The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-10
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confessed to the deed, that it would
be our duty to have him arrested. !
held out no induCement to him to
make comics ion except the pros
pect of the penitentiary."
Col. ArgO again objected to the teS-
timony Of Mr. Wattenber6. He de-
clared that the detectives own admis-
sions were indicative of the fact that
duress was brought to bear on Moore
in influencing him to make a confess
sion. The statement, he said, was
made under q severe denunciation by
Mr.. Wattenberg; that he had been
put through "a sweat box. that he
had been accused venomously of lying
to Mr.. Pitman and MI. Wattenberg;
and that these together with the tele-
gram duplicating Moore induced
Moore through fear to make a state
ment. All that Mr.. Wattenberg had
spoken, he said. should be excluded.
Justice Reid said he. would reserve
his decision as to it's admissibility.
Deputy Sheriq Walters corroborated
what had been said by MI. Watten-
berg, and related conversations he
had with Moore in Jail. The defense
also objected to this Deputy Walters
said that when he told Moore that
his father, brother and relatives had
employed counsel to defend him, and
would prove an alibi, Moore replied:
What in h have they got to do with
it? Do you think i am d fool
enough to swear to a lie? Moore, he
continued, stated further that the
confession he had made was 1.-The
truth. the whole truth and nothing
but the truth" and that he had not
asked for counsel to defend him.
Il said to him. said the Deputy,
suppose Jones was in jail somewhere
else at the time of the fire. and he
answered with this counter question:
Suppose you see the name of per-
son on the hotel register on certain
date, but at that time you saw him at
another place, and know that he could
not have been at both places on tho
same day. Which would you believe,
your eyes or the register? Besides
they have an old way down at Ports
mouth of committing persons to Jail
sometimes several days before they
have them"
Solicitor Jones offered the writ
ten confession Of Moore, which was
read by Mr.. S. C. Ryan. associate
State counsel, and was objected to
ty the defense.
Deputy Insurance Commissioners
Scott was examined He repeated
what had teen said by the other wit
nesses and said that he had enquired
of Mr.. j. S. Bundy. brother-in-law
of Strickland whether the pistol found
in East Raleigh was the one that tho
night Waterman carried the night he
was murdered. He said that Bundy
did not recognize it positively. Moore
told him. he said. that he had seen
this same pistol at Mr.. Bundy's home
several days before tho crime was
committed.
Mr. Bundy, Strickland's broth"r-in-
law. said that ne had examined the
pistol and did not know whose 1t was
Strickland lived with him. and used
his pistol Both weapons were of
the Same size and make, and the only
difference he saw between them was
that the mechanism Of the hammer
was slightly different.
Mr.. Scott was questioned again,
and said that Moore had told him
that policemen had asked him
(Moore) to keep Watch-Out for a
pistol Of that kind.
Both the State and the defense
wanted Officer Creighton to be OK
amined, and a carriage was dispatched
for him. but he sent back word that
he would not appear in the case un-
less a subpoena were issued for him
The policcmans' knowledge of any
thing connected with the case was
considered of insufficient importance
to delay the hearing. and it was closed
the defense not having put wit
ness on the stand.
Justice Reid stated that he would
not announce his decision until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Wattenberg Leaves.
Mr. Wattenberg. the Pinkerton de-
tective who worked up the case, lett
last night for the North, leaving on
the 1870 train His work on this case
has been highly commended, and
remarkable part of it was the whole
sale elimination of testimony of per
sons who claimed to have knoWl-
edge of the crime. and some even
claimed to have been participants in
its commission. 1t is interesting to
note that had it not been for the
work OF elimination over half dozen
of Raleigh men would have now. in
all proba bility been awaiting the next
term Of criminal court in Wake coun-
ty Jail. The greatest obstacle that
Mr. Wattenbcrg had to contend with
was the utter unreliability of men
whom he had the slightest reason to
suspect He undoubtedly discovered
new phenomena in criminology: that
men may lie to become associated
with crime. when conviction means
capital punishment. Over and over
again persons would go TO him. and
make statements impllcatlng them
selves. and with extreme difficulty
was the truth, in many cases, estab-
lished He engineered the work in q
shrewd, deep way, and to the credit
of his profession. unraveling mysteries
that had baff1ed the police, and finally
after the cause had been given up as
hopeless capturing one of the prlnci-
pal offenders, if Moore is found to
be guilty. and having another, the
negro BurCh confined in jail.
Mr.. Wattenberg made many TRENDS
while he was in Raleigh. lie was
manly gentleman, and even the cour-
tesv and Difference with which he was
considered by the opposing counsel
when Mr.. Wattenberg was on the Wit
ness stand, indicated in what eminent
esteem he was regarded.
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