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DUNN, HARNETT CO., THURSDAY FEB. 15 1894,
NO. 51.
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Times.
TI FBLLKR TRIAL.
THE REMAINDER OF THE EVI
DENCE(3f THE STATE
AND DEFENSE.
THE JUDGE'S CHARGE.
Miss Loula Steele, testified as fols
lows: I live on Manford street at
the foot of Hcyraoun'. I am a dan.
hter of Mr. Sam Steele. I was
engaged to lie married to Fuller at
the lime of the homicide. I never at
ony time heard FulleV make anv
threat ot violence against Parker.
Miss Addie Chandler is a first consin
of mine. One night (the oue spoken
of bv Miss handler) Miss Chandler
had been to the Enworth League, an?
when she came back Fuller and mys
elf were on the pizza. Fuller said
he was going to see Parker as a gen
tleman, and if he would apologize to
Mis Emma. This was on Thursday
night. It was on Wednesday night
or Thursday nisht probably that the
conversation about the piauo occured,
I don't know exactly what it was.
On cross examination Miss Loula
Steele saids "Miss Chandler wan
ted Fuller to try her piano, as he was
a good judge of them. Fuller said
he wauid see Parker as a gentleman.
He was going to see Parker about
calling me a lie, Parker called me
a lie Monday night. My sister first
told me that Parker said I was a lie.
It was about what I had said that my
sister said she had been advised to
cut me with a razor. The bad said
that if I held tier to let MissChr.ndlcr
'whip her she would cut me with the
razor. Fuller said that if she danced
around him with a razor he would
whip her. On the Monday night spo
ken of I went on the piazza where
Parker and sister were, and asked
him if he had called me a lie. He
asked me who told me so. I told
him that was not answering rry quess
lion; that I wanted to know if he had
said so. Ho said 'no. I pointed
to my sister and said : 'There is ray
author. She said something to him
and he then said in a loud voice :
Yes, I did call you one. I turned
to mother and said : That is . what
we get for letting such a low-down
man orae to the bouse'. I duu't
think I called him poor w'lite trash.
I said that because I didn't think a
gentleman would call a laay a lie. I
didn't know much about Parker, but
I have heard it said be was a nice
young man. After this conversation
that night Fuller and myself went
down to my brother's on -Hay street.
Fuller had the conversation with
Miss Chandler late Thursday nigkt,
the dajr before the homicide. Fuller
did not tell me he had waited for Par
ker for three hours. He said he did
n't see him all day: that be bad sat
on a piazza smoking but never saw
him. I did not say to either my-sis
W or Miss Chandler anything of the
kind. 'Fuller did not say it, on the
Sunday after the homicide nor any
other time. I did not say in the
presence of my sister or Mrs. Smith
or ay one in answer to Emma, says
in he blasted my life that I begs
ged him lot to do it. I did not ex
amine Fuller's pocket, nor did he
turn them wrong side out, in order
to ee if he had a pair of knucks. I
never heard Fuller make any threats
about Parker. My sister and I did
nt always get along well together.
1 didn't want Parker to visit there
ad 8he didu't want Fuller to visit
there. I have not seen Fuller sin ca
he has been in jail. I have had two
Botes irorn him. I am now staying
at my brother's. On Wedoesday
a-ght something was said about mars
r'S5 me by Fuller. He offered Miss
Addie a home, as she had always
been devoted to me. I don't remem
ber that he said he would marry in a
few days."
Eugene Watson was then examined
and testifi ;d as follows : ! recollect
seeino Fuller the early part of the
day of the homicide. He met me the
morning of the homicide. He told
me to have his gun cleaned up, and
to nave some shell loaded, as he had
an engagement to go hunting in the
afternoon after bull-bats, and said he
was then going down the street to
sea a man from Seventy. first to find
out the best nlace to kill doves, as he
wanted to go after them the next day
H asked for the guu he usually got."
(This was corroborative of Fuller.)
S. P. Overbaugh testified as fol
lows : "I recollect the night that Mr.
Bethel had a difficulty with a colored
man. Fuller, Mr. Newberry and my
self and others went up the street
with Bethel, as we heard that the
colored man were going to attack
him. I told Fuller the next day that
the colored men had threatened him
and said they were going to set for
him and would get him. I saw Ful
ler about fifteen minutes after the
homicide. He was very bloody. I
did not examine his wounds, but
thought he was hurt pretty bad."
On cross examination he said : "I
am a friend of Fuller, and told him
uf the threats of the colored man. I
did not examine him to find out
where his wonnds were. I think the
Bethel fight was about one week be
fore the homicide probably Saturday
night." (This , was- to corroborate
Filler.)
Rev. A. J. McKelway was next ex
amined and said : "I am a minister
of the Gospel. I am of the Press
byterian Church. I saw Miss Loula
Steele and Miss Chandler the day af
ter the homicide. I went to Mrs.
