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rrBLlSilED AND. EDITED BT Geo. W. Xaox Jr., and F. 11. STtttXs. BNIOX. 1,1 HF.KTT. AXfi EtJUAMTT BEFORE THE LAW, SUNDAY, JUNE 20. 18G9.: A LTJDlCEOUS MISTAKE C0BEE0TED In our excellent letter from Boston about the Peace jubilee, published in .-ester Jays edition of the Turns,-the fol- o win- wonU Ao? have occurred; Mozart's Twelfth Mass. One of oaf j compositors, evidently not a musical man f net it np in this 'way: t w el fm;, Massa chusetts," ad it so appeared ini the paper. ,. " ' s There could be nothing more pir.ticti- larly ridiculous than such a mistake, and 1 there; is no excuse for it, except the fact that, after a long day and night's work, this proof was read just as we were going to press, and was overlooked. It's a bad blunder, but ''the least paid the oon' mended.'. - '. ' f ' THE IN TEENATIONAL BOAT BADE. The far-famed English University 's Club,, will pull against the liar varcriiio, on uie 1 names, aooux tne middle ofVugusl. N X- The Harvard -bovs have recently re ceiyed their newxjour-oaivd boat, which is a marvel of theboat builder sxart. Iejs made of Spanish cedar, with hack matack knees, and is 52 feet long, ten foot longer than ordinary bdas of her, i la?s, and four' feet shorter than the boat in which the S?t. John's crew beatthe Wards at the regatta in Springfield Mass. last fall. This is designed' as a practice boat inertly, and Elliott of Gj-reeupointj Jj. 1 her, builder," will probably make them another for the grand trial. The course oyer which the great race is to be contested is 4 miles in length, and is Kcmi-circuitous, like an ox-bow. It ex tends from Putney to Mortlake on the Thames, interrupted only by Hammer smith bridge, and is the scene of the an nual struggles for the mastery between Oxford and Cambridge. . The stream is about 700 feet in width along the course, and the current runs abo.ut four;. miles an hour-i... -, ... , ""r - Tin? "im-BTvr.nr-Da at?. nmnVtivr.. liUI U.U tit. . XJA vvxiuwv i AEE THEY. The examination ofi Mr. Henry Has well, charged with the mtn-J of Orson iC Coltrrove. late Sheiun - tj, Tiranciu Tjcrore Jlidge TTiomas yes- terdayl a full and complete report of wJuchjft e-give in an another cblumtu. .. To us itseems that the examination bas proved one thing, that is, there is"a terrible statcvofr .affairs in Jones Couuty. TcKsnlfnn this opinion we brine: the fact that though it is )ositively known to the people, in the. County that this, cowardly act was committed, that blinds were erected where a body of armed coward ly assassins actually lurked till this man passed that way, and then literally filled hill body with ishots ; . that a colored man wholwds with him, and a man whom all speak a good word for, was as brutally 'murdered, and still the people of the County do not raise a finger, to detect the murderers, and not even an' indignity tiou meeting is held to cry out against such outrages. ' We insist that the citizens of Jones County wfio have a reputation worth keeping, ought, iu justice to themselves, to have made some stir about it should have publicly condemned It which they ,111(1 UUl uo. The evidence was. in short as follows: Jones, who was with Sheriff Colgrove when he H as murdered, and who was also shot so that he died next day, said re peatedly, and Insisted vponit, that Henry Onswell was one of the murders. A phy - hiji !ar takes oath that Jones was perfectly sane at the time, and he (Jones) ex iressed. no doubt about it- when be s, related the circumstances to ; the Coroner, and jury. , The rest of the evidence goes to prove an alib. 'Mr. Manly, one of the counsel for the defendant, ask id the Court not to be in- "uviiliu u JMIUUU IIMIILUULIUII III IIAIII bail, but to consider what amount it would be necessary to fix upon to secure ' bail aeeordinnlv. Jiidge Thomas, in return said he was aware that them was a band of men in Jpnsf Lenoir, Greene and one oi two other counties, wh6? had taken the most solemn u oaths to do things ' more out-i-asreous ' and wicked than anything of k . I . n i i i i i , tt ..wn'ciiiie iiau ever neani or reaa. lie toiW occasion to wai n all such that their acts ' were 'known to the State govern iiVcutf iind that the State, and if that was liotxnfficient the national government w'ould combine to bring thenrto justice ; nfitXlo urged on all good and lawful men 16 f rout! upon them and put them . ilowiiv. .. ... -,; ..... . .. . . ' ' ':"';.;. 