The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-03
Trial OF Perry the Murderer
He Is FulIy Identified.
wha, he Aeknswlsdged to Diaeren

Parties.
Perry, one Of the murders Of HeGernsn
was tried before . military commission
Yesterday. and the following u the evidene,
Gdduced, with very slight lbEidgmelt, in
one or Two unimportant particulars;
VIM, NJ Tracy, Was called i0r the pros
ecutiOn.
question. state e Mr. Hedernsn is dead,
when b. died, and the cause Of bis death.
Answer. lie is dead. he died on the
Goth oil November, atone o clock. His death
was produced b. a revolver shot, entering
a the len SIDE vi the nose, and rsngiug 70
he right passing through The brain, az d
lodging below the right ear. He received
the wound on the night Of the ed ulL, al
half past eleven o'clock. He wss returning
IRON I'd. Cecilia Academy, IN the County Of
Davidson, on the Jefferson p Ike, forty rods
iron F7ri lillem, in company with has wife,
ais daughter, and myself He was attacked
bvs party Of, 7 think FIVE men, but / VIII
SAY four. one OF them stopped the horse,
sEhile person called Craft seized Nj. IL.
sud dragged him out Of the barouche, al
shich Time. / fired shot, taking effect on
ghe persoa Of Gran, and the horse took
.-ighl, aud carried myself and his daughter
sEay. i returned IN @ short time, say Eve
o. seven minutes, with two men MclBugh
ms NLM LUMnA nGAEEAAA nLANl rs fAe~t't lINlt-
The person Perry lapPears 60 be the man
that took hold Of the horse, hs looks like
MIN.
John Mccullough, a witness for the pT0s-
ecatidn, was next called, and examined:
z. Do you know the prisoner, Perry, and
y 50, state when and where you knew him.
A. / know him / knew him in Nashyi ile
Z. What Ras lac doing thenY
a. Driving a Government team, say three
months ago.
o. state II YOU have had any conversation
with him, relative b. Hehernau, and tel all
fhe Circumstance.
a. Last Tuesday nigh, al Murlreesboro,
he tod me he was coming hon beer gar
den. with George Cralt and some others. I
do not remember the names Of any but Graft.
He said abe barouche was coming along,
snd he, the prisoner, got 10 front of the
horse, when George Graft got W INTO the
baEoUche, ami shot the man. He taid the
man. pane was Heiiernan. He said took
place on Tuesday night week. He said il
mas on Jefferson street, in this city
A. d. Creighton sworn;
Y Have YOU had any conversation with
the prisoner, and If so, state the circum-
stances, and admissions made.
A. Yesterday when he was brought into
the Recorders office, / went g. him, and
asked him Il be recollectcd me, end be said
he did ] asked him il he was not setting
on the steps Of Major Mills Office, when we |
went IN the day We arrested Lysaught, and !
lc said be was, and was waiting for him,
,LysaughD 20 get check ior his money.
1 Gsked him ii he was the nan who caught
hold Of Mr.. Hefiernsn's horse, but he said
he did not catch hold Of il, but got in front
Of it. He stated also, thst when Crsn drag
eed Mr. Heflornan out Of the buggy, he |
ran that he had nothing 10 do with the |
kilnng Of Hcilernan. ! asked what day he |
.sit The city, and he said he leit on the eve !
uAr that Mr.. II. was killed. isle him. |
whY he . a not come and report, Il he hsd /
u1ihing 10 do with II, but he gave no deli ]
lje reply. He said he hsd been cut al the i
garden, drinking, with Gran, McClusky,
aud Lysaueht. He said the carriage was 1
onIDg up the road, and they were in front /
b, and when they ssw il coming, they /
l-aej back toward a. He SAYS h. did not /
G7g what they Wers going % do, but some
'sig bollered out, 90 eaten the horse, sud /
70 sy' Ia front OF a. 7 think he said twas
Arl.lsky who halloed out 10 catch the an
.ilt. lie said be ran, but did not state
a1sihcr it was before, or after CrRit dred
ias pistol shot
D. =. Patterson wss called
heard the prisoner state thst he rsn,
ste The first shot was fired. tie said be
stepped out IN front OF the horse, but did
4ai take hold Of him. Be told me TINS,
yesterday morning, after be wss brought to
his c,ty
The witness wBs then asked ID he had any
Niiaesses- sud hc replied;
'Np."
Have you suy statement 10 make % was
ne rex, question
'No, wss the a1awe-.
ms Court vss then cleared, to allow i 20
N'ase up Us verdict. We presume that the
sentence Of Perry win be promulgated, 81
me same tine UltL the other murdcIefs. |
As yet General Thomas has moi been heard |
irouis and it is supposed he i traveliar
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