The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-28

W-te~N7~~e
The trisl Of the muraerers Of HsIsrnsl
conmeneea o. sunday, e. ten O'Clock, ans
was eoucludsa yesterday.
The deal Of The Court vas IS follows
Bvt Ma Gen. R. ". johnson, Q. g. A.
Bvt Lieut.-Col E. H. Leib.
MAJOR John A. Wright. A. A g. U 3. v
Cox. R. Z. Crolton, 18th q. s. A.
Capt NJ A. Cochran, 18th u s. A.
Bvs. MAJOR 4 c. Blsekmsn, Judge Ae'
IT. Court met in the rooms ef the af-
tsrv Commission, ia tie large brick building
ipst Al the right Of Fort Eegly The Court
orgsuized il The front parlorof the mansion.
The rear parlor opening into the courl-ro1
l4Eit by vide odiag doors vs. geeuPisd b. tiis
number Of officers and ladies.
The citizens took great interest IN the
trial, and during its entire continuance, q
large crowd waa standing around the MIL
tafy Commission rooms The charges ana
speoifcstions embrace the facts, as already
detCled in our columns, and were prepared
by Capt. Voris, Of Gen. Thomas staff. The
prisoners W,rs tried aeparately-
sAsas LTsAueHI
sUsDAy, Nov. 2sth, ls6s.
To the charge and specifications the Pris-
onar plead not guilty The first witness
> 6. Tignor, being sworn, testified as
q Are you citizen Of Nashville, and in
what capacity you setting -
A. ! am one Of the deputy Marshals
e Do you know the prisoner
a. know hin BY sight.
z. State when and WHARF you first knew
ia"
A. srst saw him on Thursday evening
lHst after ~ o'clock, in CAPTAIN VIA ofice
- Lin the Roll Office getting his pay ticket
Y. Did you arrest hlm3
A. / was with him when arrested. j. ".
~ sReddick took him out
@ II ae has said anything 70 you about
he assault on Mr.. Hehsrnan, state Wher It
VAS what he said, and al the eireum-
4. Eext morning visited the jail and
went in 20 him. He came out and /
asked him how he was, ana where Perry
Has. He anid he would tell me all about Il.
4 lie said, viii tell you ali know about
H. There were four o. Us play ing eachre
Perry, Aeclasky, craft and myself, and
OF the party proposed to 60 to Bob
Pages saloon 70 gei q drink, aud when they
got there il late he refused TO let
tnom in. They then walked UP the street
piece, and saw the bsrouehe coming
.18 E one Of them said ''let's 81 little farther,
and by that they went distanee-he
did not say how far The barOuche came
up, and they turned Oh just before the
baroucb got to them. They then came
back On the read, ond the bafouche il
the road One Of them, Perry o. Ne tlnsly, |
don' knox which, said, ''iet's 60 for that !
barouche." One Of them, think he sad |
hcClusky, got the horse by the reinsi one
Of them ierked the man OUT and they fred.
~ the frsi Gre be ran
Q. Where did he say this occurred. and
what nighlg
A. Thursday night, on jefferson street,
North Nashville, on the pike that runs from
Hehesnan,s house
9. Did be tell you who was in the car
rage 81 the timer
A. He did not
u.
fron she garage, when he said, "let's 60
A. About twenty steps.
Q. What did cay about his going to the
barouehs when the expression was used
A He did not say whether he went with
9. You say he told you which one seized
the bridfe3
A. He said Meclusky.
q give, near you can, what be said
immediately sfter the expression, "let'a 60
A. We run right back on to the street.
He used the pfonoun "ge."
O. State anything further be may have
&c I'd 70 you OF in your hearing.
f. he said he very sorry be was
WITH them he expected 10 have SONS
Brsvst Major Wills, A. Q. A., was then
sworn and testified as follows
&. State your rank and the ouiy you are
the present month-
A. i an 9 Quartermsster at Nashville
Q. etsse whether one James Lysaught
the I'D Of this month in your en-
ployY
ploy a. q 'sstchmsn FOR the Government
The case Of William Dean alas Mooiasky
wiiisa D5sn alsas McClusEy, va, then
arTAignea on the chaFges and sPeeihesiiona,
and pleaded s. foilowss
To the frst charge and specihestion--
s'Guty Of being present and having
pistol hui not guiIts Of shooting.