1 1 is remarks were listened to with breathless silence and evidently haLthein ' 'fleet" on the Vr6wr as$embJei,"m.Vhy of ' Avlfibt Avt?M straiigers Jiere, having t ome in to the.. trial. . . . , , . Sheriff CoterT LJc icj . - - f x I Henry lias well is a man about 33 years , of ! age, dark complextion, with chin whiskers and low forehead. lie is not what vpfild 9 called a vicious looking man, though he ap pears to beanun ahoiiigUt.he easily influ- encixi oy tnners' 11c was-urooin into couri 1 uy mesiip day. and placed in l$gtonprfu Ikx together with Gatlin Gilbert, the colored man who was employed with Mr. Hasweil at the - tiine the murder was committed. . t Lawyers Hughes, Manly and Haughtbn ap peared for the prisoner, and B." Lehman ; i ijooirBTienvTJ ciocK xne court room was nearly filled with spectators. and about-10$ ?clock JudSc omas Ins - T'he petition of Ilaswell and Gilbert, claim- ing tbey were anjustjj c nfinc;3n jnii, and disclaiming any itrrplfcation it? lhes Colgrove murder, was read by Mr Hughes. Mr. Lehman read the papers on which Sheriff Dennison held the prisoners in cus tody. . Mr. llaughton asked for, the discargje of Gilbert's caslf as no vrilbad Jjecu returned, or complaint madaThtprisoneAwas-MiiCre-fore discharged from custody. Mr. llaugh ton said the counsel for the prisoner intended to traverse the return. ? . Mr. Lehman made motion that the witnesses in the isblimovjed fromiieicoiirtT'oom, andHheiit1 && both4 Ifees returned fo Ihe Sheriff. - ' , "v : Mr. Lehman on the part of the State stated to the court that he would examined the wit nesses to ascertain whether theprisbner could be admitted to iaI 1 IS - " 'Mr. Shepard, Justice of the Peace ofxJones County, being sworn was examined byMr. Lehman. lie stated .that Gatlin was not ex aniined, but was committed as " a witness. The court ordered himto be discharged. John SAndrews was caled. t x QuetrJ5iaJ4taL&i.He Stated that he lived in JoneS County and was coroner at the time Sheriff Orson IV Colgrove was .murdered, in -May. Held an. inquest on the body of Colgrove on the 29th day of May las t, and summoned a jury of eighteen or morehaehand held an inquest overN the body at the residence of the murdered man. He swore the juries according to law, and exam ined Amos Jones as a witness in the case inx the presence of the jiroxs, jnd before he took ucjjuoi nun, villus tMJiiua was witness died the next mprning. II dead. The is state and i:uiiuiuiuj wnen lie was exammeq. was per Mil 1 t. X-JV 1 .' X fectly rational. Had received Nseven shots. Examined two o'clock in the e netore he died He swore totbe"signature ofsthe lurors and lumsf t. IIr rntnrnpil thp inn-'Tx m m a w . .. . "V 1 x and examination Jpjbe jYr llaughton : r-fiVated that he summoned! the jury, and others not necessary. Mr. D D Colgrove washed other men there, and about three ; were rhanced. Judcrc said it makes on difference w it tHa men were su-.nmo'n-'d-hyjhe coroner. h tuxj j Tlis imiKC Litest , ehurc.il I l.i swell hn it With thMnurder'o.f;Slw.rifT.'(.oIgrove..-.-. Amos Jones depositioa was 4read which is as follows: Vr 7 -r---"; . fc'i'ATIi OF I'TonTII CATJOT.TSAf ) j ' , .Jones Cwllnly. ' The cs uiijnaiion of Am.s Jone.