Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-06

murder Of the lamented Poindexter. And hence as
his Implements were there, his code was likewise
brought in reouisitiou. Mr. Poindexter was killed.
there is no doubt That Mr. Hall killed him there is |
no question. What. then was the quo aaimo at the
time of the bloody deed2 Mr.. Poindexter slept with
his friend Colin Campbell the night before-slept
quiet y He had said there should be no further
correspoudence But this ''card, this cautious,
designing card this serpent eoiled behind the rose
was prepared, coacoctcd and sent forth the next
morning; not by single friend as the courtesy of a
gentleman would dictate but 1t IS ushered forth at
the head of the columns of the Meas Aye, this Of
itself Is bitter burning wrong, that would stir
fever in the blood OF age, and make the infants 81
news as strong as steel. When he saw that dagger
drawn upon his honor he must have been surprised;
and well might he ask his friends, what must aos'
He gets up from the breakfast table, goes te the
Post Office goes up stairs to perhaps change his coat
on account Of the rain, and comes down, valves his
umbrella to his friend Mr.. Whitthornel and they
walk together towards Mr.. Halls Office, Mr.. Whit
thorne rail es him and tells him. "y0u are excited
No, not very much, says he. You have your UNI
brela in your hand and don't use it, "lTell it is
not much umbrella and not much rain" says he.
They call at Mr.. Halls Office Mr. Whtthorns not be-
ing armed. Mr.. Hall was not in They walk On,
and in conversation he asks, what shall do when
| see Hair am debating nmy own mind whether
slail sap glIA Wl!h ny open hand or punch him
WIN my uAbfella" Not whether he should shoot
him down. not whether he should prepare himself
with double-barreled shot gum loaded with sixteen
buckshot in each barrel cock both barrels before
see INN, and deliberately shoot him down; not whe-
ther shall draw my little derriage4a sometimes
called bulldogs by my clever and faeetious friend
the undertaken, who as man like. but for whose
PROFESSION have an instructive obiectiOn,) and fire
upon llm, but whether | shall slap him with my
open hand or punch him with my umbrella. And
no other intention had he In going there according 10
| his own declarations, and we have them as V9iS 4,
from the tomb with all the sanetity of truthflng a.
they stopped at Mr.. HaYwood's office and Mr., V, hit
thorne goes out to got an umbrella. Mr.. POiniIexter
tells Mr. Haywood that Mr.. Hall has denounced him
afresh, thereby showing that he had expected no
such thing, and wants him to go with him to the
Ae1os office. He wanted to see Mr.. Hall obtain an
introduction, he never having seen him and demand
as believe, an explanation, and if that should not
DC satisfactory, then to slap him punch him with
the umbrella. To commit simnle assault nothing
mole at least; for Mr.. Hall had insulted him and nut
INN IN a position where he was compelled to seek
redress by explanation or by an assault But Mr.
NhitthOrne and Mr.. Haywood say to him. Hhe will
nave me advantage OF you,' and they expostulate
with him. But he would go to Mr.. Halls office to
nave this thing settled, because John Hall had gone
TO his place OF boarding, the day previous and he
wanted toput the two Fencounters on par. WE'LL
they go to MIR, Halls office and he his asked for "He
Is not in, said one, "he will be in presently. Whit
| thorne don't state they would or could come back
| alrectly. MIR, Fisher is mistaken about that Lell-
| yeti Barry, Haywood, don't remember it. Mr.
NhltthoTRe, who is said TO have uttered it. is called
back here on cross examination and says he did not
say it. 1t is almost impossible for any one to give
the entire conversation. They may give the sub
stance. but this Is material point that would not
likely be forgotten. especially by WhitthOFne. In
the meantime Lellyett walks ill., Mr.. Poindexter is
a stranger to Hall-Mr. Ray, Secretary Of State,
swears It. Mr. WhitthOrne says that POindexter
| told him that morning that he did not know Mr. Hail.
and he Mr.. Whitthornel gave personal deserip-
! ton Of Mr.. Hall. When Mr.. Lellyett comes in
Mr.. POindexter asks us that Mr., Hals"
| He is told not Through pcliteness of Mr.
Barry, Mr. Leyett is called back and introduced to
| Mr.. Poindexter. Mr.. Lellyett says he gave him
| his left hand; other gentlemen for defence argue
| that his right hand was upon his weapon. | say
Mr. Pondexter had his right hand upon his umbrella
and witness says leaning against the door
casing. | take it for granted, THAT he had his UNI
brella in his right hand for we know he had it be-
fore and subsequently why catch at these little
| things a drowning man would catch at straws
1t is a sort of left handed lick they aim at u.s. but
it amounts to nothing. because parry 1t by show
| lng Mr.. Pondexter had his umbrella there and
certainly in of his hands and not the extended
| TO Lellyett They then return TO Mr.. HaywOOd's
office and Mr.. WhitthOrne has to go to the House of
Representatives open it, for the business Of the
| day, he being Speaker Thereof. He and Haywood
| expOstuated with Mr.. POindexter, who agrees not
| to go back to Mr.. Halls office. Mr.. K. ". Haywood
goes to his breakfast and asks Mr. POindexter to sit
there until his return He takes his seat but Mr..
| HAYWOOD is zone rather long. CypriaE Haywood
in the mean time comes into the office, and Mr..
