The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-26
The NEWS AND OBSERVER FRIDAY MORNING JUNE Is 1908
Q. "Why did you 20 AVIAN ~

/ Q. Why did you go away"
4 a. My friends advised me to come
J back came back and stayed in the
bushes ana my friends advised me to 60
pack to Texas. and | did not come back
again until ! was arrested and brought
back"
Q. Was not your defense in this case
that you were crazy drunk?'
A. yes, that defense was made
Witness said further: Il have been
running a saloon here for year and a
half. When l closed up Bass was with
me. We then came up the street and
went to Sam Coopers place and he was
not there and we went to his house near
the stand pipe. We then came down the
street. This was about one O'Clock I
did not see Policeman Mumford while we
were going down the street / first heard
Of the shooting at Aliens bar. George
Morgan first told me- He told me that
John Allen was shot. but not bad, but that
Jones was shot seriously
@. "What message did you send Fate
Langley about that gun which you took
from Jones room"
A. 81 did not see a gun and did not
send Langley any word about a gun.
JOHN ALIENS STATEMENT.
John Allen, one of the defendants. took
the stand and said upon oath: II was
born in Pitt county; am % years old.
Been living in Wilson for about six years.
am in the employment of George T.
Morgan, who runs a bar on the other
side Of the railroad. The bars close at
eleven o'clock. / was around the bar
until about twelve O'Clock saw there
Mr.. Rich, Mr.. Mumford and Mr. Nichols,
the latter two are policemen. | also saw
a Mr.. Carter, a newsboy | had or
dered black jack" of him, as had also
Rich and several others. The ones he
brouht were samples and we did not take
them. They We're too heavy. The train
No. 40, was on time that night, the other
tram later. Mr. George T. Morgan also
runs a government disttisery. After
left over the railroad | went UP to Mr..
George T. Morgan's room. The revenue
officers were in town and l had found it !
out and went up to tell him. The arch
light on Goldsboro street was not lighted.
Mr.. George T. Morgan has a room in the
Friar building The hall light was not
lighted that night When it is lighted
people cannot be distinguished at night. |
had no room in the Friar building and
Morgans room, turned on the light and
found he was not in. Went in his other
room and found him out. / heard a rum
bling as if some one was trying to break
in something. Went out his room to
Jones' room and when at the door was
shot. / started to get up, stretched out
my hand and got hold of a naked foot /
of some one. then staggered down the
steps and at the foot of the steps met /
Captain Rich and told him / was shot /
Then Piver came up. lost almost entire
at this time and was car
ried to the santarium. He was shown
hat (the white hat found in sanitarium)
and said: This is my hat. Lawrence Nor
gan gave it to me directly after the town
election. After leaving the Sanitarium
was carried to my room. Mr.. Rich re-
manned with me- Mr.. Herring came IN
and asked, John, who shot you" | an
swered, 81 don't know" / stated that l
thought was shot with a Winchester, as
the bali went through me. Mr.. Herring
then said, THE same man who shot
Jones shot you" He asked me if
shot Jones, and / replied: Il certainly
did not" 1t was somewhere between
80 and one o'clock when I was shot
did not see single person in the hall or
room as 1 went up to Mr. Morgans
rooms"
Cross examined by Mr. Uzzell:
IF told Mr. Herring l was the second
man in the room. don't know why l
told him."
Court adjourned at $50 with Allen still
on the stand, being crossed examined by
Mr.. Uzzell for the State.
In the testimony of George Mumford in
the Jones murder trial published in Sun
days paper, the name of r. d. Alley APP
peared where it should have been John AL
len. This was a mistake Mr. Alleys on
ly connection with the trial has been as a
witness for the State.