The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

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day before the killing. He told me
that Jones rad sworn OUT a peaoe war
rant against him but that ne was going
10 whip him and Gun him va before
day. l asked him Why Jones SNore out
a warrant. He said beca use he had
been appointed 4 commit &c to tell
Jones to leave town said tbs was a
white mans Own and Jon es couiGn't
stay. He said the committee was Allen.
; Piver, Christnndn, Luther Eia-nes and
myself. 1 told him, Whitley, he, was
bgetting into serious trouble. l advised
thim to get him j. lawyer anil Rave the
case settled. He went 20 see Mr.. Finch
and they both came to see me-aud I
'.explained TO Mr.. Finch rs ss riGlls case
,against Whitley, Mr.. Finch suited to
me later hat he could do nc thing for I,
Whitley that he would not listen 10
reason. Whitley kept On SNea ring that
he was going to whip, Jones bt fore day. i
7 learned from ]. B. William 5, ", T. \
Clark and Ed Graves that the re vas a |
nan shot up stre@a. [ dres: seq and
came UP town. Had not beef l II bed
long because 1 Wass expecting trouble
and did not go tJ"bed until nearly I
O'Clock. When l zane up to w and
asked Dr.. Anderson how Jones w&s. I
san" pOIlCSIldn = SSCN GLlO ash AcU tlllI
about it and he said he saw 1 he men
come down out of the Frlar ibuiiffng
and that he recognized Pivt ar and
Barnes. He said TREY went il Ito the
+! alley. I found near the door OF jones
| room d trail of blood; This bio ID was
| Followed by me down the stairs down
The street to the alley benin d The
| Briggs Hotel to the: back door of the
sanatarium. 1 examined the w indews
In n room anu?founG the u:indow
down I noticed tIIe gun shot in the
ceiling and it looketfSas@i if it came from
a gun being pointed upward b eca1se
{ the place where the-shUt came out in
Morgan's room. adjoining was higher
up than where it entered IN Jones room.
A person standing IN the window could
not AVE fired a gun SO az to- make such
a hcde IN the plaster. George NUM-
ford was IN the room while [ was there.
tte. gave me a bul-Gt* NEkFicfr he fOu nd 5R
the floor. This bullet. could not have
struck D. hard substances It is a SO ca il
bre bullet, and shows: the impression
of the rifing On the barrel through
which it passed. When we came down,
stairs one of TIE officers showed rae
q; burnt stick which had blood on -.
There was an impression Of a hard+
holt on the stick. There was another
stick found in tic closet near the room
which showed blood stains. A soft hat
was found in tie. room
l Witness said :urther.. Il went to the
1 raar of the Fran building and found
a ladder on the roof, brought the blood
BOUNDS to this point, could not get a
ruiz by the dogs. About 4 o'clock after
the killing l was in the police station
: when Whitley came III and I asked him
r why he was ID so early. He did TO
answer until ! had called him three
times. He then told me that he vas
feeling badly and became down to she
closet. 1 Thea asked him why n was
: sdressed with collar and tie on if he ans
Y ! down sick. He told me that he often
slept with his clothes on.
Did any one give you any other 5R1-
t let?
A. Yes, ps!icenag Munlford gave me
same cartridges nhicn he said re
found il Rich's r0crn when he rent
there for some cioChing for Allen.
Q. Have you another bullet?
( A. Yes.
Q. From whom did you get this :9uI.
" let?
A. I GO. it fr3m. Chief OF Peltce
? M~arsnbUrl, who, got it from D.. An
. GarsOn. II is TIE bullet taken from
Jones 0Cdy. L. shows the same rff1ine
e as the billet picked up in Jones. room
u after the killing. The three bullets
one found in R$ch's room, the one 3sker
" from Jones body and the one founC
L on the door IL Jones room are If TIT
1t same sIloy and. the same class Of bull
let. Whitley did not go to hed afte
1 saw him in the station house.
,r @. Did YOU have any statemegt will
any Of these defendants the mornin;
" after the killing?
,sI A. I went dow to see Allen. N nj
le roors. 1 had. a conversation With Allen
if NJ. Pou arose and requested tina h
ut be allowed. to cross examine the wit
IN ness as 10 the competency Of his evi
e. deace. Witness said Allen made ertai
ly statements before there vas. any in
he ducements: held out to him and certai
n. STATEMENTS were made afteG: The cour
is ruled that all statements, made afte
ht inducements were held to Aller
lis were, not competent. Witness sal
ne Efurher: Il asked him Where he wa
I shot and be told me in The. shoulder.
ad fthen asked him how he. was shot an
o. he toid me that he did not remember
lis that all be remembered was a stin
ht and he then lost consciousness. He sal
when he came to he had hold of
rs: naked foot. He said: 4 was the sec
m, ond man III Jones room" The remain
rs der Of the statement. was made afte
nd Inducements were hald. OUT to him.
OF. was in Jones roonc the night ne Wa
It's arrested with the negro woman. Whe
mt this woman came out she. had on
to Won:an's hat" TIE defendants cour
nd sci objected 10 the above statement bl
SO the objection w1s~ oaec-uled n Il
in exception noted.
Witness testified further: The gu
E. you found in Jones room was a sGa
NJ rifle carrying q. p ball. On cross exan
les ~ination by Mr.. Pou it was brought O,
ley that the police were AFTER a negro Won
), an wanted in G%oldsboro for Larceny ar