The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-20

Mt. lSFAEE. = If4t4~F H#a s."
former district attorney. said b.
the States case was not so
at the first trial.
Il have heard practically er
of evidence at both trials. ana
clusion is that The State
equally as good a case as st t.
beth City tria! and tn MACH 1
Judge Council tonight ,rera
the progress made today. N.
for this. aside from what -.
should have. comes from his
cisions. and the excellent
which sheriff Vinslow ana
have handled big crowds. ).
ing almost perfect The State
deserve thanks. Today wotE
einia. with the numecr OF
that were made would take tae
lines as long.
As it stands now the State. t.,
that a crime was committed
Wilcox was the only person v.
have had tho motive a.l
that his after conduct -
gave rise to suspicion, and that
taking in part the prisoners .e.
twenty-five minutes 81 p
time.
Notwithstanding the prosoaa. ...
good case OF circumstancial
will predict right here that
will never hang him. Mist
| most likely outcome.
The two remaining Witness
| heard arc Tom Hayman, the
man. Tor whom Wilcox w.r
Roy Crawford. If he is here. Th.
| will be rendered by the prose-a.
| will not ask him a question ou
examination.
Miss Ollie Cropscy, NclIs s....-
the star witness of the whole tr... g.
| tilted today. GoWncd in a E,rr ."
| row. whose sombrc lines taa.a
| prettily with her peach bloom ',
ion. blue eyes and fair hai,~ Q'. .
| the story OF love and death iu a
way. dramatic at times. co-et-.
| detail and earnest and eonyin,ue
Her recital frequently was hlrl.a
soft sobbing. so strong was the GIT.
eugendered by talking OF tho d...
| with whom she slept. and between M#
| age and hers there was only ...
months difference.
Ollie told Of tho family com.n-
North Carolina five years ago. l..
PRODUCTION. his attentions TO %...
| falling out ii September. the su1a...
visits during which Nell and Jig"
| not speak, his moroscucss on thn H
night, his calling out Nell. bis #H#
| return Of the p~arasol and p5etG..
| subsequent Indifference.
Miss Carrie l.. Crops.y. of \n# S..
| corroborated much that Nell had
and told of the time when Jim bad
when asked to help with the hora. .
he was tired of acting as a lacaag
II. T.. G~reenleaf. ST., and Jr. '..#
various measurements about El..#.
City, and gave a map showing 81
town topography. This was 10
unaccounted-for time.
Some of the distances are: 'E..
house to gate. &c feet; gate to river
gate to whore Wilcox me. Owens 81
feet: Cropsey home to NilcrN H.
1900: Norfolk and Southern .@sta-..a
Barnes bar, 1900; Barnes bar to So
Wilcox and Owens met, 3,119. -
house to point opposite pier. SO
Police Chief Dawson spoke OF ~
rest. Jim told him the girls haa l#
ed in his face, and he rcma.b~#
laugh would be on the other side l..
ard owens and Gilbert BailcE u'ru
PRODUCED to prove time disCreHau. ..s
V. Davenport said Jim turned pal" i,
the river draggers pulled mp #ow".h
in their sight. Sheriff J. G. E."t .
he accompanied Jim TO the >ro-
home Sunday following Tho df.auI.
ance, and when he brought it mp. W.
said he had told all he knew.
w. II. Cropsey, Ncll's father, said
was a good swimmer, read only sue
school literature, was Of happy d"
%sition. and was afraid to 20 oN. a#
after dark. He told of the search
her body and WilcoX's indifference
Mayor Wilson said Wilcox do".#'
when he was walked up Novcmb'r y
he told his mother he left %cIi Hr
Then he turned over and was. a-..t.
tWo minutes.
Hartly Mead said he slept With
He told about the Wilcox home. aa.
The trousers Jim had or today W.r.
same worn November 20, and the
worn at the first trial.
Gale Parker said he saw a MAJ.
woman in front of the Cropsov By
that night, but did not rccoguiz. Ole
His wife VIII not be called.
Mack Fletcher, a country mnr"
old Of the time Parker passed bis
Ollie and Lettie Cropsey were o'
and said the pants worn by Jim
trial were not the same hc had ua
uight of the disappearance. Tho
cations theory is that the otGor >
destroyed.
The coming feature of the ca-
be the appearance in the witueas ..'
Wilcox, Who is TO testify in his
defense.