The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-01
T.H.CARVELL IS
BEING TRIED
FOR SHOOTING
PRELIMINARY HEARING OF THE
YOUNG MAN WHO SHOT ADRIAN
ROACH is COMMENCED BEFORE
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

At the preliminary examination yes
terday afternoon or T. II. Carvell, AL
bert Si5bett and Mrs. Edna Sennott
who are charged with being connected
with the shooting of Adrian Roach on
the night Of April 4. when he received
a load OF shot in the right shoulder
from a gun fired by CaTvel Adrian
Roach told Justice of the Peace VIM.
L. Johnson. who is conducting the
trial, that shortly before the shooting
he asked Carvell ito please do me a
kind favor and let Mrs. Edna Sem
mott alone The trial was not con-
/ Guided as more witnesses are to be
heard today. Mrs. Sennott, who is
! charged with being an accessory to the
shooting, is the wife of Thomas SEN
mott, but has been separated from him
! for several months. At the time of
! the shooting she was employed at the
, home of Albert Sibbett, who is also
/ charged with being an accessory to the
/ shooting by lending the shotgun to
Carven. Roach was shot at the corner
/ Of Romano and DeVilliers streets.
Roach said Carvell shot him about
| 10 o'clock at night on the corner of
Romano and DeVilliers streetes and
! that after he shot he pointed the gun
| towards several boys sitting on the
steps in front of James Dougherty's
store on the opposite corner. Roach
| said he did not have a gun on him
when he asked Carveu to let Mrs. Sen
nett alone, which was shortly before
| 10 O'Clock, but that he had one on him
about $50 that night. He said he
| slapped Mrs. Sennott just before he
| met Carvell and asked Carvell what
he had to say about it. to which Car
veil replied that he had nothing to say.
Roach identified a pistol which ne
had on him about $50 that night. but
said he did not threaten to shoot Car
veil for two cents" at that time. He
| told the court that Night Waterman
Thorn. of the Deep Water Route de-
pot, did not tell him and some boys to
scatter and get away from the depot.
Roach said he moved from the depot
to the next corner. where he met sew
eraI boys, but was unable to name any
of them except Toby Welsh
Roach said no rocks were thrown at
Carven and Sibbett while they were
near the depot platform. When Roach
left the corner of Garden and Coyle
streets, he said he went to the corner
of Romano and DeVilliers streets,
where he was shot by CarveIl. He
said he heard some one say. Here
comes Carvell with a gum" but said
he did not say a word to Carvell be-
fore he was shot. Roach said he did
not tell some boys Lets go and get
Carvell before he gets home He said
t at he did not make threats TO get
Carven to Mrs. Sennett either on the
night Of the shooting Or previous, but
that Mrs. Sennott told him Carveu
had said he was going to cut Roac oh to
pieces a few nights before the shoot
ing.
Charlie Welsh.
Charlie welsh, a boy, said he was
across the street from where Roach
was shot. but did not hear them say
anything. He did not see Roach pull
a pistol. He said Roach stood with
him and a gang of boys for about five
minutes before the shooting the
corner of Coyle and Garden streets,
and then Roach went towards DeVilliers
street on Garden. He said none of
the boys threw rocks DIT Carvell and
Sibbett. He said Roach was standing
at the corner of Romano and Devil
Tiers streets when CarveI came up.
Theodore Fredrichson.
Theodore Fredrichson, a young man,
said he was coming near the corner of
Romano and DeNilliers streets when
Roach was shot, having just left his
home on Romano street, four doors
from DeVilliers. He saw Roach about
twenty minutes before he was shot and
was. the first one to reach him after
he was shot. Fredfichson said Clyde
Roach gave him pistol after Adrian
Roach was shot. The gun was given
to him while they were standing close
to where Roach was shot. but he did
not know where Clyde Roach got 1t
from. Fredrichson said he gave the
gun to Joe Graham
Baars Condor.
Bars Condor said he saw Carvell |
shoot Roach and that when Roach fell !
Carveu pointed the gun towards a |
crowd in front of James Dougherty's |
store, on the opposite corner. He said |
that Sibbett told him the day after |
the shooting while they were on q |
vessel at the Deep Water Route docks |
that he tod Carvell not to take the |
gun, but that Carvell took the weapon
and went off with If.
Peter Vasso
Peter Vasso. employed in store at |
the northeast corner Of Romano and |
DeVilliers streets. identified a pistol |
which was handed to him as the one
Joe Graham gave him about ten min /
Utes after the shooting. He said era
ham told him to keep IT for him. |
Vasso said he did tell Officer Charles |
Clark that Theodore Fredrichson gave !
him the gun, but that he afterwards !
discovered that It was Graham who /
gave him the revolver
Night Waterman Thorn.
Night Watchrnan Thorn. employed |
at the Deep Water Route depot, said |
he told Roach and others that he did /
not want any disturbance on the rail-
road property, and that Carvell told
him he would like to have the crowd |
moved from near the depot. Thorn |
said two rocks, weighing about one
pound each, were thrown near the
depot door as he came out OF Il. He
said he heard Roach Say, Come on.
boys, I'll get him yet but did not
know who he meant. He said the
rocks were thrown at CsaTvelI and
Sibbett as they came on the depot
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