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DR. J. II. DANIEL. Editor and Proprietor.
"PROVE ALL THINGS, AND HOLD FAST TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD.
$1.00 Per Year, In Advance
vol. in.
DUNN, HARNETT CO., THURSDAY, FEB. 8 1894.
NO. 50.
L MMES.
DIRECTORY,
'I'oVN Oeficers Mayor, E. A. Par-
' ,. Commissioners J. II. Pope, J.
r rnx. P. T. Massenzill. F. T. Moore.
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t;rncy, F. P. Jones. Marshal. M. L,
CliTurcliCM.
MiTiioDi3TRev. Geo. T. Flmmons, Pastor
. rvicH at 7 p. m.'everjr First Kuoday, and
11 a in. h"1 7 V- ra- every Fourth Hunday.
iaeetins very Wednesday night at
7 (,'! 'k.
ur.'ly whool every Sunday morning at 10
oviok. O. K. Orautlitm Huirintendant.
;.M tiiiff of HMDday-school Missionary So-t-Cu-
vry 4th. Kunday afternoon.
Youiix Meu'a Prayer-meeting every Mon
day iiib'ht.
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THE FULLER TRIAL.
THE DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR
THE DEFENDANT
INTRODUCED.
THE JURY BRINGES IN A VER
DICT OF MURDDR IN THE
FIRST DEGREE.
The first'wituess introduced by the
defense was Henry L. Cook examine
ed by Mr. Rose. Mr. Cook said : "I
was on the back porch of my mother'
house on South Hay street the day
1 heard a
pistol shot and went immediately to
the front and saw two on the ground
near the edge of the, walk. I said:
DnciFLES.-SerYlccs 3rd Sunday In " uau 9 lue ia
month, morning and night. Sun- uuer was not standing up at urst,
,; at 4 n. m.. eveiv Sundav. but raised ud and said: 'It's Ben
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prayer Meeting every Thursday night. Parker, and he jumped on me with
Rev. J r Hxkpkr, Pastor. out cause ne was vcry bloody and
C, W. B. M. meet very Monday night hi8 clothes were dirty." The witness
after the 2nd ana xnuay m eaeu then described how parker was ly-
fUOlltll. r- I A fkn Uinttnn f tlo viinifv
liiti milt tuu iij'atiuu -. mw. iihuiuj.
Dr. W. C. McDuffie, examined by
itAVTTKT- Services ewrv zmi aun-
u onl 7.Qf t-v rw. Sun
PUVSICIUII. X bw r unci an tut ouv-i -
Primitive Baptist -Services Sat- tfae homiclde occurrcd.
rdiv and Sunday morning be to re tne
third Sunday in each month
Kld. Burnice Wood, Pastor.
,i,,r c,.imni at . m. R. G. Tavlor.
Llj ' -i ' , . 1
Hurt. Prayer Meeting every Thursday in's omce inree quarters oi an uuur
w,;t after the homicide. He had a wound
Rkv. N. B. Cobb, Pastor. over each eye, and one in the centre
of the forehead, one on right ear, one
Presbyterian. Every 1st Sunday on the back just below the neck, and
Mil a. m. and 8 p. m, bis nose was cut on both sider.
Rev. A, A. Hassell, 1 astor. The witness described -the charac
tr rvP t Vin wrnilnct B rof 11 1 1 XT n1 CTflVA
f lir.T , Q,,,, UANr inc rn ! w J o
t i a." a' ii.i. m m w i i t
fturth Sunday at 11 o'clock. Sunday his opinion as a medical expert that
School evety Sunday at 9:30 a. m, Eras
mus Lee, Superintendent
Rev. J. II. WoRiiEY, Pastor.
SR. J, 0. GOODWIN
DENTAL SURGEON.
Graduate of Vanderdilt University,
Dental Department,
the wounds could not have been made
with the knuckles of the human hand
but were made with some hard sub
stajce, and said : "Fuller was suff-
aring very much. I was afterwards
j called to see him at the jail. He had
malarial fever and discharges trom
the ear and nose discharges of blood,
I think, caused by the wound on head.
He was sick some time after the hon
Otfers his services to the public. I cjdp was delirious several days.
