The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-11

1t was then, said the witness that he
saw Goss throw his hand to his hip
pocket. Harris said he stepped to
one side in order to get person who
was in front Of the counter between
him and Goss. Goss then stepped to
one side also and it was then that
the shot was fired. All this time, he
said, Goss had his hand in his hip
pocket.
After the shot was fired, and while
Harris still had Goss covered with
the pistol, Goss said: Il did not In
tend shooting YOU" yes you did"
replied Harris. land il YOU take your
hand from your pocket l will shoot
;.gain.
lie then told OF presenting his pis-
toll to one of the clerks and asking
the clerk TO send for an officer. Soon
after this he was taken in custody.
Going back Harris told of GOss CON-
ing into the store in September and
calling him vile names: Of Goss meet
ing him at the factory in October and
! telling him he wanted to see him that
afternoon as he was going to break
his damned neck. at the same time
drawing his knife and of Goss meet
ing him in November and drawing his
knife. Each of these times Harris
so; out of the way and Goss cursed
him: saying he would get him yet. or
words to that effect. After the No
vember trouble Harris left here and
went to Greensboro. High Point, Spen
Ger. Sanford and Raleigh. looking for
work, SAYING that he wanted to leave
here He could not find work and
came back
The pistol used in the killing he
ordered from Chicago in order to pro.
tect himself The pistol arrived here
on Friday and the killing followed the
next day, the first time he had seen
GoSs since November IL
On cross examination Harris was
rut through a severe test. He was
.xamined by Solicitor Brooks. The
able representative of the state ques-
toned him closely and severely about
ordering a pistol and the day after
he received 1t killing Goss on sight.
There was a great deal asked him
about the different times in which he
said that Goss had threatened him.
He carried through the scene that was
enacted in that store room on the
right of the tragedy again.
You have told a great deal about
what Goss did to you" said the so
licitor now tell this jury what you
cid TO Goss to cause this enmity."
Il don't know only what l have
heard. replied Harris.
Was 1t not on account Of you writ
ing a letter or note to Mrs. Goss in
which you asked her to meet you az
ter work hours" again asked the so
l!citor and this was the first intima.
lion Of what was the trouble between
the two.
Harris denied that he had written
such a note or letter but did say that
he wrote Mrs. Goss a note but 1t was
.4ch that he would not have cared
L his wife had read it, This was
uore than two years ago. There was
rothing insulting in 1t, he said, and
no proposition to have Mrs GOss meet
him. He did not remember the con-
tents of the note. He said that since
he writing Of this note he had not
SPOKEN to Mrs. Goss or communicated
With her in any way. He was on the
stand about an hour and half.
As The Recorder goes to press
Thursday evening and the trial
was still in full swing at that
time, the lawyers being busy
making their arguments, it is.
Of course. impossible to announce
the result in this issue.