The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-19
THE EVIDENCE IN,
ARGUMENT BEGUN
Murray's Case May Reach
the Jury Friday.
INTEREST is INTENSE
There Was Little Else Talked OF On
the Streets of Durham Last Night.
Speeches by Watson and Man
ming Were Made Yes
terday.
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Durham, y. c., Jan. 18.-When
court convened this afternoon the last
vas examined. Corbett Clarke swore
that he saw the deceased the follow
ing morning after the killing. He said
that there We're bruises on the face
and head of the deceased.
After tbs witness the argument of
counsel began. Hon. G. B. Watson,
of Winston. opened for the State ana
was followed by j. S. Manning .'or the
defense. Mir. Watson spoke FOR fifty
fve minutes and Mr.. Manning spoke
one hour and twenty-five minutes.
Recess was then taken until tomorrow
| morning at 3 o'clock.
There viii be three other speeches
on either side. For the defense the
speeches will be in the following order.
Jones Fuller, Judge X. w. @lnston
and Victor ;. Bryant; for the state.
Wallace w. Mason, Col. r. VI. ArgO
aud Solicitor A. l.. Brooks.
1t is the general op.nIon that all but
one of the speeches viii be delivered
tomorrow and that the speech Oh
solicitor Brooks and the charge of the
Judge will he on Friday morning. I ne
jury viii get the case some time Fri
day.
There is still intense interest in the
lNtrial. This afternoon the court room
was packed, among the spectators be-
neg nine preachers.
In his speech Mr. Watson outlined
the contentious OF the State, IN briel
CLAIMING thal The uris3aepessks.s the
Iaggressor, that he assaiied the deceaS-
eel and that he fred the fatai shot
that he made no effort 10 quit the figh,
and cannot plead seif-defense. Taking
any view Of the case, said the lawyer.
nc is guilty of not less than man
slaughter.
Mr. Manning contended tfat the
state had not made out a case; that
there was yet great doubt, even taking
The testimony introduced by the State.
that five witnesses had sworn that Cob
Murray fired the fatal shot but that
fifteen or more had sworn that both
men had h1Id Of the pistol when the
last and fatal shot was fired.
Both men were given the closest at
tcntion by the large number present.
Tomorrow rhelt will be an enormous
crowd in the court room as the mat
ter is all the talk on the streets to-
night.
After halt Of two days In the trial
Of this case, the halt being occasioned
by sick jurcrs, the trial was resumed
this morning at $50 O'Clock. Juror
Ccple, who was quite sick Monday and
yesterday. said this morning that ne
was able To so on with the trial. The
ether sick juror, X. K. Umstead. has
entirely recovered and did not com
plain today.
Fourteen Witnesses.
During the morning session fourteen
witnesses were examined. The eXaIni-
nation of these witnesses did not take
near as much time as was anticipated
and when the time came for noon re-
cess the counsel for the state announc-
eh that with the examination of two
or three witnesses as to bruises on
the face OF the deceased the argu-
ment would begin.
OF the witnesses examined TO-DAY
nine Were for the defendant and five
for the state. DR. n. NJ. Johnson, who
was or the witness stand when court
adjourned Saturday, was recalled. He
told Of holding the autopsy and Of the
direction the ball went, stating as his
expert testimony that the bail was not
detected from its course and that Ii
could not have gone In the direction
it did if fired point blank at the de-
ceased, as was stated by some Of the
Witnesses. He examined the deceased
ana Qlu not. see any DTulSeS On MN
He was kept on The stand more than
All hour.
Dr.. e. A. Yates was called and ex-
amined as to the character of several
witnesses who had. been introduced for
the defense G. G.. Taylor and Fred
Soptherland, both Of whom saw the
shooting from upstairs windows, told
ot what they saw. They both test
fed that when the final shot was fired
Goth men were in a struggle. Both
seemed to have hold of the pistol.
DR.. G. A. Jordan, of East Durham,
was present at the autopsy and as
sisted. He told of the direction of the
bullet and corrohorated what DR..
johnson had said. He saw no bruises
OH the face or head of the dead man.
NJ. f. McCown and DR.. S. +. Thomp-
son. both of whom were on The coro-
ner's jury, said that they saw no
bruises on the face of the deceased.
W. Il. White, of Louisburg, was called
and said that five years ago he was
handling the Standard sewing machine
m Durham and that Bob Murray was
not This was in rebuttal to what had
been sworn TO by Mrs. Laubachcr that
five years ago Bob Murray had
Standard machine at her horne ana
that he said he was going 10 Kill Joe
.@urray If il took him fifty years. Chief
OF Police WoodaI identified the pistol
and said that when he got hold of il
there was blood on one side or
the gun.
Tie State RCsumcs.
At this point the defense announc-