Office rooms on 2nd floor Good- caused, I think, by the wounds atfec-
win & Sexton building, Dunn, N. C. ting his head.
juiy-13-ti. I Upon the cross examination noth
ing new was elicited.
Dr, II. W. Lilly then testified :
1 am a shysician graduated at
University of Virginia in 1878 and
at Bellevue Hospital, New York, in
1879 and practiced until 18S5. I saw
Fuller in jail the day after the homi
cide. I made no critical examination
of the wounds, but saw them and ex ¬
amined sufficiently to say that they I
could not be made with a man's nsc
and were made with a hard substan
ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW
Will Practice in all the surround
ing counties.
JONESBORO. N, C.
Axril-21-92.
D
R. J. II DANIEL.
DUNN, HARNETT CO.
N C.
Practice confinod to the disease of ce."
Cancer, I ur cuzLme it&nucu tuau iu
Positivelly will not visit patience has suffered for eight or ten year?
at n distance. wiui scroiuia, wuicu ieuiiiu,Cu u.m
A uamnhlet On Cancer. Its Treat- and he was a weak man. Parker was
nient and Cure, will be mailed to any a powerful, strong man. physically
address free of charge. wen aeveiopea. ruuer 8uc.
about 125 pounds; Parker about 15
pounds.
A NEW LAW FIRM. Dr. Lilly also testified as to the
D. H. McLean and J. A. Farmer scrofula weakness of Fuller.
Mrs. Steele, was called who testi-
oave this day associated themselves
together in the practice f law in all
the courts of the State.
Collections and general practice
solicited.
D, H, McLean, of Lillington, N. C
J. A. Farmer, of Dunn, N, C.
May vl 193.
tied as follows: "I be morning oi
the homicide I told Miss Chandler
that Sirs. West said she had heard
ber say that Fuller had threatened
Parker. She said she had not told
Mrs. West anvthing at all. I have
never heard Miss Chandler say she
heard threats. She did not tell me
so."
Sir. Strange, a civil engineer, then
testified : -I have made piais oi iu
street and location of the houses (here
the plats are introduced). I made the
plats yesterday and tho day before.
I was assisted by Capt. Morrison,
feet to the eastern edge. To the lying almost directly across the street done anything of the kind, and 1 will
western side it is 106$. ToGorham's Parker was on top of him, and the go with you and face anybody who
gata it is G0J feet. To the western portion of his body that was not on fays so. He said that was all right;
ui uuiuam a iuk iu is ou. iu uuua mm was ou nie icik ui i uiici, ucmmh uat ue umu t rcCKOn 11 made any
Steele's house it is 39 feet. To Ot to me. Parker fell. I think, on the diffeience, 'and if it did. he oul4
terburgs i:ou?e it is 341 feet. To right side of the tree, nearest to me. see me again. Whereupon he weni
airs. Carrow's it is 230 feet, To When I got there Mr. Cook and Maj. on up the steet, and 1 went by the
Sheetz's (Mrs. Mclntyre's) house it is Gorham was there and had moved postoffiec towards Col. Pemberton8
155 fet. The sidewalk on the north his head. They were fighting on the office. 1 haven't heard anything
side of the street is feet. The upper side of the t:ce. You raisun- more of it. On Monday night, Aug
pavement in front of Mrs. Cook's derstood me when you thought I said ust 7th, I went to Sir. Steele, s bouse
house is 9.7tothe fence. The niche on the lower side of the tree. I meaj- as usual. I walked in the gate and
spoken of is one foot wide. The uredthe distance from the niche up the steps and knocked on the door.
