Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10

aldsburg. Mrs. Mccormick is my
sister. There was great feeling in
the neighbcrhood over the cutting
of Snider's orchard and a dis posi-
tlon to white cap the gniltY man
should he be found. Snider asked
Monday how would like to join
white cape, and / said would do it.
The understanding was that We
were to meet at Wiseman's straw
stack. James Alexander ASKED NE
that evening if l was going to the
meeting, and said he didn't know
whether to go or not. called for
Mccormick that night and we went
together to the meeting place at
the straw stack. Both carried guns.
No one else came to the meeting,so
went to Snider's. l saw Mccormick
Easter Sunday morning at break
fast between ard Z. Next l saw
MIN between S and 9 at stable and
then at 1915 or 1920. Ileft 1T
1857 to take horse to field, and was
gone IL minutes, and again saw him
at the stable at 1871 or 1920.
Heard Carl Kline ask Mccormick
to go to White Cup that afternoon
to church, Saw Mccormick come
to the church a short time after |
got there, and his horse was still
there when | left. Heard many
people talk of white Gaping the
man who cut tho orchard. Cross
examined, Gre.n said he had said
he knew Mccormick had not cut
the orchard, but did no. know who
killed Vowel.
A. Moore McCornick (the ac-
cused). Am 35 years old, and have
lived,in present coT munity nine
years. Vowel was suspected of
outing Snider's o:chart. Snider
first suggested to me to get up
white cap gang for Vowel. Monday |
j. q. Alexander, d. b. Foltz. A. 2.
Mackey, Ed. Kite, g, w. Snider
and myself discussed white cap
plan, and we agreed to meet Tues
day night at Wiser ans straw
stack to make arrangements. John
Alexander, James Gibson, Sandy |
Gibson and others promised to
meet. John Green and | were only |
ones went to meeting place that
night, so we went over to Snider's
and there found Muse. Talked
over matter with them and decided
to give up white cap plan.
Easter Sunday. | got up after
daylight. fed hogs, ate breakfast,
looked after children while wife
MIXED. After she come back |
put on clean shirt, went down to
feed fodder to cattle. Left home
before 8 o'clock, went back of or
cfard to Copper's fence. When
near the church saw some calves
on top of hill. Third Sunday l
had seen them there. Went tn
Hunts and asked him if his boy
had told him the message | had
sent about my buying his calves.
Then asked him whose calves were
those in the field, and be said they
were Yowell's. l turned them out
on Top of the hill because l did not
want to put them in Yowell's field.
When passing through rye field
saw buggy going up the hill Later
met buggy with Yowell's children
and boy behind riding horse. Went
on back home AID fouEd my wife
washing the baby. AS / entered
the clock struck once. looked up
afterwards and it was not
yet IL o'clock. My wife started !
to NY Eother's to spend the day
followed shortly afterwards.
Started to Abe Divers to tell him [
about bill of fruit trees. When past
the little bridge saw small colored
boy playing in the water and asked
him to tell Abe Divers that Nc I
CoTmick said his trees were ready G
for him. Then Went to field where
lost my knife day before and /
found it. Came back to farm road, t
changed my course and returned
another way to Mrs. Green's house,
reaching there about II o'clock. t
stopped at turkey nest near
house and heard-some one talking. 4
Looking up saw Vowel and Lee
Chitlum. After going il house
nother-in. law asbed me why | was a
to old Yowel. Told her 1
was not talking TO him but saw him
IN the road. Heard of Ycwell's
death for first time Nor day wEie {
IN Lexington. R. 5. Anderson told
ne. Tuesday | went to church &c
help dig grave for Vowel. Soon
found out that | was suspected of
he murder. Copper talked as if I
was the murderer. | bought i
pistol from Goodman for my wife D
n April and got six cartridges at v
.he time. The pistol was at home
he day I went after calves.
The arrest. On Wednesday went
IN farm to build fence. Constable n
Campbell, accompanied by Copper,
and Parent came to field C
md Campbell arrested me. Was u
hand cuffed and taken home jus Y
ice Tempeton asked wife for ny |,
2isto. | told her il was in cigar t
,ox, and she took down cigar box
md said she couldn't find it. | /
old her she had it In her hand. Size t
vas not as much excited as | ex- v
,ected she would be. D
Mrs. Lul E. Mccormick: Was Il
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