The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-23

years in the Maryland Penitentiary.
q, 1t is not known at this time whether
! an appeal will be taken or not, al
| though the usual motions will be
made. This is done to safeguard the
prinioner's rights in the event that
| he shall determine to ask for new
| trial or appeal from the present de-
cision.
| Continued From Yesterdays 1ssue)
John W. Pilchard, the accused,
was the first witness who had any
knowledge of the events leading UP
to the tragedy who was called. He
stated that he resided at Stockton,
eight miles from Pocomoke, that he
and his brother had taken wheat to
! the mill on that day and had trans
acted routine business and that they
stopped at Gunby's store between
| and o'clock on their way home, he
! going in to purchase a bicycle tire
| for his little boy. That after pur-
| chasing the tire he went into the
grocery and bought bottle of pop
! which he was drinking when he hap
| pened to look out and saw three
negro men on his brother who was
| down fiat on his back in the street.
| Without knowing what the trouble
| was LIT seeing lis brother down ON
! the ground with the three negro
men on him he rushed out of the
store to his assistance. When he
reached the scene of the melee he
| found that l. ing was on his brother
| with drawn knife and that another
| colored man was holding his feet
down while the third one was kick
ing him; his brother had hold Of
Longs wrist to keep 2im frols 49,
ting him and when he got there he
grabbed Long and pulled him OF Of
his brother and then let go of him
and as soon as Long could turn.
around he came at him with the
knife drawn and told him that he
would kill him. In the meantime
| he had taken his knife out and when
| they clinched he struck his knife in
to Longs back. He did not, he
stated TO his knowledge, stab the
man but the one time and if he
stabbed him in the breast he was un-
| aware of it. After getting away
from Long he walked off and asked
! for his tire and Was told by Gunyb
that it was outside, to get it and get
away from there. He picked up the
the and then noticed that his hand
lad been cut III the ARRAY In the
meantime II, brushed of his cloth
ing and looking around saw that his
brother was standing near the runa-
bout. About that time State Road
policeman Powell came up and was
told that his brother had done the
cutting, his brother stated that he
did not have knife and had not had
one, whereupoE the crowd then
pointed to him as the one who had
done the cutting: in the meantime he
had gotten into the runabour, the
policeman came up and asked him if
| be had a knife and he took his knife
from his pocket and laid it uon the
seat, tn policeman picked it up and
| told him he would have to go with
him; he got out and went with the
policeman being taken to the lookup.
Upon cross examination by Mr..
O'Dunne he stated that he did not
know any CT the three men. never so
| far as he knew having seen Long be-
| fore and that he did not know what
| became OF thn ether two men, that
| he did not insist upon their being ar
rested. that he did not say anything
about their having attacked his
| brother; that he did not tell anyone
| of this fact until the following day
| when he told his lawyer; that he
made no effort to apprehend these
men or to identify them; that he did
not know where they went.
The next witness was William J.
| Pilchard, brother of the accused. He
stated that he was forty-nine years
of age, lived on the farm adjoining
the home-place where his brother
lived; that he lived all of his life on
three places, the home-place and two
| farms which adjoined it. When ask
| ed to tell what had taken place on
| Tuesday, September 18th the day OF
| the crime. he told the same story as
! his brother about taking the wheat
! to the mill and transacting business
ND until between five and six O'Clock
! in the evening when they drove up TO
| Gunby's store where his brother went
| into buy a tire for his little boys
| bicycle. He stayed outside sitting IN
! the lunabOut and Wdiie there heafd
a gun shot. He called across to
| Mr.. Burton, who fired that gum"
| Mr.. Burton did not answer, threw his
! hands up and went on into his house.
Just then Long came along with his
little girl and he said to him that
! Ill bet you have a gun in your
pocket; Long replied that he did not
but that he expected had one in my
: pocket | told him that he was a
! liar and he said that l was a liar
| myself. | then jumped out of the
runabout and started toward him
| and he came at me with a knife in
! his hand and about that time two
! other colored men joined him and
the three got me down fat on my
back, but 1 grabbed Longs hand and
kept him from stabbing me, in the
meantime Johnnie came up and
caught hold of Long and pulled him
and Long told him that he would
kill him and they clinched. One of
the other two men was sitting on my
feet while the other one was kicking
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