The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-11
THE GENERAL COURT MARTIAL,
The Case of Isham Henderson.
THIRTEEsrH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The Court met at the usual hour, Major
| General Gillem presiding.
W. B. Hud on sworn reside in the 18th
civil district of this county, one and abe II
miles from the city OF Nashville. | am a
farmer / pasturei mules for Mr.. Isham
| Henderson, ia August, 1854. On the 9th of
August received he first lot, of IA. kept
an account of the mu IS received and sent
| away, for a while, and then, having full
confidence in Mr.. Browning, gave that
task over to him.
Cross Examined by Judge Advocate
remember the date of the 9th August by re-
ferring to ny old memorandum book, which
l looked at this morning.
(The Court here desired to see the book,
winch the witness produced, and it was ex-
amined.)
The transcript of the testimony of Hoge,
in the Bruner case, was here presented bv
the defence. 1t has ready been published
by Us, and its contents are well known to the
pubic.
The Judge Advocate objected to the re-
ceptIon of any of it, except such parts as
related to the present case.
Col COyle replied that when q written
document was used as evidence, it must be
presented as a whole. He stated that he
wi d to show from that testimony, not
only that Hoge had sworn to a different
statement in the two cases, but also that in
that testimony Hoge had accounted for the
or, alter portion of the $l4,l00 deposited
with Mr.. Sax that he had borrowed Sc 900
from Mr.. Bruner, and had obtained, as he
said a large sum from other parties, amount
ing to nearly that sum.
Ob ectIon of Judge Advocate ovcrruled.
The copy was then read and entered on
the record.
Mr.. j. ii. Dennis sworn live in Louis
vii e, and am contractor for the consruc-
ton of streets, etc. In 1864 l was engaged
in the purchase and collection and forward
ing of mules, and putting them into the
government, when 1t was buying.
1 purchased and herded mules for Isham
Henderson, and put them in, sometimes in
his name, and sometimes in my own. l put
in a lot of mules for Isham Henderson,, on
the 4th of August, but l forget the number;
| put them in, in Mr.. Henderson's name,
and got the receipt for them.
On the 9th of August, 1864, put in a lot
of mules for Isham Henderson. They were
brought in from the pasture on the 9th, but
owing to the crowded condition Of the cor
rails, they could not DO received till the 9Th.
On that day, the lot brought in, together
with others on hand in the city, were pre-.
scented at the corrals. They had remained
at McCoys stock yard over night of the
5th Before the drove came in, there were
already in the stock yard from 10 to 20 mules,
and these were taken to the corral with the
drove.
When the mules were taken to the corral, |
they were presented for inspection, and be- |
tween 90 and 100 received, the balance |
being sent out TO Mr.. Hudson's. There was |
a receipt given for the mules accepted l |
got it, in Mr.. Henderson's name, for him. |
Il was written by Hoge, and delivered it
to Mr.. Henderson,.
Cross-examined by Judge Advocate: l |
was acting as agent Tor Mr.. Henderson in |
August, 1864, and was merely in his employ. |
He gave me 2711z per cent. of the net profits /
as my salary. The arrangement was made /
in June, 1864 and also put some mules IN /
between the End and 9th of August follow
ing. A part Of the remainder Of August ! |
was at Louisville, and part Of the time /
purchasing mules near Bowling Green. l
put in no mules that | remember, in July.
assisted in putting in some lots ofmules
in June, and three lots in August, but do
not remember definitely the number Of ami
mails in each.
My arrangement with Henderson con
tnued till June lst, 1865. He furnished
the capital to carry on the business.
| had been in Louisville in July, 1884,
and returned TO Nashville on the night of
the ID of August.
was at McCoy's when the mules left
there for the corral it was from 10 TO IL
o'clock. l counted them at the corral, but
| don't recollect precisely the number, but
there were between 240 and $50. They
were inspected by Mr.. Baker, of Jefferson
vile, Ind. This was between II and l
o'clock. The only parties present, that
recollect of, were Mr.. Bakers assistants,
and .orks. do not know their names.
l received the receipt in the corral office,
Il about o'clock, aud gave it TO Mr.. Hen
ierson, at David Henderson's stable, be-
lieve.
cannot recollect how many mules, nor
heir sizes; except that there were be ween
10 and 100. l ordinarily read the receipts,
JuG cannot swear did this one.
| remember these dates, because recoI-
ect a.riving he on the I'd Of Augest, from
everal circumstances one Of which was
he sickness of my wife, and from this l re-
object my business generally through the
week.
l first suggested to Mr.. Henderson, after
us arrest, the probable existence Of the
memorandum books kept by Browning,
hudson, aud Phillips. l know in 1864, that
hey kept them, and as had settled with
II Of them, know they were correct. l
ept a memorandum book Of my own, but
. has been destroyed.
Adjourned till 10 am. to morrow. /