porch is 28 feet long. The heightf where Foller was first standing to The front piazaa runs the whole len
the fencejs about4 feet. The tree is where Parker's head was and it was gth of the bouse, borne one spoke
3 feet from an east lino of the house, thirteen feet." to me, and said : 'Here ,1 an,',. It
A person sitting in the wing of the James R. MeNeill, colored, was the as Miss Loula. 1 visited her. I
Sheetz house cannot see Webb's bouse next witness. He said. 'I am un went to where she was. She is older
A person standing in the eastern dertaker. I have been all my life, than Miss Emma. I took a seat on
niche could see a 2 long distance. I dressed the body of B. C. Parker, a chair near her and noticed she was
There is nothing to obstruct the There was no wound on his person crying. 1 asked her what was the
view, l he magnolia in Mrs. sueetz 8 hut the pistol wound. I made a cri- matter, She said Ben Parker had
yard does not obstruct a view from tical examination and there was no called her a liar. 1 asked her how
tha door of the wing of the house to scratch or mark of any kind on his he came to do it. She cried and did-
where Parker waskilled. . XLhe roots person, except the pistol wound." jn't answer. Parker afterwards came
around the tree jut out of the ground. Robert Strange, recalled, said : in and went on into the house. She
and surround the tree l to 2 feet, 'Since I was examined' this morn got up and weut on in and 1 walked
and are.an inch to two inches high." ing I have been bacs to the house on behind her, through the passage
Tom Cain (colored.) then testified and measured the night of the fence, and diningroom to the back piazza,
as follows: "I was at the old Otter- which is three feet tea inches high, Parker and alias Emma were sitting
bourg ..building cleaning brick (341 and the banister is four feet five and on the back piazza. Miss Louia
feet away.) I saw tworaen coming one-half inches from the ground. A said: air. Parker, I understand you
down the street. I was talking to man of fuller's height could stand have called me a liar, He said : No,
Jim Strandcr and Josh Hadley. I there and rest, his arm on the banis- 1 didn't.' She turnad to Miss Emma
looked around and saw the men go ter. I suppose the floor of the piazza and said; There is my autuor.' 1
ing down to thejground. Parker.wai is abont two feet." didn't encourage her to go to him, and
on top beating Fuller and as doing James R. aicNeill, recalled, on said nothing abont it either way.
so when Fullershot'Jiiin. I saw A J- cross-examination, said: ,4I have Miss Emma jumped np and aaid:
ber Webb run there. Albert Webb the clothing, ht, etc., worn by Parv Yes voudi-1, yes you did. Don't yon
hasgone to judgment (dead.) I saw ker at his death." (The State offers recollect what 1 told you.' lie said :
no one running away from there," them. The defense objects, as the Oh, yes. I aid that if she said
(This to contradict Emma Taylol's State proved the location of the wound what she did she was a lie,' Ho
testimony.) and they didn t deny it. The court either said she was one or 5 liar
Tho crues examination of this wit- admits them and allows them to be Que of the two. Mis a Loula and 1
ness brought out nothing new. exhibited to the jury). I washed went back to the front piazza. No
"L. C. Jones was then examined and dressed Parker. He had no ring j further iuterview occurred between
for the detense and said : was on his finger." 1 as. I saw Parker several time be
subpoenaed as a7state witness, and tiik defesdant ok thjk stand. It ween that and Friday, the day of
was examined before the coroner. I Edward Joes Foller, the defends the homicide. He generally loft about
am in the railroad business. The ant, then took the stand and testified 10 o'clock and 1 left about H o'clock
day of the homicide I was at Mr. Car- as follows : 4'1 am the prisoner at at night, as we did that night. 1 saw
son's house cast of the place where the bar. I was born April 5th, 1849. him Tuesday night, as 1 did every
the homicideoccurred, on the oppos I have liyed the greater portion of night. He came in and knocked and
site side, of the street. I saw Fuller my life m Fayetteville. I was ac- went on in the house while 1 was sit-
walkiug up anp down the street with quainted with Ben. C. Parker several ting on the piazza. 1 saw hira again
hand3 folded back of him. At one years. I had no intimate acquaint- Wednesday night. Nothing unusual
