The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-14

friends were 10 be present, 10 CATCH HIo al lii
and Glenn was to shoot him dead" During
the same conversation, Glenn said Wiggin
was good hand to plan but poor one tt
execute. To which Wiggins replied, "Wha
has general to do but plan and let the com
mon soldiers execute" Witness did not ties
tify before the Grand Jury which found thi
bill. The fence near where the body o
Wiggins was found and where the shooting
took place was about four feet high on level
The top of the carriage was up when it ar
rived at Mrs. Bray's The dasher was higl
one. Witness thinks that from where th.
shooting took place only the legs Of the per
son sitting on the left hand side of the bugg,
could be seen. The carpet bag in the buggy
when it arrived at Mrs. Bray's was open.
DR.. EMERSON, sworn-Saw the body Of
Wiggins after his death. Examined the
wounds together with Drs. Fennimore and
Alexander There were several wounds in
Virgins body. Some on the left side and
breast. There were wounds also on the back
One wrist and ankle wounded and there was
one large wound in the head, entering at one
temple andpassing out at the other. This wound
the witness inserted his finger into with ease.
1t must have been made by some person stan
ding very close to Wiggins. There we're
grains of powder under the left ear, ap-
parently imbeded in the skin. The hair lear
the wound was also burned or cut awav.-
Saw Glenn and Wiggins alive on the day hey
were shot. They left Col. Huptington's to-
gether in buggy about half past 2 o'dock
that day. They went up Little River. The
road they were travelling was public road
leading directly to where they lived. The
next day witness saw the buggy. L was
badly shot up, apparently with buck SLOT
1t was not in that condition when it LEFT Col.
Huntington Witness would have noticed
it if it had been, as witness accompanied
Glenn and Wiggins to the buggy when they
got in to drive off.
Cross Witness is not unfiendly
to Maj. Liddell Not particularly friendly,
but does not cherish any malice towards him.
Some few weeks before the death of Wig
gins, witness was in Trinity in company with
Pryor, Sam Smith, and others. Charles Jones
was there also. Witness went to DR.. Dear
ng's Office on that day in company with Mr..
Glenn. Witness object in going to DIR.
bearings office was to get DR.. bearing to
axplain the incoming Of = coIyor-ntiuu hr hca
had with witness. Witness was not armed.
Ques. (by Mr.. MARTIN )-Dr. Emerson,
have in my hand letter from Commission
merchant in New Orleans, in relation to a
cannon which was brought up Black River
or the purpose Of blowing Maj. Liddel's
house down. Will you please to state to the
Jury whether any such cannon was brought
Up, and what connection you had with bring
ng it? WnNEss.-Before answer that
question it is necessary that / should 60 into
IN explanation of some circumstances
VI. CRAwFoRD.-H is not necessary to do
hat. WITNEss.-I wish to do it in iustiica-
ion of myself, Mr.. Crawford. After Glenn
nd Wiggins were killed, it was understood
hat Maj. Liddell would not deliver himself
p to the Sheriff; that he had body of
rmed men about him and intended to resist
he officers Of law. Under these circumstan-
es, it was thought best to send down to New
)rlears and get cannon, and went down
Or it. Ques.-Did the Sheriff send you for
hat cannon Ans.-No sir. .Ques-Did
ny Of the deputies Of the Sheriff send you
or it Ans.-No sir / did not see them, |
!ad nothing to do with them. Ques.-Did
he Sheriff ever tell you that Mai. Liddell had
esisted hima Ans.-No sir. Ques.-Did
ny body else ever tell you so9 Ans.-No
u, that was the rumor, that he intended to
esist the Sheriff. Ques.--Did Mai. Liddell
esist the Sheriff. Ans.-I don't know.
lues.-Don't you know that he never did
esist him, and never intended to resist him
lns.-Of course / don't, for I wasn't there.
luess--You say you brought the cannon up
nth youe Ans.-I believe it came up on
le same boat with me; l never saw it.
.ues:IWas any ammunition brought along
nth the cannon, balls, powder &c. Ans.-I
elieve SO. Ques.-Was the cannon landed
lns.-No. / received message at Mr..
ones stating that it was not necessary. as
laj. Liddell would give himself up to the
fticers, Ques.--Did you have control Of the
annon. Ans.-No, I did not see it. Ques.-
lid you not have the control Of the landing
it'll Ans.-No. CUES. s.-How happened
, then, that it was not landed9 Ans.-I
nd control Of the not landing Of it. In an
yer to question put to him, this witness
I'D he had never testified in this case before.
ut returning afterwards to make an explana.
on, said he remembered that he had been
llled a. witness at the preliminary inves-
CATION.
T. w GRAvEs, sworn.-Ques. (bv the
IsTRIcr ArroRxEr.)-Mr. Graves, win YOU
lease state to the Jurv what Won ba..l tho L