-' f Jones Gountv Norih ('molina. taken lcfore me John S. Andrew's, l oroni r of the count v aforesaid this the .2Uth ikit of May, A. IX lbG9, at the house of P. IiColtfiovc in Ihecoiiniy afore said, upon the body of O. IX. Colgrove then and there lying deadto, wit t the said Amos Jones maketh oath tlmtof the ;29ih day of, Mays As,D.jlSGl), thatjPertri H,aiv4ll s:e&pbd out in Ui6 public road and hot the said O. R. Colgrove, theisberiff 9Jlhe county .aforesaid., I was about twenty yaras behind' him and my horse wheeled and came very near throwing me, there was about 8 or 9 guns tired off at once, and after the Sheriff Was killed they then shot me several times, and I further state that I know this man Haswell, and have for the past two, years, and after i left V heard 5 or 6 more guns fired off supposed were at the Sheriff':, " :, Sworn to before me the day and year aboye written. - Joan S. Anehew. ' ? - Coroner, (Seal,) ' Cros.. examined tby Mr; llaughton : J ones was exami ned - at O, R. Colgrove's kitchen nearly a mile from w?here the mnrder was committefr,,Wa?lyirig iovvn in pain, not particularly alarmed. Nothing said about' dying. Went to examined him because he was with the Sheriff at the time and the only one. The deposition was written by , Jhoa C. Shipp, ft juror. ; Went to. lee Jones before'Col grove's body was examined. ;.': Questioned Vj Mr. LeVman The deposi tion was read to the jury iu the presence of the witness in a small room., 1 His old , master asked hiar if '.he knew him and he said he did. i - Questioned by Judge Thomas The jury heard the questiotisjano! ask hi s)meVbiitTt was5 not read after it waswritten f downV One of the jurors wrote it. Jones was in pain at the and said he was under oath. Mr. Heath asked him (Amos) do you know me'? He said I do, and gave bis name, i Did not see : hirnV Again.' Not bleeding much at the time. After taking the deposition Jbe simply said I am - very bad off. Spoke loud enough fto hear him ail over the room and also spoke as loud after wards. ' .. -s : - A .- - J Mr llaughton Called Nancy Haswell -who was sworn deposed as folio vs : I am the mother of. Haswell. , Know the ; daotf wfiiel MP. !olgVove wW4nur- dered. Was at sons house on a visit. He . -. it', . '- got up and went to his business, and I went to milk, when I got back, be bad got through breakfast, and his wife'said slid wanted some .hens killed. He shot twice and killed three. Went to his blacksmiths shot a few moments, then went on to plowing. Plowed till dinner with Gilbert. He went out with a horse and plow, after he killed the chickens, at the time Ihe sun was not out of the trees; not: an ibour high. Afe'er'toiig CHI thicenshV put the gun up. Heard the ; gun fire, and counted nine when Colgrove iwas killed. Firing was about ten oclockI could -see my son a lxrlion of the time while he was ploughing the "ii;M""k,v' "iSi1!115 iu ju uuuier lime when the horn was blown. He did, not come evenin i house. ., .... a ;i thvfiild but way doWhctber hewas ?r - p" Uroi exam T dhn't fcnt,.; cSirove Wiot, But t.:.V..:r.. ll"; -.ht mm! nim o'clock, last nuai Li Luc Li ui neiccu fc'h"' r I tWnk.. Cai the 13tU of Febriry on f ' MrBrVff lives atiftbe; smA bose.' Have breakfaiabuut sunrise, Baaiuiwr tO- . -.T It t- for dinner, and wo 1 ; for Sunday djnnh WU- same ceiu pari c me iimc, r half a mile fromthe house, were woking the plowghs togethern the mornin;, onlof the j boys came by thebouse ana saju w were fighti ng up be road. , Saw myjsoo - go in the house with lie gun and go oatyithoul awa me rtir He and Gatlinlosether unless uuin got a liule aheadlw bel be 9 stopped to bet the chickens, saw tbemtogetner. oeioic ieyrw ... " . . 1 , Examined by Mr. Hughes: I - -1 i Mv son and Gatmrifefit tdl thqeldtd gether, and ploughed together. My In did aHd fewttilnulSJr work!1it! the BlacksmlUi shop, and Gatlin was at the stable, did not k ibim to the stable, but saw him after ware, they ploughed side by side. Questioned by Judge Thomas Don't know the day of the month it was Saturday: 3Sur had" got half y ay tip ne trees" when they had breakfast, there is a sitter of trees on the same side, - don't know by the clock whaUime it was. I did not etf when Henry his his wife did, but saw them,' front the Jtable. Did4 not see jhinV get up ill the chickens, but he was not gone but aiioment, Iwas at the milk vhouse straining tl4 milk, saw him go in the housejwith a gun sin, came out without; it, and went to the blacksmith's shop, to his plough, after going to stable for his horse. Saw them together going ana after they got to the field. It was not an hour after breakfast when they were ploughing. They aid not get out ot my siarnt till a verr few minutes before the guns commenced firing. KThe men at workt in the field were; fit the JN(gah, and the firing at the East of theb)use, Did not see them any more till j dinner, when they came to dinner Mr.v Has well did riot say auy thing about the firing, if he did I do n't re- rn 1 nrt nrhot tiro a -..