The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-10

MS arrival IN falelS IL. lie WAS Hol
connected with the State in running
down Moore and his alleged associate
criminals. but at the July term OF
Wake county court he was here asso-
ciated in the prosecution of John
Burch and Andrew McSwain, two ne
groes, who were convicted and SEN
fenced to two years each on the roads
for breaking into freight cars on the
Seaboard Air Line yard here. Mr.. Pit
man succeeded in capturing these
criminals While Burch was testify
Moore approached Mr.. Pitman and
told him TO ask Burch where he
(Burch) was on the night of the fire
at the Standard Oil Company's ware
house. That was the first time | had
seen Moore" said Mr.. Pitman. Il told
Frank to hush and go with me out
side the room, and there Frank told
me that Burch knew all about the IRE,
and that he himself that night was at
home when the fire bell rang, but went
hurriedly to the place, arriving there
before the fire engines did, He said he
saw Burch scaling a fence leaving the
warehouse ward and a few minutes
later saw Geo. Williams and Earl
Jones on the blind baggage of the Sea-
board Air Line train No. "a, beating
their way out of Raleigh
when Frank told me this l took
him with me to Solicitor ArmlStead
Jones' office. where he repeated what
he had said to me. L did not o1er MIN
any reward or other inducement to tell
me anything and made him no prom
jse whatever Solicitor Jones told me
to take Moore to Insurance Commits,
sioner j. r. YoungS office, and when
we arrived there Moore said he knew
where the pistol which was carried by
the murdered nightwatchman was,
and said it was in store in the ten
derIoin district. East Raleigh No
mention of reward was made to him
in Commissioner Young's office. Dep
uty Commissioner w. A. Scott and l
went to the place named and Frank
identified a pistol as having been
soaked for % cents by Burch's
brother, and the one which Night
Waterman strickland carried the night
of the fire. On several occasions Frank
reiterated the statement he had made
to me. l left Raleigh that night
On cross examination by Col. T. Nj.
Argo, for the prisoner, Mr. PItman
said the pistol was an liver Johnson,
32 calibre, and he gave it to Mr.. Scott.
He said that Moore told him that Will
liams was a deSerter from the army,
and had been a prisoner at Fort Nc
PherSon.
Deputy Commissioner Scott was the
second witness, and testified in part:
The first conversation l held with
Pitman was in Commissioners Young
office, and the commissioner requested
me to go with the detective to see
Moore. We saw Moore and he told us
where we could find the pistol used by
Strickland on the night of this MUIR
der and took us to the store where
the pistol was being kept. We carried
Moore to the commissioners of1ce.
This was Saturday evening and | saw
Moore again Sunday morning. L did
not threaten Moore, offer a reward on
induce him in any way to make a
Moore made about the
same statement to me that he made to
Pitman | saw him several times after
that | was in his presence when he
made the confession to Mr. Wutten-
berg in the Insurance Commissioner
office. Sheriff Walters and Commits
sioner Young were there. This state
ment was reduced to writing.
Wattenberg Examined.
Detective Wattenberg was the next
witness examined. Protest was raised
directly to his testimony. He spoke
in part as follows:
II first saw Frank Moore Saturday
night July 18th and his confession
was made on the morning of Friday,
July 21st. L had several interviews
with Moore and / never held out
any inducement in the way of reward
or otherwise to tell anything or all
he knew, and he was absolutely
never threatened by me or anyone
else in my presence in order to get
a confession or even statement from
him.
Counsl for Moore objected to any
thing further from Mr.. Wattenberg
being admitted as evidence, but JUS
tice Reid said he would hear every
thing, and reserve his decision as to
its admissibility.
On cross examina ton Mr.. Watten-
berg said that he showed Moore be-
fore he made his confession, tele-
gram purporting to have come from
Richmond, signed Bennett and adj
dressed to Insurance Commissioner
Young. This message read: Jones To-
Gated duplicates Moore. Details
later No details were received later.
He said he had never told Moore that
he had better confess, for his life was
in jeopardy, Moore confessed only at
ter having been put through the
Sweat box" he said, and explained
Sweat box" to mean discovering the
weak points in a persons testimony
and informing him of his lies. and
l1nDTSSSlllS II 50 lIltl lIltl tllC pCiSOi
would almost invariably tell the truth.
''Who is that man Bennett, and is
he a detective too" said Col. Argo.
NO" replied Mr.. Wattenberg, Mr..
Bennett is not a detective, but a gen
tleman. He was connected with
private business, and | do not desire
to divulge his occupation. But am
not insnuating that detectives are not
gentlemen, for most of them are and
am gentleman too"
Il was only asking you this for an
object said Col. Argo.
"And with an object the witness re-
Piled returned the secret service
man.
Continuing. Mr. Wattenberg said:
when Moore confessed he was in
the Insurance Commissioner office,
and he repeated what he had told
Mr.. Pitman about the man jumping