The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
WILMINGTON n. c. JUNE 23, 1908.

dozen to fifteen. In this number wit
ness recognized Rich and Ward. Wit
ness testified that after the shooting
he recognized Morgan, Whitley and
Rich in the crowd, which gathered af
ter the shooting.
Jas. H. Marshburn, chief Of police.
was the next witness. He testified that
he heard Whitley ask policeman Fell
ton II he heard any noise would he
turn his back. This conversation took
place a few nights before the shooting.
Witness testified further that he went
with Mayor Herring to Aliens room
the morning after the shooting and that
Allen made this statement to them:
Il was the second man in the room the
night Of the killing. and the same man
who shot Jones. shot me-
After Allen had been promised by the
mayor that his name would not be dis
closed. he made another statement,
which was ruled by the court as in
competent evidence.
Miss DeggS, a nurse. in the sanitOr-
ium, was the next witness. She testi-
fed that, threee men came to the SAN
itOrium on the night of the killing, two
of these men she recognized as de-
PENDANTS Allen and Rich. She testified
further. Il heard a noise from the bath
room as if some one was unbreeching
pistol, Rich came out of the bath room
and I saw a pistol in his hand She
also testified that a hat marked 81.
Morgan" was found in the Sanitorium
a short while after these men went
away.
Wiley Massey, a messenger boy in
the sanitorium. being sworn. said he
was present while the three men were
being attended to by the doctors, and
that he recognized Allen as one of
these men.
Luther Barnes. proprietor of the
Orient saloon testified that he went to
the Jail on the day after the killing and
that Morgan asked him to get him a
new hat. He said he bought the hat
remember whethe Morgan told him
where to get the hat, or what kind Of
hat or what name to have Dut IN it.
Mr. Sprill stated to the court that
When Mr.. Barnes was examined by
states counsel that he answered these
questions. When Barnes finished his
testimony. Judge Shaw ordered him not
to leave the court room and E. I.
PEBBLES, a salesman for BlOunt & Co.,
was called.
Before the witness had given his tes-
timony at the request of states cOun-
sci, the jury was taken from the room
and at the request Of the court, Mr..
PEBBLES made statement as to the hat
II said, Barnes came to my store and
asked if I knew what kind of hat Nor
gan wore. 1 told HIM yes, and supplied
his wants. At his request, 1 cut IL.
Morgan in the hat. Barnes requested
that L say nothing about the mat
ter
Judge Shaw ordered Mr.. Barnes to
come before the bar, where he was
placed in the custody of the sheriff,
with instructions ,that he be held in the
sum of 5000 justified bond, for perjury,
and that he appear in court from day
to day.
Policeman Mumford testified that he
came from his beat below the railroad
on the night of the killing and on his
way up town he saw and recognized
Gill Ward and J. T. Bass coming down
Nash street. Ward was bareheaded.
Witness testified that he went to Jones
room shortly after the killing and
found a hat on the floor. The hat was
exhibited in court and identified by
the witnesses. He said that Ward used
his hat as a fan. which would cause
it to turn up on the side, like the hat
being exhibited. He also testified he
was in the habit of wearing a hat
like the one found in Jones room. Wit
ness further said that he was present
when Rich was arrested, and after be-
ing arrested he gave him a black jack
| which he recognized as the property OF
Policeman Nichols, and which he saw
Allen take from said policeman
pocket and pass across the counter in
| a bar room to Rich, about O'Clock ol
| the night of the homicide.
On cross-examination it was brought
out that the place where Bass ano
Ward were seen by the witness was
on one of the most public streets OF
Wilson. Court then took a recess un-
til $50 on Monday morning.