Steele's, as I had been sent for. Miss
Loula was not in the room when I
first went. Miss Loula was weeping
very much. She seemed to ' be yery
much Miss Chandler tried to com
fort ber and said to her: "Never
mind, Mr. Fuller is a good man and
a Christian roan. It will all come
out right. I have known Mr. Fuller
a year. His character is good."
Cross-examined. Mr. McKelwaj'
said : "I have heard Mr. Novitzky,
say his character was good. I heard
Mr. George My rover, Capt. 3. C.
Rankin, Dr. J. W. McNeill and oth
ers say it was good. We were dis
cussing him. Ihiswasjn cannection
with nis joining the church, which he
had done sometime before. I have
heard that Fuller was a bostful man,
but never heard' that r he was an un
truthful man, or the the biggest liar
in Fayetteyille. I don't know sthe
general character of Miss Chandler,
I neyer saw her before that day. I
have heard some discussion of it
since she testified. She does not be
long to my church. I have been here
about two years.
On resdirect examination he said :
Fuller joined my church about the
last Sunday in Match 1893.'
H. L Cook, the next witness, said :
"I was sitting in Iront of the hotel
the night of the Bethal difficulty
happened. I think it was Saturday
night before the homicide. Fuller
went there with several others, It
was said that the colored men would
attack Bethal on his way to his room.
Fuller and others went with him.
The general character of Miss Chan
dler. Miss Loula Steele and Mrs.
Steele is good.'
ExShenlT R. W. Hardie was then
examined, and said : ! kuow tne
general charactor of E mm Taylor
It is had, from general report."
The witness is here aked which U
the nearest way from her house to I
oi r. kod Holland's on Dick street.
He says the nearest route is down
Ramsey and Green streets to the
market house, down Person and then
down Dick street. To go by the
railroad the way she says she thought
was the nearest way is about twice
as far. The witness said he knew
the general character of Fuller; that
it is good. He had known him from
childhood.
On cross examination the witness
said : I have not interested myself
in working up the case for the des
fense. I am a warm personal friend
of Fuller and I have talked with his
counsel a good deal. 1 have not
beard of his being a rowdy, and, on
the contrary, the truth is that he had
a desire to be considered the wit of
the community, and is a uery kinds
hearted and harmless man. I think
a man who would cajry deadly weaps
sons is usually a coward."
Here Col. Argo asks the question
if the witness thinks a man who cars
ries a pair of knucks and pistol a
harmless man.
Mr. Battle objects on the ground
that the question is argumentative
and not gerraain to the question of
the general character of the defendant
and the court excludes it.
Col. John A. Pembertou was next
examined and said : "I live in Fays
etteville. I came here in 1947. have
known Edward Jones Fuller since he
was a boy. His general character is
good. He bad been book-keeper for
me for ten years in my insurance bu
siness. I know that Fuller was in
the habit of carrying a pistol. He
has been in the habit of carrying a
pistol sisce he has been with me.
On cross examination he said : 'I
have never known him to carry
knucks. I have told him not to car
ry a pistol, and he gave me his rea
sons for it. (Here the State offers to
ask again the question asked Sheriff
about what he thinks of a man who
carries a pistol and knucks. Objecs
ted to and not urged.) 1 have heard
Mr. A. H. Slocumb, Dr. H. W, Lillv
and others say his character is good.
I have not attempted to manufacture
sentiment or evidence for hln and
neither have I contributed any money
for his defence. I am a special friend
of his."
On re-direct examination he said :
41 i saw Fuller the day of the bomicl.
de before it occurred. There was
nothing unusual in his manner ors
actions."
Robbie Dye, the next witness.
J said: "I made an engagement wuu
Fullar to go hunting the day of the
homicide, in the afternoon. It was on
the day before that I made the en
gagement."
Dr. H. W. Lilly, recalled by de
fence, testified : have known Ful
ler all his life. His general character
is good. He borrowed a pistol from
m A -
M ohnrt timo ItpTnrft LUIS OCCuTs
rence."
A. H. Slocomb testified as follows:
i have known Fuller for a great
many years. His general character
in the main is good.'
On cross-examination he said : ,4I
mean by sayug in the main that he
is a wag and it is not understood by
people who don't know his peculiar
style of talking. He has a lively im
agination when he wants to eutertaio
people. Never knew of his being a
liar in anv serious matter.
John Gill, colored, testified: rI
ww standing in the door of tte brick
bml liug next above Mr. Watson' at
ttie time of the homicide. I could
and did see Fuller and Parker. There
ws no one between them and me. I
ir no woman. Coald have seen he,
jit aiie li-id Deen meic.
. .
Oa cross examination he said :
saw Parker on top of Fuller beating-
hi m and then saw the flash of a pistol.
I didn't go down there immediately
but did later when the crowd gathers
ed . :';!
