Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-24
THE BYRON MURDER CASE.
Review OF the Testimony
Commenced.

The evidence in this cause was concluded
on last Friday, and the argument Of counsel
began, and will be completed on Monday.
The Attorney General, NJ. NJ. BRIEN, Jr.,
Messrs. Brady IL PEABODY, and WIN.
y. BuBo have spoken. WM. 6. B4ES
viii conclude the defence and Judge GUILD
the prosecution. The trial Of the cause has
excited great attention and drawn large
crowds, especially during the argument.
1t appears from the proof that ON the 18th
Of December last, about O'Clock at night,
three men came TO the toll-gate kept by the
deceased on the Lebanon turnpike, and
asked for drink Of water BYRON, who
had retired early, dressed himself and gave
il to them.
They asked 10 be permitted to warm, and
were invited 70 the fire, it having turned
suddenly cold. Two went in. The third
remained on his horse. After the two had
been sitting in the house awhile one Of them
rose up and inquired of BYRON if he had
any pistols? lie said no. One of the two
pushed the deceased back and began to fire
upon him; the second began to fire at him
also. The wife and mother-in-law Of BYRON
by efforts and entreaties endeavored to pre-
vent them from killing him, but in vain.
They shot him repeatedly, and after he had
fallen dead on the bed where two of his
children were sleeping, one of the muir
derers fired at him twice, and finally Mrs.
BRYANT, the mother-in-law of the deceased,
knocked the pistol out of his hand and it
fell near the foot Of the bed.
Mrs. BYRON then ran towards the front
door but was prevented from going out by
the third man, who came in after the shoot
ing commenced she ran to the back door
and going out ran to a neighbors. As soon
as the pistol which had fallen had been re-
covered one Of them glanced around the
room and all dGItiRg out Of the front door,
mounted their horses and were heard rum
ming towards Lebanon. Pursuit was in
stanty made but the assassins were too fleet
10 be captured Afterwards a teamster was
arrested by policeman MALLORY in Nash
Vile for the running into a wagon;and being
asked his name, said JAMES GRREN, when
the policeman arrested him, a rewardof 5000
haSlsg been offered by the Governor for
man Of that name and others.
PolicemanMALLoY accompanied Mrs. By
ROM tothe Jail, and when GREEN was brought
into the Office, she said he was the one who
killed her husband.
Another witness swore that on the 18th
Of December, an hour by sun, he saw three
men together on a road one mile from Nc
Whirtersyille, one of whom he thought was
GREEN.
Divers witnesses testified that they were
robbed on the Lebanon Turnpike that night,
and some one said that WAGNER shot
one of the three in the arm.
1t was further shown that a man named
GREEN had passed through the tollgate
about ten days before the murder, and quar-
relied with BYRON and was struck in the |
mouth by him. who threatened toreturn and |
be revenged.
1t was further stated by Mrs BYRON and |
Mrs. BRYANT, that they thought one Of the |
three looked like defendant LYNUM.
The prosecution introduced witnesses to |
prove the character of some of their wit !
nesses, and there they closed. Defendant |
GREEN, proved by four witnesses that he
was in Nashville on the night of the 18th
of December, and defendant LYMAN, showed |
from the register of the Clifton House, Gin
cinnaii. from the register of the steamer st.
Charles, and from three witnesses who were |
not attacked that he was in Cincinnati on
the 18th Of December last. Both defend |
ants proved good characters, and the prose
cution did not attack their character, nor |
did they attempt to impeach their witnesses.
LYMAN showed that he was wounded in the |
arm after the 25th of December, and the |
State attempted to show that it was earlier. |