Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-10

Q-NhO told you 10 take tne mules from Nc
Coy's 10 the Corral? A. Mr. Dennis.
Q.-What did he tell you TO do with them? A.
To put them in the corral; that's all.
Q.-Why did you take them away again A.
Mr. Dennis told me to take them away in the
Q-When did he tell you take them away A.
After / came up town TO Mr. Henderson's stable
il the evening" he came UP there and told to take
them away.
Q--How did you happen to meet Mr. Dennis at
that time? Did You expect hlmF y. ! was AT
the stable that is where we always stopped at
when We hadn't anything to do.
O-WhCu did You drive the next lot OF Mr..
lIcRdcrsou's mules to Nashville? A. ! helped
drive y lot on the 18th of August, think, SIR. l
didn't have charge of thcm, though.
Q-Was that the next lot that was driven in? A.
! don't know that anybody else brought lot
here. That was the one ] came with.
Odd any one else have charge Mr.. Hender-
sons mules from the 9th to the 26th Of August?
A. Mr. Madison had charge Of a small lot, that
separated from the others. had charge OF
the whole lot, but he attended TO part of them
that were in another field. had charge Of both
lots.
Q-Were there any mules taken away while you
were in charge. between the 9th and 18th of
August? A. None were taken away except on
the 10Th.
Q-How many mules were driven in on August
3th2 A. | cant tell referring to his memOran-
dun. ] don't remember; | didn't keep an ac-
count. | never went back 10 Mr.. HudSon's after
Odd you drive in any mules to town in Au-
gust prior TO the 9Th Of August 1861 A. Yes,
sir.
Q-On what day, and how many? A. On Mon
day. ] don't know how many. 80,
Q-What was your custom about paying toll!
A. Sometimes paid when l crossed, and some
times | didn't pay until day or two or two or
three days.
Odd you no; pay for each lot separately? a.
Q-IoS did you get at the amount? A. The
bridge keeper kept the account, sir, and so did |.
Q-What did you do with the mules driven IN
on Monday? A. Put them in the corral.
hot cf lIOERFQllgDt-l
not know there was any other here.
Q-What time ofday did you put them M A.
Q-0n Monday morning? A. Yes sir; the 1st
Q|What time in the morning? A. / don't
know what time in the morning II was. III was as
early as | could get here from Mr.. Philips.
Q.-Were none Of this lot rejected? A. don I
know whether there were any rejected or not L
Q.-How many? l don't remember.
Q.-What did you do with the rejected mules
a. Branded them and put them in the pasture at
Q.-How much tell did you pay at the bridge
for these mules? A. Three dollars and seventy
five cents referring to the book.
GLOW many mules did you drive on the ith
A. / don't know how many.
GLOW many did you drive on the 9Th? A. l
don't know that; kept no books OF the number
Of mules drove until | got to ludson's;
Q.-Nere there any mules at Mr. Hudson pc
longing 10 Mr. Henderson when you got there
with the 14i2 A.. / don't know whether there
was not; don't remember any.
GLOW does II happen that you remember so
exactly the dates of the 3lSt of july the 4th 9TH
9th and 18th Of August, and can't give another
The defense objected to tho question. on the
ground that the witness had given a number OF
other dates; the date of going into Henderson
service the date of his return from his sickness,
and the date of his leaving the employ OF MI
Henderson.
The Court cleared. and the Objection over
A. Because never came back till that time
and have got an account OF everything dld
after that; what money l paid out and received;
but | never kept account of the mules driven IN
GLOW many mules did you put into McCoy's
stock-yaTd on the evening of the 9th OF August!
| A. don't remember how many.
Odd you leave them there all night? A. No,
sir; stayed there myself, and the mules stayed
| there too. -
Odd you count the mules out next morning?
| A. | don't remember Of counting them out; sup
pose did, sir; | always counted them when they
| were turned out, when was driving mules.
GLOW many were there? A. IL don L re-
member counting them, couldn't remember how
| many there were.
Q-Then you don't remember how many you
| put in that night or how many you took out next
| morning? A. No, sir.
Q-On Monday. you say, you drove mules away
! from the corral-now state how many? A. Don't
remember how many.
| Odd you drive away any when you put IN the
next lot; if so, how many A. Yes, sir; drove
| some away the next lot: don't remember now
many; think it was about five. ON the ID OF Au-
| gust
Odd you drive any away the next time mules
| were put in? If so, how many? A. don't know sir.
! Q--When was the next time alluded to IN your
| answer? A. | don't know SIR.
! Odd you drive any mules away the next
! time any were put in? Ifso, how many? A. The
| next time | brought them in. took away IA.
Q--When was this next time? A. They were
brought in here on the 9TH, and putin on the 9th.
| O-lIo4y- have you had this memorandum
| book? A. l have had it ever since | was here; l
| bought it down at Nashville had another book
! that / transferred some of 1t from.
| Q-What portions did you transfer? A. My eX-
| penses until | got down here to Nashville, and
! while j was down here; L don't remember how
| long. Ny other book was full sir, and worn out,
| and that was the reason got a new one: =
| Q-When did you make the transfer! a. l
| don't remember the time, sir: while was down
here, though. | expect l can find it by the book.
Q-lIow did you happen to come here as a WIT
| ness? A. Mr.. Henderson sent me word that he
| wished me to come to Nashville. l didn't know
! what he wanted with me.
Q-How did you happen to have your memo
randum book with you? 4. generally carry 1t
O1IIaye YOU carried this memorandum book
| always with you, since 1861? A. Most of the time
| sir; / don't know that | had II everywhere |
went for | didn't always have my coat on. l
didn't carry it in my pants pocket. 5.o,.0 =,
| Odd you pay toll Tor the mules you drove u
| town in August 1864? / did not
| Q-What mules did you not pay toll for? \. !
don't remember, sir. Mr. Henderson pad toll
Question by dofence.-llow many droveS were
| taken away from Mr.. Phillips on Monday the Isl
/ of August to the corral anu WHO udu 'h'I &c VI
them? A. | took one, and Mr.. Madison took one
Odd you lose any mules Friday night, Au
gust 5th? A. No, sir.
Q-Who was at the Government corral TO take
charge of the mules for Mr. Henderson ON the Otl
of August, 1867 4. Mr. Dennis.
| O-After you had gene down town state II any
body told you to go and get the rejected mules
and if so, who? A. MrDennIs came to the stable
and told me.
| O.-State whether you ever gave evidence be
fore IN any court? A, never have, sir.
Q.-IIaye you had this book in your possession
since the date of the first entry in 1t? A. eS
| sir
Q.-Who did keep an account of the mule
driven to and from the corrals at Nashville 70 IN
son kept an account of all that was not returned
| Cnurt a1inurnel till 10 O'clOck this morning.