The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
HANNAH HARRIS IS.
REMANDED To JAIL
Charged With Attempt to
Kill Mrs. CarsweN
NO WITNESS FOR Defense

Negro Woman Held Without Bail to
Next Term OF Criminal Court-Mrs.
CarsweH Gives Vivid Account OF
the Assault.
The preliminary hearing Of Han
nah Harris, cOlored for the alleged at
tempted murder OF Mrs. J. c. Cars
Well on the night>of April 18th was
held before Justice Badger yesterday
afternoon and the prisoner was re-
manded to jail without bail to await
trial at the next term of Wake Supe-
rior court. The defense put on no
Witnesses. The State was represented
by City Attorney w. L. Jones. and the
defendant by MI. Herbert Norris.
The defendant HANNAH Harris Is a
medium size black negro She
was neatly dressed and her tOp-knQt
was decorated with q hat trimmed in
& vivid green. During the hearing
she maintained q stolid Indifference.
The first witness called was Airs.
CarsWen, upon whom the assault was
committed.
1t Will, be remembered that Mrs.
CarsWelfs throat was dashed With q
racer and the wound would have
proved fatal if the cat had been slight
l. deeper.
Mrs. CarswclIs testimony on the
stand was as follows.
Live at Mr.. Dughi's. Have been
there about tour months. Came from
Mcdowell county. Sleep at Mr.. Du-
ghi's up stairs on west side. Occupied
Miss Louise Dughi's room on the night
of the assault This room is down
stairs. Was alone, the entire family
having gone to the farm. Was about
80 when l went to bed. Was
awakened by razor on my throat. I
threw up my hands and grabbed ra-
zor. I screamed. My assailant told
me TO hush up and slapped me in the
mouth. h shook me and flnaily
threw me out Of the bed. Woman
then ran out into the hall and out Of
the house. I then made my way to
the phone and called Mr.. Dughi.
Gas light was burning in hall when
| went to bed. It was dark when l
aWoEc. Knew that it was Hannah
Harris by her voice. She told me she
came to kill me. After phonlns
went on front porch and remained
there till Mr.. Dughi came. Knew
Harris woman for about q month. |
was ~hOusekeeper and she was the
cook at Mr.. Dughis. Hannah got
mad with me q time or two. ttanhaIl
was discharged. Heard that she said
that she was going to kill me. MI.
DughIs daughter told me of her
threats on Good Friday. All the
doors were locked and the win
dows fastened on the night OF
the assault. Mr.. Dughi was the
only one with q key to front door
The other doors were locked on In
side. One of the keys to the front
door was lost. Front door was fasten-
ed bv night latch. Was cut very bad
". If wound had been one quarter
inch deeper it would nave klIcd me:
Woman was feeling Of right side OF
my neck when l woke.
Cross-examination developed moth
ING new except that when Mr.. Du2hl
came in response to telephone that ne
said that he knew who did it.
A daughter of MI. Dushl was
called next. She said: Knew
Hannah Harris. She has been
their. cook off and on for eight
cen or twenty years. ma was
old that she tAnst DIX 40 oe' she w was sed dis
charged about. three weeks after Mrs.
| CarsWell came. Met Hannah on the
| street on Good Friday. Asked her VIZ
she did not come around she repre-:
Am not coming as long as you keef
| that woman. | am going to get even
with her and this thing in my pocket
is going to do the work. Leos key %
the front door was lost before th3
cI,ttine Did not tell Mrs. Carswell
aho,t threat but old her that Hannah
| spoke very badly about her.
Nancy Jackson. colored: Work Tor
Mr. John U. Smith, next door TO MI
Dughi's, was there night Of cutting.
| sleep on side next to Mr.. Dug NJ :.
Heard woman "holler.' Came out on
porch. Saw woman on sidewalk De
tu een Mr.. Smiths and Mr.. Dushl $.
Woman looked up at me. Woman then
ran up Hillsboro street Never knew
her before, but recognized Hannah
Harris as m Knew her by hef
size and form.
Ida Larkins, colored: Live with Mr..
S. T. Smith, next to Mr.. Dugnis-
Sleep at Mr.. Smiths. Know Hannah
| Harris. Washes for me. Hannah came
to my room on night OF cutting pc