The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-02

think they both went to my house |
did not see Jim any more till was feed
ing the horses. Delmo went oct and
talked to my wife in the barn lot. Delnao
came on by me at the wood-shed. going
IN the direction Of the railroad. He
said Forgive me for what [ have done.
You'll see me again in few days, may be
a week. That was near about half-past
five Probably a few minutes after Denao
left l saw Byrd in my barn. | left him
there, and did not see him till the next
day after I heard Delmo was dead From
my barn it is between a half and three
quarters OF mile to the place where the
body was found From the old black
smiths shop to my house is something
like a hundred yards. Had no converse
ton with Byrd next dag. l saw hin:
first next day some after twelve o'clock
He did not work that morning or next
day. II ne drank any more after that
did not see it, but l did see him take
drink the next nj GIT, after the coroner's
Jrial. He asked me if / had heard OF
Kings death. He said he had come by
and seen the body, and wanted to SO
down again, but / thought he was not
H. to 60 That evening l met Byrd com
ing back from the coroneTs trial.
Jim Hall. and it was not far from six
clock. l did net see Byrd when he got
~ with Hall 1t was only a minute
Two from the time / eft the barn WITH
Byrd in there till Hall came up.
, MRS. PIPKIN: Delmo came in and l
cooked at him and said Delmo what's
.he matter with your neck, you must
Iave been through a briGr patch. He
said | have. There were scratches on Jbis
leck He commenced to cry about some
body telling something on him and l told
aim to dry up. Delmo came OUT to the
lot with me, and / did not see which
way Mr.. Byrd went. II was only q few
minutes b5fore Delmo left. minute
later Jim came along and asked me Whe4e
Dclmo was ] said be had left, and he
went into the barn and lay down on Tue
nay. He never left the barn till after ]
cit. / saw him every tine / passed.
MIXED TWO COWS, fed a calf and attended
% several other things. Just after l gol
some corn fog my shOats, the SIX o'clock
whistle blew. In two or three minutes
Hail stopped by and called for some
milk.
Cross-examinati0n: The two boys were
not quarreling at my house. Byrd came
In and asked Dalmo what he was crying
about, and / made them both hush up.
JOHN PTPKIN, Mr.. Pipkins little boy:
Pa and / stayed out in the yard a little
while, and after Pa got through WlGh
h s well bucket, fixing it with rosin, Byrd
and King came Up and Byrd took the fira
stick Pa had used and broke it over
his knee and said to Delmo / guess Ii
have to whip you. King said if you do it
with a switch l won't say anything, but
if you say with your fist, that is differen..
Pa said Byrd was in the barn, and I
could have seen him if he had left the
barn.
Cross examined, the boy said his father
had stuck the broken fire stick by the
fence and had afterwards taken it up
and brought it to town Saturday.
OFFICER CREIGHTON: examined the
place thoroughly and saw no signs Of
struggle at all, and no blood except JUS,
where the head was. l thought the boay
had been there all night.
Mrs. Pipkin was recalled to the stand
because Solicitor Jones was obliged tp
be out of the court room for time, dur
ing which Mr.. VIM b. Jones conducted
the examination. She testified that King
had visited her daughter some
times, but that Byrd had never paid her
daughter any attention. Witness
could see Hall distinctly when he came
along and sent for a quart cf -ilk
Mr.. Wiley Buffalo, recalled, testified Il
was after dark when jim Hall passed Il,
knew him only by his voice.