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

solicitor made the proposition that II
these men. Piver and Barnes wanted to
made a confession they would be
taken care Of. Witness said he
icated to Mr.. Jeff Barnes the PROPOSE
ton Of the solicitor.
J Irving Morgan being sworn said: 4
have been at work in the oil mill. know
w. H. Rich, have known him for a year.
/ have seen in his possession a black jack
I went with Rich the day previous to
the killing to q barbecue gwen BY Mr.
John W. DAVIS. Rich carried some car
tridges in his pocket to the, plcnlc ana the
gun was shot while there. These were
SO calibre cartridges. l know Mr.. Rlch's
character and it is good. went to Rich's
room 4 few days after the shooting and
found his pistol there and it was loaded"
ON cross-examinatlon by Mr.. f. 5.
Spruill no new facts were disclosed.
John w. Dawes. of Elm City, being
sworn said: II am manager of Cotton
Oil Company here. l know w. H. Rich.
have seen III his possession a black jack.
Saw it in his possession about March. |
was at a picnic on Tuesday before the
homicide. He had a pistol, which was
shot on this occasion. / went to Rich's
loom ii lew udyS dltEi IL 4 ! ~
pistol found in his room was loaded in all
chambers, the cartridges were corroded.
I have known w. H. Rich for a year and
know his general character to be good
f. H. Osbourne being sworn said: Il
work at the Wilson Oil Mills. w. H.
Rich works there. Have seen a black jack
in his possession. I saw this black jack
lsince January. know Rich's general char
acter to be good"
The defense called w. G.. Mayo, but
when it became known that the bullets
heretofore offered in evidence were not
in court. counsel asked that they be al
lowed to delay the proceedings until these
bullets could be gotten. In order to cause
no delay in the progress of the trial the
State put on a witness during the wait
for the bullets.
]. NJ. Leath being sworn said: Il room
in the Racket Store and was awake at /
o'clock on the night of the homicide.
Heard pistol shots in the direction OF
Branch's cotton yard. This was followed
by a noise in the Friar building, which is
across the alley from my room. There
was a firing of a gun followed by pistoI
shots. / heard considerable walking after
the shooting. | went to my window near
lit Il DulldiIS, SdW lWo iIltH StdilltlIS
near the entrance of the Friar building
one of these / recognized as Policeman
Snakenburg. He turned and came dewr
Goldsboro street very hurriedly. The of
ficer on being told that there was some
one hurt upstairs turned around and wen
up the steps in the Friar building. the1
went into my hall, which overlooks The
Friar building. l stood in my hall fo1
cnnon two r car- - non -, down ~,
hall in the Friar building and stop anc
say. Hello boys. what is the racket?
This man then turned and came down thu
steps. | then went into my room and saw
this man come down into the street anc
walk down Goldsboro street. | did no
recognize this man. He was a medium
size man. A man whom / took to be thi
same man came back up street and stopped
and talk with Mr.. Clark. Mr.. Clark sail
this dying mans testimony ought to b
AIKEN, when the man who had come III
street cussed and said the wounded MAJ
did not know anything and it would d,
no good to have MS dying statement
On cross-examination by Mr.. Jno. E
Woodland witness said he did not get GU
of his bed after the firing until he hear,
walking on Goldsboro street. Could no
state how much time had elapsed after tn
firing.
w. G. Mayo was then called by the dc
Tense. He said that he worked in a hare
ware store and was familiar with pistc
balls. The bullets which We're put in evi
dence by Mayor Herring were shown tn
witness and he explained the difference
between them.
On cross-examination by Mr.. F. S
Spruin witness said that there were som
points of similarity between the bullet
exhibited.
!, On examination by H. G. Common, Jr
= witness said that the bullet which wa
taken from Rich's room was OF a class {
t bullets not usually sold.
= Court then took a recess until 2 o'clocl