The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-10
THE GENERAL COURT MARTIAL
The Case of Isham Henderson.



The Court met at the usual hour, Major
General Glllem presiding.
Col. Coyle, for The defense, made applca-
ton for the record in the Bruner case, as
material for Che defense.
The Judge Advocate objected, ss be had
no right TO part with the record.
Col. Coyle replied that be regarded the
record as material, and eonteDded that he
had the right to it.
The Judge Advocate replied again that
be had no right TO part with the record.
The Court refused to grant The demand
/ for the record, but ordered that certified
copy be furnished the accused
Pending the copying OF The document,
the regular testimony was proceeded with.
J.R. Madison, recalled by Colonel Coyle:
There were II mules added e. the lot of 275
sent to Mr.. Hudson's on the 9TH; they came
Of a lot belonging 10 Mr.. Love, and were
added 10 the drove.
| Mr.. g. S. Browning sworn ] am farmer
and reside in Logan county. Ky. In August,
! 1854, was driving mules for Isham Hen
ders q. drove lot Of mules FOR Mr.. Hem
dsrson from Phillips TO the corral, on the
4th Of April, 1854 On the 5th Of the same
month I took smother drove of pa 10 town
for him, and put them in MeCOy's stock
yard, whore there we're a few others be-
longing to him. On the next day 9TH the
whole lot was taken by me TO the corral for
inspection. The mules rode by drivers
perhaps ten or fften-Were also turned, IS
were those which We're ia McCoy's yard,
when we got there.
Of this lot took along IA as rejected,
and drove them 10 Mr.. Huds0n's pasture,
and turned them IN there.
Cross examined by Judge Advocate: 1
commenced with Henderson about the 9Th
Of June, 1884, and quit on the 23d Of Sep
TENDER. Il was my duty 10 see 10 the mules
generally. l went home sick about the 10th
Of June, and got back to Mr.. Phillips the
Slst Of July. 1 boarded there when / got
back.
Il was part Of my duty, when with Hen
dersOn. 10 drive stock TO the corral Mr..
Madison also did the same, though he only
drove one lot while / was there, and that
was on the lst of April.
cannot state whether or not any Of Mr..
Henderson's mules were put in, in another
MAS name.
do not remember how many mules
put in during June; l recollsct bringing
them to Nashville, but numbers or dates
do not remember.
took the drove TO the corral on the 9th,
about noon; but did not stay to see them
inspected. / came back 70 town.
McCoy's stock yard was about half mile
from the corrals. ! went back to the cor
rails about three o'clock in the afternoon,
AID found the rejected mules in an adjoin-
ing lot. counted them as they came out
Of the lot.
Ny assistants, in driving this drove, were
my brother, a Mr.. Gaines, a Mr.. Merritt,
and others whose names j do not remember.
! drove the rejected mules to Mr.. Hud-
sons, and staid at his house all night.
got there late in the evening-perhaps sun
down.
never put in any mules for Mr.. Hender-
son after the 7th. ! remained at Hud-
sons TIL the 26th Of August, when went to
Bowling Green, KY.
The Judge Advocate here demanded the
witness memorandum book, for examina-
tion, and it was handed him.
| Cross examination continued: ] paid toll
/ for she mules at the railroad bridge, but did
not pay all to the 5th, but settled It on the
/ 9th. 1t was a common thing not 10 pay toll
/ for two or three days after l took drove
/ over; and sometimes I would settle for two
/ or three lots together.
l drove in body Of mules on Monday,
/ August Ist, and put them in the corral in
/ the morning, but l don't remember the
number.
The reason / recoilect the dates in the
/ forepart Of August is, that | had just re-
/ turned from home, and lad an account OF
| what l did at that time,
| / came here as a witness, because Mr..
| Henderson sent me word that he wanted
me; but ] did not then know what he
| wanted.
Re-examined by Colonel Coyle: lost no
mules on Friday night, the 9th. When l
went down town on the 9Th, Mr.. Dennis
was left in charge Of the mules. After the
inspection, he aided me take away the re-
/ jectsd mules.
| Adjourned till 10 An.