The weekly ledger., 1857-06-20
WEEKLY LEDGER.
district C0URT-June Term.
JUDGE cREANoR. PRESIDING.
Trial of julius Sable for Murder.

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testimony was elected:
r Harris sworn-Am physician
a roside in Jackson, was the physician who
au' auanded the deceased. The cause of his
h..'I ,.atb was pistol ball. which entered on the
w. a lido inst above the navel and came out
is,, s.t oboye the hip on the right side, the di-
us, stion was downwards and backwards. AS
nbvscian, / can say.that this was the cause
arbis death; think he died about four weeks
'e,or he was shot; there was knife cut in
sis si.i hack and near his shoulder blade.
u'' Cross Examined, By Hardy.-The wound
t, tbe back was about an inch in length, don't
.%;nt il caused his death; the pistol ball passed
tock of the spine, think it entered six and a
toT inches from the naval; the ball cut of
nortions of the spine, and went through the
I'm rib. should think it passed through some
,relve or fourteen inches of the body.
Dr.. Heming, stcorn.-I was present when
docsased was shot, the place is situated on
Main street, near Hoffmans Livery Stable,
,bore was bench in front of the house, there
.ro columns in front OF the house at each
and The house next this way rises two
stens was standing on the poarch of the
bonse this side leaning against the column
looking down; Mr.. Groat was leaning against
,be same column; heard the firing; but one
shot was fired; it was near the bench; saw
Mcdowell arrest prisoner; it was a starlight
n;rht. saw the man standing on the bench
looknr about rs if in search of something;
SAW him raise his arm, and saw pistol in his
hand which took to be revolver; will
not swear that this was the prisoner; did not
see Jack at the time; saw Mcdowell arrest
The man that was on the bench.
Cross Examined, By Hardy-McDowell ar
rested him Immediately; there was much noise
about at the time; there had been row in
tbe lower end of town before; at the instant
he was shot cannot say what Jack was do
inr; heard his voice in the crowd; can't say
whether there were many drunken men about;
several who acted as if they were drunk
Joseph Groat, s00rn.--I am the person
whom Mr. Heming spoke as standing near
him. did not see who shot the pistol; saw the
flash: did not see Jack at the time the shot
was ired did not see Mcdowell arrest pri-
soner; am positive that the pistol was fired
from the direction Of the awning posts Of
DenzIer's house, before my face, as was
booking down street.
Cross Eramined, by Hardy-The shot
vas in the direction of the Livery Stable;
there was much noise there; did not know
whether there was a row or whether they
were having sport with some drunken men;
bid not see Enwright, it was SO dark | could
|no. recognize him.
AAr Mars, oorn.-Was present; was
standing on the poarch of Becker's house,
Inext to Deuzler's; | heard shot; there was
but one; did not see the person who fired; the
|nan who fred was standing on the bench;
know where the shot came from by the FASH
D saw Enwright there, he was four or five
feet from the bench; fell over the bench, rose
|lp again, when he fell his head was towards
|nc, when he got up he received stab in the
back, be was facing down towards the stable;
in the direction he faced, the shot of the per-
Bon on the bench would enter at the left side
fanging downward.
Gross Examined, By Hariy.-The bench ex-
tends towards the post next to the stable near
to it; Enwright was about fifteen feet from
lne, the shot about the same distance; | stood
in front of the house between Young America
bud Denzer's; at the time the pistol fired
tan't say if deceased was straight or not, he
NaS in motion, advancing up the street in the
direction of and facing the livery stable; can't
Bay if Jack was in liquor, did not see him
fght with any one; saw him have pistol
hbout twenty minutes before he was shot,
beard him say he would shoot any Dntchman
AFho touched him; Did not hear Jack call any
one lame son of b-h; have seen prisoner
before that night; there were some twenty or
thirty persons standing about; don't know
that pistol after was found upon the ground;
the last time / have seen the DutcLmanwhom
they call Lame Bill was on the following
Monday he was in the crowd that night, did
Poi hear him enquire for pistol.
Re.eramincd. d.-The person who stabbed
gould not have shot.
7Hos. ASH was present at the shooting;
Knew the deceased; have often seen prisoner;
|he boarded there at my fathers house; the
|bench is in front of the house; was in the
fouse Just before the shooting; Mcdowell,
deceased, prisoner aud several others were
thtre; Jack was near the back part OF the
louse, Jack said he could whip any Dutch
man; prisoner said ii was no use for us to
Fght; Jack extended his hand to prisoner and
Rad give us your hand old fel. and we will
Pglt 1t out tomorrow; prisoner stood near
Rll1 hands in coat pockets; Mcdowell took
Fold OF prisoner, and afterward left him, and
Rook hold of Jack, they then went out of the
loo9r and the prisoner got upon the bench,
and saw him shoot: think this was the man.
Cross Eramincd Jack seemed to he quar-
ftlng with Dutch in general, ho called them
|sone hard names; the crowd followed Nc
|po"ell and Jack out; after the firing of the
IisIoI there was a general confusion; ran TO