The Robesonian., 1918-02-04

chickens, which were worth about 81
each. The witness denied telling
some Indians at the union station
here that this was the meanest mur-l !,
der ever committed and that il they !!
did not get revenge they should leavef'
this county. He also denied telling the
Indians that it would cause troubie3
between the races if they did not re-
! venge themselves and that he urged
them to stand up, while in the pres
ence of Jim Kitchen, deputy sheriff.
He admitted that he had expressed his
opinion about the case to a number
of Indians. The witness acknowledge
, ed that while he did not see the murder
he had formed his opinion about it.
He also admitted that he had discuss
ed the murder with some OF the
, States witnesses and that ne came
to the trial on an automobile with
number of Indians, he being the only
Z white man on the car except the drlv-
er.
G. C. Farthing, Geo. H. Ross, j. 2:
d ?arpenter, and Robt. P. Hackney, all
I ~,f Durham, testified that they had
: known Proctor for yeas and that his
u reputa tion was good.
5, Other States Witnesses. st~'o
d The testimony of Bennle Sansp
IS Indian, Clifton Graham, Indian, Hum
% phrey Jones, Indian, Archie 1eakle:.esss
e Indian, corroborated that OF other
is witnesses who testified that they saw
Is the shooting take place.
< Mrs. Dan Proctor.
It. Mrs. Dan Proctor testified that she
heard the shooting and that soon
1e thereafter her father-in-law, w: W.
id H. Proctor, went home fromup stfeet
H. and told her that Dixon hadtold him
q. that he was going to kill Thomas
t. and that he had asked Dixon not tc
go to Thomas store.
,g Alice Thomas, Wife of Deceased.
Alice Thomas, wife ofAlfred Thorn
it. as, testified that she was working II
it. the restaurant on the night her hus
,s: band was killed and that she saw
he Dixon enter the store and go to he
ne husband and touched him on the shoul
as der and ask him to step out, he want
ais ed to see him a minute. MY nus
i'm band went out with Dixon and hear
i'm shots and rushed to the door. l saV
m Alfred coming toward the stor
he he holding hands on stomach and drag
Ike ging his feet" She stated that Dix
al on was a frequent visitor to tn
me Thomas store and that he trade
,ile there. Also that he ate at her res
ION taurant occasionally.
seeI Upon the cross examination Tn
old witness said that she knew nothln
nv about the shooting except what sn
I had heard.
oc- This completed the evidence take
IAN Friday and court adjourned till oa
Fell urday morning.
1in, Saturday morning the tollowlr
no States witnesses were examines
Dan Henry Sampson, Clifton Sampso
,tor Herbert Lowrey, all Indians. Ine'
hoH
xon on the day before Thomas was XIII.
he and that they thought he was drln
d I ing. ~
ked Henry Sampson denied, when GRO
To examined, that he was mad with u
and on because he took the lead IN haVll
lsPll the Governor to appoint white men
; as officers Of the town Of Pembroke.
vou Dead Mans Clothes.
ito The clothes which Thomas "
,ots. wearing when he was shot were q
shot played before the jury: The clotf
! to showed signs of much blood;
too. J. H. Mooring, E. M. Ellis, =;
and Ferrell, and H. c. Markham, an
;ome Mooresville, where W: VII: Pfoc
had formerly lived, testified that ms chi
flied acter was good.
ward At this point the State rested.
The first witness put on by the
,ness Tense were: Robt. L. Baker, OF n;
rried county, L.6a1iey, Uscai d Is =
It he j. u. Wells, 81: WATSON an NJ
1e as Joyner, all Of Wilson county, D13e *;
his oil dhome, who testified that Dl
,sar1e was a man Of good character
was W. D. Dixon, the Defendant, on
OF to otand.
, had w. D. Dlxon, Ihe 1 oei1d. t. 81.
wit next placed upon thesIalu. IL o,e
ented that ne was 50 years years olo aLu ~ "s ;s
rpose ried IN Marcn, i9o1, anu naa hoo,, N nj
vas a dren. lhat ne 1lau W 100 pn;
asked man at PEMBROKE anu ilau W W.
g, he the police force at Ko~la'ld ~ 70 ra i,
was that he nVed Just aelose | 80,
that from Thomas store anu ns;a 49, tron
5 well livering brick from car .ano III - 10
dog. Thomas store the oay OenoI x
n that Cene1naea on pass ~