa
killed. | slept IN the firemen's hall. | wa
asked by friends of Mr.. Jones to ask hi1
to leave town. | went to Jones room j
company with B.. F. Barkley. I told hi1
that a friend Of his had asked him t
leave town. | then left his room. l wa
drunk, and II | made threats against MI
Jones | do not remember anything abou
! 1t. | hardly remember the peace bon
n proceedings. The first thing | remembe
Was when Mr.. Snakenburg came to m
II room and ordered me up. | dressed an
came down stairs, met Mr.. Snakenbur
II and told him | was drunk and asked hi
/. to take care Of me. | was sick a littl
later and went to my room and went t
! bed; did not undress. l got up next morn
"a ing about 4 o'clock and went to a ROOF
!: IN the station house. The first l knew {
x the occurrence was when | went down tbs
s morning to Leonard's bar to get a drink
: On cross-examination by Mr.. Uzzell wi
- ness said Sanford Christman told him /
go to Jones room. Witness said on a,
count OF his drunken condition he did nc
remember saying anything against Jone
- The witness mind seemed to have been
blank on the day and night previous
10 the shooting.
ID Robt. Harrison. being sworn, said: :.
S work IN the bar with John Allen. Som
a tunes he wore a white hat and some time
le a black hat"
as BASS ON THE STAND.
Thos. Bass, one of the defendants j
an the Jones killing, being sworn, said: +"
= I'VE IN Wayne county; l stage
20 with Ward the night of the killing; me
or him about II o'clock at night and stage
~ with him until day. Ward did not go in III