The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-01

witness. This was the creek that crossed
the tracks on the way to Adams house.
Mr.. Ed Pool had gone to Adams, house
on January 23rd or oath. Adams lived
about mile and a half from 8rldgers.
| He saw his track where he had come up
to his house. 1t looked like it was run
ming. They were the same tracks witness
had seen at Bridgers' house.
| On crOss-eXamination the witness was
certain when it was, but finally decided
that it was on Monday, the 25th. He was
rabbit hunting, and the tracks looked to
| him like the same tracks he had seen at
Bridgers'.
| Deputy Sheriff T. E. Daniel, of ST. Mat
| theWs township, who had gone to Adams
! house to make the arrest. He knocked
| and 1t was some time before be could get
an answer. Finally a woman answered.
| He asked her if VIII Adams was mere.
she made no answer, and it was fully five
minutes before she answered again. and
asked again what he wanted. He told her
| he wanted to see Adams. He heard her
call him several times before he got up,
and heard him laundering around, and the
woman sad he was trying to make a light
witness told her to open the door aud he
would make light himself He had told
| them he had warrant for his arrest.
! that he was accused OF killing Mary Bird
gers. and to give himself up and he would
| see he was not hurt. He finally told them
II they did not open the door he would
[ break it down. Then Adams called out:
Ii ycu open that door, Cd d-n you.
L Ii Kill you. Those were the first words
he had spoken. Witness finally forced the
door, and Adams stood there with a big
stick, and struck him on the wrist with
it, and several times shut the door in the
lace OF the deputy. At last Mr.. Daniel
went TO window and opened it, and told
Adams it he did not surrender he would
shoot him. Adams then surrendered and
the deputy entered. While the prisoner
was dressing, he asked his wife to get
some dry socks, the ones he had there
were wet. He got another pair of shoes,
too, because those with his clothes were
wet. His coat and pants especially wet be-
low the knees. In the pocket of the pants
were two half dollars, one old and one
new piece, also four pennies. (Mr. Mas
sey had testified that he paid Adams
small balance of four pennies that was due
him Tor his work.
On cross-examination Mr. Daniel said
that it had rained some all Friday even
ing, and that night it rained steadily.
Squire N. w. Pool, who tried Adams,
testified that Adams statement was that
he did not kill the woman nor take the
money. He had accounted for his actions
on Thursday. He had said that on Friday
he had gone to work at Mr.. Massey's and
had gone on home. Then his dog jumped
rabbit. ard he had gone on hunting,
called by at Mr.. Keith's and Frank Jones
store, and then gone home about dark.
MI. Frank Jones, who lives about
mile from Bridgers' and keeps store
He saw Adams about sun-up tat morn
ing. He bought bar of soap and a pack
age of pearline, and went on toward his
home. Witness left home that morning
and was away all day.
Mr.. r. c. Jones, father Of Mr.. Frank
Jones, and who kept store that day. He
had not seen Adams after that morning
early.
Mr.. B. a. Keith was called and said he
had known Adams since September. He
lived on his place. Witness was at home
all day Friday, but did not see Adams all
day On Thursday, at dusk, Adams came
by and got five cents to 60 to the store
and get some baking powders.
Mr.. j. F. Keith, brother Of the above,
was at home until l O'Clock and did not
see Adams come to the house.
Dr. T. NJ. Jordan, the County Coroner,
was next called. He testified that the body
of the woman was lying flat on its face
There was one wound on the left temple,
made by blunt instrument. There was
depression there big enough for a hen
egg to lie in. On cross-examination DR.
Jordan said he had seen tracks but had
not noticed none in particular, as there
were a great many tracks about there,
and it had been raining.
With this evidence the State rested.