Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-01

ceasta near DUH AuufeW Ewing - 0oofs
when Mr.. Hall came ont of the Nescs Office
and cried stop, three times. Deceased took
no notice of the frat two commands. and az
ter the third Mr.. II. fired. Deceased was walk
ing moderately fast, holding bis umbrella
over him. Thinks Mr.. p. was standing still
when shot. Saw no pistol Saw Mr.. P.'s
right hand, but saw no pistol in it.
By the Deezse-Had heard of probable
difficulty between Messrs. Hall and Poindex-
der. and his attention was attracted in the
direction of the shooting on that account.
Saw Mr.. Hall when he came out of the Office.
He had gun. He said stop three times.
Witness was so or 80 feet from Mr.. II. Thinks
! Mr.. p. stopped when told the second time.
Saw no pistol when he fell.
I. B. CHILDREss.-Was in his Office on
Cherry street just after breakfast ON Friday
18th, and hearing the report OF gun looked
down the street and saw Mr.. Poindextei IN
the act of falling. Ran out and assisted in
Carrying him into witness office he gasped
but twice after being laid down !; lived but
moment after being taken into the Office. Saw
neither umbrella nor pistol; heard no one
cry stop heard only report of gun. Has
known Mr.. z. since 1856; could not cay he
knew his general character for peace or yio-
lence has heard none but bis friends speak
of it. Has been told that MIR. p. was very
near-sighted. Was very small and exceed
~iDgiy feeble man !; probably did not weigh
over 9O'or SO pounds Did not see Mr.. Hail.
J.tO. GRFFITH.-Was a partner OF Mr..
z. III the Union and Anae,ieQn Office. Has
| heard him say his eyes were not perfect
Thinks at certain distance everything APP
peared indistinct 10 him. Was informed that
Mr.. L. had never recognized Mr.. Hall.
By the Defence.-After breakfast on the
morning OF the 18th went up to the editorial
| room OF the UsIton and American Office with Il
| letter for Mr. T., but did not find him there,
and was sitting in the room conyersing with
gentleman when the news came that Mr.. +.
was shot. Did not know there was TO be dif-
fculty. Knew there had been one between
Nj. 4. and Dir. John Ii. Hall, but did not an
ticipate one between him and Mr.. Allen a.
Hail. Heard Mr. p. say nothing about it.
Could not say from personal knowledge that
MIR. p. carried arms.
The Court adjourned till O'Clock Monday
morning.
THIRD DAY.
MONDAY, Nov. %, 1859.
Col. w. G. WHITTHoRNE.-On the morning
of the shooting witness met Nj. PondeXter at
the breakfast table. Mr. 7. asked witness II
he had seen the card in the Netcs. Witness
asked what card. Mr.. p. handed witness the
Ne1os containing the card of Allen A. Hall,
which witness read. Mr.. p. said the card
rendered it necessary for him to make some
demonstration. After breakfast MIR. I. SAID
he was going to the NelcS Office aud asked
witness to go with him, TO which witness as
scented. On reaching the street Mr.. L. SAID
he was in some doubt whether he should
strike Mr.. Hall with his open hand or punch
him with his umbrella. Witness remarked
that ii be was going down for that purpose,
he had better be prepared for what might fol-
low. Dlr. z. said be had the pistols that had
been given him by Maj. Polk the day before.
Told him to be guided when he got to the
Aet0s office by circumstances: Saw nobody
about the office when they got there. Wit
ness and Mr.. Z. then went down towards
Cedar street, witness going around on Cedar
street to purchase an umbrella, leaving Mr.
L. at Haywood's Office Came back and found
MI. i. standing on the steps oil MI. hay
woods Office. Witness and Mr.. Haywood went
with MIR. to Neaos Office second time. Mr.
L. stepped up in the door of the office and
asked ii Mr.. Hall was in was told that he
had not come down. Mr.. Z. made some re-
mark TO gentleman present about the
weathe:, when witness took Mr.. L. by the
arm, walked out upon the street aud endeaV-
ored to impress upon him the improperly OF
going again to The Netrs office, and told him
he had better 90 away. Mr.. p. asked where
Mr.. Halls residence was, and whether DR..
Wluston's Office would not be a good place
10 meet him. Mr.. Z. agreed not to go back
TO the Nea0s office, and having returned to
Mr. HIS office, witness remarking that he bad
to open the House early, went on up TO the
Capitol. Witness understood that Mr.. p.
would not go back to the Ne1cs office, and did
not anticipate duel or anything of the sort.
BIZ the DefenSe.-Saw the correspond
ence between Mr.. PUindeXter and and John
III. Hall. Met Mr. z. at J o'clock on Thurs
day, when he told witness of the difficulty
with young Hall. Said young Hall had met
him. asked him if he wrote the paragraph
in the Union and american. and on being
told that he did, young Hall denounced MN
as a ID rascal and ID scoundrel that
he had told young Hall he would not handy
epithets with him, and would give him an
opportunity to settle the matter free from
Interruption that he (Mr. P) had sent him
a note stating that he would be on the com
mons Immediately north of the Sulphur
Spring at II O'Clock ID, that young Hall
had responded all right" or something to
that effect Mr.. p. further said that he and
Mr. Haywood had Just returned from the
ground but did not find Young Mr. Hall
there. Mr.. +. read witness Il note after sup
per from young Hall, in which he stated he
had mistook the time of meeting-th0uSht
four O'Clock was the hour. Witness told Mr..
p. that as he bad been promptly on the
gCoCnd. further correspondence was unneces-
sary, and thought Mr.. z. would be doing
himself Injustice to notice young Hall
ter: advised him to do nothing more, but
publish the correspondence Heard of the
killing OF Mr. Il. twenty or thirty minutes
after leaving him at Mr.. Haywood's office.
When Mr.. L. said he was undecided whether
to slap Mr. Hall with his open hand or with
his umbrella, witness told him if be went
down for that purpose, he should be prepared
for what might follow. Mr.. p. said he was
prcpared-that he had the pistols Maj. Polk
had given him the day before. Witness could
not say what sort OF pistols thy were; was
at the News office twice before the difficulty.
When witness left Mr. p, he told him to let
him (witness) know if difficulty occurred,
which Mr.. Z. promised to do.
By the DefcnSe.-When witness left Mr.
p. at Mr.. Haywood's office. he had no idea,
from what had occurred, that Mr.. L. would
seek Mr.. Hall at that time, but had not
doubted that Mr. L. would bring the matter
To an issue. Witness told Mr.. Russworm
Clerk of the House, when be got to the Cap
itol. that he anticipated difficulty between
Messrs II. and p. did not think Mr.. p.
woald seek Mr.. H. at his house or office, but
that be would finally wipe out the stain
which had been put upon his character.
Witness impression was that he would wait
an opportunity on the street, and if Mr.. Ill.
failed TO satisfy him, he would then make
a simple assault upon him. Witness was
unarmed when he went with Mr.. z. to the
News office. Went with him as a friend,
aad intended to separate them had Mr.. IL.
failed to satisfy MIR. F., and they had come
to blows.
CYPRLAS HAYwooD.--On the morning Of
the 18Th witness came into his Office from
his bed room, and found Mr.. Poindextcr ait
ting there by the FIRE. After some playful
remarks on the part of the hitter, he told
witness that Mr. Hall had denounced him
anew. and that he had been 10 the News
Office. MIR. p. arose aud said, Say TO Bob,
tR w Haywood when he comes in, that
am going 10 the Onion and american office,
and tell him TO come there immediately"
He repeated the request as be passed out at
the door Witness last saw him walking
past Walsh & Douglass at what witness