Z. B. Newton, the next witness :
"The general character of Mr. Fuller
in good."
.?..
On cross-examination he said : 'I
think his reputation was that be cars
ned a pistol; never heard of bis cars
rying knucks."
Col. Pembeiton, recalled, said : "I
was present the Saturday night the
difficulty happened between Mr.
Bethel and the colored man."
Dr. W. McDuffie, recalled, said :
"I treated Fuller's wounds with wa
ter and lotion. That was the proper
mode of treatment. I stuck a smill
piece of plaster on his nose to hold
the parts together. Fuller's general
character is good."
On crosssexamination he said that
defendant's nose was mo she J by an
abrasion.
R. M. Nimocks was the next wit
ness, and said that the general char,
acter of E. J. Fuller was good.
D. H. Ray testified that the gener
al character of Fuller was good
The defence here closed.
CLOSING TKSTlMOEY FOR THE STATE.
Chas, G. Cain, clerk of the court,
testified:
I know Miss Addie Chandler and
saw her at my house on Sunday even .
ing after the homicide. She bad my
wife to call me in, the parlor. She
said she wanted to tell me something,
She repeated to me in substance a
bout what she testified to me on the
stand. She said that Fuller told ber
he was going to tell him what she
said and lots more tban she had said.
She also said he said if he reseated it
he was going to slap him in the face
... .
and spit in ties face, and if he resent-
ed that he was going to shoot him or
kill him. she didn't exactly remember
which. She said she told him he
would be hung. Miss chandler's
character is good.
On cross-examination the witness :
'"The general choracter or Mus
Loura Sieeie and Mrs, Steele is
good. Miss Emma Steele and Miss
tha UlUnrr nr1 wn tr tho fimPMl
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x. vanu. -en cxamia-
ed and said.
'I saw Parker after be was killed, I
suppose about five minutes after he
was killed, while be was lying oa the
ground. He had a plain gold ring on
the little finger of bis right hand.
W. W. Cole, then testified and
said :
'Tbe general ihiracter of Miss
Chandler is good, and - on cross ex
amination be said tha generat charac
ter of Miss Loula Steele and Mrs
Steele was good.
J. M. Lamb then testified to the
good character of Miss Chandler and
on cross examination said the general
character of Miss loula Steele and
Mrs. 8teele was good.
Mia Ad -Tie Chandler, recalled, said
"Ibeard Miss Lanla say Thursday
nigut DC lore tue iiulumuc un x(uajr
that Fuller watched tor Parker three
hours on that day, and that the cow
ard either bad his dinner sent mm or
jumped Mr. Walton back fence.
Fnllsr was not there at the time, but
ban been tnat night.
On cross-examination, Miss Chan
dler said :
I remember Mr.Mckelway oomibg
to ttehoese. I don't remember tell
ing Mr. McKelway that Fuller was
a good man and a Christian and it
would come oat all rigtn. I don't
deny it, but simply say I doh'i re-
member it."
Mus Emma Steele, recalled, said :
I heard Miss Loula, my sister-say
on Thursday nihgt that Fuller said
he had watched for him that day three
hours, and that the coward bad bis
dinner sent him, or had climed Mr,
Walton's back fence. My sister was
in her bed room at the tjoe she said'
it. Miss Addie Chandler, my cousin, "
was in the room at the time. Fuller
had gone. On Sunday afternoon, af
ter the funeral, I said in the presence
of 'Mrs. Allie Smith,, that it had
blighted my life. My slater said :
Oh, Emma, I begged him not to do
it; that I would have done anything
to prevent it, she spoke very loud."
On cross examination she said her
sister was very, much distresaed at
the time.
Needham Ingram testified as fol
fows: 1 live in Fayetteville, I knew
Parker eight years, a weighed Par.
ker about ten days before he was"
killed, and he weighed 155 pounds.
He was about 25 years old."
contiaued on seccond page.
Cross-examined, be said Parker was
a stout man, but was dyspeptic; that
he was a better man physically than
Fuller.
Mrs. Alice Smith was next exam
ined, and said j
-I am a teacher in the graded school
Know Misses Loula and Emma Steele.
I heard Miss Emma Steele say on sun
day afternoon after the funeral of
Parker; 'This thing has blighted my
life. Miss Loula exclaimed t I
begged him not do it.'
On cross examination Miss Smith
said : "I am not on eood terms with
Miss Loula Steele. I was friendly,
bat on account of the way she treated
me am not now, I have not been
been sick. Have been able to attend
to my duties as a teaoher. I some
times use narcotics. Sometimes have
used. laudanum, morphine, etc. I do
now when I am sick and need it. I
did not write for the press anything
about the killing. I neyer wrote even
the resolution of a sunday school in
regard to Parker's death. I am not
related to any of the parties.
On re-direct examination the State.
pao posed t ask if the resolutions ot
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uu c&uiuucu, tuv ueiease uau not
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