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thjbhdt, MOBJtlSW.
ftt 9 o'clock. ri '.:;'.,'. ' i
A. W. Twirgee Sm Jiel ami tU
fied : I am a eiuzea of JUIih. ! I
knew K. u. Juocrw, i naa eoavem
tioawitb bim at Onbara, -'AUmaboe
county, at Fall Term of the Superior
Court last Tear. . Ik Ira the last term of
Alamanoe Court befor the killing; 1 1
boarded wlius, io Uranam with P. Iw
Hardin ; oooupi4 a room jot a doable
office. J. T. Alorahead oocapied the
other room. Paring the term, I think
it wii the day More Joort a4Jowad,
a I came out , Xroni dinner in passing
Morebeail'a room, Moore, who waa in
-the rooavealled too- and aake4 where
Alorehead waa. I told him that he waa
gone. ' Uoore asked me to ooraa ia ;
that be wauted to. talk to tne. He aaid
be had promised s i man, a friend or
eighbor of bis, to aak Morehead a
qaertion of law ; that aa Morehead waa
absent he would ask me. He asked me
the question and I went into aj own
room to get a law book to ahow bim how
the law waa ' npon the" qnestioa asked.
The conversation after a while went off
to other, subjects, and final j La com
menoed talking about his prosecution
of Green for libel I being counsel for
Green told Moor that this waa a good
time to adjust the matters between him
and Green. We had a good deal of talk
bout it, Moore grew excited and re-
with me in Oreaataboro. . Ha said ha had
bawl treated err' badly nd tonfebbdv
had tol suffer for ft ; 'some oncf hadltd be
' hnrt' '1 remarked, tA Mm LlaaaanQ.
PolpV too, don't ,i wat to talk ia that
' way.', )UUs Mpeaaad.nas aaaaebady a4d
to suffer. We then went .back to the
flmauDjot ot-onr-talk, and alter w
ccjUder ttponJVhe aaid, "Tdu
...-don't think I m meai&eat'i jouthink
tl.i'a l .11 H r .!:- a. A ft
"f ."Won' Jio 9 haTS anj anqh
feelings.'!,; Hreplied You'll eej,if
eouraa I . can't- do laavihing bow-, 1st
you ii aee," He made some Hmltoticm
W ttmtv X forcret jnst, what.it waa.
tlilnk he aiU" after Iiret oat of ihle
nMttr."-. He said f'-th worlds M$ big
enough for Swepeon and ma botb to lite
iu. , I will kill im.or Jh0 hallluU.toe4M
I aud J,b hush,"-or used some exprea
aion of that J sort; a'ad then want" to my
room, jonn xreiano; cspop , V5 mjr room
some ome mar erenmg, ; pr nextoay.'
( and I told him of the . conversation and
toldlum to VtelT; Swepaon, and put him
on jus guaro. -i -.! , .u to itf
1879. Itwaawarm'weBthet.'' nwasthe
term Immediately orecedisff the touredt.
CoL W. A. Aibngbt teetiflodw-4 an
olerk of the Superior Court wf Abuaanoe
countyj have beem clerJk since; 18681 1
know A. O. Moore. I think I knoir ibis
general character for yiolnnoe. ,fa
ctiaracter waf that pf a Very yioloii'tnt
buient man. Some time in thVwint
oM874,'eetno spring of 1875 while I
was in my vfflos. In ths bttJhtM in
Graham, I beard jKmeoTfe'"eiBg,t
. the conrt-hauae passage taking to some
parson. When he got to the doosof hs
onkW, A besoff tpaii, ' hsi turned ini It
proved to be Moore. J I asked1 bim to sit
down.'- He told me he did not have time,
but hs walked round'thsmfflos) oursuiv
, aua onug. Dwepscw-; Baying, "mi
, haiida are tied iww.' VIm under nond
but rwiUkfll Swepson;; if IJbave to fol
( low' bim to-belf, do jltv'a.nd l)lis
before my pesos ond. sxpires, I have
i thrss brothers who sre worse than X am. ?
, Urpi$-tramtneJ-l dqn know whea 1
thebohd-eirtdwaa; gften:4f I u-4
derstood ha araa bound over to keep thi
vmx!H nnnmu& ot juie. uiincnity wita
Green in Greensboro. I neve beard for
now long timei wlfOTmd. I
heard or me bond t the- snrbs'titne
I heard J,ihe Pceejivdioiilty. .JU
few minutes after it .Daourred, 1 sold
E ' Bdyd; 1 of tbo conversation. I donl
don't thiB it I made any-wpi-rtoMdora.