time ho 3tarted?to.go'into air. John ance with him. He visited at some occurred that night. 1 saw him also
Steele's house, but turned around and houses that I did. I was at the time Thursday night Nothing unusual
carno hack and went and sat on the a bookkeeper in the insurance office happened that night. 1 heard Misn
edc of the piazza of airs. Cook's of Vol. John A. Pemberton. Occa- Chandler's testimeny. On one occas
house, with bin loft arm rescn on the sionally Parker and myself spoke if ion Miss Loula and myself were siU
banister. I aoonj saw Capt. Kinars we mek I should say we were nei ting on the piazza, and aiiss Ch an
bury and "Parker corning dowu the Uher friends or enemies. There was dler came into the piazza and spoke
street. When they ot to where FuN no leeimg on my pan. u uauuary ana started in uienouse, sou 1 asiteu
er was, Parker stopped and Capt. 1893 there was a little misunderstand, her to hold on. 1 asked her where she
Kingsbury went on down the street. "g oetween rarner ana mysen at dad been or some sucn remarK. wo
I looked down the street, and when Mr Sam Steele s house, inat night had a conversation about a piano she
I looked back to where Parker and Parker and myslef went np I here. I had recently bought. I said nothing
Fuller were they were scuffling on met Parker . the next morning and to ber that night or any night during
the "round Parker on top of Fuller saids Oh, Parker don't say anything the week about Parker. 1 generally
with hid left hand in his collar and about that difficulty. He said; 1 carried a pistol have done so twenty
striking him with rigt hand. 1 soon 'Do take me to be a fooir He
lnUmVoi Oi,ont Raw Parker then said : ! will mate an agree-1
On cross examination this witness ment with you. If you 'dip' into
try to get something out of Fuller's that thing, you come to me aud I will
a -Ksin, ottomndntr tn rfo Mua make it all right, and if 1 'dip 1 will
he fell over on the sidewalk, and Ful- come to you and you make it all right,
in, t nrt wont on down town. 1 said: That suits me exactly, as
I went across the street and met U don't want to make these things j
Fuller at Webb's. His face was Dl ic' 1 torn mm iuat was exacny
. . . . t.i. r t-. what 1 wanted. At that time 1 was
bloody. 1 saw no one uach. 01 ai
from rooming up mjwu auu wmug iuj
meals at Wright's cafe, A short
time after that, about two months.
EE J. BEhT.
ATTORNEY AT LAV.
DUNN. N. C.
Practice 1- all the Courts.
Prompt attention to all business.
Money loaned on good security. who ;s &3Q a civil engineer. From
J 25 I y Mrs. Cook's to Webb's hotel is 1 17
ker aud saw no one run away
them."
ittinp on the porch
rxr" kc on o h-neh 1 as at the bank one day, and as
when I first saw Fuller. He re 1 came oat 1 saw Pker oa the oppo-
walking np and down. He was walk- site side of the streel : near Upot-
ing between Mr. Steel's gate and Mrs. oSSice, and ne .topped and wa.ted nn.
.,... .,i ,iht in ths til 1 came np. He said you have
niM. hnt T rnuld see him plainly. I gone through that agreement.
can't tell whether Parker came oppo
site Fuller before stopping. I suppose
I looked away not more than half a
minute. When I saw them again 1
i t.,uwJ Vino! win npr the tree.
-r7rd. the honse when Miss Emma Steele went to Bed
Whe-e he was sitting. The tree did Spring I was going to get a man to
otaivi.,, Fuller wa, , watch ner.' ! said : WItom't
You
Lave been talking about me. 1 told
him 1 didn't recollect ever saying
anything about it and asked hira
what it was and what he meant. He
said : You have told that 1 said that
years. On Friday 1 had a pistol,
which 1 got from Walter Watson
rented it from him. thinking of a pur
thase. That was on Monday before
1 knew of any unpleapantoess. 1 had
Dr. Lilly's pistol and a day or two
before he said he wanted it and 1
gave it to him. That was Friday or
Saturday befere. 1 carried the pistil
all the week. It was a common pis
to!, air. Watson said he would take
$4 for it. 1 bad a pair of knacks
which Mr. C. A. Holland, af ' Max
ton, gave me. 1 brought them to
Fayetteville and one day a frieod of
mine got them from me. That was
air. E. J. Lilly. 1 got them from
him Monday morning. My reason
for getting them was that on Satur
day night I was sitting out in front
of the barber shop waiting to get a
shave and near there a Mr. Bethal got
into a difficulty with a colored boy,
and others came np, and finally they
were quieted, 1 went uy the street
to see Bethel protected. 1 went np
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