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THIRD DATS . ' I v. : '- " TRIAL The Defense Consumed the Day Yesterday. iu;umix barbee on the stand The Court Ruled in Favor of the State on the Questions Discussed Friday TheiKlllinfi Described by the De fendant Himself and Several Wit nesses1 Testify as to the Condition of His Face and Neck After Killine The Jury Cautioned not to Head Local Papers. The third day's trial of the case of the State ys. Reuben Barbee was taken up in examining witnesses for the defense. t iJ mnmlrttr tinllk. V tarn previous days,, the sun rose bright and clear and seemed as if ft was trying to brighten up the gloomy scene that was being carried on in the court room And the scene on" the inside changed. Friday everything was dark and gloomy for the prisoner; it seemed that, not a ray of fight could penetrate the web that was being gradually stretched around him.1 Yesterday, however, the scene shifted, "just a little,, and all day the prisoner made an effort to show that he was justifiable in taking tie life of his felloVruan. When court convened the judge an? nounced his ruling on the question of evidence,- mention ol which was made in yesterday's HKRAI.P, and decided in favor of the state that the evidence could "not be introduced; The following were the witnesses ex amined and the gist of their testimony: ' ii Barbee's Uncle on the Stand. . -. is . ' . ' G. A.jBarbee was the first witness to testify on the side of the defense. After being sworn he testified in substance-as follows: . . . ' I ami an uncle of the defendant and was in the city on the day Wm. Cole.was killed I Saw Barbee about 15 or 20 min utes after he was arrested. He was in the gua rd house at the time I saw him. His face was scratched very badly and there was blood on face and shirt bosom and I think blood was dripping from his face when I was in there. There were scratches on both sides of 'his face, his umlerlip was cut and bruised and there were prints of fingers on his throat. His coat was badly torn." Here the witnesses identified a coat which he said Barbee had on that day. One sleeve and side of coat was badly torn. It wasoffered.as evidence. The witnesj was then put through a rigid examination by the Solicitor in regard to the scratches, 'how many, etc. The witness did not know the number and 'nothing new was brough out. way) and this is where more trouble be gan. The btate objected to the ques tion as it had nothing whatever to d with the tilling. The defense contend ed that it did have something to do with he homicide and that they wanted to prove what passeov between the two men. The court sustained the obiec- tion and ruled the question out. It. was hen 12:15 o'clock and cpurt took a short recess until 1 o'clock. A Powerful Man. ' The afternoon session convened promptly at 1 o'clock and Montgomery Cates was again called to the stand to estify as to the physical strength of Cole and to prove that he was Barbee 's superior. He testifaed that he knew Cole and ' arbee both. ! Cole was much the .best man physically and was a rough, strong powerful 4man with ex ceedingly long arms. He was amoujg one of the best men witness ever saw. He saw Cole throw Barbee down on day of killing, a short while before the l shoot ing., lie did it with ease and showed that Barbee could not do anything with him. On cross examinatiouhe said Bar bee was also a good man physically but that he did not consider him as jfood a man as Cole was I : Another Whoj Saw Scratches; J; Frank Maddry, of the HERALD.next testified. Went into jail on Monday Or Tuesday after the killing of Gole to see Barbee. Saw scratches on bis face. One on forehead, several under left eye arjd on neck. There was a small cut and bruise on inside of under lip. Also tes tified that he was summoned by the cor oner to take the evidence at the coron er's trial, and identified a copy as the evidence taken. Witnesses was requested and read I the lorn Cannada as given in at that trial. then testimony of erful man. I spoke to . Mr. Herndon about getting some money from him to buy a lot. ' . ' V - Remembered His Pistol. "At this time jCole was sitting on work bench. He got up and came over- Bell Phone 23. A - - - f ! - Interstate Phone 19. D. Q. Mangum Testifies. v- i D. CI, Mangum next testified if, Was at home when he heard of killihirTand came ud street a few minutes' - later. Went into the jail about an hour after Cole was killed. Barbee was scratched up considerably. There were several scratches under eyes,: on side of nose and forehead. There was also a cut on the under lip and probably some on his neck. When asked in regard to the number of scratches on bis face he said he dk not count them but that there were quite a number. Should say there were about twelve or fifteen on face and neck and probably ; twenty. Nothing new on cross examination. Saw Cole and Barbee Together, Montgomery Cates next came to the stand: He 9aid he was in town the day Cole was killed and that he saw thes de fendant and the decreased together in an archway on Peabody street, second door from Mangum's saloon, where the killing occutred, about 11:20 o'clock. He stood there some time and then wrru Home to dinner. Got home about 12 o'clock, He eat dinner in, a hurry and came back up street to see a man t ..... auoutsotne work.- Was near Ellis' sa loon! and heard the shots fired that killed Cole. -r , Here the attorneys for the defense asked him to "state what von saw Mr. C.olf doiana say to Mr. Barbee," (refer nng to the time tb-y were in the arch. THE PRISONER TESTIFIES. Goes on - the Stand in His Own Be half and Desribes Killing. " Reuben Barbee, the defendant in the case, was next caiiea 10 me siana 10 tes tify in his own behalf In substance his testimony was as follows: 'My name is W. R Barbee. I have, lived in Dur ham county all my life and am going oh 34 years of age. I knew William Cole. Had been acquainted "with him four or five months but did not know where he lived. I live in East Durham." The .. . j defendants' attorney then asked the witness if he had ever heard that Wm. Cole intended to take his life. The, jso- licitor objected and after some argu ment the court sustained the obj-ction and ruled out the question. Here ;the attorneys asked a lot of questions in gard to the relation of defendant an. 1 ceased before killing; what Jefem had heard that the : deceased had about him etc. They were all objected to bv the solicitor and were ruled ou Iby the court. 