.1 think thers" were some, one 'otwb
- preseut whila Moors , was1 .ialkiogIIIs
was tslkuig gcneraUyas 1 Understood
him, and not privately to ine. I nevt
mw Swepson after Moyre Vtalknantil he
was brought to Graham under arrest!
after the ahooting of Moore. I know
Bwsdsob went to IIsw Kiver f rsanetitf
for s year or two before this difficulty! 1
I think Moore's conduct was generally
open; bis character was generous; Md
liberal. Us didn't appear to bs under
very great saoitement on this occasion.
The only reference he made was to the
bond. My impressioh was that ths bond
grew out of ta postal oard. I can't say
- that bo mads any reference tcr -the card
M.T. Leach testiOed Y I kaoW. fha
general character of W. A IUmsay.-1
nave xnown mm lor xwenty-nvs years.
Bia character is good. ' ,. ,
r. A. Wiley testified : I know ths
general character of W. 8. fiamsay. I
nave Known mm since be was a child.
His character ia excellent i V
Jan. A. Turrentins testified 1 1 live in
Alamanoe county, near Company Shops.
I have known A. G. Moors six or sight
yean, X UunK 4 know Jus general char,
actor; his ebataote! was that of a violent
'' man; have beard Moors threaten Swep
son. I think it was in June 1874, or
about that time. I was in Holt A Moore's
store at Haw River and beard Moors
make a statement I don't think it could
be called a conversation, as hs did all
ths talking. Bs was speaking about
Swepson. Hs said that 8wepson had
bad one of my neighbors. Levi May, ap.
pointed Postmaster . at Haw Biver; that
it had been done to annoy them. Moors
& Holt: that he, Moore, bad told May
hs had to- leave there; that be Intended
to starve him out ; that without the pat
ronage of Holt A Moore ths office would
not feed hint and bs intended to with
draw that pstronage.. lie enidwe did
' Dot know what sort of map Swepson j
111- t-X '.f-W .uftr J.'-'.'.-.v.f ii -t-rt-l4 j
aawgaemii 'i , , . ,i j j , i , ,
wai that ha had bom jmterfarinii' with
their (Holt k Moora'a) business; that he
bad been trjinir to provoke BwetMoa to
I a i i ii a T . m m '
ngoi; cnai ne naa written mm a good
many letters, the worst he could write
I to man, but that he waa too bur a oow
wo puuuon Dwepeoq in au tui nawspa
pers. I recollect of one inataooa of
interferenoe with his business that he
accaaed Bwepsoo of, vis: that of Bwep.
on naTing juaj appoiniea I'osunaster,
Us said Swepson ..may not bars dons it
ntmseu.Dut tliat 'he'dd 1t throuirli
others, Hs spoke of publishing some
matter that he thought would bring
Dwspaon to a uguit and u uaa lallsd, be,
Moore, would get su the train aotns iiisa
wJmsi Swepson was on sad then bs would
bars Dim se-would be- oompelled to
ught.'- - 7;.;;;
, VratHamtH4d.--H waa trenara
considered violent .1 don't' know bot
inai Moorn's enarsxter was that w a
Drara man ; would not Uks any ad
vantage of a man in n flzht Ilblnk
Ufewu..Jd".tat
aaid May bad been brought there by
Swepson to annoy Holt A Moore In
their business. -1 don't recollect any
mention or any other interference b
Swepeon with their bands. Hs aaid bs
bad written swepson tlis worst letter
hs could write, and laid he had been
trying to get up a fLrht. but that Swetv
son waa a great coward and would not
resent an Insult. t Us said fight, fitt
kill, i anow f notoiny or Hwepson'a
habit of visiting Haw Uvsr. n ; 1
J. M. Elder testified; I livs In Ala
mance county. I knew A.. O, Moore.
was at uaw lurer and bad aa later
view with him on the 24th of January,
the day before tbe shooting.: The way
I happened to- meet Moors that day
waa tM'I.:ld1l
eon on business mat momine. Auer
I got through with my business witli
Swepaoa,and was coming down the hill
towards the river on my way home, I
saw Aioore comma down trom hit office
to the gate. lie reached the gate about
tbe time I got opposite It. After speak
ingaomething was said about some
Tcnsnrectrthct-wfl08ald it,
whether ha -or lLIltherl asked! him
for a pair or bo ottered to give me a
pair. He told me to get down and get
inera. jie naa a large nog in tbe pen
by the gate which he showed me aa we
Eased, and told me about his pedigree.
