The Evansville journal., 1866-11-12


been killed long before ne did KIN him.
CFosa,ekamined-4Joh1 Carlisle said in
Church, when wilkins read the warrant:
| H"Yos dFd old spy, you were limping
| round here this morning III had known
you had warrant for me. we would have
hung yop on that limb1 motioning
through the window towards the timber;
said Hampton ought TO have been killed
! long before we did kill him; then said,
Immediately, the man that killed him is
not here; he might know who did kill
! him, but he was not here; did not draw
revolver on old man; drew one on the son
told him he had a nice neck for hanging;
wanted to know ii Mrs. Hampton said she
could identify them; Wilkins said she
could; Carlisle said she viii never testify
against usanyhow; this was said on boat,
near Roclsport; / rode a white behind old
man Carlisle; then young Carlisle rode be-
hind him.
Geo. w. Wilder sworn4IIis evidence
was much tile same as Wi lsing and Files
with immaterfai verbal variations. [rhe
State rested for the present.I
- EvIDEScE FOR THE DEFRNcE.
j. r. Washburn sworn Reside In Owens
boro; am City Judge; am partially ac-
quainted with Mr.. Hampton; a lady,
claiming 10 be tile wife OF Lieut.. Hampton,
about the 2oth Of July, asked for a warrant
for the arrest OF certain parties; issued
a warrant on her application5 have itwith
! me; gave 1t to Col. Crockett) my sigma
ture there is genuine; it went into the
sheriff's hands; was not given back till
the Caf1isle's were arrested Mrs. Hamp-
ton made the affidavit, and signed IL In my
nrasence. she sWOre 10 IT, Hi''i'
The counsel for the prisoner desired TO
offer the warrant, and offered a writ In evil
dence
Baker objected, arid after discussion, the
objection was sustained.
The counsel for defence made several
efforts to get the document or It's contents
before the court. bat was promptly met by
objections, which were sustained, and the
witness was permitted TO retire. ~
John Campbell; swoTn-I reside In Owens
boro: know Mrs. Julia Hampton; heard of
Lieut.. Hampton being killed; Mrs. III. sent
for me next day wanted me TO take her to
Webkter County; saw her at Mrs. Bryant's; I;
talked with her. She said Ave men came
to her house; think she said Ave; she
might have satd four; don't recollect clear
ly; my best recollection il she said five.
Don1 think She discovered them; asked II
she knew any OF them; she said site did
not. Don't remember that / asked how
many men went into her house. Believe
IL is 10 miles from here to Owensboro by
water the river was lowi don't know the
rate Of curreitg.Hti t!iaH} .7aah2 i5n
The cross-examination did not elicit any
thing new! 4ilnahis i4HfiHl td i2.d" si'
Thomas Winstead, sworn4I reside at
Owensboro; am not personally acquainted
with Mrs. Hampton; met her once on bank
of river, last sunnmer; met her.where she
surprised her husband had been killed,
about 400 0iyards below the steamboat land
ing; said she did not know but one man
In the party thai took her husband
away that was Walter MeDaniels; knew
Walter MfDaniels. He lived ia Owens
boro for the last fifteen years, She
gave me all the particulars of the abdue-
tion, suppose as far as she knew Baker
objected to the witness telling what she
said. The objection sustained.) Told me
four men came to her house. She only
knew Walter McDanieis. i'aA a.tt- Ipeia
TO The Court .Ashe said four men came
to her house, two gave their names. pht
Cross-examined. Am not acquainte
with the defendants.
Direct examination resumed. --She said
one of the men gave his name as Bufe
Carlisle. She did not know him, but her
husband did. The other gave his name
as Dr. Davidson. She did not know him,
but her husband did; was not acquaint-
ed with Hampton; never heard of nim
till the night OF the occurrence
Ed Williams sworn--Knew Lieut.. Thos.
X. Hampton five years ago; lived ten miles
from him In Hopkins County, KY; saw
him after; was deputy Sheriff; Hampton
was fully g feet high; am s feet 10 inches;
he was considerably taller than am;
think he had white hair-very light; have
seen him once or twice, In four or Ave
years; was 30 to 32 years old.
Cross examined Old man Carlisle is nay
half-uncle; lived ten nailes from Hampton
at the outbreak of the war; have not seen
him often since, t,sli mo- .af..,5 .5.t.l
Graham Hughes ssworn-Lived in Ovens
horo last July on the night of 18th ofJuly,
about II o'clock, was awakened by q re-
port OF firearms; very loud; thought the
firing was close by; went on the portico;
saw q man coming down the street on the
bank from the distillery; went down stairs
and out on the bank, the man coming to
| me; / asked him what vast the matter; he
said man had committed MUIR
der In Webster County, had O
| bench warrant to bring him over.
! Baker; objected, and 'theaa objection
sustained.) )iliWhen got to the bank saw
two men in askif III the river, and one
man ON shore at edge of water; The man
on the bank called TO the men I'm the skifr
and at the waters edge to hurry on with
the skin Tor that man will drown" the
men in the skifT madedno answer, except
to hurry with the slSiff the man on the
bank said: ''Dont fre any more, he
has given up;v did not hear the other three
say anything; the men came ashore with
the skin, drew II on the sand, and started
of diagonally up the shorei the man on
the bank Joined them at the distillery .