The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-10

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The forenoon Of yesterday was oc-
cupied with the trial Of some trivial
suit, and the examination Of the Car
isles was again postponed until two
o'clock, when the Court again con
vened, and the examination was re-
sumed, 9H.3,f,'li III ~ tI'l
Mrs. Julia Hampton was sworn. She
is young woman Of fine personal APP
pearance, dressed in deep mourning,
and at once won the sympathy of every
one in the Court room, which was
crowded with eager spectators. AS
herltestimony with that Of Detective
Wilkins, is the most important in the
case, we propose to give it pretty full.
Lived in Indiana July 18th, at
the ferry landing exactly opposite
Greensboro, in Spencer County.
Thomas Y. Hampton was then my
husband, and lived at the same place.
On the 25th of July:about 10 o'clock
at night, four men came to my house I;
we we're asleep; the door was open; the
weather was very pleasant; the men
called Hampton; he answered; we
walked about the same time; one of
the men said" We have an arrest for
you, from Webster County, KY, get
up and put on your clothes" Hamp-
ton asked what he was arrested for;
the man replied, 1--WE don't suppose
you have done anything to be arrested
for" Hampton said don't know chat
/ have; one of the men took seat
In the room; the other stood at the
door while my husband was putting
ON his clothes; it was moonlight
night; the moon was shining very
brightly; the men were armed, saw a
revolver; nay husband asked, who are
you; one Of them said, Davidson /;
my husband said, George Da,
wilson? He answered, yes; ="
L suppose you know me; Hampton
said he did; the man who stood by
the door said my name is Carlisle; you
are the man that killed my brother;
Hampton said | am not; / asked Da-
wilson to let noe go. with them; he
said might; the third one who stood
on the steps said, mo, Captain, she
had better not go;;n-I said / should
go; the one on the steps said, "She
will be betterloff at home, than to go
with US tonight" Walter Nc
Daniels said that; insisted
would go; they said, 'sNo, wait
till tomorrow, go down on packet
TO Evansville, then take the Green
River packet to Webster County"
would find my husband there; told
me not to be uneasy; my husband re-
marked that he had rather | would
GO with him; they took him by the
arm and went out; followed them a
piece from the house McDaniels
staid back with mel said i should not
be uneasy, my husband should not be
harmed; j asked to bio him good
bye; McDaniels told Davidson
L wanted to bid him good, bye;
Davidson said i had; l sahd mo. They
stopped bid him good by, saying,
|" Honey, feel as if you will be MUIR
dered tonight" He said 81. feel
confident Of it, Z McDahiels lsaid
: You are confident of it, are your"
He spoke kind of harsh. The. men
were all present; Davidson had him
by the arm; they went on them ]
asked McDaniels bis name, He laid:
F' Never mind ;dunst be uneasy, nnII
said: II will take your word then
as a gentleman, that they would
| not iniure him; they then went
on; they went down to. the river q
piece below my house aud got in Q
skiff. and went across. towards Owens.
| Iboro: heard the skiff after they left
1.-THE shore; did not see it; heard the
firing of five pistolsg0saw the flash
can't say whetherait was in the skiff Of
on. the bank have never seen my
/ husband since have seen his clothes
/ black cashmere pants, white liner
coat. checked vest, white shirt, heavy
boots and white yarn socks; yes
white and black; wooden goods
vest buttons, white and black, bleach
ed cotton shirt, pleeted linen bosom
no collar, had on white drilling
drawers; don't think he had on an,
undershirt; he had a pocket knife
(knife shown to witness, yes this i
since he was taken away; saw then
| in the Office at the poor house II
this County; Mr.. wilkins was, pres
ent and two other gentlemen; do no
know their names; was given piece
of his hair by one of the men at tn
poor house: wilkins was present
the hair was exactly like my hus
hands: he was thirty-three years o
age. five feet ten inches high, Ugh
| hair sandycw hiskers; think / would
know two of the persons were L IL
see them-DaYidsoh and McDaniels
the aonel who stood out in the yarC
wasla Tow. rather heavy setman.i TIL
| one p Who called himself. Carlisle
Lad AL oIothes. lad whiskers.'