5 ' ". ' Then coming back to the day and re d -ant said to where we were sitting. We both raised, up "about..'; the same time. He walked up to me like he was going to walk over TQe I said 'we have not had any trouble today Mr. Cole. ' He grabb ed me in face and throat and backed to wards the bench. f We had gone four or. five steps towards the bench. I tried to holler, but could not; I tried to break his hold on my throat but could not do that. I expected every minute that he would stab 'me through the heart with a dirk he had been j carrying for me. I then remembered bat I had pistol with me wbioh T .had bromrht tin street to get some carfrdgs for. lie said 'dam ) you I have got you now;' he still had one hand on my throat and ran the oth er in his pocket. He had now pressed me against thie wall and I took out my pistol and fired He did rot release his hold on me the first shot and I fired three more shots, i , Stepped Over the Dead Body. "All that time I was trying to break his hold. I hatt pistol in riht pocket ! KkAe fell when I fired last shot. 1 then stepped oyerbody of Cole and in next room and laid pistol on counter and ssid 'here is the pistol; I killed him - in self defense.' I then said 40 Gooch, 'did you" see dirk or razor,'; he said." 'I did no see anything at ;all as I was in this room.', 'Why, did you ask this ques tion,' said his attorney. -Because I had seen him with a dirk. My face was scratched and bleeding, my throat scratched and lip cut " He then identified the coat heretofore introduced as the one he was wearing on day of killing.1 Said Cole tore the coat. He then old of how he wasar rested and carried to jail. Said officers remained with him until Mr. Boone and his uncle, G. A. Barbee, came in. Said Mr. Mangum came irTjail that afternoon and Mr. Maddry on Monday or Tuesday, and he showed scratches on his face and neck to them. ; He then said; "The statements made by the two Lyon negroes yesterday was absolutely false. I never said or thought hi such a thing. I never said I had killed six men. Never carried a Smith Don't locpe your time, watching this direct R space. But don't delay coming to the "Wholesale acket Oroeery For the next 10 day and get prices "before you buy your bills. Everything -going at !, -Rock Bottom Cash Prices Your friend, w. H. PRQCTOR BOY ALL & BORDEN; riain! Street. Opposite Post Office. . -- f (Continued on fourth pag;e.) time of killing Barbee,said: "I came to town on morning of ki ling from my home in East Durham. vHad my pistol with me and four chambers were loaded and one cmpty.,, Attorney then asked: State why you brought your pistol with you, l nlS was ruieu uui as was ,aiau the following question: "Was you In habit of carrying your pistol?" In the Bar Room. "This was on the morning of Satur- day June 27," said the witness, "I went to Mangum s bar and not very long af terwards Gole came in saloon. I did not remain in saloon very long. When I left tar I started j to Mangiim's 'store and Cole followed me. When we got in archway Cole grabbed me and threw me down acainst the cround. As I was falling I tried to catch and irr doing so tore Cole's shirt. A Mr. Cates and negro man named Glover was standing there and saw this. I got up "and went on to Mangum's store. From there went up on Main street and after a short while went back to the saloon. Cole followed me in and soon afterwards grabbed me and began, to scuffle. Mr. Gooch said don't have any fuss m here hoys' and T said 'no sir.' I then sat down on keg near M. C; Herndon. Cole was a great deal stronger than I am; he had as long arms as I ever saw and was taller than I.T He was a raw boned pow- - j m 5 ttM alirie Will Cure The a Minutes. I : Underwear! Underwear hasn Moved with its, Usual quickness. Why? The goodness is as Always. The price not a 4 7 -Penny too much. " ; Lightjweights will Be crowding us for Room soon. : ... t . . . .. Heavy weights must Out. We cut The price. ' ' ' W A. Slater Co. Carrington's New Building. During the holidays we sold almost every piece of old stock. We are now daily oijeiiing: new goods. Oak Suits, an elegant Triple French fyirroV, Quarted and Polished Oak Suit received yesterda Nineteernewstyles of Chairs and Rockers came in today. A-large assortment of Lamps' ordered for holidays came too late i and will be sold at your own price. ! ' . Feeling grateful to you for the generous patronage i given 7us we promise to show you this year the largest and best selected stock of Pnrnitnrp ever disniaved in Durham. Come and see us,1 Satisfaction " . - : -i r . - . i- guaranteed. ! i ; Respejctf tally, PRIDGEN & JONES. Shoe . - 107 W. MAIN STREET. al i The underlyingjprinciples of this Shoe Store is to sell reliable, good wearing good looking Shoes. That first regardless of the price we may have to charge. Standing firmly by that position has gatherer' to us a Shoe constituency such as visits no other store in the State.i 1 And this great selling has done the rest helping us to gather the t ...... ' ' - . stocks so advantageously that we sll ' Good Shoes For as little, and often for less, than is asked for Shoes withno pre tentipn to anything but cheap, good looks, : It has- learned us. to become leather buyers instead of mere Shoe buyers-and jiow, as never before, we can know every Shoe from its genesis. Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. H Yours anxious to serye, PRIDGHrJ: & : ' V v 1 ) 1 ( t .... r
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