The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-02-18

face always kefoTe me He said thai
be did II with stone. and took the
poeketbook from Mr.. Browns pocket
ana then picked up the body and car
ried Il u the place where he hid i.
Later he confessed TIT he vent 10
the buggy shed md Eot the rope, 10
the horse stable and put the heavy
harness On the horse billy. put the
rope aronnd the body and With the
horse dragged ! 10 the new ground
thIcket: md sad thai he killed him
because he had whipped him On Fri
day morning for not getting up early.
thai after the whipping he thought
about It and made up MS mind TO gel
even.
Clay Wilson. .ho made the arrest
told of seeing ; colored man stand
in alone IN the street n Cumberland
near q telephone pole. He Haa -
traeted b the faeI that he waH alone.
approaching he found that be answer
ed the description Of the negro who
~ wanted, an1 made the arrest
au1ler denied hIz identity and gave :
fictitious name. Hut afterwards admit
tsa the killing - narrated b MT.
EIzenhau3T. an said that he did t
10 Kst even The pocket boo which
had been Identified as the pocket
book of If brown. rs shown the
witness. and Identified - the pocket
book taken from sadler when
searched
Sheriff styner told u hi trip u
Cumberland an Of bringing sudlsT
70 Baltimore. lie Also identified TIE
pozkst book aa hat which I'D been
turned over 20 him b the cumbeFz
Land authorities - having been taken
from sudler.
Truman Williams, The eoIored boz
xIzo ran AMY 9TH sHaler I'D TIL
su1ler eHme 70 Nr. YInElinEsz > mile
ezHI OF MT Browns IN the evening
Of January ls.. lie Haz lying down.
TIE family had gone 10 i4IIlestosn
and he - alun. In TIE house Sud
ieT called and ne let him In sudlsT
asked him 10 % with him md said
theY would run away. He consented.
su1Inr hHIuad I'm put On h shoez
The lantern stood nj h feet. and b
it, light n aex blood on sudlera
hands They walked rapidly eastward
HAAAA huZ HAN 8=8HhR8z NAi8H8 NEz8
Union MIIlz. aud rode On II to West
minister. IN Westminster they TOOK
the bus u ReisIsrstosn. From ReIHz
terHlown they rode on he trolley eaT
10 baltimore. sudler paying he fare
with ten dollar bill They arrived
In Baltimore about o'clock. Thence
they took the Ia car toward EllieoII
Cts and rode 20 IryinEton. and stayed
TIL toward morning It a waiting
room. They went to hi ErandIathersH
Sunday nIght aome one came 10 IL.
dooT and asked u see HI grandfather
lie thought II sas Mr.. Ben Isunder=
land CheIlenham visiting officer. an
went IN md told Sol Hho Va count
In his money II the parloF. lie e.
eanad b. The door and Sol H.nt onI
the window. The man al the dooT
va not Mr. Sunderland. They goI
together later. Sol whIHIllng - guide
him TheY went up the road ma laY
do.n under . hedge md Eeni u
sleep. When he woke SudIer Wa
gone. lie vas arrested II hi grand
fathers on Monday and taken 70 Bal
tlmors. - they walked from tn
waiting room toHard ElIIeott City ear
- 9hubAz HtInAAb AM@7 NHIH8As III
sad Il wonder xIo viii take tie mill
TO he stallion tomorroH."
Witness replied. Il guess Mr VIII
and the other folks"
Then followed this conversation.
sndier. 4 got even sIth M. VIII. :
Williams: "Hos7"
sudler: I killed him
Williams: What for.
sndier: because he made ne wash
the baby.s diapers. wouldn't lel me %
away on Sundays. and ! won't be en-
mans slave
Williams. "Hou did you do II"
sndler with he shot gun
Williams. Where Is Mr. WIZ"
sudler. Lying mp II the Cow
stable"
Under cross examination Williams
testimony vas not severely shaken.
In answer to Mr ReifHniderz quesz
tiong he aid thaI he Ilrst told thls
story to Mr. Seanrook md Mr.. WeanI
In the jail here Iast Saturday night.
thai he had been questioned BY Mr..
Sunderland and when arrested. b.
detectives n Baltimore. by Mr. Wesnt
at Marshal Carriers Office: y Mr..
Seabrook and Mr. Weant In The jail
here. and that he had always aid un=
iii Saturday night thai Solomon had
not told him hov he killed Mr.. Brown.
Asked wiz he had finally told. ne said
that it vas because Mrs Stoner had
told him IN tell the truth.
When i is remembered thai until
Monday only the States Attorneys
and those who performed Or were
present At the autopsy knew Of the
manner Of Mr. Browns death. II L
clear that Williams could moi have
known that he vas shoI except from
the lips Of Sudler himself, the man
ifeaI truth Of this statement, and the
further fact that they could not have
been together from Saturday even
ing until Monday morning without
talking about It. are al facts confir=
maIory OF the truth OF Williams en-
tire testimony.
Albert :. Hurley. policeman Of the
Western Station. Baltimore, told Of
meeting the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road train Il Camden Station on Jan