The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-27

! to say anything detrimental to
any of these defendants. lay aside all
prejudice, all inchnations to mercy and
deal out to these defendants justice, ac
cordlng to the evidence taken here--a
grand jury drawn by your commissioners
have said on their oats that these men
are guilty. What is the evidence in this
case? Was there a conspiracy? Was
Percy Jones murdered? Who is RESPONSE
Bile?
From the statements of these men them
selves and from reputable witnesses we
have evidence of a conspiracy We have
evidence from whitley who said: We
are going to run the damn s-b out of
town before morning or kill him. On
several other occasions Whitley made
threats, saying: We will run him out of
town Does this not show the presence
Of conspiracy The defense tries to
make you believe that Whitleys threats
were the muttering of drunken man
But when he asked Snakenburg. IF Jones
is hurt and / can prove where / am can
they hurt me-, by his own admission he
was sober.
I'm Aliens bar-room Wiley Frank Dixon
tells you that he heard Rich making re-
marks about losing his pistol when he was
answered. 1t does not make any differ
ence, we have pistols enough Is this not
evidence Of a conspiracy.
"Mumford tells YOU that Rich took
black jack from Nichols pocket and gave
lit to Allen. This statement has not been
contradicted. Both Rich and Allen testi-
fed in their own behalf that they were
together, TINS meeting is testified to BY
both Mumford and Dixon. What was
Rich doing on Branchs cotton yard at
1890 at night. Does man who says lie
has worked hard all day. walk over the
streets at this hour of the night. Take
Rich's own statement of why he was
there. He said he came up that way to
see Snakenburg. He found Snakenburg.
is not timid man. If he had gone
there for the purpose of seeing Snakenburg
wouldn't he have spoken to him?
Look at Gill Ward We find him
making his way from his place of business.
below the railroad, in company with Bass,
making his way to the place of the rem
devious He says he went to Sam Coop
er's. Why then did he go to Branch's
cotton yard, when Sam Cooper was or
Goldsboro street.
w nat uOSS hOISdH say has lie eS-
planned to you, gentlemen, his move
ments on the night of the killing? These
facts are in evidence in addition to the
testimony of VIM. Barnes Have you not
had sufficient testimony from men VINO
have no interest in this trial to prove to
you that there was conspiracy.
The defendants counsel have read a
lecture to the State because of the con-
fesson of VIM. Barnes. Did we not wit
ness a sadder spectacle, when we saw on
yesterday these defendants take the
stand and make an effort and poor effort,
to show where they were on the night OF
the killing
Why did not Mr.. Sid Woodland go to
some one else and get an affidavit besides
old man Bill Barnes? Why did he not
come to you, gentlemen of the jury? why
did Piver try to get Bill Barnes out of
town on the day he confessed? He went
TO Barnes to get this affidavit. because
he knew Barnes knew facts which would
injure his clients and wanted to throw
around them a safe guard
Court adjourned with Mr. Uzzcll adj
dressing the jury. His argument will be
concluded tomorrow