The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-22
THE BRUxER couRr mARrIAL.


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denomination by Judge Adyocate.-Mr
Bruner was under no obligations to me,
that be should have given me the $4,000
referred to day before yesterday. I ap-
Piled to him for $1,000 in addition TO the
above, but there was no one present at the
time, except Mr.. Bruner and myself. I
had bought piece Of property in Kentucky,
on which owed s., 0G0, and Bruner said he
would assist me in paying this. This offer
came to the knowledge Of Mr.. Craig Mid
dlet0n, who saw Mr.. Bruner for me, and
talked with him about 1t.
cannot say whether or not the males for
which I receipted TO VIII. Davis we're ever
put into the corralB. They may have been
put in day or two before; such trsnsac-
lions were common contractors did not
always immediately call for their receipts,
but when they delayed calling dated the
receipts back, though Davis receipt, in this
instance, think, was not.
was not transferred 10 Mr.. Burners Office
till three or four weeks after application had
been made; the reason Of the delay was that
Mr.. Anderson, under whom I was acting
in Col. Twins Office, objected, as he did not
want to take in new man, as 1t was 50
much trouble TO break one in.
Nothing was said regarding the time when
the 81, 600 loaned me by Bruner was to be
paid back. l purchased farm of Mr.. Mid
dletOn, Of Kentucky, and it was on this
that owed 7,OoO.
WI. Colts, sworn; reside in Wheeling,
West Virginia, and have been in the groce-
~ business during the last year. have
known William Mckay HOgs for 10 or Is
years. was in the employ Of Lieut.. Ste
vens in July and August, 1864, in this city,
and was with Mr.. Hoge frequently. once
saw him go into Mr.. David Henderson's
stable, with Isham Henderson, where the
two had some conversation, after which Mr..
Hoge came, and he and walked up the
street together. He showed me $4,000,
/ which he said he received from Mr.. Isham
Henderson, the sum being in $1,000 notes.
| l counted the money at the st. Nicholas sa-
loon. He told me he had given Mr.. Isham
Henderson false receipt for a number Of
mules, and but SlO, 900 was his proportion Of
the profits. was a confidential friend Of
Mr.. Hoge, and he usually told me Of his
transactions. Before Hogs went into Mr..
Burners employ, he had no property that
knew Of, any where. I saw him not only
with the $40, 900 referred to, but with other
money, though I can't state the exact
amount. He told me he had received it
from Mr.. David Henderson. Mr.. Hoge
once told me he was making arrangements
to make money, at the eorrel; that he was
going 10 try to get into Burners Office, as he
was tired Of working for the wages he was
receiving from Capt. Irwin. He thought if
he could get into Burners Office, there
would be a chance to make some money.
He told me the evening the money was to
be paid, was by giving false receipts to the
mule contractors. This conversation oc-
CURED about the latter part of June or the
first Of July, 1864. he did not say whether
or not Mr.. Bruner had even spilled for him
(Hogs) 10 come 10 his (Bruner's) Office.
In August 1864, Mr.. Hoge came to me,
and we walked 10 the st. Nicholas saloon,
and went into a stall, when Mr.. Hoge or
dered the drinks. BE pulled out a roll Of
money, and laid il down on the table
counted it and there were in it between
$Is, 900 and $40, 900. As to where he got it,
can't say, unless he drew it out of the
bank. He told me he was going home in
few days. At another time / saw Mr.. Hoge
with between $1,000 and $4,000, which he
said he got from Mr.. Bruuer, by represent
ing to him (Bruner) that he had an estate
in Virginia, on which there was a mortgage
Of over 5000, and that Mr. Bruner had
given him the money to lift the mortgage.
This was in the fore part Of August, 1864.
Objections by the Defenee-Mr. Ease, put
in an objection to all Of the above, as it did
not relate to Mr.. Bruner. Objections re-
corded on the journal.
Cross Examination: Mr.. Hoge and went
home on leave Of absence in July, 1864,
and while there, Mr.. Hoge requested me to
make up an imaginary account, that he
might show it TO Henry Bruner. I did
make up such an account to the amount of
$1,000. Hoge had already made the repre-
sentation TO Bruner that there was a mort
gage on an estate left him by his father, and
he wanted this account to show what this
mortgage was for; but do not know that
he even showed it to Mr.. Bruner; he may,
or may not have done SO. Mr.. Hoge told
me that the representations he had made
to Mr.. Bruner, relative to the mortgage,
were untrue, such statement was IN
necessary, as 1 knew it to be untrue Of my
own knowledge. Mr.. Hoge was in Mr..
Burners office at that time.
In response 10 a question by the court,
the witness replied he could not ssy wheth-
err or not Mr.. Bruner loaned Hoge the money,
or the strength Of these false papers. No
other person, as far as ! am aware, knew Of
this fraudulent mortgage.
The Judge Advocate here stated that
there were several important witnesses
which had not yet reported, and he asked
that the trial Of Mr.. Bruner be continued
till Monday, the sOth inst. The court, how
ever, will meet again on Monday, when
others Of the alleged conspirators will be
put on trial.