10 che second charge and specification
10 sbe thisd charge and sPecifeatiOn--
-sGuilty.'
The charges and specifications in this case
we're the same % those ia the case Of James
Lyssught, The aAne Of Dean being sub
The prisoner is e man apparently twenty
three or four years oldwth stole, unintel-
lgibe lock, brown eyes, light bar and
mousiache and complexion inciining %
searthy. He dressed not sloyenly, but
IN coarse, citizsn's clothing, with heavy
boots. Nithal he did not lock Ike man
a traveller would he afraid to meet on lone
road a. night He vas quite sell possessed
his denean9r, and listened 70 the evil
dence 10 his ease with respectful attention,
,bui without Displaying much anxiety.
lie then asEed 70 make the following
We were over az Miss Knoxs, and we
started away from home, and We got out
side the door, Gran SAYS, "boya, LET'S hsyo
eonlethinE 20 drink" We went over 70 Mr.
Psge's. he then in BED. Thea We
raped at the door and wsnted him 10 get
up. He would not get up and give an y
hing 70 drink We walked up the road
piece; presently there q buggy came
along. Tom Perry he stoppea the buggy,
and him and me was on one side and Mr..
Gran and Jim the other. When the hrst
shot was fred, run and came 70 the quar-
tcrs, and staid there til Mr.. Parker came
and told us, At Ne. shsnty, that Mr. cEsii
was shot, and then George Acuariy ana two
or three other boys went over % see hun.
The prisoner admitted that be was IN the
Governmeut employ.
5. J. ssarEsy, being duly sv-OrH, testified
.. n Yea are an ofEeer ssste your of6ee.
A. ] an Of The Deputy Marsbais Of
the city.
q. u YOU have had any conversation with
This prisoner in relation 70 the assault on
william Heaernan, stale what thai eonver-
SETON fully you can.
A. Alter had arrested these gentle
men We started Nashville. We ssresied
him lthe prisoner) Just on the len hand side
OF hyde'a Ferry Pike, about miie trara
the SQUARE hear where Mr.. Cheaihem lives,
bstwesn jefferson Street Pike and Hyje's
Ferry Pike As on 10 town. and
had ga en- College street, ssked his gen.
tlensn x he knew these olher parties, and
Whistler be vas with these parties OF not
I'll. lie told me he wa. l mentioned Mr. hei-
fernhnt name % him, snd asked him i De
was IN connecton with those fellows, shoot
ing and murderine Mr. Eedernan He
sad that he ] also asked him who
wes engsged With him. dc gave ne .
mans name which I can't recoiicct He
also gave me the name Of Ttoelas Fsrrg and
4tftc slaaasy I could not rccuilect his
othel name; and he also told u where we
coEa and them, and where they stopped.
lie tod me that they an stopped tia ba-
roachs has Mr. hefesuda was in aud Perry
took The horse By the birdie. and this lano
that wounded and Jimmy ierfed ne
out Of the haro0ehc. He said shost
that time there pistol fred. sud he
ran tie suid also that he Had pistol bu5
never drzd a.
g. pia is say whether tbis uounaea u.s
used Sny sHpFeaslons7 n 50, what were
a Hsssid lhst crsil said to him aBoys.
foa must Dc your duty, and Il you don't
yea tnos Wat seeonss oi you.f Thai is
oastioa ~ The Court. Did the pasonsr
s,n yea IN that conversation who .,iia the /
A. lie ted ne thsf c-zgf area ths pistol
IA eraft was the man that dons tie shoo.-
Question BY the Court. Al what time vas
that remark inadeP
A. When tAey were rushing upon the As-
roeches previous % the iripr
lnesstlou by the coart. De he sisse " bat
s@ee. ne night il oecurrea, and Whist night
A ne ssld i Was little bsso,o n o,,io..
eN-'-t ht4nessav NIGHT