- TV 111 Tl U.l. i J It made uie feel a little furious to hear the guns but I himself and did not speak of it. He shaved after dinner the dark sbldiers came ana tooK him. iiiloert was sitting on the bench, j My sons gun is a double barrel gun. Don't know how far the house is from road. Reck-in it is a mile and a hall. Willie T tT i c? Trol 1 o r r-f tlka micArai nrna cauea, sworn ana exarainca uy Mr. tiugiies. He Wfs '''twelve years bid I am Henry Has well's soni I saw my father go to feed the horses, then eat the breakfast and killed three chickens,' about 150 yards away. Saw him kil them. Shot two -JKels. 9MiwMh"ThT " I . . L )lif 1 LIII, 1 T II III lll'l K I I I I 1111 Mill iril II ir.. i i . . --- . --; - ".i r m tlR foi'n-o x, . Stayed about half an . hour, and then' went to piohhin. I went to the field. Doy Jim; brotheradyand Gatlin Gilbert were tliere. It wasearlyXThey st iyod there till 7 or 8 o'clock antKttno the Other field. : I heard the firing.' FatUboind Gatlin wyrepioughinir at i he time. I wHgoin toi the house for water,-.j!;Gotiit"i and back and wt-nl to hotaiig. t TAy were j)Iougiing all the time, and went to the hoii--e at thetai'j he-did. 1 was ; there wlun .the 'soldiers came to arrest father, and snid he was die man who killed Colgrove. Said he shot him with buck shot Father had nothing larger than squirrel shot . , Cross examined by Mr. Lehman: I got up at day break or little afters Father got a little before day. ,Tbe Ctrl ckras1 were H Knf bict hootr nf J" ,UV4 OfcUWlt, MXA V"V AVi VS" Jner.The second fie?d was i half oiiJe,awayVut of sight. Could not see it from Wbre we were at work. ; Father went to thd second fiefd 3 ' s" - --7- - about 7 or 8 o'clock. I went to the field a little. first with the boy Jim andtlJ&vGatan, came directly after IjNdid fcnkPatl'er' came in iiearljr'a quarter: of xaa hour after Gatlio eame. sHad his horse, as did Gatfin, Father shot the chickens with adoub!e barrel guu. Faibeiplwerit to the bouse with a gun," and Ivent to :thcu; field.. The firing was out about the road.; 1 told at the bouse to grand ma that I hearPQl1ng.F4ther3f field, at the tiffleV'Father came-tbdfnner first but weeaught up with him. Father always kept the gun loaded, but did not load it again before he put it away, j "..'.' Questioned by Juge Thomas : 3 ' I have bee n in the public road. , There is a cart path to it. It is about a mile away. The field is nearer to the road than the house. The second field is a quarter of a l-inlfe t urther from the-rpi;if I was about j mid way of the field where the gun shot, and saw father, It?was about a quarter or lialf aine -Charjes ana Gathu were with him W the tim I looked looked over when the guns fired; and then and saw father. They did not hear f the: guns, ar dinner, "they said they did hot hear the guns -fired. - He said it out at the .-J kittbep dooj? and fathers said he did not bear Gatim Gilbert was called, sworn and ex- aminea by Mr. Hughes. I was at work for Mr. Haswell. I remember the' day Mr. Col grove was killed. I got up from breakfast, Mr. Haswell; took his gun in the field, and I went to plooghius. He came when I had ploughed about three or fohr rows. We went m another field I don't Know w bat be did with his gun: Heardhim tallungfabdui some chickens. Had breakfast about an hour by sun. . The rows I ploughed, were a little over 100 yards long.- Would take five minutes to go through it, took abont an hour or a half hour to plough three rows then MrJ Haswell came. He came to me in the'field about sun a hour high; we then finished that piece; and went to another, went away from" the public road. The fields are nearly 300 yards apart. We ploughed in the field till the born blew. Mr.' Haswel aid not have me till noon. We plughed in Had no gun the first field 10 to 12 or 13 rows. inat i saw jjia not near the firing Jennkins came for a scooter and went to the honseforit. -;j' ,-..