The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-22

o-Slaie how Many zen were nth him; WIS
uniform hey wore. and Wist Gag they carried,
The defendant objected - Ibis paeof on tn
ground that il is testimony in chies ard iho Judg
AdFsOste Is rot suihor zed 70 inirodnce new nat
ter sipon h-sre examinsi ion. HIS rsezamir alton
8 he rules of evidence, il confined e maiisl
brought out in The cross-examination. ,.sEssez
The ]. A. replies; he qusfton is leg timsts
Tia sccused has sftemp ed to shos, in his cross
examinn; on that he vas = feb soldier and acsins
under re Ell oasceEs and rebsl authority. To rsbui
that ard a. directly Tesponsivs-I propose to slsu
that he went 70 Die wtnese house, earring 4
Unlon Sag ssd acting as aunionfoldisr.
Objection over len
AT one time he came to my house, with about
twenty men. Some ofthe men had on our uniform,
lUuioa unftrm,l some had on citizens cloths.
sad some had on rebel uniforms They had q
Uoion asg with them. There were good nnshy
citizens vi them. As they came to the house.
Ferguson csme round the field, near where my
son was. man By the name Of MCGEE vas vi h
him. The other party went up to the house with
ihe flag. Ferguson stayed back. near where ny
son was. The balance Of the party rode on. Fer
guson then turned and rode siter them, and they
all got together and went OF. ar
Q-WboWere the citizens who were with them
Al DO not know that could tell either one Of
the citizens r. m these.
Q-could you hetA what was sa'd-and il 50.
state what you heard about who they we're. 8 nd
what they eSIue for,
A-Taey eaule there tothe house. iofna ne Gag,
and heard them ask nay wife where was. She
ssid she didn't know exactly where / Was, aud
just rose up myself, aud asked them what they
wanted; snd they sad they wanted 70 see Capt
Beatty. 7 tod them be had gone down to George
Wolsey's to a iog-Iolling, and wouldgo down.and
tell him 70 come uP. snd they wheeled their
horses then and broke.
Q-Who was it that enquired for CAPT. Besflyl
Al eOuidn' tell from where was. He gave
some name, Int don't know whether it was the
right name or not.
Q-Dd you heaE anything said about what Emmy
they beiongsdtoi II 80. state What was said.
A-They sad hey were ssnt there to ges me to |
come dowsi that The id rebels were coming in |
and theg wanted me 70 come and help 70 stop them
I was about ose hundsrd and fity yards from my !
house al The iims just aercss obeds run The |
house Wss Oh one bank and on the other, and |
thsywers between Ire house and ihe run, and be- |
tween me and the house.
BY the Cour.-Do We undersrand yeu 10 say that |
Edwards was with you before he ,ned the Fed
eIal army; and previous 70 his joining the army,
did you or any ofyour men shoot &C Fsrgusoni
Aye, s,r, be Was win me little vi le before. /
! had rad facases with Ferguson before that, but
We never had any fight With them while EDWARDS
was with them; neither I-nor ny men. Edwards
did notftay With us more than or 10 days.
CAT Whist time did the prisoner and his men
come 70 your house esrrying United States iag'
Alt was 10 tle Spring Of the year, and reckon
i vas in 1889. lt vas SONS two OF three months
after TIE battle Of NIL Springs.
Q-Infhs disguise did you knoW who they werel
A-No, sir; they had on blue, and some Of tEem
had on Jeans. I only hueE John ke6ee. I was
rRised right W tn him snd Mr. Ferguson. knew
him. foould ttll him good Wsys. get p.ety
lose 10 him af er they left nv house.
The eYioenee heretofose taken, was then read
'ver TO Captains mmons aad Thompson, in the
presence q The prisoner