The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10

ibre, but was 80 mashed that it co1,d
not be told positively. Scott had pre-
viously said he did the shooting with
the Smith and Wesson.
When DIR. Dosher finished t%estifylng
II was 4:45, but Adams was called to
the stand and told a story of the Ct
fair in a brief manner, court adjourn
Ing at 5 O'Clock. When he first began
to speak it could be seen that :ne
strain Of the last few days and he
horrible realization of the fact that he
had been found guilty of murder, had
affected him for his words were brok-
en- and he spoke with difficulty. He tes-
tihed hat on one occasion while be-
tween Philadelphia and Cardenas that
Scott and the captain had had trouble.
Adams said he was told hat Scott
struck the captain, but that he did not
see him do so. He mentioned another
instance when Scott was aloft raising
the sails and the captain told him to
assist one of the other men. He ask
ed the captain what the hosting en-
CINE WIS for and said he would not as
sist. He stated that the captain said:
Scott. who is giving orders aboard
this vessel?" and also said, Scott, you
are always trying to cause trouble"
One day before reaching Cardenas
Adams said he and Sawyer were for
ward when the captain called Scott
Presently he returned and stated that
the captain had called him to log him
and said he left the cabin; that the
captain must think him a fool.
Adams testimony as to the killing
Of h men was the same as in his own
trial Only given briefly without going
into ali the details. He said he never
saw the captain after $3.50 a. NJ. on
October 10th.
Adams was not cross-examined yes
terday, court adjourning when the Ill
rect examination was concluded. Court
will convene this morning at $50 an
1T is thought that all the evidence will
be in before the afternoon session. Mt.
William J.. BeIlamy is defending Scotr
and District Attorney Skinner is prose-
cutting assisted by the assistant district
attorney, Mr.. J.. A. Giles.
Nav be Hanged aBck OF Rostoffice.
It has not yet been decided where the
men will be hanged, but it is now
thought that il will take place in Will
mington. In the federal courts there
have been extremely few instances in
recent vears of persons being %sentenc-
ed to be hanged, so few in fact, that
the law as to where they are to be
hanged when convicted is not generally
known or the rule. observed i'm such
cases. Under ordinary circumstances,
that is in the state courts, prisoners al
ways suffer death at the place where
the trial takes place, but in this in
stance it must be on a federal reserya-
ton. The government owns land
around the Marine Hospital and also
at Southport. but is held under differ
ent departments, that at Southport be-
ing an army reservation. the one in the
southern section of the city to the Ma
rine Hospital department and plot on
which the postofice is located to the
department Of justice. The men, OF
course. could be hanged in the New
Hanover Jail yard, provided permits
sion was secured from the state, autho.-
tiles. This is one instance when a
state would hava-to grant permission to
the United States before the county
property could be used,
1t is mor than probable if the ne
groes are hanged in Wilmington that
the hanging will take place ON the
beautiful plot in rear of the pos1ofice
LII SooS II uAu "hS nav - WI
tain space would be enclosed and The
hanging be private. To Colonel Fl. c.
Dockery, United States Marshal for the
Eastern district would fall the unpleas-
ant LOT of hanging the mutineers. 1t
is to be hoped hat the department Of
Justice will not instruct that the men
meet their awful end in his city. There
is no place in the central portion OF
| the civ more haautiful or reStfrl To the
eye than the lawn in the e of the
hanged there would take the beauty
away and instead of the restful scene
one could not Danish from their mind
what had TRANSFERRED thereon. The
| spot would be pointed out in the far
distant future as the place where sew
| eral 11utineers were hanged and as
| the incident would be recalled the fear
full tragedy enacted aboard the Ber-
wind would also me recalled to mil.d.
| Nothing will be known in regard to he
matter until after the trial of Scott.
Adams and Sawyer will not be
| sentenced unit: after SCOTS trial is
over. Judge Purnell will then pass ON
the bill of exceptions filed by Mr.. Pes
chau. If an appeal should not be al
lowed by Judge Purnell, Mr.. Peschau
would have IN more step he could
| take. He could carry the matter be-
fore one of the justices of the United
| States supreme court on a writ of error
but that itself would by no means as
sure him of a new trial. The result
If the case should go before the United
States supreme court would be watch
ed With the greatest interest.