The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-19

TwESTr ElGHTH DAY.
The comnissin met 10 day pursuant TO
adjournment.
silss Upchureh, a witness FOR IKE proseeu.
tion, was sworn, and testified As follows
Cues. By J A. State if about two yenrs
ego you saw the prisoner, Ferguson, Il Sc,
state when you saw him.
A. I cav him with a company IL Wayne
county, Ky. don't know how many we're
with hin-I was q little in advance; I
thought there might be 50 edd. Ny wife
aud enc Of her sens and oae Of my brothers,
and Goodman Craig we're with me. They
met Us and demanded Us 10 halt. I
didn't hear the conversation. but saw VII
lisms, 4 Of our party give up bis arms,
and as soon us he gave up his arms, they
shot him be was killed. They tied John
son Granville, snsgrO with Us, and narebsd
him OF something ike one hundred yards.
! was n { noticing what they did until I
heard the report Of a gan or pistol, and Is I
heard that, ] looked and saw the negro
IT oPing down Ike, and instantly I Heard
another report kept going down Until
got within thirty steps, and 7 saw some per-
son over the negro cutting him. Iesulin't
see e. the time how often the negro was
stabbed, but when We took him away, 7 saw
that be had been stabbed three or four lines
IL the brenst AID neck. When got up close,
some man that looked like be had been
cutting, had a tOlersbly large knife, snd
vhen he quit cutting with it I cav him
vie it on the black mans bfeechss leg.
Then the same man tbst had the knils
turned and commancsd talking 70 Craig,snd
accused him Of doing something, packing
mules, or something Of that kind, against
his viii About this time John Gregory
spoke; and told the men hat David Travis
had said Il they met with Craig to rot hurt
him, and thea the msn with the knife spoke
and said: Is This the msn9 and some Of the
men spoke and said yes. tia. is the msn
Dave Travis said not to hurt. This
man with The knife ssked Craig what he
was doing there, and why he was not at
home. Crnig replied that he had cone
down there 10 do some work, and then the
man tod him 70 go home. and stay there,
aud keep his mouth shut, and he would
protect him. During the conversation John
Gregory said, Mr.. Ferguson, doa's hurt
man, for that Is the man Dave Travis
said not 10 hurt" Ferguson was the man
hat had the knife, aad he YVES the man
hat Gregory addressed. Before Wiilisms
shot saw them fOoling about his peck
1ts-a comfor. ives taken from him, aud sup
pose q pocket book and a knife I cOuldnt
ell exactly what, butI ssw something Of
has kind. after Williams was killed they
went 70 my house and took some horses from
here, aa6 three were taken from my
brother, 10. U~pehurch. rf
The cross examination wss not material.
Ms. Nancy N. Upehureh was next ex-
I an tho wife Of silas Upshurehi was
With him 81 The time orphie Williams AID
negro called johnson Granville were
Zilled. After Williams was killed, they
COX from him a poeket-knifs, comfort audi
bat. I was near the negro when be was
,labbed, but can't tell who diiit; they were
al strangers. I heard g man cay they had !
xiaed thres men tha. day that their names
we're john Willisms, Delk and Crabtfee.
t was about eleven CLICK when Ofphie
Williams IN the negro were killed, After
he killing, I heard some one IN the crowd c
AL Gus TO another, and called Elm Fergu- !
or. / noticed the man that stabbed the :
{
Q Who seemed 10 be in command of the .
.
a don't know any more than when they
isrtsd away from there l heard them call
n s1Eahshy AID Ferguson about 8 gun
sphraim Crsbtss called On Capt. ssndusky e
3 know whss be should do with the gun q
81 b told. hin'to 40 as he pleased with it g
nd then ied Capt. Ferguson, as be
ahsd % know What no should DO with I
and he said give Il up. The man who i
vas called Ferguson, while he was talking {
With Coleman Hsifel6 was the same man :
Who stabbed the segee He wss the sane :
nau who bad To ka in his hand.
Cross Rz1aiL-I would take FergusonI
o b tbs same man that was talking toI
fai6eld thas day. This morning when4 D
rat looked sthim I ouldn'treeOneile in my Z
uind whether be was the man, but when 9
ct down Sod took a good look at him, I !.
.ecogniEed him. He is 3 notable man, if n
ou notice, and when I studied awhile he =
natural. I was not told thathe was
he man on trial.