The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-10-16
THE CONNER TRAGEDY.
naRIoWE HAS PREIInIHARy TRIAL
lis COMMITTED TO JAIL WITH.
OUT BAIL.
Testimony Of Witnessss-attornsys
Make Eloquent Spsecaes-Lsrge
Number Attend the Trial
Feeling is Very Strong.


Marlose for the killing Of James A.
Brand, TOOK place before Judge Robt-
Bullock IN this city Wednesday
morning and attracted more than
ordinary interest.
Among others the following citi-
zens, residents in the neigh borhoOd
in which the killing occurred, were
present az the tria', viz: Patrick Ran
dali, L. II. Graham, w. P. Norman,
J. ;. Blodgett, Brinson Griggs, J. d.
| Griggs, Oscar Williams, Lemuel Will
son, R-uOen Long, Isaac Perkins, f.
l. Welhorner, Henry Mason, Dillon
Graham, r. D. McDonsld, Thomas
Sims, o. F. Cordrey, Frank Smith,
James Hinton, 4. II. Henneman, K.
W. Wingate, y. A. Fort. Luther Me-
Lean and William Johns.
The shooting il will be remem bered
occurred early Monday morning in
the store OF Mr.. Patrick Randall at
the little village Of Conner on the
| Ockiawshe river.
Perhaps it will he well FOR Us 10 say
that the matter which led up to the
shooting was the loss Of q pocket
! book by colored woman, who was
some weeks ago passenger in Mr..
| Marrow mail wagon. On the return
! trip home this woman. having gone
only a few blocks from the pOstoffice
missed her pocket book, which she
| claimed she mad when she entered
! the vehicle. Besides other money
the purse contained $500 bill which
she got from the bank in this city
that day.
The loss of her pocket book caused
a good deal Of talk in the little com.
munity and eventually led up to the
| posting Oh a tree on the side Of
public road the following pIacard:
NJTICE.
Mr. NARROW We want you TO give
| Miss Fleming back Her money. You
| no you got il and all We asg OF you
Is to give it Back 10 her and had she
Been a white oman and you A cullor-
| ed man the white craekery would
have don Beat you to death Long a
90, the white folks all nose you got il
ID give il back to Her and We will say
no more A bout it. AZ you don't ~
| will meete some time and give you
what all rougery desarvse and you
stole her money and you no il.
Signed-s dagger pointing in the
| direction OF heart.
The first witness was Mr.. Patrick
Randall. He knew both Marlowe
and Brand. Stated when and where
the shooting occurred. Saw the dead
body and told where the pistol tall
entered the body. He said that
when Marlowe came into the store
| for the mail that there were several
parties IN the building, among the
number being Mr.. Brand. Marlowe
asked Brand if he wrote that notice.
/ Brand replied that he did not. Mar
lowe accused him of doing it. Again
Brand denied it and said he thought
some negro had done it. Marlowe
had q pistol in his hand but a. his
tone and temper seemed to have
quieted down, he left them and went
into the rear of the store, which Is
used as pOstoffice. Hearing a pistol
shot soon afterward Randall rushed
hack, saw Brand stagger and fall and
Marlowe leave the building, the
smoking revolver in his hand.
Henry Mason was the next witness,
He was IN the building, saw Marlowe
when he came in and repeated the
conversation Marlowe mad with
Brand. 1t was in substance as fol.
| lows: That Marlowe had visited
Brands house the afternoon before
and told him be thought
Allen Gibson, old Norman and
Welhorner had posted the notice
but had since changed his mind and
ne now believed Brand had done il.
The man who did do it he denounced
in very sulfuriOus language. Brand
Was near the center of the store and
during the quarrel passed Marlowe
and got near the front door where
Marlowe was standing. The witness
was back of MarIowe and saw him
make lunge as if to strike Brand.
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