The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-16

10 get names OF Jne croWd seen Dy Snakcn-
burg before the killing and to have him
detail his actions. He was asked il he
had not been requested to keep away if
he heard of any trouble, but denied this,
and said he had heard that Geo. Whit
ley had asked Policeman FELTON, to keep
away. Snakenburg insisted that he had
done his duty, but the questions asked him
were of a nature to show that there was
doubt of this in the minds of the ques-
TONERS.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
At eleven o'clock this morning the mur-
dered man, T. Percy Jones, was buried in
Fellow and was buried by that order
There were about fifty people at the fun
erai, the service being conducted by Rev
B. H. Melton, former pastor of the Chris
tan church here, now of Richmond
John Allen, the man shot at the time
Of the trouble when Jones was killed was
reported as worse late last night, but
this morning his condition is said to 5e
better and that he is not in danger OF
dying.
THE INQUEST RESUMED.
Geo. w. Battle, a bar-keeper. was the
first witness examined at the coroner's
inquest this morning. He said he knew
nothing of the killing except that he had
helped to "tote" John Allen from the
Sanatarium to the home of Policeman
Nichols, and that he had afterwards gone
to the room where Jones had been killed
He had seen w. w. Barnes at o'clock
before the killing and Lawrence Morgan
after the killing at the house of Cora Duty
Ca disreputable wCman) about quarter
past one o'clock the morning of the kill
ing Morgan had told him only that John
Allen was shot Three other men were
present when Morgan told him of Aliens
being shot. w. p. Groom one of them
was not out of the room for more than
half hour between twelve and quarter
past one o'clock Sam Walls, Henry
Crumpler, Rufe Hinson and others had
helped take John Allen from the Sanata-
rum to Policeman Nichols home.
Mr.. w. T. Clark, dealer in leaf tobacco
said that he had left his home at FIVE
minutes to one TO meet Mr.. Douglas Mar
tin at the train and had met Policeman
Snakenburg in front of Leath's store
Snakenburg asked him to tell other police
men to come as he expected trouble. Later
he saw Jones in the bed room in the Fry
ar building in great pain and Jones told
him and others of the wound in his stom-
ach Afterwards he met Sam Walls, Bill
Barnes, Lawrence Morgan, Jesse Williams,
]. B. Piver and others near Leath's store.
He, Clark, said he suggested that Jones
dying declaration be taken, but Sam Walls
said it would be no use as no one would
be present.
Mr.. R. D. Alley, carpenter. was the
next to be heard by the coroner. He
said that he had taken medicine during
the night of the killing and was up.
Walked down street from his home and
met Policeman Snakenburg near the cor
ner of Goldsboro and Nash streets. Going
with Snakenburg through an alley and to
Barnes street, near Corbett's Tar
they met crowd Of men, about dozen.
In the party, Rich and Gil Ward were the
only ones he recognized. He and Shaken
burg met Mr. w. T. Clark Shortly after
he heard the guns fire, not more than ten
Or fifteen minutes after he had left the
crowd, but had seen no one go to the
Fryar building. Snakenburg had not told
him that he expected trouble After the
shots man ran from the Fryar building
across the street to the alley. He did
not recognize the man, who had on cap.
After this Snakenburg walked to the sta
ton house and came back followed by
Policeman FELTON,. Snakenburg went on
to the Fryar building where he met three
men at the door, these coming from the
door, He was at the corner and did aot
recognize the men. During the night Of
the killing he met j. b. Piver, w w.
Barnes, Lawrence Morgan, w. j. Rich
and Gil Ward, of the parties in jail. He
asked w w. Barnes what he was doing
up and Bill said "Well, l stay up all
night. / was at the depot when it hap
pened.' He had not told Barnes of the
shooting He remembered that George
Whitley recently had worn a cap but did
not know that he was the man who ran
across the street.
Mr.. James Clark, engaged in the livery
business was next heard. He had been out
hunting and came in town about lis a.
m. the night of the killing. OF the men
in jail he had only seen one, Lawrence
Morgan, during the night and he was in
crowd near the corner of Goldsboro and
Nash street. He went up to the rooni
where Jones was killed and stayed with
Policeman FELTON, till others came.
Mr. Tom Powell, employed in pressing
club here. said said that he ad known
Jones for five or six months. The very
day before Jones was killed he came into
PowelHs tailor shop under the Fryar build
ing and told him that Whitley had order
ed him out of town. At that time Whit
ley was across the street talking with a
tall man in blue suit of clothes. an in
surance man whose name he does not
know, but would know him again. OF
these Jones said he supposed they were
plotting against him. My brother let
Jones have a gun. as he was anxious to
get it, the gun was single barreled
breech loader. About seven o'clock next
morning he went up to Jones room where