Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-11
THE CORRAL FRAUDS.
TRIAL OF ISHAM HENDERSON.
TWELFTH DAY.

The Court Martial met pursuant to adjourn
ment. General Gillum presiding, The minutes
were read and adopted
w. B. Hudson was called and sworn and testi-
| fed as follows:
am a farmer; live in the 18th civil district Of
this county. pastured mules for Mr.. Henderson
! in August, 1855. There were 1ii in the lot. |
| kept account Of all the mules that were re
ceived and sent away for awhile. Finding Mr.
Browning a man that could be trusted | turned
| the business over to him.
Cross Examination I remember the date Of
August the 9th. 1896 By reference to my memOran-
dunn book. 1 referred TO it this morning. The
court desiring TO see the book. II was produced
for examination.
The transcript Of the testimony of Hoge IN the
Bruner case was then presented by the de-
Tense and asked 10 be entered on the record.
Objected TO by the Judge Advocate as follows:
This paper has nothing to do with this case. The
object in offering it Is TO show that Hoge has
made statements in the other trial contrary TO
what he has testified to at this. We have no OBJ
lection TO his Offering such parts Of the record as
relates to statements made by Hoge in the trial
But no other parts Of it are relevant to the case
or have anything TO do with it. The part sug-
ges;el by the accused that this a record and
therefore must be admitted rs a whole, is a ili-
lacy. II only purports to be- and he only calls for
part Of the record. lie is at liberty to offer such
portions Of il are evidence in this case being
only such portions a are lmissable for any pur-
pose whatever.
The accused replied that this document though
only proof Of the record, is as separate and dis
tinct though it were whole Of the record Of the
evidence Of VIM. Mckay H0ge and must be taken
altogether. All the evidence given by him, in
that case is necessary, for were only single Ques-
tons and answers offered in proof it would
not show the court all the truth. it would not
show them how those questions came to be asked
nor what connection they had with otherquestions
and answers. lie referred to different authorities
in support Of his reply. Objection by Judge Ad-
vocate overruled. The counsel for the defense
then asked that the record be read. which was
done. The copy was then entered upon the record.
Mr.. J. II. Dennis sworn: / live in Louisville
Kentucky. | am city contractor for the con
struction Of streets. In 1864 l was purchasing,
collecting and forwarding mules for the Govern
ment. purchased and collected mules for Isham
Henderson and put them in, sometimes in his
name and sometimes in my own. / put in a lot
Of mules for Isham Henderson on the 4th of Au-
gust 1864, and got the receipt for them. The
son. On the 9Th Of August. 1864, there was lot
Of mules brought in to Isham Henderson, but,
owing to the crowded condition of the corrals they
could not be received until the 9th. The mules
put in on Saturday remained at McCoy's
stock-yard over Friday night. There were
from fifteen to twenty mules at McCoy's
stock yard when this lot was taken there. and
they were carried to the corral with the drove
When the mules were taken to the corrals they
were presented for inspection, and between ninety
and one hundred were received, and the balance
sent to Mr.. Hudson's There was a receipt given
for these mules. in the name of Mr. Henderson.
which got got the receipt from Mr.. Hogc, and
delivered it to Mr.. Henderson.
Cross examination by Judge Advocate: | was
acting in the capacity of an agent, in August,
1864, in purchasing mules, in the employ Of lsham
Henderson. | was interested with Mr.. Hcnder-
son in the purchase Of mules for the Government
rs per cent being my salary. | made the ar
rangcment in June Of the same year. Be
tween the "a and 9th Of August. | was engaged
in putting in mules 10 the Government. A part
Of July was at home, and the remaini Ter of the
time | was purchasing mules, near Bowling Green.
Ky. | think that in June | assisted in putting in
some lots of mulcs-also three lots in August
The arrangement between Mr. Henderson and
myself continued until lst Of Janu airy, 1865. Mr..
Henderson furnished the capital to carry on the
business. l returned to Nashville on the night of
the "a Of August, 1864. | was at McCoy's when
the mules left for the corral-it was between 10
and u o'clock in the day; / counted them at the
corral; don't remember the exact number think
that there were between 2iO and $50 Mr.. Barker
of Jacksonville, Ky, inspected the mules be-
tween u and l o'clock in the day. There were
no persons present except the assistants that Mr.
Barker had. These assistants were drivers and
clerk.
I received the receipt at the corral Office about
. o'clock in the day. Mr.. Barker present and |
reported the number of mules to Mr.. lloge. when |
he gave it to me. gave the receipt to Mr.. Hen
derson at David HendersOn's stable the same day |
that the mules were put in. | cannot remember |
what the receipt called for. l generally read the
receipts | remembered these dates by two cir |
cumstances, one Of which was the sickness of my |
wife, and the other difficulty that We had about
some mules at Gallatin. first suggested to Mr., |
Henderson the probable existence of the memo
raudum books kept by Browning, Hudson and |
Phillips | knew in 1861. that they kept them,
and as ] had settled with all of them. | knew
they were all correct. | kept a memorandum
book Of my own, but destroyed it.
Adjourned till 10 a. m. to-day.