The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-07-26

hers Junction nov ceuiers IN the
trial of the FIVE negroes now in the
Chariot Jail charged with the crime
The first examination of witnesses
for tEe State was held at Salisbury
last Sa',iday. and the proceedings
are given IN substance a. reported by
Mr.. II. E. {. Bryant. a staff corre-
spondent of the Charlotte Observer.
Story Of Murdered Mans Son.
The first witness 10 make 4 state
ment was Mr.. j. q. Lyerlv, son of
the murdered man and half broth
er of the children. He said: "Jim
Taylor, the boy who had been work
ing for my father. told me of the
murder about o clock in the morn
ing. Taylor had spent the night at
Mr. r. F Cookies. with Sam. ! went
with Mr.. Pless Barber TO the old
honc Ed. Barber. Charlie Brown and
Ed Garter were there when We ar
lived. think Mr.. Matt. L. Webb
was the fist mar on the premises
after the girls left. He was accom-
tompanied by Mr. Watson, a cattle
lcaler who occasionally with my faith
al. Watson was on his way there
that mornin" 10 get breakfast.
"Soon after l arrived there those
WHO had assembled thought it best to
arrest Jack Dillingham;, as the girls
had said something about quarrel
tl;at father and Jacl, lad had the
day before. The neslo had said some
thing about cursirg father.
"Nhen we crter.l the house we
found the front door opLn, just as
lie girls had left il, Whel they start
ID 70, M;. C"rEe's Ecne. The bodIe-
IF father and John were on the floor.
DR.. Chenault and myself hunted for
and found the money. about $40
that father kept in the house, Some
IF it was upstairs IN a drawer, and
remainder in the little rear room,
1ear the kitchen.
.'The house which Nease GILES
pie lived is located about a quarter
f a mile west of the Lyerly home
Jack Dillingham; lived southwest
about 800 yards.
"When we went up to father
home we saw a feather bed, bureau
drawer and lamp in the front walk
where the girls had left them. The
Lyerlys were all friendly. Father
and his children we're on the best o1
terms.
Last Christmas I heard father
say that he and Nease had had some
words about their contract. Fathe
had told Nease that he would have
10 work a crop, as he had promised
to do, or get out of his house. Neas'
cursed him, an, in turn, was ordered
out Of the yard. Henry, old Fanni'
filIepsie's son, left and went to MI
Leroy Powlass' to live Nease con
: tinued to drive for Mr.. John Penning
ar, a saw mill man.
Miss Mary Lyerly Makes Statement
! The next witness to take the stan'
, was Miss Mary Lyerlv, the oldes
} laughter, Of Mr.. Isaac Lyerly. Sh
| was dressed in black. Miss Lyerl
/ IS Is years old, Las an attractive face
: light chestnut hair and soft, attrac
: tive brown eyes. Her lips are thi
X and sensitive. She seems intelli"en
$ and sprightly After a most tryin
: week she appeared fresh and compose
s yesterday. Her manner was Of
/. quiet, modest but plucky maiden. Sh
is neither backward nor brazen, br
willing and ready.
~ knew nothing after | retire
" about 8 o'clock,' said Miss Lyerl.
: ''until Addie called me. declarin
J. that the house was on fire and tht
o papa and mamma we're dead. ! W;
% nearly sutfocated. The house was fl
IS IF smoke.
/ "When I went down I found A.
lie at work. She had already dra
ged papa and John from the bed ar
was fighting the fire. / caught ho
Of papa and pulled him further O.
It from the bed. We threw water {
a. the bed and carried out the burnil
lg things.
y 81 went over and felt mamma
-, face; it was cold. She was lyil
- Just as she lay when she went
es sleep, except that her feet were nan
"a ing out. | saw blood all over I
:" pillow. I picked Alice, who was st
t. alive. up in my arms and carried j
os out into the yard. where we tired
ba bring her too. We could barely he
"a her breathe. Addie went back L
a stairs and brought rs some cloth
which we put on in the ward.
then left for Mr. Cookies, Addie les
ing jamie and I carrying Alice.
en- Door and Window Open.
rs "The front door and the wind
on that opens into papa s room from
il porch were open. The key was
he the inside Of the door. I always 10
in ed the door at nj ght but after pa
,er went out and, on returning, for!
.g- to turn the key. Any one could h:
of gotten in through the window, wi
le- out much effort.
"Papa s axe lay at the woodp
for I saw it there the afternoon
fore. John and Alice had been {
M ting wood.
al "When I went to bed papa :
'ch fast asleep, snoring. Mamma
in doing off That was afew mint
before 8 O'Clock. Addie and | s
eo' together. I heard no noise.
ev. "The lamp, which had a porce
howl. was nearly full of oil. It