Evening journal., 1906-07-06

after his crime and was arrested In Nir-
gnia It required company of Nrsina
soldiers TO guard him from lynch ng by
"A crowd of Mafylandcrs who went to
cape Charles city for the purpose.
Every eye was on the negro when Mrs.
Lily Barnes, a trim-loolng, neatly dress-
Cd woman about 25 years old took the W L
ness stand He watched her for moment
then nervously averied his gaze.
An Unusual Procedure.
At this phase of the trial was pc ented
one of the most unusual scenes ever VII
messed in local COAT. TO relieve the wit
ness or embarrassment In tellinS her
humliiating story the court crdefd that
the witness stand De turned back to th7
audience. THE judges then took their sea
as near as possble in front Of the W t.
ness. while the prosecuting attorneys
stood on one side and the lawyer fer the
defense on the other
Standing about three feet away and
somewhat in the rear, stood Lse, su len
and unooncerued Mrs. Barnes then told
how she. her little three year-old boy ard
her cousin. Miss Frances Powell, VIII ie
returning from service at st. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church, les than a
mile and a half from her Somerset c3un-
ty home was held up by the negro brute
She and Miss Powell were. she said, as
saulted. She testified that they were walk
ing through q strip of woods near her
home. when the negro emerged from the
shadow of the trees and ordered them t.
throw up their hands," as he did so
drawing what they thought was pistol.
She told how he grasped the carriage, in
which was her child, and brand.sh ng a
weapon at the same time and threaten
ing to kin the child, ordered them to fol-
low him into the woods Terrorized and
willing to surrender her life for her baby,
she followed pleading for its life and for
her own safety. She told Of the almost
paralysis caused by the awful fear that
seized her while graphing with the brute
who threatened her life and that Of her
child II she resisted him.
No more narrowing story was ever told
in the great marble structure that foims
the home Of the cltys courts. There was
no affectation, no evidence of hysteria,
but ia a hrm, pleasant voice that quivered
of her great suffering; told how she and
of her greatsunerng told how she and
her companion after having been held
prisoners for what seemed to be an cter-
nifty in the piece of woods, we're finally
released, and. still terrorized made their
way To her home. As "A result of the ac-
tion Of the court not pers n in the
courtroom heard "a word of this awful
story except the little coterie gathered
about the figure dressed I'm deep b.a,k
on the elevated witness stand. Her eyi.
dence finished. Mrs. Barnes, after havir &
been ON the stand about 90 minutes, re-
tired into the waiting apartment in the
rear Of the courtroom.
Miss Frances Powell, the first victim
of the nogros brutal attack. took the
stand at l1.13 o'clock Seated in the
midst OF the little group legally consti-
tHted to hear her evidence. she told a
not less narrowing story "a Il told
by Mrs. Barnes. when asked If sho
Identified Lee as her assaiant the girl
who is but Il years Old but very large
for her age. weighing probably l6O pou d
looking steadily at tht negro, declared
that she did.
Robert II. Barnes, husband Of Mrs
Barnes, told of the visit of his w.fc.
child and Miss Powell to the little cour-
try church. and how "A few hours later.
tco much tcrrorized to speak. they r.
turned 10 his home They left home
about . O'Clock" said Mr.. Blrnes. ITO
to church l rema ned at home, ard when
they did not return as carly as expected
them TO ! began feeding the fowls and
getting ready for the night. Wh ie t,us
engaged ] saw them approaching. Ny wiee
and her companion were holding the /
handkerchiefs TO their faces sud could not
speak. Negro. negro was tho only word
they could utter. Hoping that the child.
that was not, apparently. hurt could ten
me something, / turned 10 him. b1t he
too. was too much frightened TO talk. Fin
ally my wife told me- as best she could
all that had happened, and l. taking my
wife TO her mothers and Miss Powell "a
her home, hastened to spread the alarm. %
william Shelton, a deputy sheriff OF
Somerset county. Nd. rext tod Of Lees
confession OF the crime 20 him ter ths
arrest The negro. Mr. Shelton said. told
him that he had stolen the team from n
front Of church az Rehoboth. Del This
first team he undertook TO set IN his
fright he got into the carriage wi hout
unhiiching the horse. He then unh.tched
the next team 10 IL. put the curtains er
the carriage to keep from being seen and
drove off. At Pocomoke city. Mr.. Shelf n
said. Ice told him he became frightened.
abandoned the team. ard. securing rcck.
and bricks with which 10 protect himse'f
took refuge in a box car on the railroad
lie later took a freight train and wen
I to Cape Charles city. where he was ar.
rested.
This confession, Mr. Shelton sad was
made ON board the steamer Atlanta while
on the way from the jail in Norfolk. Va.
20 this city. and after the prisoner ha,
been told that his statement might b,
used against him.
Made Full Confession.
George w. Brown. sheriff Of sonier
set county, testified that he asked Lee 4
he were guilty Of the crime" ana that
the negro confessed his guilt 20 IN on
} .he steamer en- route from Norfolk t,
Baltimore.
Two Still Alarms.
There were two stin alarms of fire