said hs had JosLoaia from Arkan
sas and told me what he had done there
lie said "I understand that damned
old rascal (pointiog up toward bwep-
aon's, ) is up there, and I toll you I in
tend to have my revenge before - six
months. You mark what I sar: before
aix nionuis navs passed, ir you ass mo.
you 11 aay,xolpb roubavo bad your rs
venge." I told him he had better let
Swepson alone, that If be attacked him.
be. owepson, would be . armed and
would kill him. lie said, "No! 6wen-
eon is too aamnea a cowara to snoot, i
bats to do an undermining thing, but I
s.a a m . .
nave tried every other way and I can't
do it in any other way." He aaid that
he would have his suit moved to Caswell
off the railroad, and then he would kill
bim. Alter leaving Haw River, I went
on to Graham ; saw P. K. Hardin there.
and told him there wa going to be a
difficulty at uaw Kiver between Moore
and tiwepaoo and that oos or the other
of them would bo killed. Tbe way I
bappened to call on Harden was this :
SweDsou bsd siveu mo a check oa Ro
senthal and told me to present it to
Hardin aud he would pay it. Uardia
did pay the check. I was in Graham
the next day and heard of the shooting.
h Irositraikitud . I told Moore Swe-
son would be armed, l had seen a pis-
. - a . a . w va a -. . -
tot on me nureau ana mougut I saw the
ihspe of one m his pocket. I didn't
ee the rifle, H I don't think 8werison
said anything about aioore. I did not
say io Graham that I was not surprised
to hear of ths shooting oo account of
wnai I naa neard trom both tjwepsoa
and Moors. -1 said just what I have
stated here. I have been to Swepson 'a
frequently.1'! have heard Moore's
name mentioned in bwepson'a presence.
tie usually said, when Moore's name
waa mentioned, "hush 1 I don't want
to hear anything abouttihtr.M"
Question :. Didn't you say Ju Graliam
tbat you knew this thing would happen
josteruay ; mat you spent nau the day
111. O M 1 . ,S
wiui owesou ana aoouv two nours Wlln
oioorer ...
Answer. I donl reooUect that I said
tbat I did say I was not surprised, for
1 told Moors it would happen y ester
nay. ? x was not examined st Urabam,
I was summoned ' there, I have not
been active in getting up witnesses for
the defence. 1 never saw ths rifle nn
til after ths shooting of Moore. There
was a shot gun in the room at Swepson's,
the west room toward the factory. It
waa the sitting room, I suppose- It
jomea tne ainuig room and was west of
h; mat was tbe room l always went ia
wuco a was aown mere, swepson was
up mere often during , tbe year . 1875k
Bwepson said nothing about i Dolph
Moors that day. I never did hear hint
say anything about Moore that amounted
to any tilings r tt-t t i
Redirtti.- did spend a good part of
tbe day with Swepson and soms tim
with Moore. Whether I told it in Gra
ham 1 don't recollect, but such is ths
i J. S. Vincent testified : I live m 'Ala-l
manoe county; am "n of the
board of commissioners of the county
I have known A. G. Moore since 1865,
I think I knew his character ; hs was
considered a violent, dangerous man. I
have beard Moore make threats against
Owepson; it was in the grand jury room,
opposite the clerk's office in Graham.
As I was coming out of the clerk's office
be met me snd asked me to go into the
grand jury room, that . he bad soms
business with ma - We went in, ho
closing and fastening the door behind
him. He said hs had understood that I
accused him or being Instrumental ia
having his ' tobacco factory seized. 1
told bim I bad. He said if I aaid so he
would cut my throat. I told him -ho'
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,: SATURDAY, 1 JULY; . 1876.
could cut my throat but he could not
soart mer lie aaid be would never die
satisfied till bo had killed two men.
Swepson and myself. I told bim to
open the door; hs didn't do it I
opened it myself and walked out and
left turn. This is ths substance otwhat
passed. .When I Went past him into
the room ha drew out bis bo wis knife.
This was in April, 1874- i Hs bolted the
door as hs went in. The knife was a
dirk about 6 inches long X should ssy.
