The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-09

L oIICtIlldll VI. H. " (CSIAiACu'
I never saw the shooting. I only
heard the shooting. 1 ran in the direc-
Ition OF it and 1 saw Mr.. S. H. Terry
and he looked over the fence and said
lif he was not dead he hoped G. d
him that he would be. I placed Mr..
TERRY under arrest. l only heard two
shots"
SAW THE PISTOL.
Police Sergeant c. w. WooIard testi-
fed:
Mr.. Holt and 1 were standing al
Fourth and Bladen and heard a pistol
lshot. We ran in the direction of the
lshOt. 1 saw Mr.. Terry and asked him
what was the trouble and he said moth
ling only I nave shot George Bland 1
saw a pistol sticking in the waistband
Iof his pants which I took away from
him and Mr.. Holt placed Mr.. Terry
under arrest"
TOLD HIM BLAND FIRED.
B. c. Moore testified:
Il was in my store and heard pistol
shots. 1 ran out the door and saw S.
H. Terry. He said that Bland flred at
him and that he fired twice at Bland. I
saw Mr.. Bland lying on the ground and
he Was dead"
TERRY WAS MURDEROUS.
Carrie Arts testified:
Il heard two pistol shots and l saw
Mr.. Terry going towards Mr.. BANDS
house and he said: If I have not killed
him 1 hope I have 1 only heard two
shots fred
HEARD TWO PISTOL SHOTS.
Isaiah West testified:
Il was sitting on the church steps
corner Fourth and Brunswick streets,
and S. H. Terry came to where I was
and asked me to go with him to attend
to some business. 1 old him 1 did not
feel able to go. After a few minutes
he left me and went in the direction of
Moore's drug store. [ heard two pistol
lshOtS in quick succession. l looked
around and saw Terry coming towards
me. He said Did you see him pull
lOut a pistol and shoot at me- | replied
mo [ saw q pistol in Terry's hand
when he was coming back to where ]
WAS"
& HOPE HAVE KILLED HIM"
CT. S. Philips testified:
I passed the house where the man
was killed and turned around the corr
Iner a few steps. l heard two pistol
shots. I returned as fast as possible
land saw S. H. Terry just ahead of two
policemen and [ heard Terry remark
THAT Damn him l hope I have killed
him and if 1 have not give me a chance
land l will finish him. 1 saw the police
IpIace Terry under arrest. 1 looked over
Into the yard and saw the man lying
on the ground. He was breathing, out
ldied in a very few minutes"
TERRY FIRED AND BLAND DID
| Jesse 1 Brown testified:
Il was near the house when the man
Twas shot. 1 saw S. H. Terry at the
lgate. He walked north about ten steps.
Took out his pistol and seemed to be
fixing it. He walked back to the gate
land fired n shot and then fired again.
AT the second shot the man fell and l
think Terry fired a third shot but
lam not sure. 1 am positive that the
man who was shot did not shoot as his
ihands were at his side all the time"
GUILTY OF MURDER.
After considering the testimony the
Jury agreed upon the following verdict:
Wilmington, n. c.. October 6.
We, the c%oroner's jury, having been
duly summoned. and sworn by DR.. c.
ID. Bell. coroner of New Hanover coun-
lty. to inquire what caused the death
of George Tate Bland.
D hereby report hat from the in
iv~estigatiOn. and evidence of witnesses
that the said George Tate Bland. came
Ito his death by a pistol shot wound at
the hands if s. H. Terry.
Inquest held. signed and ealed in
the presence of DR.. c. D. Bell. coroner
Iof New Hanover county.
w. T. SEARS.
Foreman.
JOSEPH CHADWICK,
IT. j. HERRING.
"WALTER GAYLOR.
u. F. GARRELL. JR..
j. F. SELLARS.
Secretary"
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