--' j ; V-f: Cr)ss questioned by Mr. Lehman ; '' ' ' The.two boys and I went to the field together: Willis, and Jim and I went together; I was alittle ahead to the field and alone. Had breakfast and got tue sun nair an aour high; went T YanTMMlas"weTl toward tberent road IT hnd A ffUn. QOUUi parted at tUo stable,; A A W w 0 .ide.the ne.a .oy,. -- alone going iow .. . v -in co tvhrft Coleroye for or three roues uum w-. tillfid. JTaswell kot to the field-between 7and3'clock.HalfA,miIe from bonse to the field, ploughed, S think- .The amount I ploughed woma.uc about 6he half he widtb'of the court roomr We worked in the first field abont hair an nour Tbenwent to-tbe other, about 00 yard between undeTthe Shelter? and be said did yon bear pistol fire ?I said no. He said tnere w firing alon the roac X not. rWhen be went to sbafe b told me how Mr. "ColgroVd was killed He, said Mi. Coji W wss Wiled and Amos Jones , was wound- badlyiXsaid if Jones, was not tilied be can tell who killed Colgrove. Waswelisaianoiein Mr Bragg works with Mr. Haswelbwas not there' Uiat day: .Isaw Mr : Bragg the early. prtlof the week. " : By Judge Thomas: I saw Mr. Bragg at Trenton. I had breakfast at Mr. Harwell's, out in the yard. Mr. , Haswell got done eating before I did. ' He came put of the bouse and t. Vnt tn i the bis! boose. .. He UCIU UWiMft' ' ' w came out with his gun a double bariel gun. Saw;!no;: pistol or belt. "Sewent righCob; Went towards the field in the cart path. He went; tirouzh a field towards the public road. I last mw him in the field with bis gun. Did not heat him fire. ; Nobody, told me what to answer n the Court. , Saw no chickens, and did not fear a gun fire. Mr. Has well passed me going towards the field, and I went on in the field in about ten minutes. Had been ploughinr about half an hour before Mr. Haswell tame. Mr. Hasweil did not speak to me much W the forenoon. He was washing and fixingto shave when he told me. Nobody else was rond then. He went to shaving, and the men came. They came directly after we got ddnetalking, 'shot a dog,search' d the houses and t3d us we had;got to go loTren ton.' iTold mil had to go too." "Mr." Haswell asked themwiar did they mean. Did not hear him say any thi ng more. The, men said, " Where i?3Bmgg, and when did lie leave here ?" Mr. Jaswell and I went together to Colgrove's pace, and Mr. JJaswell said be did not know wnai they wanted ofT hlmJ I said the same bout myself. When we .were ploughing a man came and borrowed a scooter, pad been working at Mr. Scott's. Wheu hecame he spoke 0 Mr- Haswell. y He saidlj yWhere is the scooter Mr, Haswell said at ie bouse; and he could have it. Questioned by Mr. Hughes : that. Mr. Haswell told inTlfivt?otgtWv killed! Heard Mr. Haswell say 3Iiss 3IcDaniel soid that Colgroye was dead. Wiilik was ril!f.d nn,!' M,MltBn,l'l, xt.1 I Hughes: , - ' . -1 MissIcDaniel said Mr. Clgmve waskilled and Jones was wounded; said Bill Bbnch came from Trenton and told the new.4 At . iuSc ttrc iwjaru" atljourned till 34- o P. M. - .txA- AFTERNOON SESSION. James, iiierrut, a noy. was cai;ei, sworn j r m . . and questioned by Mr. Hughes, andfitCNtificd that he lived with Mr Hasweil, and 1 remem bered tlie day Mr. Colgrove was- killed. Mr. Haswell ed the horses and sent me tore-planV corn.1 After breakfast I got-more seed coin. was cauea ouck ny lurnaswen; ne tooKgun, double ;burrel: gun," and shot threef chickensl! Gatlin ?was ploughing and Willis was hoeing. Mr. Haswell came. Went to other field with Gatlin and I saw no more of him till dinner time, i . ' . X; " - ;i ;-; - Cros questioned byIrJ Lehman : l , ..;, ' I live wih JMr, JIaswell. . Bemember the murdef of Colgrove on Saturday morning be tween 7 and 8 o'clock. Know the place where the murder was committed. Is about a quar ter of a mile from Mr. . Haswell's housed and al)out half a mile from Mr. Colgrove'sx and abont two 'and a ' hal f miles f roni Mr. Col grove's bonse to Trenton. Had breakfast at sun up,J5 pplock.x .Went to )he field alcne; Gill)ort Gatlin- andO; William tErwin were thereiv'-It was about 5f o'clock. The firing was lietween 6 and 7'ocIockr' Meafd nine shots. Went right after each other: "Gatlih and JIaswell were ir. the other field.) Wben I left the house Mr. Haswell was there, killing chickens. Carried them to the house. I went to the field arid left Mr. Haswell at the house. Mr. Haswell came at nearly '6 o'clock, , Gatlin had,, plowed four rows one hundred yards long.Csme to dinner with the rest.'