The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-05

Enauest held. signed and sealed in
the presence of DR.. G. D. Bell, Tx
coroner of New Hanover county.
The Evidence.
The testimony was furnished by
Jaifsr Caps, young Robert Caps,
Wiiian Wilson and Jim Judge. Their
evidence was similar to that already
noted in describing the discovery Of
the coed
Heard Scraping Noise.
Judge also added that, Monday
night he and Wilson heard a. scraping
noise in Terry's cell presumably the
sharpening Of the knife) and they
asked him about it..
He replied hat he had spilled
something n was scrapfng il mp.
Terry Well Known.
Terry would have been 60 years
old The 18th day of next month He
was a we'll known character, as he
was an ex-policeman. at onE time
Keeper OF the county home aIHI was
dOorkceper Of the State Senate. Of the
last General Assembly.
He is survived by a wife and two
children, the daughter being Eaand's
widow
Funeral This Afternoon.
The funeral of the d~eceasai will
be held at the family residence, No.
SIS North Fourth street, his after
noon at ? o'clock and will De con-
Quoted by Rev. A. D. Mcclure. d. D..
pastor O; St. Andrews Presbyterian
church.. and Rev. J. l.. Vippsrman.
pastor OF Brooklyn Baptist church.
The ifterment will be made in
Oakda1e cemetery.
Home OF Sadness.
Sorrow most poignant Was at the
Terry home yesterday afternoon, Mrs.
Terry being a pitiable object. Her
anguish was h~eartrending and es-
pecialtT so at a touching Interview
with Marsden Bellamy, Esq. who
was the leading counsel, for the de-
Tense and who ably directed the case
up to its tragic end.
Killing OF Bland
A history Of the deed which Terry
committed can be gainad from the
following extract from. a. recent issue
OF The Messenger:
The enactment Of the crime, which
to the public now seems most hideous
but then the public does not always
precisely realize at frst-dates back
TO the morning of Tuesday, October
9Th. of last year. It TRANSFERRED al
most upon the threshold Of the home
OF Bland and within the shadow of
AZ lSHlple VI Iou- 1TUIy, II was awe
inspiring scene for the portrayal OF
such a tragedy. be it crime or JUS
ies. an6 yet the home did not possess
the love and brightnesz of the true
freside. For some time domestic
dissension had held riot and to such
an extent that va the portals Of
pride could not bar the knowledge of
It from the public. This wanton dis
regard of the sacred marriage vows
by one of the two was the match that
kindled tire fire Of enemity; that sent
a soul into eternity; that has caused
untold sorrow to some living. Just
who was TO blame the trial will, no
doubt. develop
The, night previous TO the tragedy
Bland passed at the Bon.;z Hotel.
The next morning he arose early and
went TO Mills stables, southwest cor
ner OF Second and Princess streets.
where he had been employed for a
unbe of years. From there. about
! $40 o'clock, Re drove in a road cart,
, accompanied by a negro stable hand.
TO his home. No. III North Fourth
street. At the time he alighted from
the vehicle Terry was standing across
, tho street and as Bland passed down
IN alley. which is situated between
! the house and the drug store of B. c.
/ Moore. south of she residence. Terry
left his position and went IN the d.
Tection Of the house. Ostensibly
i. Elsnd's only object in gong down the