The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

&c AlANS Ia go
drunk three quarters of a pint that
night
Chief of Police C. r. Medley was
next called TO the stand had returned
by the state. He testified to having
G DR.. Matthews at about s o'clock
the morning after his arrest, going TO
his cell In company with the doctors
father, his brother, and his ~brother-in-
law. DR.. Matthews had tried TO tell
him of his family troubles but bis
brother had told him to hush, saying
that their relation would do no one
any good. DR.. Matthews had said:
This almost breaks my heart and my
fathers heart"
Chief Medley had returned to the
c~ell'later with Mayor Murphy to whom
Matthews said he wished to speak
privately as a brother Pythian- This
Mayor Murphy refused, saying that he
did not wish to hear her troubles
When Maor Murphy and Chief Neei-
ley had gone away from the cell DIR.
Matthews called Chief Medley back
and insisted upon talking to- him. He
said that he had lived in PittsbOro,
where he had a fine practice. He had
left there, DESERVING his practice, ON
account of his wife's indiscretiOns, but
on coming to Greensboro these troubles
still continued. He stated that he had
in his possession a S12o diamond ring
which one of his wife's men" had
given either him or his wife, the wit
ness did not remember which.
Little else was brought out on cross
examination, except the fact that be
had noticed DR.. Matthews "dopey"
appearance in the two and a half years
in which he had known him. 1t was
impossible to bring HIM, however, to
make any statement to the effect mat
DR.. Matthews seemed insane. He stat
ed hat though he was nervous the
morning after his arrest he used ap-
| prOpriate words in making his state
| ments and seemed clear and intelli-
gent.
This concluded the case for the state
| with the exception of concluding the
examination of Mrs. Hay, who was
still too ill yesterday morning to come
to court.
The first witness called for the de-
tense was A. K. HOrrie, manager of the
Postal Telegraph Company. Mr.. Horrle
! produced the dispatches that had been
! sent to various persons on the morning
| Of the lay when Mrs. Matthews died.
| Mr.. Horrie was unable to identify DR..
| Matthews as the man who had sent
the kilograms.
The three kilograms sent were signed
by two names, 7. 3. Matthews and
Captain Gilman, and they all INFORM
ed the persons to whom they were sent
Llzx NJ. NEo4&o-,r -va 1ao1 UharG1C
she did not die for several hours after
the time for their sending. The
morning session concluded with this
evidence.
The first witness called at he after
noon session of court was Dr. j.. NJ
O'Kelley, of Durham. DR.. OAelley
testified that he had seen the prisoner
on THANKSGIVING day in a pharmacy
in Durham and that he appeared tC
be under the influence of some drug
Though he had known the prisoner
many years, not having seen him FOL
some time, however, he scarcely recog
nized him, so changed was his appear
ance. His gait was lottery and he was
pale and emaciated. When asked wha'
the trouble was the prisoner a re
piled that he was full of malaria"
This witness, and the several VIII
followed, was asked to testify to tn
character Of DR.. Matthews father, ant
they all swore to the fact that it wa
good. Major Guthrie explained tina
this was somewhat a~nticipatory, blu
that the connection would be mad
clear later.
The next witness was F. NJ. Carl
ton, of Durham, who testified to having
seen the prisoner in Durham. He hat
known him for twenty odd years. Th'
prisoner was in bad shape, LOOKING
dazed, lottery, sallow, and nervous a
If he had been drugged. His condl
ton was striking, and he had change
much in the four or five months sine
he had last seen him.
John w. Carlton, the next witness
testified to having eaten dinner wit
DR.. Matthews at the house of the doc
tors brother. He said that DR.. Mat
thews looked to be an insane wretc
from excessive use of Opiates.' h
thinks the prisoner had changed YER
much for the worse since the last tim
he had seen him six months before
On looking at the prisoner he said tina
!, ! his present condition is very muc
5 better than it was when he saw hill
in Durham.
: J. A. Long, of White Oak, was the
called. He stated that he had know
the uncle of Matthews mother. an
3 that he had died insane. On cross es
animation it was brought out tina
= the man mentioned was between I
), and 80 years Of age when he lost b
mind, which failed gradually.
The mex witness called was W. Z
5 Carrot, of Greensboro, who said ths
e he had known DR.. Matthews for thre
or four years, and that the latter ha
been his family physician. He ha
= relied on him till some months befol
e the death of Mrs. Matthews. With
t the six months before this event
$ had called him in three times, and c
t these occasions he had doubted hir
0 He thought that DR.. Matthews mu
be drinking, and asked him If sue
4 x-oro not tho coSn nr Matthews ne