! Willis and Erwin told'them first tbat guns had been firedarid 'then I told them and they made light of t. Nobody there at: dirineW While they were eating, dinner Haswell came out and said:. "Colgrove is shot dead and Jones is near about dead." Miss McDanielg eame in fust before. . . Questioned by Judge Thomas : . We got Up by daylight , Mr.' HaWell called Jne ; sawobodyabopt the. lot -Mr : Jenkins came and borrowed the cotton opener; Mr. Scott lives on the left harid"si(!eifrom Tren ton ; Mr. Ilaswell lived on the same side bnt further from the road ; Mr. Scott's is between Trenton jand Colgrove's, Mr, Scott's fs about half mile before you turn to go to'Mr; J.ias well's, and his house is It quarter of a rnil rur ner, it ,s a quarter of a mile from Mr. r -:.:-, uin a air. yui''rove ; Mr. UO CTOVft I vprl on theMght hand side from Trenton ; comin f from Haswell's to the nnblic road oeiow voiirmve s: vou turn off ayinartAr a mue oerore you get to 3Ir;, Scott's, to go; to Haswell's; Mr. Colgrove was killed about a quarter of a mile beyond Scott's, and near the path which t u rn s up t o Haswell's ; Has cell's house is about a quarter of a mile from the road ; I saw him shoot the chickens in the new ground, and brought the chickens hark andwenrstway - I lad been trphairair hour wbeaJJaswell shot the chicKcns; .when 4he gunrflrfcq; Haswell aii;t3nbert'.Soto the other field ; bad been gone half an hour when the guns .fired dottnow whether 'they were in the field or the woods when the guns fired ;Jt was abont a quarter of a iailct from5 where I was to where Colgrove was killecL examined by, Mr, Hughes; ... - Jf. ": I KDOW VUC.ii.j.y.VB'--'.", , t, - sent me to the house; when I B:W it m HasWeU bad started firing twpnl tbthe plate where the shooting pgw r -wua. wkhh? r.-T(- ' r Haswell was latbcfleldcTirAcn work in the morning1; aornini-. Tt was one atiafl-Daii j miles from where ifr. Haswell was plOUgmng 1 in the place where the JTt. JlaswelPs bouse MT'wislkflled.- :-iL A is . tt1 mnrPt than tbree I mt. uoigra w .."ri c; a l-Mt miles fronxTfenlon; I was a little more man i aVnile. at work, from where Mt. 'XWn was shot, aud it milWr. Hasw housetotheplace thP mnrder was committed.- ' -I " n T j rt- . -, v-nr'Sr Si'tS W : nobody Imt ifr. , Haswell apd hts; nexPi1- r t. t. i- -k., Klf o mtUfmm BCOtt' morning 11 m auuut . - tci the road Which turns off to HasweU's- I wWlmlf anile from Scott's housed Rcott's house is 100 yards frbra' the r6ad; t was a mile from the road. ; Being crrs questioned, be said : I mean! I was a mile from wtiere ;Coli grove was killed; I did not .see Mr. Bragg fiU'-.tr'nnt ffo to Trenton that day. WktUo. ctpd iv Judee Thomas tt J3ave you 1 "r"r-r "- trrf , ,w . inn bv Mrl anlv, answered; Nof s,V i r Mr, Scott was called, sworn and questioned by3r. JJugacs: V;-: ';-':-r"'r I remember the darCalgrovjEf was shot; my 'farm joinf iaswellV; I sent Jenkins qfthej ; openerjayd after: using It awhie fbara Hbe J report of; thirty or so guns ; thought the iiinTAiiiioaninff nnt thp? r frYin s V went to the 1 ouse within about an hour, and beard that Colgrove was shot, and went np to the spot; did not see JJasweli but heard him in Hie lot ; a man could go from swell's lot to mi n e in fi ve mi n ut es ; I was at work about five or tew minutes before I heard the guns ; a man -would have been oblged to go fast to get to the roiid in that length of t ime ; heard JTaswell ploughing twenty minutes Derore x near a tne firing. Cross questioned by Mr. Lehman : . , "I was sowing rice that day. We finished it in nn hour. Was there when the gunsfircdi ,tc--nne-half a,'niiie from hy, bouse. mv paten or lantr 50 or3C0 vards from ' ""r uTmm IOC. i lie urmir was between 8 and 9 o'clock. T lite on the riht hand side of the. road com in from Cojgrovc:- I'tls about a mile from Ilaswe'sJiduseJrl Colgrve'sljouse. an4 more Mf wj?esf klllcaTlear: ttrl. .hi'iiiSherlfrs ;;;lody. that night Tlij;;grolirift "where; CoTroTr-w! pret ty thick !piaro and in l)ack it is burnt out.