The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-17
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he Dragged about being the star Wit
ness IN the case, or of having attempt
ed to get witnesses for the defendant
not TO stay here. He said that it was
on his report that the criminal action
was begun against the company, but
he declared since the trial was in pro-
gress that Glenn Williams was the
meanest man in the world.
His past life was then raked up
and he admitted having been accused
of stealing money in HendersOnVille
in 1872, but said he was young and
had been drinking with q crowd OF
young men, and was accused of TAX
ing money out of a merchants drawer
and not being able to defend himself
had paid it back. He denied that he
left the State and went to Texas in
1879 because of a charge of stealing
from All Asheville hotel. but he left
with his father for Texas because of
slanderous reports against his sister
That his father attacked the authors
of it while they were at work in
field. they came back at him with
their mattocks, and in defence of his
father he shot. but did not know that
he hit them. 1t was further shown
that Jones subsequently in suit
brought by this sister against him
about some land set uD as defence
fraud on the part of his sister in Sc
curing the title, but the court upheld
the sister and he subsequently bought
back the land he claimed by paying
for ii.
The Government Rests.
After dinner District Attorney Hol-
ton introduced four or five witnesses
from AsheVille, who testified that the
general character Of J. Will Jones was
good. AT four o'clock he announ ED
that the government rested it's case.
The defendants at once began eA-
animation of witnesses who testified
that Jones character was bad. These
were: Messrs. r. f. Allen, of Hender-
sonville r. L. Cooper and McCracken,
of Fairview, all of whom swore that
Jones character was babe.
On cross examination by the district
attorney nearly all these witnesses
proved to have had trouble with
Jones. One told how, when he had
had a wrestle with Jones and won $25
on throwing him. he then had to
fight on account Of it. One doctor ad-
mitted that he had stolen d corpse
from its grave, but explained that it |
was a negro woman who was killed
by lightning. And his preceptor wish
ing to dissect q stiff dying in this
manner. had induced a lot of the stu
dents to rob the grave, and they Sot
caught
Another witness admitted to hav
ing had a fight with Jones, saying his !
mother called him a liar and he called |
her another and in the melee dinner !
fXingS and crockery We're turned over |
Jones being under it, and he came !
forth and they had a fight Witness !
said he paid out because it was Il Wo- |
man in the case.
One testified to having left the State |
himself on charge of seduction. and |
the information that it !
was while he was refuging in Texas |
where Jones was also at that time |
that Jones uncle said he |
was a thief.
the district attorney would pull out
Il petition signed by several of the |
witnesses recommending Jones 10 |
Crawford as a man of |
fine character for postmaster, among |
the signers to one being Hon. Thomas
Settle, one of defendants counsel.
District Attorney HoltOn in trying
to show by his witness, Claybrook
James that Jones was we'll known
throughout the county, drew out the
fact that Jones had run for an impor7
tant office The defendants asked on
what ticket Witness responded, THE
Republican ticket"
Judge Boyd had admitted the first
question under objection from defend
ants, but upon this answer coming,
ne said it all should be stricken out.
And it was so ordered.
Were For the Defense.
A. S. Patterson. member of the leg
stature from Swain county, an eX-