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

~ n ward said he wanted 10 see sam
Conner. and we went over beAlha Ahs
Banner warehouse TO find tslm- we came
on down the street and passed some p1o-
10 near Corbett's bar. We then went
On down towards the old depot. where
~ turned and came to Nash street and
across the railroad TO Wards bar. We
went from there 10 Wards house where
we went TO bed. | am one OF the deleha-
ants in this case"
In answer to & question from ;. A
Woodland witness said town authorities
asked him TO make a statement the night
Of the killing and he said he kne" hotA-
ing.
MORGAN TESTIFIES.
Lawrence Morgan being sworn. said:
II am 90 years old: knew Percy Jones
~ sight. l never spoke 10 any one about
doing Jones any harm. | nave never en-
tered into a conspiracy TO do Jones any
damage. / did not fire a gun on the night
ZONES was killed; there was no agreement
with any one that i should fire a gun TO
attract the attention of the police. | met
walls at the Orient saloon about II O'Clock
on the night of the killing. l Went from
The saloon to my room over Virgins
stables. This Is on the same block OF the
Friar building. was in my room. When
The firing was done, I heard only one gun.
walls came to my room IN a few MN
nte- after the shooting. We then came up
me street and saw q crowd near the Frlar
building / did not know but one man ~
he crowd-W. T. Clark. ! did not stay
here long, then went down street when
Clark called me and told me 10 20 after
a doctor, Did not know who was shot.
Had heard on the street that Alien was
shot. | stood on the streets awhile when
DR.. Anderson came along and told me
to get John Aliens friends and take hum
cut Of the Sanatorium. | then went and
got some one to go after Geo. Morgan
for whom Allen worked. | came back up
street and went to the Sanltar1um where
Allen was. We carried Allen to Peter
Nichols house. Allen did not have any
thing on his head. gave Allen
O hat which | had bought from Blount.
and | had L. Morgan cut in the hat.
When | was arrested | had on a black
hat. was arrested at Cora Duty's. Had
been down there asleep on the lounge.
The hat l was wearing then was an old
one. Before I came out for a hearing |
asked Luther Barnes to get me a hat
like the one | had. | did not see w. w.
Barnes after II o'clock on the night OF
the killing. He was with Plyer. Both
We're drunk.
On cross-examination Solicitor Daniels
asked Morgan if he had not been running
a gambling house in Wilson and he re-
fused to answer on the grounds that It
would tend to incrinlinate himself. Solicitor
asked witness if he had not told Mr.. Eyer
ton, of Kenly, that there was a detective
in town and that they intended to get HIM.
Morgan answered that such was not the
case, that he did not know Mr.. Egerton.
On being asked why he told Luther
Barnes not to mention the TACT OF ms
wanting to buy 2 new hat. Witness SAID
he did not tell Barnes not to mention the
matter but that he told him to go over
to Blounts and buy him a hat.
did Allen tell you who shot him?"
a. eyes, he told me that he was shot
in the hall of the Friar building near the
first door"
@. Did you not hear Rich testify that
Allen told him that he was shot on the
street.
A. YES. he told me he was shot in
the T'riar building.
WARD IS SWORN.
Gill Ward being sworn said: 4 have
lived in Wilson 212 years. | remember
the night Jones was killed. | did not
see n. N. Barnes on the night of the
killing. Did not see Jones until aften he
was killed. Did not go in the Friar
building on the night OF the killing.
The hat on exhibit in court is not my
hat. | never made any threats against
Jones.
DISCRIMINATION by Mr.. Sprulll.
Q. when. did you get back from
Texas?'
A. Several years ago"
@. How did you come back?"
A. under arrest"
@. why did you go away?'
A. My friends advised me to come
back. | came back and stayed IN the
bushes and my friends advised me to &c
back to Texas. and did not come back
again until I was arrested and brought
back
@. Was not your defense IN this case
that you We're crazy runk?
A. Eyes, that defense was made"
Witness said further: Il have beer
J running 4 saloon here for a year and 9
! half. When l closed up Bass was witt
me. We then came up the street ant
went to Sam Cooper's place and he was
not there and we went to his house neal
the stand pipe. We then came down the
street. This was about one o'clock.
did not see Policeman Mumford while VI
were going down the street. | first hearC
of the shooting at Aliens bar. GeorsC
Morgan first told me. He told me tina
John Allen was shot. but not bad, but tina
Jones was shot seriously"
@. What message did you send Fat'
; Langley about that gun which you tool
] from Jones room?"
E A. Il did not see a gun and did no
} send Langley any word about a gun.
JOHN ALIENS STATEMENT.
: John Allen, one Of the defendants, tool
! the stand and said upon oath: 4 Wa
! born in Pitt county; am % years old
Been living in Wilson for about SIX years
am in the employment Of George 7
. Morgan, who runs a bar en- the Othel
: side of the railroad. The bars close q
t eleven O'Clock. I was around the ba'
]. until about twelve O'Clock. l saw there
a Mr.. Rich, Mr.. Mumford and Mr.. Nichols
o the latter two are policemen. [ also say
a Mr.. Carter, a newsboy. | had or
dered a black jack" of him, as had ais
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