Vrott-tzamined. Moore and I were
not hostile up to that time afterwards
ws were, x toia ewepson about this
about two months after it bartnened.
The commissioners of Alamance sent
down here and requested to have soms
responsible person marked as prose
cutor. I was not the mover of it. I
participated In it. Ws thought it our
duty as commissioners to do this.' 1
have never had anytriondly feelings
towards. Moors sines that tune. We
had a difficulty hi the summer of 1874.
tit asked me, at the speaking in Thomp
son's township. aurmg .the. political
campaign, to go down under tbo bill and
Ogbt with htm, which I declined. Bolt
and myself are not very friendly. Ws
have nsrer bad any personal ditllculfy
Moors never mads any attempt to kill
me. The only difficulties with bim were
tbe two I have mentioned. ;
Redvrtet. About two months after
ttus I saw Swepson and informed bim
of the threats.
Dr. O. D. Cobb testified i 1 1 live in
Alamance county. I knew Moore well.
I had known him when a boy. I lost
sight of him during the war. . He came
to Alamance after the war, and I knew
Mm then until his death. I khew bis
general character i it waa that of a vio
lent man, . lie waa frequently ia uilfl'
nurwsi -peca4ye,M,? .tnaf7-afc was
LIUUIiDUQU. - '
Vrvti-txamtntii.l mean tbe card
signed by one Sirens, ths contents of
which I don't remember. Ho was rrs
quenily in difficulties and those diffi
culties were more frequent after the
card. Ho waa a high-minded, generous
man. one who was perfectly own in his
aeanngs,
airjiy..rei4Uous wuu Moore
were as friendly as ths v could be.
u.i m. Hazell . testified : , I livs in
Alamance county ; am one .of the
county commissioner ; hate known A.
U. Moore aix or elcht years. I think I
know his general character liie .was.! JT?,-.
garoed as a violent, turbulent man
Vrott-txammed. For fair dealing hns
cnaracter was regarded good ; he aaid
everything he bad to aay openly; would
taae no advantage in a light 1 1 moved
for tbe order to have some one endorsed
as prosecutor la this case. . I don't
know who suggested it to me. I don't
tblnkl waa the ortztnator of ths order.
I don't know who wrote it ; don't know
the band-writing. I think Mr. HalL
one of ths commissioner,- offered it.
I don't know who gave it to him.
Dr. McCauley testified t "I live in
Alamance county: know A. G. Moore
knew his general character ; he waa a
violent man. when excited. I was
friendly with Moore.
Vreittxammed. Moore was a bold,
outspoken man, , courageous ; a man
thought to bare a character 'hat would
scorn to do a mean act , What were
called , independents were elected in
Alamance la 1874. Vincent was one
of the independent candidates. ' Moore
was strongly opposed to these inde'
pendent.
R. A. Noell testified : I live In Gra.
bam, Alamanoe county. , I have known
A. Q. Moore since the war. I think I
know his general character ; be waa con-
siaerea s very violent man. I, waa
friendly with Moore. i ;. -
L rott-examund. Moore was regarded
as a man of courage and honor, chival
rous and .honorable did everything
openly and above board.
a A. White testified : I live in Ala
mance county. I knew the ireneral
character of . A. G. . Moore ; he was a
man noted lor vioianoe of character. ' I
Was friendly with Moore,
Lrott'txamned, Mooro was opposed
to me in politics. I never heard a word
he said against me ; on tbo contrary wo
were very inendiy... , . , . , -
Tbomas uoodson teeuned : X live in
Hillsboro ; am a "brick Uyer and plas
terer by trado. . I worked at Haw River
for Holt k Moore on the brick addition
to the factory in 1871, June I tbink it
was : worked till Christmas. About the
first or second Saturday after I went
there, when we had knocked off work
about one hour by sun, my brother and
l bad . walked , down to tbe railroad
bridge. I think we had walked across
it, and as we came back we met Moore.
He stopped us snd we got to talking and
Moore gave us a history of ths Kirk
war. " After this be pointed np toward
Swepsan's and said there : is another
damned scoundrel. : He said be had had
a difficulty . with Swepson and would
have killed him if other parties bad not
interfered with him. He talked a good
deal more ' and '- said he would kill bim
sooner or later j that ho ' and Swepson
could not live under the asms sun. This
was about the substance of the conver
sation. -.. "'
Cntttxamintd. This did not happen
the same year as the Kirk war ; not the
tame summer. It was tbo year after it.
