Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-13
Account of tie Murder.
THE FLIGHTAND CAPTURE.

j. s.. Ely called: I live in Newburgh.
Keep the Cataract House. Remember the
time Tamzen was shot. Saw DR.. Hughes the
night previous at my house. About eleven
O'Clock that night some one called at my
door. Going to it, l found DR.. II. there with
Mr.. Russell and a man driving the carriage.
They went into the bar room drank, smoked,
| think, dc. The Doctor spoke of going up
in the country 10 see a patient, and Russell
added, "They were going about four miles
in the country. The Doctor had a limb to
amputate." Staid about fifteen minutes. ]
next saw DIR. II. about four o'clock the next
afternoon. He was under arrest. The Doe
tor went into the wash room of my hotel,
washed, combed his hair, and had some
thing todrink. Can't testify exactly as 10 what
was said. ! said in substance to DIR. H,
this is a bad job He said but little, "you
think So" Can't r~ecollect what else, if any
thing, he said. Doctor paid for the drinks,
l think. Don'tknow who called them. Think
officer McKinstry offered to pay, but the
Doctor said mo, I'll pay for them" There
was nothing unusual in Hughes, manner,
that l could discover. Had had some ae-
quaintance with him. He was rather still
and morose the evening previous.
Witness stated on croos examination, that
DR.. Hughes looked as if he had been drink
ing a good deal the day previous.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. SALISBURY.
TncentS a~lisJurycaHed: kept the Frank
lin House in Bedford last July and August.
Was at home the day Tamzen Parsons was
shot. Heard Of it Immediately. DR.. Hughes
staid at my house q part of the night pre-
viOus, arriving there between midnight and
two o'clock in the morning. Saw the party,
but not 10 speak to them that night. Spoke
to them, Hughes, Russell and Carr, about
seven o'clock the next morning, when they
had come out into the bar room from taking
breakfast. Knew only DR.. Hughes. He in
troduced me to Russell, whom ne addressed
rs Major somebody, l think Major Hanson.
1 asked the Doctor where he had been? He
SAID he had been to Independence to ampu-
tate a limb, see a patient, or something of
that kind. Asked him how his business was?
He said, "good, enough for ten more like
myself" They then paid their bills, can't
say whether Hughes or Russell paid, but
they divided the change they received.
They then started, got as far as the door,
when l motioned to Hughes, and he came
back. asked him how he had got along
with his difficulty in Cleveland. He said,
it was all settled" They then vent off.
Did not see them until after the murder.
DR.. H. was a perfect gentleman while at my
house.
Cross examination I got up the night
they came TO my house. Merely saw them
past through the room, as my son was light
ing them to bed. l did not serve them with
any liquor. Think my son served them. In
paying their bull, they paid for drinks.
Drank whisky the next morning. Doctor,
or one of them, had his flask filled with
whisky. l think it was the Doctor who had
ii filled. They drank twice after breakfast.
TESTIMONY OF MASTER EDDY.
TAeoran Eddy called: I am sixteen years
old, and live at the Plank Road House. Re-
member the day Tamzen was killed. Saw
DR.. Hughes that day, in the forenoon, in a
grocery opposite our house. They came to
our house and called for beer. They then
crossed over TO the grocery. 1 followed on
in a few moments. Saw them drinking beer,
and heard them talking. They talked most
ly about the army. staid there till about
twelve o'clock. 1 saw nothing but beer
drank. Couldn't see that any one of the
party drank any less than another. Hughes
drank some of his beer, and threw some on
the floor. Russell said something To Hughes
about his (Hughes) going back on him and
not drinking all his beer.
Cross examination : | was in the grocery
part of the time, and out on the steps a part
Hughes, Russell, Carr, Krun, Charles Nor
way, Mr.. Eastwood, a Dutchman and nv
self were there. All the men drank each
time drinks were called for. I saw Hughes
throw half a glass of his beer on the floor
every time he drank.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. srAyBRIDGE.
Sophia StanBridee called l live opposite
the Plank Road House. DR.. Hughes was
ut my house the forenoon before Tamzen
was shot. Party of three came about IL
o'clock. Had seen him twice before. The
party were drinking present use" ale while
at my house. l should think the Major
drank most. The Doctor quit drinking be-
r. l. - a. L-.- -
little, and throw the rest ON the floor, and |
saw him put two or three glasses behind
the scales. They left about l o'clock P. NJ.
l noticed DR.. HIS face was very red, and
the Major put flour on it. Noticed nothing
unusual in his manner. Seemed TO walk
straight.
Cross Examination My husband came
home from Cleveland with beer a little
after twelve o'clock. They had drank all
the beer 1 had. We had to tap another
half-barreI. No whisky was drank there.
Direct examination resumed: Dr. Hughes
brought the haif-barrel into the grocery.
He had seemed to have no difficulty in
standing on the barrel.
TESTIMONY OF MI sTANBRIDGE.
James cambridge called II keep grocery
opposite the Plank Rad House. Saw DR..
Hughes the day Tamzen was shot. He was
in my house. Had seen him once or twice
before. Saw him that day between twelve
and one o'clock in the afternoon. He stayed
about an hour after | got home. They drank
present use ale. Beer was drank five or six
times after ! got home. Hughes threw away
some of his, and some he hid behind the
scales. He was so full he couldn't hold
more. DR.. Hughes took the half barrel OF
beer out of my wagon and put it on the stoop
of the grocery. He seemed TO be pretty well
eAnlA walk and talk perfectly
well was full Of fun. When they went
away they headed toward Bedford.
Cross Eramination.-Dr. Hughes was not
:" far from short drunk" that day. Saw him
drink out Of q flask. His face was very red
and his eyes stnak nut-His faA~-i
than had ever seen 1t before.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. POWELL.
Francis PoueH, called I live in Bedford.
1 was working in my lot when Tamzen was
shot. Mr.. Christian lived on that lot. The
house is about thirty feet back from the
front fence. The front door is opposite the
gate, The house stands higher than the
street. l was about ten or twelve feet west
of the spot where the accident occurred.
was about twelve feet from the fence. There
were three men working with me. l saw
Tamzen go into the lot, and DR.. Hughes was
following her very close. She tried to get
into the house, but before she reached it,
DR.. H. oYerhauled her, took hold of her
dress and shot her. / asked Dr.. II. what he .
had done. He faced me, and said, che had
shot her deal" He stood halt a moment,
turned around and went up to the girl,
turned her head around and examined the !
wound. He said, "Yes, she's dead"
When first saw her she was in the yard, I
walking fast toward the house. DR.. H. was
about two steps behind her. l was looking
towards them when ne fired. He set the
pistol right in her neck, taking hold of her
dress near the shoulders, with his left hand. :
First saw the pistol as he took hold OF ]
her. While he was examining the (
wound, l jumped over the fence
and ran down town, and alarmed the peo- l
pie. / left Hughes in the yard. He had
not vet left the corpse. Saw him next go {
ing down Columbus street. He had got !
half way to the corners. John Price had :
hold of his arm as they were walking down !