The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

was examined before the jury. In ad-
ditiOn, the embalmers Messrs. Brown
and Son, were also examined along
with Mr. j. II. Rowland. who had NOT
heretofore been examined.
"fhe examination having been con-
cluded the facts were all laid before
the jury, who We're in session con-
sidering the matter for more than an
hour. They had little trouble. | have
understood, i'm reaching a conclusion
as TO the cause of the death of Thomas
Nall, but spent some time in conSid-
GRAFTON of other matters connected
with the investigation. The remains
of Mr. Nall We're again reshipped to
Chatham for burial. I'm charge of Mr..
j. a. Moody. who left here on the
four O'Clock train
The Testimony i'm Full.
The complete testimony, - consid-
cred by the jury, follows:
Lee Aston. being sworn, testified as
follows:
O. Where do you live? A Out here
in Rhamkatte
@. What work are you engaged in?
A. | works for the Phosphate Mill,
sir.
Q. Do you know Thos. II. Nall? A
No. sir.
@. Ever see him? A. Yes, sir;
seen the man they said was him.
Q. When? A. l think it was last
Thursday. the 24th of August.
q. Under what circumstances did
you see him? A. Well. sir, Thursday
evening" don't know what time it
was-I was working in the burner
room upstairs at the phosphate mill.
| heard some one hollering down the
railroad towards the cotton mill. He
said: Catch that man. Just as
looked out this man passed. running.
q. How close We're you to him? A.
10 or Is feet.
@. Was he saying anything? A. No,
sir; not that | heard.
@. Have anything with him? A.
Something in his hand. | could not
realize what it was l thought it was
an umbrella. When he run into the
road these other two men was after
him. | don't know how far he had
got in front | heard these other two
men holering to a man in front with
a wagon to stop that man. l heard
the man say whoa" Whether ne
ketched him or not l don't know.
@. What direction was he coming
. from? A. He was going west
.. Where did he enter the road? A
The other side of the phosphate mill
coming from the Caraleigh cotton mill.
@. Go ahead and tell all about it, A.
@. Did you see him after that any
time during the evening A. Yes, l
saw him in the evening.
Q. When you saw him running, did
you observe any marks on him-was
there anything the matter with him
A. No, sir.
c. Hat off? A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you see any blood on his face
or anywhere about his person? A. /
a b
c. Have his coat off? A. / think
he was in his shirt sleeves, sir
@. | understood you to say you were
10 or Is feet from him? A. Yes sir,
c. How far behind him We're those
people? A. About 150 yards behind
him.
@. Did you see him again that even
ing? A. Yes, sir.
O. What time? A. l don't know, sir.
Q. Under what circumstances did
you see him? A. Saw him lying out
in front of the office with his hands
tied behind him.
Q. How close did you get to him? A.
About 100 yards from where he was
lying.
Q. Did you so up to him? a. No.
sir.
O. Did you see him after that? A,
No. sir.
q. Who was with him when you
saw him in front of the office? A. |
don't know; there was four men there.
q. Can you name those men? A. |
don't know anything about them, sir.
Never saw them before.
Q. You did not see whether the man
was bloody or disfigured? A. No, sir.
@. Did you see them take him off ?
A. Yes, sir
Q. How did they carry him off? A.
A white gentleman come along in a
buggy with Il mule hitched to it. He
6Dme out in front of the office to look
at the man. After awhile they put
him in the buggy and started towards
town and met a carriage the other side
of the railroad coming this way, and
they taken him out of the buggy and
put him in the carriage.
O. How close We're you then? A.
was at the mill and they were at the
crossing.
Q. You were not near enough to tell
about - condition? A. No. sir
O. Do you know anything else about
it? A. No. sir; that is all l know.
w \. Parker. being sworn, testified
as follows:
@. Where do you live? A. Raleigh.
Q. What is your business? A. Ac-
countant.
O. Where were you last Thursday,
the oath of August? a. Caraleigh
Phosphate Works.
O. Did you know Thos. III. Nall? A.
No.
@. Did you see a man who was sail
to be Thos II. Nall that day? A. |
did.
@. What time of day? A. Three or
three-thirty.
Q. In the evening? A. Yes.
Q. State under what circumstances
you saw him-hoW near were you to
him? A. l was sitting at my desk AMI
heard some one say: stop that