The Evansville journal., 1866-11-12

sometimes in the employ of the State,
sometimes OF the United States, and some-
times OF individuals; the Sheriff Of Marion
County first spoke to me Of this cases VIM.
Holloway, one Of Gov. Morton's secreta-
ries. spoke to me afterwards; had an in
terview with Gov. Morton on the subject
my expenses were 10 be paid by the State;
will get no more II they are convicted
than If they are acquitted; know OF no re-
ward being offered; went TO RoclSport first !;
had seen 20 notice Of a body being found
at Evansville learned that first about the
3D. Of August through private source; Mr..
Thager first told me, ut the cars as was
leaving indianapolis on Friday; came
back on Monday had body disinterred on
Tuesday, 20 see II 1t was the body Of
Hampton, had seen Mrs. Hampton before
the disinterment; she gave me n descrip-
tion of her husband and OF his clothing.
Th9 witness repeated her description
same as has been given With a slight
additien). Strap on back Of pants
was bnund with material of different color (;
have not read Mrs. Hampton's testimony;
heard little of it read this morning; have
had no conversation with heras % her tes-
timony; questioned as TO interviews and
conversations with Mrs. Hampton, and
with reference 10 the disinterment of the
body, bat nothing important was elicitedl !:
did not say when the body was taken up,
"that Is not the inan / am looking forT
took down a memoranda OF her description
OF the clothing; had her repeat IL 10 see II
she would give 10 the same again; never
showed her the memoranda; clothing
again described); have lost the memoran-
da; she spoke of pocket knife; said
Hampton Away" carried one; she de-
scrihed the knife; got IL OF n brother OF the
deceased in Hopkins County, Kentucky;
went to arrest the Carlisles upon a, war
rantlfrom the Freedman's Bureau at Ow-
ensboro; had requisition from the Gov
ernor; had seventeen men from Indiana
with me (the witness gave the names OF
bis posseD had been in Hopkins County
before; was hunting for the Carlisles; they
were not at home the first time l was
there; heard they were In the, ,neighbor-
hood saw them first between the'l5th and
Goth OF August was at his house; first saw
the young man on horseback on the road to
slaughterville; heard that Davidson, Nc
Daniels and the Carlisles were some
times Mt homo and sometimes, abb
sent arrested them in Church. on sun
day, three miles from the old mans
house; Church on a public highway. Crhe
witness gave n detailed account Of the
arrest, which did not differ mat erial.y from
the account,published In the JOURNAL. at
the time.) The old man said: 81 am as
game a man as you ever saw :" asked where
he was to be taken to; told him TO ow-
ensbbro; he asked If ne was To be taken to
indiana; I told him not 'on this warrant I;
returned the warrant TO the Agent of the
Freedman's Bureau, at owensboro. The
with ess repeated the warrant from memo-
ry, as follows;
To Peter wilkins: You are commanded
TO arrest. with as little delay as possible,
the following named persons: John Car
Isle, Cyrus Carlisle and DIR. Geo, Davidson,
charged with heimprder Of lieut.. Thom7
as ". Hampton, and deliver them TO this
Court, by authority of BreVet Maj. Gen.
Jefferson G. Davis.
lSigned:l -. AUBLE
n Agent Freedman's Bureau.
Under that warrant arrested the Car
isles, and carried them TO greensboro; re-
ported TO Capt Auble. He did not require
me TO bring In the prisoners. When / call
ed their names they arose. each saying; " /
am the man." After they left the church
they were separated. The old man was on
horseback; the young man afterwards got
up behind him. The old man commenced
q conversation to the crowd in general ;
several pistols were drawn all the time;
don't think any one said they ought 10 be
killed. Neither of them attempted TO es-
cape. The old man wanted 10 go TO the
church door; tried to go in; we held hiTa
back; he pulled hard; a gun was levelled :
/ threw up my hand, and 1t was with
drawn; the pistols were not particularly
drawn on prisohers. The old man COM
men9ed conversation; said he did not be-
lieve Hampton was dead; Brown and
Murphy overlook us after the conversation
took place; old man said II. he had known
we were coming, we would not have got
him. replied: " was aware OF that" /"
and took care that no should not know It..
After while no said; g. Hampton IL dead
and In hell, right whore he ought 70 bel"
He said IL knew Hampton as we'll as he
did, and knew whst he had done as we'll as
he did, we would not have come there to
arrest him Carlisle declared his innocence
all the time; said he went upto Owensboro
with Davidson; did not say there was a
bench warrant for Hampton from Webster
County in the hands of the Sheriff OF Da-
VteSS County, ana VhaI ne was BoluE UP as
guard In case he was arrested did not say
what his business was to Owensboro: : said
III Davidson was there he would clean him |;
talked with him on the boat was anxious
to know If they were to 60 10 Indiana /;
told them all the Il ne not on that warrant: !:
turned the prisoners over TO the Sheriff Of
Daviess County, on n writ of Gov. Bram-
lette the, old man asked if Mrs. Hampton
said she could identify them; I said she
did; he said II she'said she could recognize
us or knew us that night she lies;
she could not haye known us that
night; 1t Is strange to me If
she knew us from what she saw that
night dhInlx remember the very words.
(The witness then detailed the trip to
RoclSport, where the prisoners were kept
one night at the hotel and one night in
goi ond fba,,ca IN I,OuiSVille.l had NOT