POindeXter rallies HIM as TO his keeping late hours
I'd to where he tho night before. He being a
young of gallanry is particular TO tell him he
slept with his friead Shane The character of this
conversation shows the pacific condition of Mr..
| Poindexter's mind at the time want TO show you
that he left that office through native pOlteness,
of which he had larger share than men ordinarily
| do Mr.. POindexter says you have not been to
| breakfast" Cypriln Haywood says. mo. but that
makes no difference Now, don't you see in his genu-
inc pOliteness, he did not want to detain Cyprian
| Haywood from his breakfast, he bCingn Haywood S
office: he then says Il will 90 to tho UNION AMER
loan office Tell your brother Robert TO come to the
Meas Office. No; tell him to come the the UNION
am AMERICAN office; there | will see him. He
stapted in the direction of his own office, the UNION
AND AMERICAN.
! His umbrella was raised, says Cyprian Haywood
and placed above to shelter him from the ram Now
come to the gist of the murder The rain falling
on his umbrella; his feet are Gathering the pave
| ment it is dark. gloomy. disagreeable morning
| q day fit for so dark deed. He goes along toward
| his own home. 4 coming storm, with the light
ning's fierce wrath upon his brow as was pic
| tured by Gov Brown? No, sirs. That storm was
| but the tbeGtriOR lightning which flashed from the
heated fancy of my friend. Was his gentle breath
| ing siroccos hot blast breeding pestilence and
death that it should be stopped before it passed the
| AeirS office? Was he stridIng Cyclops, a pO-
| litical Heenan MOrssey to excite the terror of
men. No. sirs! mol A little bOy-man near-sigh:ed,
| weighing from 90 to 10 pounds-Of diseased flesh
| and brittle hoHes-with no arms that visible
except the little fragile arms the God ofNature gave
| him-aye little maiden-like hand, soft and deli
cate. which have loved to clasp in warm and genar
feeling; sirs, like to think Of it, for knew him
well He goes quietly along. with his head down
| according to Kendrck) and the cave of his umbre-
la dripping in front las said by Seabury.) towards
the office whore he liyes-tO his place Of business
and, great Gsd, all alone! alone SleRe!l! No
friend by t. ttIl of his death, if he is 10 die; no
friend near Of his choosing, TO recount hls fall and
slake his dying thirst catch the last whisper for
an absent sister: no to intervene and stay the
hellish missiles and see him fair play or stauRoh
the rudy drops that triekle from his Pierced but
! gallant heart! No. sirs, nQEel But he goas along
his, then peaceful eEran1, and with such intentions
fresh from his lips towards his own home though by
| the NelVS office, gnarmed to all appearances. But
| one man in Deaderiok street says he had pistol.
| will pay my compliments to that man-Seillner, |
believe he is caled-by saying, that of all the men
| have ever heard swear in a court of justice, he
| tells the most improbable story. A man who says
! he lives nOwhere-has no ayOcatiOn-may have
| been spewed out from a sink of pollution
| maggotted in gutter.-may sleep in a rat hole or
| in the market-hOuse for all knOw-he is to mi
raculously see Il YeanOn in his hands ~ Deads-
| rick street and the only one from whose coward
| lips comes such story, Wien he made that state
ment, word of truth did not fall from him, and
every syllable was falsehOod,
"Black as the dsmnlng drops that fall
From the denouneing angels PEN
| In that statement he gave unpublished lie-an
| awkward coward stab at the good name of Gilly
| POindexter whose shoes he is not worthy to I'M
loose. Then, without any visible arms, he goes on,
as l have said with peaceable intentions, his UNI
brea over him upon which the rain is falling, the
noise of feet upon the pavement his head down and
his umbrella dropping in front, and in the peaceful
city on the way to his Office he is hailed. He does
not hear the first salutaton-dOes not hear the first
STOP, according to the testimony in the case. Mr..
Kendrcg says he did not recognize the first call. and
some one or two others say the same thing and
after the word is repeated in quick succession
stop, siB stop, sip stop, sip,-[I adopt in repeat
ing, the manner of Mr.. Ieliyett who has more calls
than any one on that OCCASION and who think asked
Hail oarelessly as if he had been taking slice of
beef, Did you hit him!'l He says the words came
rapidly, stop, sir, stop. sir, stop, sir" bang went
| the gun and down falls the victim Did Mr.. Hall
not that he was by himself? Did he not see that
| Mr. Whtthorne and Mr.. Haywood were not with
| him? He saw him holding an umbrella over him
| little man walking up the pavement, with that
peaceful placid countenance peculiarly his own. lie
halloOes stop :" he does not hear him. He repeats
the word. stop" and then, perhaps, that gallant
little spirit did look UP and what ask you, in The
name of all that is true and brave what should lie
bava dopp HOu did ri him time tn stem N