The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-21
RACE FEELING
IN Two CASES
White Man OH Trial For Death
cf Negro, Black Man For
Death of a White

\ white man assaults 4
negro. hits him with a club
and the negro dies. y negro
attacks 4 white man. the white
man i knocked overheard or
falls overheard in the aiiray
and Is drowned. Brieily. these
are two unique cases oi muir
der en- the docket ot tho
Superior Court ui paSquotank
/, County this week,
The two eases are these al Mex.
Jones, Nrwlnud Township FARMER
charged with the murder at Alir'n
Trrrhrr. II negro iarm hnnd ihs'
prrrmlrr. The other Gus" Il the
cas-, of Elwuud Ovcrton. colored'
chnr.,M with the murder "f VIM. IL
nrIInu,r. u deck hand on the iuS
clay Foreman. ou the night "t FRI
J,r Feb. 30. The ease of oNcrtoh
b,J uni been reached aS this news
r,,urr went tn press. rh" ciI~" "i
.IuurS. haviu. consumed ~" dNNS
,r court went I" the jury Thursday
urtrrumnn It's this newspaper went
tu press.
The ZONES ease has attracted hn'
usual attention nud til" c"'irth"liSc
has h.m packed nj times L" almost
, .uTnnrntiun with both whites ahd
/ lLurES. Hundreds uf country
negroes have com" I" town I" -"
white mans law applied I" u
/ white man nrcIj>cd al the murder
nf nur ur their race. Jones was III
,Iirrrd nm It charge pf second degree
MURDER: ia" State has asked Only
rur u verdict ur mHnSlnughlcr'
The jury hnd It'll" cvidrn" L"
work uu. M one saw jones brain
the rr.rn. II happened just attcr
ui-h'rall. Ned Moore nnd nh"thcr
u,S,rr were mnlundin. II truck al II
hg,u - ur lun yards away. Ill"!
heard the scream of u woman anu
ran tn Src what The trouble WAS
Nnorr testified that Alfred Fcrchcc
VAS rrtrruting from the premises
tNirh .lnnrS following close behind'
rur,iuu him. Moore says Mrs. Jones
! I,,..rd Trrrlrr ln leave and thht
Trrrhrr said. "All right Miss Betty,
/ I'u lr;yr." Moore says h" Thought
tr.f' Wn> the hast "r il and returned
40, his work ui unloading I'll" truck
when heard another cry from MIS-
| homes and hr ran I" ia" lot. out
side the Jones ward. from whence
/ ,hr crime came. lie says he saw
/ Trrrhrr lyin. un 'hc ground with
ing i'm pain, .urglin. sounds com
i'm. from hi~ throat. Jones was
. stuudiu. over him with II club nhh
Mrs ZONES WAS hCgging her nus
( Luud net - hit Alfred again. Moore
-.,y~ hr .ru~lrd the club III Jones
Lpud nud jones stepped lmck,
lrur,Ii~hing the club aud threaten
n,- rn kill him if he iut"rf"r"d.
! TIri WAS ia" only direct evidence
the ulry had upon which Ia conNlct.
W. one SAW the deed done. Jones
! s,,y. h, ordered the negro from the
urrmi>r~ und tn" negro started 7"
leave hul kept coming lack. oilt-
side the ward cate. hut still "n III"
: urrmiSrS. Jones says the ncgr" turn
! rd nn him with II kmif" nnd that
hr struck him with the club III
, self defense. Jones sail on the
stand Wednesday morning that hr
hud followed ia" negro 100 yards
from his hack porch I" ,h" open lot
nursid" his yard cate. Later he
! said il WA, only 100 feet.
Mrs. Jones, taking th" stand III
/ hrhuIf ur her husband. said thht
her husband ordered f"r"h"c 4"
l.uyr the uln,r and that Frrcbcc
hu, .'su>srd him aud cursed him.
Mrs. ,InurS admitted that her hiiS-
d hnuh had cursed the ncgr" too.
/ Efforts upon the part of III" dc-
Z rrusr iu prove th" dead negro u
/ violent character wCr" unsuccessful.
/ The prrpondcramcc of evidence was
tbut the negro, who had worked III
the family for II years, WAS an
uminhlc. useful. casy-guing servant,
4 Tkr quarrel with Jones which re-
suited in his death occurred the
Thursday night before christmas
when Trrrbrp went To Jones back
door tn ask for money that Jones
owed him for work money that the
negro wanted To spend in town Tor
christmas eats and things for his
.amily.
The Jurors in the ease ARE y. W.
I,lIalr~. ]. l.. Mercer. &. IL. Ives, y,
/ II. Caroou. l.. \. Bundy, j. &. Long,
T.. l.. IAydrn. j. W. Alexander, f,
Il. Jennings, +. +. Garrett. IL. &.
Mumdrn aud W. =. Hooper. The
! defendant was represented 10y his
bruthcr-in-law W. l.. COhOOn, W. i.
IIalSlrad. of South Mills AMI Aydlctt
X Simpson. The State was assisted
in the prosecution 10y Ehringhaus