Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-27


Testimony before lhe Jury Of In
q,:>i o. 1h- body vi Major
General Wharton.
Gen. j. +. Harrison being duly
sworn, says I WAS at the Eann;,.
House, on the sixth Of April. 1865.
with Cen. Wharton and Col. &. W.
Blvior. SAW Coz. Baylor pr''-"nt
thu pistol, (thr pistol here being
s,.wn,) at Gan Wharton. liz :i.'.u
1t. aud Gen Wharton fell, all almost
immediately died. II. did u"t speak
,u, said ''Oh't ice. had hold OF
h.. piS,nl when il fired. anl took il
away from Baylor. The b.il prn--
,ra,.d he tody,. Oh the left side, un-
der III. short ribs. Gen Wharton
aud Col. Baylor had a difficulty in
ia" room, and in that difficulty Bay
Tor killed Wharton. OA,hc IN .rninr
of this day lt,h) Gen. Wharton and
myself Were. in a buggy g"in" !" tia"
cars. on our way t" ll"u., ,,s.-ad.
Near til. brIdgr ". met Col Baylor
and another ;;"utlrm,u coming from
the detection ct thu. cars, when Gru
Wharton told me It was iriv.ng) to
stop. H. then said t. Coi. Baylor:
" Where il your command = Baylor
r-p|i-I: Near llr,np,tesd,' or words
to that effect Gen. Wharton re
marked: You had better b, with it,"
and asked if there. h:.n been ANY de-
>,.rti,nr. Baylor them said {as | uu-
d..rs,""d hi,n} hat, there had been
-ou-. hut ,hrr,. would .,e !. damned
sigh, it they were or; red 10 report TO
Terry aud ju>,ic. VAS IL" done him
Gen. N'har,"u SPOKE rxci,edtv, ard
asked VIII" had done hasa injustice.
b. ,'l,r r,.pli"';: "lon, sir.' YOU
have always horlc up,I INC, l1rn-
t!ouiny several circumstances. whc,
both u,rtir> h,.s:..,nc nuch excited.
G-,,. Wharton o,ler,d I"l. Bay
I"r t" report 10y ibis :rain, to his
II aLqualt-rs. un''r. arrest. Baylor
replied: II viii -r. Gen. MaSrudrr
and have justice" Gen. Wharton
then said: "lnu will report t" him
Grn. MaSruh-r) rs under arrest. .
Other angry words passed. when
BAYLOR told Wharton he was a dem
ayrgu-. and ranked him. but tn, re
was Il day u coming wl,.nt -v would
n, on equal ground. Gen. Wharton
-aid it was raise. OK \ i!", when
think Baylor struck n W hart.n; re-
ma. ing. "vnu are !, liar and ,.r!n:t.
g ,sn..," moved the buggy imn di-
a,rlv 70 pr.'vcn, collision. Wharton
repeated the order Of arrest.
Wharton and myself Went on t."
the cars. and wen; INTO ONE. tak;:A" 1
s,.at together. After sitting S"'n,'-
time. Gen Wharton r-,n.rS Sr"t t ui'
rha, h. would not =" up to-day. IL.
wnnll sc- G-n. Ma-ruh.r and have.
this matter settled, and that tor
should l., main. told him felt tina,
wa, under orders ~ q t" my c"'n-
,i!aiid. and Il be desired mr not to &"
tie nu.t order me accordingly. lie
then said; II order You to remain" :"
adding. II must See Gen. Ma-rud-r.'
We tl4rn came on to Es IL. Mayrl,lcr's 5
H-uduuart. or office. Gen. Wilir-
''on cnquired for Gen. Mayrud-r. an !.
was ioiu ],e had not come up Cen,
Wharton then wen. 10 Gen. MLSru-
1cr'S priv It" rooms. telling m,. t, ac-
company him, which did. Gen,
Wharton approached the door of one
Of tho rooms, aud l Il ink found it
tucked. H. then turned to the. xt
door.
l 10 not r.coilect whether til. doc,
was sh.t or not when he approached
it. Col! Baylor was s'ui'.. on til,
: sid. Of the bed. i,.nrr:.l Wharton
r marked: "t"l. Baylor, you inSul;
ed me n,st grossly 'h;s morning.
approaching the bed as ir,. spoke.
,en, fearing Il collision, hurried III
Very angry words We're being us"'
by both parti.S. Gen raj Whani"'
! had his fist r!,.nchrd aud near Bay
lor's face. l caught Wharton, and
y, 1 di! SO, he struck at Baylor.
10 not know tha, tao blow reached
Baylor. I got between them. Bay
lor drew his pistol. still sitting Oh tn
bedside. Seeing this, l caught hi
arm, ar,l tir,Nv 90. hold ot tho pieto!