The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
(Special to The MessengerD

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sordiug to the forecast of Dr.. A. b
Rose, county physician, wired last
night, the damage done to Tom Walker
by conclusion in his attempt to beat
his brains out in his cell yesterday
broke no blood vessels and maue no
fracture at base of the brain. His eX-
tenslye hurts specified by wire last
night, though painful, are not danger
Gus and he was brought into court this
morning lying on q cot his head Gov
cred with bandages.
The Rrst witness was officer Buck
ingham who was desperately wounded,
and who recovered in the Highsmlth
hospital He went on the order CT
Chief Ohason TO Tom Walkers house
that night. Tom Walker was not IN.
Walkers wife and white man was
present. He described Walkers enter
ing ana the reading of the search
warrant and the killing.
Dr.. A. S. Rose, county physician:
saw the chief of police dead on March
5th, made a post mortem examination
and found ON the left side OF the nOse
and lips powder burns; in the upper
left edge of the nose was punCtuted
wound which he prObed. Remover the
scalp and found the outer surface or
the brain congested; at base OF the
srain beneath the surface he found
found a bali on the inner edge OF the
temkoreal bone so strongly imbedded
as 10 require the shivering OF the bone
to remove. The ball weighed rs grains,
and was much battered; a new 81
caiE1re ball which he procured weighed
SS IL grains, a 38-calibre weighed LAT
srnaaS HemorrhageS was caused by
a fracture on the base of the brain.
R. Seavy Highsmith went to Walk
ers cabin and saw the chief of police
lying face downward on the floor; had
hitn turned on his side and made an
examination; had him carried to the
Higalsmith hospital. He died on the
following Monday; had a wourd
through his foot which was not fatal
The baN passing through the upper
edge Of the nose caused death.
d. X. Taylor, Howard Smith anc
Henry Lamb, the posse, testified tC
capturing Walker at Dunn, to warning
him against saying anything as il
- night be used against him; that IL
I Spde of this Walker confessed to shoot
ing Chief Of Police Chason first, Lock
amy next and Buckingham last; tha
bhexy had <hounded him down and h
had shot them like dogs" J. A. Wicker
seune days before the shooting, went Il
Walkers house to get liquor; Walke
aceused him of being a spy of liz
police and said: eff you ever come ner
with the cops will kill you and shoe
stfser four d s. b.
J. W. Cnrrie, D. H. Mcdonald, W
Walters and Caswell Hunt testified a
to previous threats of Walker agalhs
the police, declaring that if they eve
raiied his place again he would "Dtn'
them up; 'send them to hell ETC.
Fritzburger, white, testified to beln
In the house when the officers entered
hearing Walker tell them that the
had bounded him down and then som
shooting.
E'hs state here rested.
The defendants counsel stated thu
s;sk to apptt.w appptt Walker, in jali' was Se
.o,.ted Mai. &:ourt and Judge "et
: spr deposition, which %,ethan to tai 81
Jury, in which she salo '. n,e vas v.
es,csss sa frightened eaa and ran of. $ $
ss.rd TOMS voice and about LIE aas T T
- 80 tae shooting. Did not see
II an that night. uos W
uaaoer Buckingham reca ae- N.
Ica.Ae to myself l was on1 area
ard shoved myself out = s,o,
1nts at the legs of man : ~