- The bnslies are close to the road... , lJaestioned by Judge Thomas: at work for Colgrove ; was then ; had Worked for all of" us; he was a carpentei ; cion t Know as i ever saw Haswell Jones: don t know whether ;he is any. Tela", thejland; did not see Bragg that day ; hat$ h6 suspicion ofsany body did not sappose be was shot till I found out the . circumstances . tnere nave peen no steps taicen oy tne citizens to have the murderers arrested ; think it be longs -to the authorities ; donH think there ts any body m; our county that would resist an officer, but some hard cases come over there. Questioned by Mr. Hughes :t t. : "ilTaswelHis "as 'good as 'a man could be; never kneijjr him to have an enemy; U;a cl rch: meniber; tery indnstrious ; has a wife andfannlyjllost his buddings since , he - was arresteaw Amos j ones was a straierht forward man; bavead.bim around me. and he 'was an nnrie-ht. irod man. . " X . . ; Questioned by Judge Thomas: unonuij to a. tuau , iuui& . Ulul cnnsia.jnaraj ajpapusieqes his cooking; baturciays, s tne reason I think bim a cbris tain. iV v at the poor house; on Cclgove's land r heard i : .ix - . . ..-., i . . -uu'v iir vax 1 1 iiv xiunes : j. was David'olgtovje say ts iny-hrotherrshot 2 He said: I don't know, I heard the guns fire before I - wis shptS saw somebbdy thought Was Mr. Haswell p. D. Colgrove asked him if one was Mr. was Hmtrjr A mrie ' .Tnnao t4 don't know,;but one looked like Mr. Haswell. Lizzie RrVan eallpd "Wnn'r. ,U .t-.j . .. f 11 .i. . .ww.. miiu : . ill w i n. by,JIr. Hughes: f ' imn ? I jived at! Mr. Haswell's as cook ; I saw Mr V Haswell co Out in the corn natr.h txtA ' v'm three chiekens and I cooked one for dinner ff -i , :' . , W M and two fo Sunday ; Haswell then went to the field, j. ( . .... C08s questioned by Mr. Lehman : I live w?thf Haswell; I did not show the cmcKens to uodtrey; jetton 5 he did not ask me: he told me to show htm tho i ' . ,iiv-. itBuicia. I told hinffiO sir I wiTl show you thchickeri n thfl twit . T nwHIVT i.- f i?. r . V.:.. kt.' r- . 1 xt .- x- x.--. - xnuiwm.e iue : uesaay morning before the murder ; am not married and have no children nevCT naa any.- Uid yon ever swear a child on anybody ? Yes, I have, I did say I bad a cuuq. : 5 - i- Haswell s ibonse ; to the road j it is m cart "Oil iUUO JLlVm JUT natb there are two nathM mio i.. pau , merp arc two patnea, one towards the roau. 10 i renton ana one towards Mr groves ; Ir got np ; before sun rise Saturday morning Jr; Haswell has two or three guns" 1 aoijit know Wbicb. - . Mr Mm teUledJft Andrew.:- ir unsweu s uouse is iifmntl nf u the pl JTr CoIktot. Wa. .hot i anow Amos Jones, have known M 1 wo years; saw himo with ifr H.-n -- - . T . ' I Cross quesuonea oy jut w'-Am a-ain when I ? I work Jot Scott, xwIUl my ' ;and &at colored Mr Scott's bouse I next 10 jut. maw. . - ever taken an oath not to disclose anytmngio namo, ne saui j a.YJr.i nm inwiy .-uu ir. i injure another man," lve answered : "I don't asked him if he saw anybody who ' shot him. bnnw what 6n mean." but; after an explanaj 'he-said' noi bijt Isaw; three ; who .shot the at Colgrove's honse; did not know but they one. and the others fwere high. " enough to were friends; Haswell Is a good man, a hard stand erect. . Jff . " . ' working man ; 1 eanie ffroto-p-'eb'tiprry to ; Questioned by Jndcre ThomaV ; dtlzen who i-i tci J rf lU5l8 f are atciJ-c1 i - v c , .:ogetJ.: . , - grove. I saw Mr tjoigrove ngu aner ub wj cued t wi"ri I askecTbini um- I asked him what J3as well , . w---;ii Cjjc-Colirrofm hi - . , jj-t.-t "from when vtmffi aeart.on some bags of corn; he told ' got home; JlTehnda Vvhita folks were about" tnere he r 9 s K'rrilr bllti had POOd RPnc.'li . , - . .!,;, at -. Mr WUkiers t Jt xata -wno, was it - . A .. ciy,&itK HV 'it?- 0,n Wibman:S ' ?ma Wn7on the an Jf jjtthiV ..