The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14

Register-Under the same name as
here.
Colonel McLean-Didn't you go unde
the name of DR.. Rogers?
Register-People may have called me
by it.
Colonel McLean-Didn't you answer
to it?
Registser-Yes. l did it for the rea-
son that at the close of the war. after
Lees surrender. there was a party of
men. who prled on me as some are do
ing now. l went to the homes of some
of them and whipped them. Papers
We're got out for me and as L could
not pay the costs left. Since then L
returned and paid up all of the costs.
Colonel McLean-Didn't you whip
Frost Forrny Duval?
Register-No.
Colonel McLean-Didn't you whip
Frost Formy Duval's wife?
RegiSter-NO.
Colonel McLean-Didn't you belong
to a band of robbers after the war?
Register-Never accused OF it.
Colonel McLean-Have you ever been
indicted before?
Register-Yes. sir.
Colonel McLean-For what
Register-As an accessory before and
after the fact of the killing of John
Lee. l was tried and acquitted.
Colonel McLean-How long ago?
| Register-I don't know.
| Colonel McLean-About how long?
Register-About four or five years.
| Colonel MCLean-WhO was the prin-
| ciples?
Register-Two negroes who
Colonel McLean-I ask you if you
| and your son label were not charged
with the murder?
| RegiSter-YeS.
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time within a period Of five years that
yau have melted your son to murder
and been indicted by the good people
OF Columbus?
Register-I have never been indicted
by the good people, but by my enc
mics.
Colonel McLean-So there are now
three men in their graves within five
years whom it is alleged you killed?
Register-I never killed either. The
boy John Lee 1 had about raised and
I thought Jesse Soles a good friend.
Colonel McLean then asked the wit
ness if he wrote the letters to Rouse
and Edmondson. He admitted this.
but denied drawing the map of the
route to Toon's house or writing a let
ter to H. O.. Richardson. colored and
sending it to him by his son-in-law.
The letter called upon richardson to
help him out After subjecting the
H1lIIc1 ~ bOo lIilI iIlolO lIfO
Of rigid examination Colonel Mclean
allowed Buck to stand aside"
PROVING AN ALIBI.
The defence then introduced H. B.
Registers wife, two daughters-Cal-
lie and Martha Martin-and his ne
phew. William Register. who testified
that both defendants were home the
day and night of March %, and stayed
there until next morning.
NJ Shinroap anG ~ ~ CtorhiI foe
titled that Tuesday. Wednesday anC
Thursday following the tragedy thai
, H. B. Register could not have commun
icated with Edmondson at that time
r about the tragedy as he was with then
, at Crusoe Island
, Mrs. Robert Rockwell. a daughter o
! H. B. Register and who at one tim,
lived in Wilmington. testified that sh,
q was at her fathers home Sunday night
April 5, n that EdmOndson did no
call there that night as he testified h
7 did.
!, John M. Best testified that late Sun
n day afternoon, March %. he saw a MAJ
in the field at H. B. Registers hom
\ whom he thought was Jab Register
Henderson Formy Duval corroborate,
Best's testimony to the extent hiatt h
heard him make the same Statemen
o some time ago.
= u. S. Deputy Marshal Council Meare
r 1 q pIoSCo OI liz oloIlo ~ p1oNV lila
. E~dmondson's assertions that he ha'
been tried by Register. when he was
n United States commissioner. The soil
a citor lodged an objection, which wa
I sustained and the defendants excepted
The defence introduced a number o
! witnesses. who testified that eros
, E~dmondson's character is bad. an,
. then, at $50 o'clock. closed it's case.
= STATES OTHER SIDE.
! The state presented a number Of wit
+ nesses. including Hon. J. A. Brown. o
+ C~hadbourn. DR.. n. A. Thompson. o
. Whiteville. several officers of the lay
and others who testified that H. E
Registers character is bad. label Reg
listers character could not be attacket
l as he vas not placed on the stand a
: a witness.
l E.. A. Morgan identified the letter sen
: H. @. Richardson as written by H. 3
' Register. The note was unsigned. bu
. the witness swore positively he knew
Registers handwriting.
, Court at about { o'clock took a re
cess until tomorrow morning at
o'clock.