I did not communicate tt to Swepeon,
Moore was tellinar us what he had
passed through in the Kirk war. :. . '-
James w. Lee testified : I lire In
Alamance county. I knew A. O. Moore.
I think I knew bis general character
for violence. , ne was considered a very
violent man; I waa perfectly friendly
with biuu 7r r .
CWm txuminetLl Kb LI I thought
Moore's character was that of a very
violent man. He bore the reputation of
being an open. bold, chivalrous man
a man of a high sense of honor, who
Would scorn : to do anrthln nnrlcr.
banded. " ' ' . .
George vMaynoa -testified t I live in
Alamance
Mnntr. I 1hm Maw. . f
j - aft.wKt, , a
think I knew his general character for
violence, ins character was that of a
violent man,' There was no difficulty
Cro9-txaminiUl '. think Moore's
character waa that ot a man of true and
chivalrous courage, who would scorn to
do anything underhanded. I knew bim
when 1 eav binuXwas no Jntiraae
with him. , ', . . . j :
John li. Stockard testified : I live m
Alamance county know Moore sty
oral years j think I knew his general
character. It waa such that It beld
people, who didn't agree with him, in
terror. 1 was iricndiy with nim.v-
Daniel Overby testified t ' I live m
Alamance county,' at liufllu's old mill,
now owned by Falls of Neuse Manu
facturing company. Swepson is one of
the company. Tbey are building a fac
tory there on Haw River. Before I
went there I lived at Holt A; Moors's
factor. 1 knew A. G. Moore. In 1874,
in February I think, or the early part
of the spring of 1874, X went one morn
ing, alter break last, down to tbe store.
Moore waa out by the aide of the store
cursing Swepson and Henry Cook, call
ing them damned thieves, tie said as
be wa silting in his office that morning
he had beard shooting at Swepson's ;
that he took It a a challenge, and by
God he would give them one, and he
fired off his pistol five times. Wo then
went up the road toward Swepson's. I
saw three or four men standing at
Swepson's gate. Before we got there
they left the gate. Before starting
uoore said, "Yonder they are now.hlm
and bia guard ; let'a go up there and see
what they want" We went , about
seventy-five yards beyond Swepson's
bouse. As we passed back, when he
got la front of the gate ho put his hand
uoder bis coat, and said , It tt was not
for ths law. be would s-o in and kick
dowtt iH;doTXHa
were all bid uuder the bed no of In J
some corner scared to death and trem
bling, but be aaid that would not do.for
Swepson would have all the advantage
pf the law on bis side. Mr. Cook was
Mroan that lived with Swepson at bis
house. - We tben went back down the
road and separated at tbe store. I was
MUoiUfcM core's till ,MaTh, i875. I
then weukto, JiocWngUam, andjf ojked
with my' brother for a while. Csmo
back to Holt & Moore's in October.
1875, and stayed till Christmas. I then
wont to Swepfton's factory. -
1 CrvH-txamintd. Ths Falls of Neus
-Manufaoturing Company .ownalhe place
wnero i am at work. 1 don t know
whose property it is. Nick Mebaneis
in - charge of it. I snppose Swep
son is one of the company. I will asy
ho is one of the company. Swepson
employed ma. I applied to Swepson twice
for work. . The last time I went was the
day before Christmas. I had been
turned off from Holt k Moore's. I told
about Moore's going up ths road and
cursing Swepson first at the magistrate's
court at Graham. I was at ttwepsoe 's
the day after ths shooting. Askew ask
ed mo if I did not come up there one
day with Moore. I told him I did. He
asked me if Moore was making any
threats. I told him - yes.. I never told
Swepson, when I went for employment
about the threats, v Askew wasmt Bwep.
son's house the day after the shooting.
The way I happened to be 'there was
this : i There was -a man 'going
up there for one of tbe wagon mules.
Ho asked me to go-with - him. My
mother lives up there and I went to see
bar, - i sm watchman down at the new
factory and am not employed in the day,
and I can go where 1 please in day time.
I have never read the testimony I gave
before the magistrates nor heard it read
since I gave it at Graham. ' Moore did
not enter or attempt to enter Swepson s
yard that morning. " : : :t ? : ;
Indirect. 1 applied twice to Swep
son for employment The first , time
was when 1 first left Holt & Moore's.
