Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-26
N A S III v IL L F.:
Trial of the persons arrested for the
attempted Assassination of Capt.
Dfsmukes.

Mcdowell for further trial, and the discharge
of JORDAN We give to-day condensed re-
port of the trial, as we have no space for all
the testimony elected.
w H WILKINSON, assistant Marshal, testi-
fed that he arrested the accused on Saturday
last. and that he was at the time on the look
out for the parties engaged in the attempt up
on the life of Capt. DIsNUKEs. Ills suspicious
were aroused from the fact that KELLEY had
the marks of a severe blow upon his face
which he thought cOrresponded with the state
ment made 10y policeman HUGnEs, who struck
one of the party with his club on the night OF
the attack. He carried them before Capt.
DIsxUKEs and his wife, and upon the fact OF
the recognitioI of KELLEY as one OF the par
ty. they were committed by E-quire C0RBETr
for preliminary examination. He searched
them aud their room thoroughly, but did not
find weapon of any kind
Al the time of their arrest the prisoners
stated thai they came to the city some three
or fo.lr weeks since, from st. Louis and that
they were originally from Patterson. New Jer-
scy, and that KELLEY and Med WELL worked
for Mr.. JOS. SMITH, at the Machine Shop OF the
Tennessee aud Alabama Railroad
DR.. BGIGGs testified that he was called to
see Capt. DisHUKEs about an hour after he
was attacked. and fouad him bleeding very
proflseIy aud suffering very accutely, and
that he had The wounds upon the face between
tae nose AID ycs. through which the air es
capped AZ the patient brrathed one OF them
evidently the 7, salt ofupistol shot DR.. BRIGGS
exhibited Il piece of bone in court when ne
mad taken out or the track of tn ball, al
though lie Was unable To extract { as VT.
The Dir. consid r. that the Captains wounds
are of such nature as to prorahIy result Ia
serious cons, quences, and that tine alone can
determine it, and that h. did not regard III
patient as yet out of danger.
Mrs. DIsMuKEs testified that Captain Dis
MrKEs and herself had been to the Theatre
on the night of the 10th init. and that they
had lift there before the. conclusion OF the
performances. While proceeding along Cher
nv street IL party Of three or four prrsons ran
against, them separating her from her hus-
band: aud thercupnn Capt. ID. Knocked or
pushed one of them from the pavement. SIZE
noticed. also, that the same four men crossed
over to the opposite side of the street, and
that after arriving at Church street, three of
them went in that direction, and the fourth
followed them down Cherry to Broad, the
scene of the attack. Mrs. ID, here gave de-
tailed account of the attack, which we have
before Published.
Can't. WIN. SToCKEII testified that be found
n pistol lying in the gutter, near the spot
whore Capt. DIsMKEs fell. and which was
hahded over to the authorities. He Identified
the pistol as the same he had seen on the
morning mentioned; and he heard two pistol
shots fired on the night Of the attack.
JoSEPH III. BRowN testified that he saw two
men. whom he identified as Mcdowell and
KELLEY. in possession OF pistol resembling
the one produced in Court. while on fish
ing excursion, on Browns Greek, on Satur-
day, the 9Th inst.
Policeman HuGnEs testified as to his con-
uection and knowledge of the matter which
we have already mentioned in detail.
Messrs. JENKINS, THAXToN. MCBRIDE and
P,Trox were scvcraily examined. and moth
ing positive was elected from them save
resemblance Oi MCDoNElis W OHC VI ''iN ii'N''
who attacked Capt. DIsMuKEs.
The Court then adjourned until the morn
irg of the "a b, when the evidence for the
d .N.ndants was called FIR, and the first wit
ness produced was
w. s. WurrEMAx, who testified that he had
beea acquaint d with Mr.. JORDAN eight or ten
d,vs. or two weeks. and that he is a paper
,ker by trade going to Knoxville t" SUPER
intend a mill owned by Mr. HAzEN at thai
place. and "A letter was produced and id MT
fird by him. as the handwriting of Mr. II 4ZEN;
that he had been at bis storr Ola the day and
part of the night before the attack on Capt
UIsNT-Krs: that he was free to talk about hi
business. and that his cnnduct was not snspi-
cinu- either before or after the attack on Capt.
d., and that he presented himself to HIM di-
rectlg he arrived in the city and stated that
h. was ont of money and only waiting to
h ar from Mr.. HAzfS at Knoxville.
Josr:rn SMITH testified that he knew the
family Of the accuS, in Patterson, Nv Jrr-
= Y. thirteen years ago. aud that two OF them
KELLEY aud VI Dwell. wrr supplied wi h
work bv him about two weeks ago at the Tn
nessee aud Alabama Railro ID pot. That
they wur Ell u day, tn d y preceding thrat
tack on Capt D.. aud uptll The ensuing Friday
Mt noon; that he AID M,ssrs. McAvoY and
BARNES went to the TIL, atre on the night al
theatta OK, aud that they passed the boarding
bous. of the defendant aud that he saw Nc
DowEII. sitting in the door; that KELLEY did
not have IA scar on his face on Thursday, nor
on Friday at noon, but did have one on
Saturday; does not know how he came by
the scar except from hearsay.
EDWARD McAvoY and LoUIs DANEY. after
Il lengthy examination, gave about the samr
testimony as Mr.. SMITH, the cief point at
which was that KELLEY did not have scar
upon his lace up To Friuay at noon.
Josgeu CgEIGnroN tcs,if that he has been
acquainted with the accused about three
week, with thu exception of JonDNN, AID
that ~ boarded at the came house ID 81 pit
in the same room with them; that he saw
them at meals regularly since Wedncs6 y,
aud th,t until Friday, at noon had yer oh
rived any bruise or scar on KELLEY 5 FAC !
that he was with KELLEY Friday evening,
and that KErIEY was very much under the
Influence of liquor. and that he started home
with him, and when they arrived ut the cor
ner of Cherry and Broad streets, KELLEY
slipped and fell in the deep gutter thereabouts,
aud bruised his face and that FRANK STAN
FSRp saw him fall, rs well as himself
He also testihes that all the defendants
slept in the same room with him on Wedues-
day night, and that they were In bed before
half past ten o'clock.