The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-01-14

did not leave the stump till the man
passed the mite Witness went to the
spring and met a man near it who came
ont of the corn field. Mrs. Fronk and
Anna Gould were talking nearly oppO-
site the spring. The man turned out of
the road mt Purvin Wilson's (Busby's)
place. below HOl'and's. Witness stayed
on the hill till Mr.. Constable was taken
home. Hoops was gone when witness
reached home. Next morning people
came ont and questioned her, searching
the house after she went to town. and
kept on visiting there and questioning
her off and on Mt various times. Did
not see the party who hailed Holland
from the road but heard him call He
passed up the road. she thought. The
shoe found by Alan Price and Detective
Francis was hers She hard been wear
ing mems shoes. Asked if she knew who
shot Mr.. Constable witness replied she
did not. The house was searched before
witness moved to town. John WAS TAX
en- to town the evening after the shoot
ing and never came back. and witness
moved into town the next week. Hol-
hand and Hops worked at the wheel I'M
til the stranger passed and Arabella was
all the time on the porch. Witness
heard but two Shote. The house was
searched but once before witness moved.
! Witness went to town on the day after
the shooting, about noon. Saw nobody
about the scene OF the shooting. Could
not say what time John got back after
Mr.. Constable sent him for Mrs. Consta-
BILE and the doctor. Mr.. Constable said
he wanted his wife MS he was dying. He
told witness all his sons and daughters
were away and he had something to
tell Mrs. Constable. Mr.. Tucker asked
him if he knew him. Witness had lived
as house girl at Mr.. Constable'S. Had
nothing against him. Had never told
John that he never went out with less
than 500 with him. When John told
him the man had stopped mt his house
he Said that's the buggur that shot me-
Cross examined. Witness is % years
old. Was married to John about seven
years AGO. Had lived at various places
including Iron Hill, on the hill. some
distance from the station. Lived mt Old
is last spring and part of the summer,
before moving to the Foard house John
had been hucklcberrying with Hops
down at Hog Hill on two days before
the shooting The day of the shooting
they were grabbing and fishing at
Frcnchtown. Often saw Mr.. Constable
pass her house on the Foard place and
sometimes her house on the Odds place.
He usually went back the way he came
and generally carried cane. Witness
was in town on the 18th and started
home with Johns sisters about / o'clock
Got dinner for them and walked up the
road apiece with them with Stella and
Charles a> far as MulIan's hill. Coming
home. witness went to the spring for
water and started to get supper about
shutdown. Was getting supper when
John and Arabella came. John would
not come to supper. Called him three
times but he said he wanted to fix the
wheel. Two lamps were burning. one
on the table where they were eating
and the other on another table on the
side of the door on the Elkton side. and
it Shone through the window. The stump
is nearly in front of the door. The light
from the window fell upon the stump
! The man did not tell witness to go to
the man but hailed Holland. calling him
Jack" The man came about ten min
utcs or 50 after the shots. John started
ahead Of witness but waited for her.
and they went on side by side to where
lllfN l'llHN WI. 'hllNlublt' IHtN NHlh'i
pretty fast but were not running. When
they reached him John said Mr. Con
>tnblc do You know me-" He said
"Who are vou:" John said II am John
Holland" Witness again said that Mr.
Constable -lid No" and then John said
Il am John Holland" John then said u
man come along and tod him an old
white man was sick dawn the road. Mr..
4. -. IL. Il.
Shot ana robbed mo-" He then asked
John to 20 to town. When John spoke
to him they were about ten feet or
twelve feet from him. After John left
for town witness hallncd up to the house
stella. bring down Il pillow" calling
the words distinctly. Arahrla when she
came helped to- raise Mr. Constable.
They did rot hally to G0uld'S or Clark'S.
Melody said anything when the shots
We're fired. John did come into the HOUSE
to get 4 hammer out Of the cupboard.
The gate WAS aiar when the man PASSED.
Witness did not know when they got
home after Mr.. Constable had been TAX
an To h:> home. Hops lad goHe. John
started II eat supper bur vrmited. He
said tho smell of tho powder and blood
had made him sick. He smoked II while
then went out to nok for the horse. Wit
ness joined him. They caught the horse
and put it in the stable. Did not hear
him say that anybody had charged him
with or suspected him of the murder.
He did not sleep We'll John had Busby'>
wheel on his cart and was repairing II
wheel for the cart Finished the wheel
the rrNt mGrming. witness thought. Wit
ness could not say whether he took his
mother to town the next morning. John
had relatives over the line in Delaware.
Somebody went after Hops when he
came to Hollands the next day. The
stranger said IAN cd gray, haired white
man WIS down the road Two bars in
the fence were down. and they went to
Mr.. Constable through them. and not
through the gate. The man witness saw
turn in at Purvin Wilson's (BuSby'S)
had been cutting a stick when witness
first law him. She and John didn't often
20 to Newark. Witness saw Chase,
Gould IIindman and CorSe, all colorcd.
in the crowd near Mr. Constable
Mr.. Constable told John the man did not
come near him. He said the man told
him to throw him his money and watch.
Mn Con tahln WAS living Dn his back