- --llV4r-Jt:,TT-i-ii. r -v.- w a one ot inem was uciuj weni ?WM.tsti..minfMr.nk;i-... .uu.. v. woms was whh . mo v. w.mhj public road near Mr. tragaieneara ten or twelve gnns firevbefped carry Colgrove T home ;; Amos Jones? ahe shoot and one was Henry Harwell. ' i, Mr. Lehman KPil.TayJor: . ' I was at Mr. ?Colgroje's bouse - when Kr Colgrove went away; Ifonnd Amos Jones in a cart; a4ltwns gofnarWriibe calJM f!ehr'W Sheriff. I asked him if.be knew any of them. hesaid one was7enpr-Jswell JCnss questioned byuchtpnr ; ; j started out to see abont the Sheriff with a; i youngster; nd met Amo jn the carT, h said J am bad off, I asked him if betjsaw anybody. 1 who shot lum, he sairtonn saw inp ones I txrYin . atmt ith ft "sheriffs and onewaa? Jenrv Uaswell, who was thr first one who fired; he saw the Sheriff shot, "and his f Jones) mare turned, and he was shot in the back. -," i( ; Qnesliontby Jnjjjrerhomflisj ''rxjr I did'not see where be was shot. I i Jifr Lehman called T)r iZart f 4; . . -I am aphvsicbin in Jones County. I Mir ? Amos Jones the day he was shot, atr Mr Col- j grove's, he was fhotin the nrt snoniaer, srm and back.thf one in 4hf sbonjder wnaamortl wound; andl oid :Mrt D D ( Jolsrrovft .heonnld ; not live rnore thnri from 12 to '; 1ST. ro'nrs. Jiis. Iv rational, he seemed to be fully conscious of bis ptn ; ; Cross examined 1)V yVry7iinbtnn: Anpenred to bare, beer, ht from, behind. . Onf!tinnd bv -Tndirp TTiomn r , -; s - - f "" wn ishnl from 'the right Rid nf fbe rorl rnminty di)WirrnTTrnwTrnirnr v....i . i, . ...- w ii' in.i-4rvn Wh'nd towartl the left shoulder : seemed tn1ie rn t ion - al?sked:him no questions !n regard toi who (lationcd by Mr JfiCnViFy I did not o out 'to set th Mind sf im bv the road, but saw fronts the .road three places arranged'. some sweet prnm? some bri rs 1 and one thick parceT of bushes prowinar'bv a tree , Ihey must hare pqna ted down behind Lhave known Mr Haswellv since il8C5..T eood. know of no trouble. betweW him" and JrCVlgroveVd6"not kpow be- longed to any association or banded men in that county. r , - . jj L Mr Jfanly called Jaco'b &jfeott : i . T t T . , I ' - . : j m 1 T - S.1. 1 3 I v f:thlnkiTr JIaswell lias iaif Jnterest; (ni fie ': land be lives . on. think his land is . worth $1,500 arid lias six or seven children, is a hard - wuraing man, manes snoes m tne nignt ana works in the day in winter time. f,-.- M Mr. ;JlfcDaniel was called by Mr. Janly : The land is subject to a mortgage and the mortgage ifC7)dtr .Jffvrfnrell and mt tiragg nave three horses ana a ' r ' iew cows I hauled the things in a two horse t things in a two horse wagon and .ht fnmilv ttrt nt mv hnnstf - fy- In view qf the . proceeding evidence, the uugc icvuiicu uur. xiiiSTTCll .i give DOUUS in a tne sumo; j$3,uoy tobls appearance at the next term of the Supenor Court,; and he of- fered Jessfs. iTJjDaniet ,whn-inttfi.d to. ' I ' t huiuuui, qiiu jur. xzasweii- is now wv. liberty, .a Ja , vi hkU. J&Zr"v ; t- 25 n H XAtTool $' U JAY GUARANTEED t gems to sen tne U031K barrruB Smrrxo Machrc. the "ider-feed. and is equal in every respect to hcui ne ver ibtcd ivu .rrice ivarrantca . 1 . .r ab . re.- .... , . . j j . w . . - . 1 vn w j cxi o.- , Di im tir nrcuiar' AUUrec v;lakk & uo.. ikston. Macs.. Pittebnnr. ln :. or St. . Loais, Ho. 'i t- W 1 ; " 1 t 1. . 1 . ' f " ? - COLBUIlN'Sf PATENT V r iiUtiaiAiii t III hotter than nn. V t .v.-1j . .v I cjiuiar kunyeu Axes lot nitcv , j f!: Ftrtlt enteept aomlt ion't stick v .r00? twitt ooei not jar th haAtt.' jinwrrw No time 18 -wasted 1n takir tbe Axe out of the cut are painted rejl. Jf yx hardware store does rot ka nr goods,"wc ar?t' -r lnnirf?&or fill JV j orders direct, at gtvejou th Tname of the nearest Jt. 1 ,.. . TTr- . -"--. i 3..k. ime of tne nearest w 1Si?WBvilX. ' 1 - v - .. . .. : I r ' -"' v ji. t , , . Pltttbnrsni r - ' J""""" Colbnn.-. Md Jtal Pato lCuxttiniv MrtcWiia.iPrteaVfesa. ' The simple'li w?n xv. B Jj JAC KBl! X B . r n h t t '-T..ir m Col- A"J "SWJriJi A LoffiKS: I to do with the eotxl nnl! ti. nfnu a f .11 onr Atc
New Berne Times (New Bern, N.C.)
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