Ho askod mo in whose employment I
wa. I told him Unit & Moore's, and
bo said ho would not employ me ; that
bo did not want t interfere with iheir's
or any other ersnn's hand. I was
first at Holt' A Moore's as a watch
man. Afterwards I was employed in
the spiuuing room. I snnposo Swep
son Is a member of tbe company. I
dpu't kuow il of ray own knowledge.
llecro-txaiaintd.l was discharged
from Holt &jMoore's as"Watchman for
drinking loo much." "I went l Swcn
son for employment to scu if I could
not get higher wages thou I whs get
ting. ...
John F. King testified ; 1 live lu Ala
mance county. I was st Haw River on
the day of thr iLobting. I got there
about 10 o'clock and left soon after the
train came, which was between 12 and 1
o'clock. I was in a wagon. I left the
depot and went up to wards Swepson's.
When I got within about fifty yards of
Swepson's gate I saw Moore and two
boys coming up the little rise on the
other side, coming toward the factory.
They stopped on top of the rise, just in
front of Swepson's gate. The boys had
some ducks. Moore walked across the
road to the gate with the gun in bis
band, stopped iust in front of the oala
and olose to it. and dropped the breach
of the gun to the ground, tben picked it
up and walked back. He said something
to the boys about the' ducks, "damn
them, tie them." He took a small bottle
from his satchel and took a drink appa
rently. I asked bim where he got so
many dueks, He aaid up the road. ' 1
told nim his gun was cocked. Ue said
"by-God I know it I always shoot on
ths wing."! Tben be said something
about having been badly treated, and
said, by God he eould get revenge and
ho would be damned if he was not going
to havo it Us said "by-God I am not
afraid of the doviL" ' " j
Cro$t-Examined.l was 60 or 100
yards from the gate when I first saw
them. They got to tbe gate before I
did and ' bad atopped there. When I
first eame up one of the boys was stoop
ing down over the basket I didn't see
tliem bng the ducks . around, t
hoard Moore aay, "damn them, tie
them.''' I don't suppose theUuguaga
waa loud euonch to havo becniicard ia
,-i i
ths house. I don't know whether It
noose, ine nouso is a brick one. I
don't remember whether I said walked
or marched in Graham,' i I ' asy now
Aioore walked across the road. I was
not there more than five or ton minutes.
uom or nsiert at tbe same time. -T
went in one direction snd Moors in the
other. 'When I drove up I stopped
Moore talked to me while I remained
there, I don't know whether betook
tbe bottle out of his pocket or satchel.
It was a . small-, bottle. 1 don't know
that Sam. Oliver was the boy 1 saw
with Moore in the road, I don't know
Sam.
Jtedirtd. I don't know whether the
language could have been beard in the
house or not : it was spoken in a tolera
bly Mud tone or voice.
Dr. P. A. Holt testified ; I live in
Lake City, Fla. I formerly lived in
Alamanoe county. I moved to Florida
tea years ago ; lived there ever since. I
was in North Carolina ia the latter part
of December, 1874. I knew A. G.
Moore very well i had known him for
AH . W m m . .
years. ' i ' saw Aioore several limes
whde here in 1874. I saw bim at Holt
Moors s store on tbe morning ot the
14th December,. 1874. On the evening
oi tne ism uecember i took tbe train in
Raleigh and went to Swepson's at Haw
River. On ths moraine of ths 14 th I
k Swepson's carriatre and started for
Graham. I passed Holt A Moore's
store. When within 100 or 150 yards of
the store I saw Moore coming from his
orace in tbe direction of tbo store.
He came into the road about 60
or iuu yards in front of the carriage.
He had a pistol in his hand and was
talking and gestioulating very wildly. I
coma not, understand what be waa Bay
ing, owing to the noise made by the car-
him: ajced
BU waswuamaiwe liasaidlbad
come nearer being killed than I ever had
in my life; tbathe had recognised Swep.
and that he had made np bis mind to
shoot me once, but eould not see me dis
tinctly on account of tbe driver. He
cursed Swepson for a damned thief,
coward jand scoundrel aid he intended
killing m the - dauined rascali ; that Z. the
world was too -small for- both thai -ha
had frequently sought opportunities to
kill bim, but that Swepson was too
damned a coward to resent sn insult
but be was satisfied he would get him
yet. i attempted to arrange the dun-
eulty- between - him and 8wpaoor .but
without sucoesv Moore cursed the car
riage driver on the asms oocasion and
threatened him.- We separated then and
l went on to ureensboro; arrived there
about 12 M. I ssw Moore first in Greens
boro at the depot I went to the McAdoo
noma. Tbo bouse being full. Colonel
Fuller offered me the use of bis room. I
washed and -dressed,- Swepson- came
into the room about dinner time.
