The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-31
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Mr.. Simon declared having been dis
| { OurteouS. Solicitor Jones then made
| a statement. He said that Aber-
cromble had come to him several
times, and wanted to know the con-
illusions of the State, and that he
would not divulge the States case to
a stranger. He said further that Mr..
lAbercromble always seemed to want
to discuss the question of libel, and
seemed more interested in that than
in the prosecution of the defendants.
He said that finally he had told Aber-
cromble positively that he would not
give him any States evidence.
Colonel Argo, the attorney for Lii
liston, said that he had given Aber-
cromble permission to visit the station
house and talk to the prisoner as he
had come to a conclusion that his
client was not guilty, and said that
Smiths brother was here and was
willing to state that he was of the
same opinion.
Both Mr. Snow and Solicitor Jones
addressed the court and stated their
position in the matter. Said that
they had not been discourteous to
ADeTCTOulUle, Dul llldt IICy uiu not
give him their confidence in the mat
ter.
Judge Badger said that there was
not sufficient evidence to hold for
contempt but that Abercromble had
been indiscreet.
The hearing of further evidence IN
the case against Lilliston was then
continued until 2:30 o'clock this af-
teTnoon.
AFTERNOON HEARING.
The hearing of Liliston's case began
at $3.50 o'clock and continued until
1880. The most important develop
ment IVES the testimony of Wilkins.
the student who saw the shooting. Of
what he swears is substantial. it will
make Lilliston the slayer of Charles
G Smith, the unfortunate man who
was killed in the fusilade Of shote.
wilkins testified radically differently
from the other witnesses. jand made
it apparently impossible for Clark to
have fired the fatal shot, while if
what the other witnesses said was
true, it was equally impossible for
Lilliston to have killed Smith Wiki
ms said that after Clark fired once
or twice Lilliston began firinf, and
stopped behind man in a light ov
ercoat, whom he supposed was
H.,
man was on one of the seats, having
his coat removed. and had been
shot
One witness stated that before the
wounded man. Smith, was taken from
the depot.
When asked what had befallen
him replied: 1.-THE Jew (meaning
Clark has shot men,
Another witness produced a bullet,
L, Iai, I, srixv h i'm
by Station Master Burch, at Union
depot, which had been picked up di-
rectly after the shooting. The bullet
was not. admitted as evidence, as Mr.
Bunch was not present. 1t was stated
that seven bullets, the number fired,
have already been accounted for, and
that if this one were admitted it
would be the eighth proving that
there was a third party to the shoot
ing.
LiIliston took the stand in his own
defence, but Clark was not permitted
to testify.
There are some who believe that
an effort will be made to prove con-
clusively that a third person killed
Smith, and it is said that this person
is one Bob Arnold. who cannot now
be located. Questions were asked yes
terday tending to incriminate him.
L
Tuesday Arnold who was attending
the Weldon, n. c.. fair, received the
following telegram, sent from Raj
cigh.
Bob Arnold, cpo. Weldon Fair,
S. A. NJ. B., (signed,. Allen
This ALLEN has also disappeared,
but he saw Lilliston on the Palice
Station before he wired to Arnold.
81. A. M. B." is code among ia
kris and the Interpretation to it given
by one of them yesterday is: Get
the h away from here"
The argument was postponed until
$3.50 o'clock today, when Messrs. Argo
and Shaffer will appear for the de-
PENDANT, and Messrs Armistead Jones
and Snow will represent the State.
There were large number of wit
ne SseS introduced, testifying Substan-
TALLY alike. The first was G.. M. Hep
pei, of Norfolk, Va. a private detec-
tive. who was employed by the city
during fair week. He saw the trouble
between Clark and Lilliston in the
house of Molly Trimble, a place of i'll
fame. in East Raleigh 1t occurred
on Friday night, October Goth, be-
tween and 10 o'clock. The two
men with others were playing craps,
and the stakes We're large Somebody
said that the dice were crooked, and
Lilliston threw them against the wall.
He jumped to the door, and Charlie
Smith was there, and said that he
(Smith) had lost money too, ana
would hold the door, seeing that no.
body got out, while Lilliston should
look for the missing dice. Lilliston
struck a man named English Tom
N.Y." when the latter exclaimed: Il
haven't got your money; there the
man who's got it, pointing to Clark.
Lilliston then struck Clark, and the
latter said in part: ut was said that
the cause of Lilliston's striking
English Tommy was that this man
had called out Blow which means
get out when Lilliston had .oSf sou.
all he had except $40. and would MOI
play further. Smith, the deceased. also
lost about $50. When Lilliston deliv-
cred the strike Clark exclaimed:
That's one punch you'll not get away
with. By God, Lilliston. if | had my
cannon I'd kill you," and swofe that
he would get his gun and Kill litlls-
ton.
HeppeI said he had been employed