Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-22

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they brought out a man in a wagon, with
his coffin, whom they said was HAUN. Ar
order was read, on the scaffold, to have his
body turned over to his friends. A guard
was about the gallows and the crowd, about
! 5000, were all kept out, but about half-a
| dozen, who were inside. 1t was a good
while ago, and | don't remember who were
inside the guard, but two, Mr.. MCCAIN and
| RUFE REED. MCCAIN was inside the guard
! and upon the seaffold. HAUN was hanged
| dead. | didn't remember what any one did
l thought, at the time, that no one was al
| lowed inside but those who Ofhciated. II
was the defendant, MCCAIN, that L saw
| there. t..rcmember who were inside bul
the two. The party inside hanged him
Can't tell what any one did. \ sentence
was read. Can't tell what it was, nor who
by.
Don't know that l ever did hear any OF
the defendants say anything encouraging the
| hanging of HAUN, or anything about it. Ii
was in this county, in November or De
cember.
Col. }. {. LUTTRELL was called for the
State:
J. c. LUTTRELL: | was here during the
whole war | recollect when HAUN was
came here the morning HAUN was hung
it might have been the day before-but then,
until that morning, he had been absent about
| three weeks. | recollect very well that he
went to General CARROLL and got an order
from him to send HAUN's body home.
The defendant MCCAIN, asked to show
that he went TO General CARROLL, and also
to show his declarations in that connection,
asking that HAUN should not be hung, and
if hung, that his body should be sent to his
friends.
Witness stated that MCCAIN left him sta
ting he was going to CARROLL to get HAUN
reprieved or his body sent to his friends, and
he came back with the order The order
read that if MCCAIN demanded the body, it
should be given to him, if not, that it be
buried at the foot of the gallows.
| was at the Lamar House, at MCCANN's
room; and he left there going to the gallows,
and left me there. He got the order aboat
one hour before he left me to go to the gal
lows, and he repeatedly told me, as he stood
with the order in his hand, that he was
going to the gallows for the purpose of get
ting the body. MCCAIN had no connection
with the guard as it left the prison. 1t was
within the hour previous that he said he was
going to the gallOws to get the body. At
the time lie went and got the order, we stood
on the street. | don't know that he said he
had any object only to get his body and
send it to HAUNs family; said he was sorry
for him. He said when he went to go to
Gen. CARROLL that he was going after the
order. | have known MCCAIN well for
twelve years. at least; i don't think | ever
knew more kind, humane man in my life.
Judge BRIDGES was called.
| am acquainted with Captain MCCAIN.
He is a very kind, humane man at heart.
He was very kind to me when | was pris-
oner. | knew him long before the war.
CROSS EXAMINED.
He was said to be reckless in the army. |
knew him in Nashville as very gentleman
ly man. | believe ! never heard anything
against him as citizen. ! met him at the
Lamar House in 1861 He was a very
kind man to me. | was prisoner at the
time. If you want me to particularise, |
know of his being engaged iii breaking up
railroads and dashing into the Union lines.
never heard of his being a guerrilla chief.
lneyer heard or knew of his being unkind
to anv citizens
J. J. MCCAIN called for the defense
q. State where r. MCCAIN was in De
cember 1861.
A. | am his brother. Between the 18th
and 10th of November, 1861, my brother
came to Nashville, going to Bowling Green.
From the 18th to 10Th of November he got
there, and stayed until about the lst of De-
cember. Somewhere from the LIST to the 9TH
he returned thence to Knoxville, and could
not have been in Knoxville more than three
or four days before he returned to Nashville
again. on account of his fathers illness.
After he got to Nashville, he remained there
until the lst Of January before he returned
to Knoxville. He was taken, long time
after that, and remained in prison about
wear, on Johnson's Island.
CROSS EXAMINED.
| have a written memorandum of dates,
which | 90 by | mean to say that my
brother was here but about four or five days
in December, 1861.
Other witnesses were examined, both for
the State and the defense, but the above is
synopsis Of the important testimony. One
HAM. RYAN was examined for the prosecu-
ton, who testified to certain conduct of
MCCAIN Immediately connected with
HAUN's execution, but his credibility or ac-
curacy was successfully impeached by the
defense.
The defense offered copy of the order
of Secretary BENJAMIN conyening the court
for the trial of HAUN and others, charged
with bridge burning, but this the court re-
fused, and defendants counsel excepted to
the ruling. Col. BAXTER, however, was re-
called and gave in testimony the substance
of the order.
Oae of the defendants, KAN, offered his
parole in evidence, which was rejected by
the court, and the ruling excepted to by the
counsel.
Gen. GRANTS recommendation that the
prisoners be Internationally released, was
also refused by the court, and the defen-
dants filed exceptions to that decision.
Under this state of facts the argument for
the defense was made on Wednesday by Hon.
JNo. NETHERLAND, JNO. NJ. FLEMING,
Esq, and Judge GEORGE Brown and on
yesterday Attorney General THoRNBURG
was TO close on behalf of the State, and the
case to be given to the jury under charge of
Judge SWAN.