Smyrna times., 1865-05-17


A. C[1pSs-eXamlned-Am a machinist by trade
the deputy sheriff came to my house and 70,
quGSCcu me 10 come here as a witness come
on last Monday and went hefore the Erand
Jury; another gentleman came after mo I,.t
evening when the first shot was fired thn ,ar'
4i alGS were from Six to ten feet apar.: willie the
er other SnOts were being fired a relative distanc.
WI WI rI: lllaned between them Frazier follow
@ GU @H1ildSoh 10 near the centre Of the street i
was not tar from quarter to five ocI0ct: -
'at was clear DAY; did not know Mr. E!iason did
| hoC see nm after he was shot; do w knnw
except by heaIsay that it was Eliason. y
hccallcd by State-Never was in Middletown
peiorG went up on the train that evening; il
~ iGiC about hVe minutes past five; did not see
the car; last | saw of Mr.. Eliason he.feIl into
mans arms; did not know the man the nri-
Soher mad no appearance of intoxication he
was somewhat excited am not sure ,yLctLor
he drank in the bar room or not
Franklin EllasOn, son Of John 4. Eliason
I years 81 age, was swOnl--Am the son ofI
9ohn p y. EllaSon; it was Friday the dav nv
father was shot; saw him running out Of the
mouse that day; L was by the window on the
OUTSIDE OF the house IN the alley; was standing
with my back to the window; saw my father
Jump OH the step; my uncle ran out behind
nun as my uncle went to shoot I STONED
DOWN; L was standing between the door and
the gate OF the alley way they both ran out ofI
Ihe ailey don remember whether there WAS !
any more than one shot fired while nv fatber
was IN the alley; am sure there was one. nv
ldIler ran across the street towards doctor :
eenoP uoh remember how many shots were
~ Gu Gu dlCer Chey got INTO the street don think
tnere was more than two; my uncle came ont
OF the same door that my father did when tbr
hrSt shot was fired they were not far anart
saw the pistol when my uncle came back to tho
mousse; my uncle had il in his hand i'm this wav
Showing the position | was on nv wav to
the street when my uncle returned to the house:
stopped IN the alley because [ was afraid he
would shoot me; l saw him have the pistol
Poll'eI at my father; my uncle was not far
from the doorstep when he fired | ssboniJ
Z thlhk about five feet; did not hear nv uncle or
!ather "a say anything, except my father cried
= murder as he jumped off the step remain
W ~ III u tile aIIey until my uncle returned saw
ny iatller when he was carried home. dont ,
b"ad "I'o't whether my uncle had anything ON his
- "rc" my uncle came out again he wont /
0WardS the depot; my father wa ;lU Hel ;
the house In a large chair. 0'i isu ilCo
Cross -eXamned-Saw nv unclo tho
before the murder do not know What AWNING t;,,1a
vas; think we had done tea; | was comm, n
ioWn stairs when L first saw him; he STAYED If I
he house all night; there was my father and
mother and the children; | was the eldest at
home; there were three younger than me my I
wo eldest brothers were at school in Marvlanj
was not long after my uncle came that | went :
o pea; left my uncle i'll the room with nv
amer ana mother; mother was sick; | think
le took breakfast at the hotel; he did NOT oat s.
breakfast with US; after | was done breakfast ,
ny uncle came in, and came up stairs and ask. Z
Il father to let me go with him to qrandmotb. il
rs ne asked mother also; they let me 90. he y
:ked father to lend him his carriagc. In Iot
!lm nave 1T. the carriage was BROUGHT to tLo II
y lqe door; LETT them in the room with mother Ii
'ilne went TO get ready do not recollect anv tc
lS l passing between my father and l.
ne other side OF Head of Sassafras saw tbnro b
randmother and three other women hc wont {
nto another room with grandmother: Iyo thon ID
'enI 10 Erandtather and got dinner: thnn -
anne to Head of Sassafras; nv uncle and I y
'eht INTO the hotel; he drank three timns I ~
no" we then came home; did not ston ot "
ny store Wmle at lead of Sassafras my uncIn
=. IHl o',C Vi inc motel two or three times do
Ut KNOW where he went to when we got homo =
9 9 ara not appear intoxicated when wc oot ~
u iii4ueIo"h he Went lnto Mr.. Davis hotel and
]id me to drive home: [ went IN E,tbor'
ouSe ana gave the carriage TO the serv.n+ +. siC
eht up stairs to mothers room whore fatLor co
as; my uncle came up stairs and asked far tn
-lhcr ne asked aunt, uncle wife father had II"
91e ~ do"h the front way he asked aunt where re
~ III was aunt looked In mothers room and u
'd him he was not there; uncle went Jnm,,, %nn
airs to the sitting room where INV f,tbor 49,,
m mlcle went INTO that room and shut the door
went out INTO the alley under the window. -
u the SIDE window of the sitting room no1t By
the street; was standing there about fTa of
ihateS when heard the rllstling of the door fire
not - near any words or rustling in the entry W.
"''t "%o eiiT slttlhg room door; my father was
O1St =.
ed; 9oh remember whether there ,vera o,'T
)fe Slots IN the alley; think uncle fired once On
: o,n ~, tl1o ~, "iIeF came home | did ed
go INTO the sitting room: went I'M stairs 70 of
mother room; while my father and nnoio a N
re together they talked friendly did not seq plai
ythIn9 IKE quarrel; don't recoect anv ono retu
n.lhg In oehlnd us from Head of Sassafras info
! TeInennDcr whether uncle asked father 70 Ill
with him or not -0t ~ m
Took recess until Friday ot IN o'o1,oL
rRIDAY MORNING.-COurtm met at 10 n'cIocl"
ne Court was filled to its utmost extremity r
prisoner was placed at the bar after which Cree
evidence for the State was continued COY
laruh r.. Walker swOrn.-EIeard the crv of char
rider and went out into the street: this was m
ut ~ clock; saw EliasOn coming toward -
dld mt near any shots, started toward Ella
and on reaching him, he exclaimed" catch
Martini and then fell in my arms. TaSL ca
nn what the matter was he replied I'm sna SI1
t. | asked him by whom he said 1bu w 2ld,
m Frazier assisted him to Dr. Barr'S E lorw
'e; in, the office saw the bullet drors nave We
n his drawers which were united: was "rUp not gu on
he office more than five or ten minntoS mO. ux
not see any blood; he was carried Lomo - A~
lrm chair BY myself and Mr. Peters: carr;nd BY hi
to the hall; he was carried up stairs nto left b
front room; was only in the room about n age,
utei Mr.. Peters was undressing him the ms! DIS pi
on L left him in the hall was becanse Mr. aOu,v mv
son asked me to take his wife up stairs to ny
room; she was near the foot of the stairs
ElIason had his right hand on the small of
pack and the left raised up when saw him Not
!, nc said, catch me, Martin did not Arell
the condition of Mr. Eason health on ware ware
lay he was shot; saw him in the morning: !3tn3
Frazier on that day Mr. Eason was gen a.1 ut'ona
addressed as John A | sat up with Mr. "eSS,y n.y.
son three nights; saw Frazier walking to- =, the "'
Mr. Eliason' house did not notice any anni';
:, peculiar about him; it was about { Ma,
| Friday DIR. Chamberlain, and DR.. Barr
ed to the nature of the wounds. Jesse -,
!, Justice of the Peace, Geo. w. Naudain, The
On