The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-31


police to stop the game, or 20 make al
| arrest.
Clark told Heppel next day that TIL
strike he received from Lilliston wa
too much, and he would kill him.
Other witnesses were George Har
ris, of Norfolk; w. M. Spence, o
South Mills, N c.; w. NJ. Wood, o
| Petersburg, Va, and j. A. Wynne, o
| Norfolk.
Lilliston spent the night at MOLLY
Trimble's house, coming up town a
$3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon he
got quart of whiskey, and proceeded
to the depot with several OF his
friends. He was seen by Arnold anC
told that Clark had searched the
streets in a carriage the night before
looking for Lilliston, having Z. pistol
and intending to shoot him, ana b,
persuaded Lilliston not to leave or
that train.
All the witnesses saw the two mon
in the depot, and several saw them
enter the waiting room from the shed
at a rapid pace. They stopped alb
ruptly near the door from the street
and Clark first drew his revolver, and
fired before Lilliston had his pistol
out.
The witnesses did not see beyond
the first shot When the firing was
over they went back to the waiting
room, and found that Smith had beei
shot. DIR. Wilkerson was the first to
Smith, and M. w. Wood was the sec
ond.
whats the matter" Wood asked
Smith.
"The Jew shot me-" replied tile
wounded man.
No one knew what became of Ar
mold. None testified to knowledge Of
this man of more length than a few
days previous to the tragedy. 1t was
thought that he went to Weldon.
Liliiston on the Stand.
Lilliston was sworn and nut on the
stand Col. Argo conducted the ex-
animation. Liliston said he was at
Molly Trimble's, had trouble with
Clark, and said they were shooting
craps. There were in the room,
Smith, Arnold, Gray, Kelly, Young,
English Tommy, Clark and himself.
general wins. Lilliston mad at the be-
ginning q large role of bills. and had
only $40 left. Clark refused to play
another game, and Young remarked
that the dice were crooked. Lilston
threw them against the wall, and said
that nobody could go out of the room
until The missing dice was found,
he accused Clark of having the dice.
and Clark said eff I've got it you
can't take it away from me-" and
LillistOn struck him.
Lilliston explained what occurred
directly afterwards, and said that next
day he went to the dispensary with
friends at about 2:30 o'clock and pur-
chased a quart gof whiskey. They
went to the depot and drank it in the
toilet Arnold there told him that
IL s,rI,A l.
carriage with a pistol looking for
him, and Arnold advised him not to
be about the depot He. with his
friends, walked up the railroad and
then came back. He would have gone
up town, but was afraid of meeting
Clark, and went back and took anoth-
er drink. He then went to his suit
case and got his pistol. He walked to
the train shed, and met Clark and
Arnold together. Clark said, do you
think you treated me right last
night?", and Lilliston replied, "If
did not I'm sorry for it,
He walked back into the waiting
room together and Clark asked Lilis-
ton to go walking with him, but Lillis-
ton declined, and then Clark said.
come out into the park with me,
want to see you" Lilliston refused,
and Clark fired, the bullet entering the
side of his overcoat, passing through
his other coat, and came out on the
right breast of the coat
AS Clark came up" with Lilliston
threw his hand back, but Clark had
already ffreh Lilliston then drew
his gun and started firing. He said
he was shooting in self defense, think
ing he was about to be killed He
was positive that his last ball went
out the front door He had known
Smith. the dead man. about four
years. He was a friend to Smith, and
they never had cross word. He
did not now the position of Smith
at the time of the firing. Smith had
told him that he (Smith) was going
to leave that night. All his shots were
fired towards the front of the build
ing. He said that at TrimbIe's house
Smith held the door, and kept the
men back. saying that he would see
that thedice were straight or get
back their money. On cross exami-
six years DID, and was native OF
Virginia He was a hotel clerk, and
in the fall followed fairs. He said
he operated monkey picker
where the monkey picked out ball.
which contained the luck of the man
taking the chance. Lilliston denied
that he had been drinking heavily.
Iuc IllSnI before the night VI llIC
trouble at Trimble'S, LillistOn won
about $50 in a game. Clark was in
the losing party. He spent Friday
night at Molly Trimble's and came up
town from there about 2:30 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. Lilliston said that
when Clark drew his gun he dlI-
liston) thrust Clark tround with his
left hand and arm. He said Clark
was five feet away when he fired the
second shot. Lilliston said he him
self stood in his tracks and emptie j
his revolver at Clark. Lilliston could
not explain how the wild balls enter
ed the ceiling, walls. benches and
windows of the waiting room, and
said he fired cody at Clark. He de-
MED that he had stood behind any
one during the firing. He confessed
that he was an amateur with the piS-
tol. not having shot a revolver six
times in all his life. He was standing
at the same place when he was ar
rested.