The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-02
Murderer of Policemen TO
Die April is.
COURT ON A COT
The Stor, OF thc Crime Told Villa iflc
Prisoners Damaging Talk Re
pcafcI-r oun-ci Argue Briefly
soldiers on Guard. But
No Danger OF Outbreak.


FaXCtteEille. n. c.. March 2t.-i ne
death watch is set over Tom Walker.
| He viii pay the penalty q his crime OF
double murder on Friday. April -.
1t took the jury but fifteen minutes
to return Il verdict of guilty OF muir
der in the first degree On the
charge OF killing chief OF Police j. y.
Chason on the night of March md.
The killing at the same time of officer
Lockamy was also proved. Tile verdict
was rendered at seven minutes past
three ~o'cloc':. The jury was selected
yesterday. and starting at $50 this
morning the State had madc out its
case at eleven o'clock.
Tell them | know they'll find me
| guilty but I'm sorry for what l done
and ask the people to forgive me. was
the message he requested Sprunt New
ton. one of his attorneys, to give To nc
! court. ASK the judge to give ME as
much time as he can SO | can prepare
to meet my Maker. he added.
This afternoon Walker was sitting
up ana said he was sorry he tried
to commit suicide Yesterday. Were
it not for his bandagcd head, the result
| Of his horrible attempt II could not
have been told from his appearance
Dr. Rose stated that Walker was able
to proceed with the trial. and he was
brought in on q cot. In an hour aud
Il half solicitor Sinclair had madt
| out a strong and convincing ease for
the state. @. X. Nimocks assisted in
the prosecution. -.
Policeman Bingham was the first
Witness. He was the only eye witness
except Toms Wife. He was shot, fell
bchInd the bed. ana regaininG con-
shooting at Toms legs. IT is thought
the bal THAT went through Chason's
buckingham. He denied that the ne
gro asked them to leave the house.
j. f. cole old how he found the
| dead and wounded four minutes after
the tracedE.
DR.. Rose. who held a post norton
examination on March 9th. said Chas-
on died from the effects Of 4 bullet in
MS head, which caused a blood clot
under the brain the size of a hickory
nut.
Lewis Council N old negro mot
Walker and a white man within
twenty-five yards of Toms house. Tho
white man was not recognized. They
were running towards Green street.
The man said: run Tom, run
Mayor Powers Identified the search
warrant under authority Of Which the
! officers entered the house. 1t Was
sworn out by Chason that afternoon.
though it was not signed by him but
was sworn TO.
ol)i t'JiNtU - "ttI-
D.. X. Taylor told of the capture Of
the prisoner al Dunn on the train.
He warned him not 10 talk as any
thing he said might be used against
him, but Walker confessed the crime
/ and talked freely about the matter,
saying he told Chason You have
been houding me down like u damn
dog. and I'm going TO shoot YOU < q
| dog
S26 and some cents were found o.
Tom. Il ticket 70 Washington. y g.
and his pistol. Policeman j. T. Kelly
found the search warrant in chason'S
pocket the Monday following.
iIoWard Smith. who was With Taylor
when Tom was caught said the prison
er told Chason if he ever came to his
down like a dog. Henry Lamb. q
third member of the party, corrobO-
rated TaNlor and Smith.
Joe F~ritzinger, h plumber. said he
and I machinist were at Toms. drink
ing beer. Tom entered shortly after
the officers arrived. The machinist
had gone. Tom told them. you
have been bounding me down. ana ]
am going to shot YOU like dogs" After
the first shot or two the light went out
and the witness got in the corner and
covered his bead with his arms for
he was scared, badly scared. After
the shooting he stumbled out Of doors
and Tom sent him across the alley
after $50. but 1t had already been pro-
vided for.
CashwelI Hunt. a coIorcd man. tolJ
Of threats Walker had made two
weeks before 10 Kill any policeman
bothering him.
The prisoner fold c. II. Mcdonald
he had a new pistol, had been prac-
ticing with it. would blow up the Off
GERS if they bothered him. and that
Kelly was the only decent cop on the
ro>cc.
j. II. Wicker. a white man from
Moore county. VAS hero ten DAYS BE-
fore the murder. bought whisk cv At
the house. and tie negro said he didn't
like his ooks. and if he brought the
officers he had Il new gun that shot
five times. He would Kill him first
and fou other sons Of - next.
L. y. Walters saw Tom the night Of
the shooting. and he asked him If he
had seen the officers. saying he ex-
peeted them TO search his house that
nlsht, ana # they did somebody was
going to hell. he didn't know who.
Or SeaFy Highsmith told of finding
the officers and carrying them ~ th9
hospital Here the State rested its
case.
Major y. y. McKethan. clerk Of tho
court, was appointed commissioner to
TAX the deposition Of Libbie Walker.
'uN" : VIE. who was not able to be in
court Tier story was about like
S!'eak 10 her Immediately before mo
S'"ofIilg. 1t was 1890 before tn
cI'ninls>I"her aud the lawyers return
Cd from ner house.
BuckIngham was recalled ana said
FFItIingcr said: Go ahead. Tom I'm
here but did not know whctbrr ~ 49,
shot. S ~
Walker Tells His Story.
ION! walker. lying on his cot. told
AVS version Ia Vn+ b.
II after him. He said he heard hi !
we CRYING and hoIIering. lie ran
i,"ine anu asked her what was the !
.lIt1ef- She said they are going to
- my beer And he asked what,
rISht they had in his house. and hci
vas told If the warrant sworn ont by
mason which was read to him. He