Just as welwero about indulging in
some refreshments a man came bursting
into the room ; went to tbe washstand
and commenced washing his face, which
was bloody. In about half a minute
a w t ..a
Aioore came running in witb the same
pistol I have seen him have at Haw
River in one hand and a bowie knife in
the other, cursing Green and swearing
i. i . . ftjji, i "
ue was Kuiug iu &ui nun. i m Detween
Green and the door, and as Moore was
in the act of firing I knocked up his pis
tol and the ball passed just over Green's
hnau.tbrougb bis hair, lireen then ran
out of tbe room, and as soon ss be had
left Moore attempted to assault Swep
son. x uuer ana i seizea nun sud we
bad a considerable tussle : he trying to
shoot Swepson and we trying to prevent
him. We held him thus for fifteen or
twenty minutes. Swepson during this
time was standing about six feet in front
of no witb his pistol In bis hand cocked,
occasionally saying to' Moore. "Dolph.
1 don't want to hart you and won't do it
unless u is in defence el my own or
Col Fuller's life." During the tussle
with Moore his pistol went off. Moore
was cursing Hwepson, calling bim a
damned thief, coward ' and scoundrel.
Finding we would not let him shoot
Swepson, he then tried, to kill Fuller.
He said "damn you, I ' will kill you.
You are as damned a rascal as Swepson."
Crot examined I went to Florida
in 18C8, in February or March. I came
down 'hcre"Tn ' about" a year: before I
went to Florida and being pretty flat.
wcDSOn offCti!d"me the-use f !00fl.
I did not go to New York to see "Little
field. - At : LUtlefield's instance I was
one of the referees appointed by the
Governor of Florda to settle matters of
dispute with regard to a railroad com
plication ' between Florida and this
State and the bondholders of the rail
road. I did eome to North Carolina to
see the Governor of North Carolina to
ask his permission tor Gen. Littlefleld
to pass through this State to go to New
York. ah wcl demanded some per
sonal IndeuiuiiitM f r-Littlefleld, which
I declined to give and he refused to al
low him to coma here. I was here bo
fore Judge Settle, at Colonel Fuller's
request; wjk recognized then ' to
appear at the trial of the case.
I understood that I - was summoned
here. I met Tom. Holt at the depot on
the morning after meeting Moore. I
didn't tell him about Moore's attack
upon me. I don't know how the pistol
was pointing. I Inferred tbat it must
have been pointing in eome direction,
be holding it in his hand. -1 didn't .see
tbe pistol until we went to shake hands.
He had it In his right hand and trans
ferred it to the left to shake hands.
What I have said about this matter Is
not a made up story. It is the truth.
When I came here to attend Judge
Settle's court, I stayed st the hotel;
paid my own bill. It has not been re
funded to me. I paid my own expen
ses from Florida ; they hare not been
refunded. , I went to Swepson's and
spent a day or two after the conclusion
of the trial before Judge Settle. My
expenses hsvo not been refunded up to
this time. 'There has never been a
word aaid ' 4 about it. " I " paid
my own expenses this time.
Swepson " ha " not" refunded
PRICE: FIVE CENT
them, nor promised to do so. I said
Ja myaVMpinstioa bsfore, Judge .Sottie
that tbe publication of the card aeem
to be the exciting cause of the 'whole
difficulty In Greensboro. I em staying
now at the hotel; don't expect to move
up to Swepson's after ths trial, as 1 have
my family with mef, have been ears only
two or tares uaye. ,
Bcdirecl- Ud no conversation with
Swepson. except loaning of money
one oocasion; have returned the money.
1 am under no pecuniary oblisation.' I
came here at the instance of Col. Fuller
who' wat personally "present at Greens
boro and know of mv beinir present
thero.at the trial before Judge Settle. I
waa recognized before Settle and under
stood it to be my duty to appear at this
trial. I did not observe the pistol in
Moore hand until I sot out to approach
him, snd then hs ehaneed it from his
right to his loft baud. . Moore and I had
always been friendly.
"ere me .court adjourned until 3:30
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