Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-28
Our Special Dispatches.
THE M'CANN TRIAL.
THE HARMON CASE.
MCCAIN PROVES An ALrBI.
Details of the Evidence.
Special to the Union and Ar,erican.I

the former Trial IN the case OF f1AUN, anu
the court was requested to charge the jury
in writing; thereupon Col. o. P. TEMPLE was
called for the State. The testimony addueed
from the witness is in fact SO nearly the
same as that given to the court in the for
mer trial of these same parties, thai to pub
fish it would only be reproducing what has
already appeared.
Col. BAXTER was the next witness call
ed for the State The evidence obtained
from this witness was substantially, in its
points and bearings, as in the former trial,
and as there have been no new points
brought to light, except his testimony in the
former trial, which was that McCANN
was present. He testified to-day
that his impression was that MCCANN was
not present. We refrain from repeating the
testimony.
HARRISON was next called for the State.
From the testimony of this witness nothing
was adduced. He stated that he was tried
| about the time HARMON was hung The
prosecution endeavored by this witness to
prove that the defendants were on the
court-martial that convicted HARMON, and
only KAN was identified.
| The next witness called was SANFORD
MASON, colored. The witness testified to
being in the room when HARMON was tried;
RAMSEY and KAHN were not present;
RoDDY and MCCAIN were present
dent know what part they took
was in the room when HARMON
and HAUN were sentenced don't know who
was present or voted. Judge Advocate
CAMPBELL told HARMON it was hard to die.
DICK MCCAIN was one of the members
present that day, also RoDDY.
JONATHAN MORGAN called for the State:
| Was before the court when HARMON was
tried. Mr.. KAIS was clerk and took down
| the evidence.
M. d. BEARDIN called: Shortly after
HAUN was hung the HARMoNs we're hung.
Did not get near the scaffold and did not
hear the sentence read.
Cross xamined.-Could not call a single
mans name who was there; knew the de-
PENDANTS, but did not see them there; did
not know man ON the scafold; was consid-
erably excited at the time
HENRY GLASS called.-Was on the ground
when JACOB HARMON was hung; left for
dinner got on the hill; looked back and saw
them hanging; the old man did not recollect
any one present
JOHN FRANKLIN called.-Was present
when the two HARMoNs were hung; don't
know as l saw either of the defendants there.
JOHN GREEN called: was at the Jail
when the HARMoNs were brought out to be
hung. followed them to the gallows. Saw
KAN there. He stood near me. KAN
said, 81 guess these men would like to be in
Abraham's bosom, to-day. They ought to
be hung. Con damn them, and all others
down in Tennessee or the South, for they
ought to know better" Paid particular at
tention to what KAHN said. Did not see
either of the other defendants there.
Cross Examined There was no sentence
DOu hhOh OuO bhdb was Oh viz
scafold. There was but one man standing
between KAHN and me, that was JOHN II.
FRANKLIN, the witness examined before
me.
H. L. BRADLEY called: Was not in Knox
vile when the HARMoNs were hung.
BEARDEN recalled: MCCAIN was in
town the day that HAUN was hung 1t was
but short time from HAUN's execution I'M
til the HARMoNs were hung.
HENRY DOYLE called: Was at HARMoNs'
execution. Didn't see KAN. / know that
he was not one of those who helped to hang
HARMON. Did not see MCCAIN. Know
that RoDEY was not there.
JOHN H. PARLIN called. have known
KAHN twelve or fifteen years, was there when
the HARMoSs we're hung; think KAN was
not there; if KAN had been near the sea-
fold / should have seen him. do not think
any of the defendants were there.
w. B. SMITH called.-I am acquainted
with KAN; know the other defendants 4;
was out the day HARMON was hung; if
KAN was there I did not see him; did not
see any of the defendants had they been in
the ring would have seen them.
Cross-examined. Went with HANK
DOYLE; knew BEARDEN many years; didn't
see him there.
ISAAC E. BARRY called from the witness
es for defense: Was there when HARTMAN
was hung. Have known KAN as long as /
can recollect. Did not see him or other de-
PENDANTS there. MCCAIN was not on the
scaffold. Should have seen him if he had
been there.
Cross-examined. first saw MCCAIN in
1860. He spoke here. MCCAIN was fire.
quensly at my house. was at the hanging
of HARTMAN, but did not see him there.
JOHN w. Morrow called for the State:
have known KAHN ten or twelve years.
Was within few yards of the scaffold, but |
did not see KAHN. Saw the men officiating.
KAHN was not one of them.
Gross examined.-Large crowd present: l |
was with the women and children; might |
have been dozen acquaintance there and |
l not seen them.
J. w. BRITT called.-Have known KAHN |
since / was boy; if KAHN had been there
think should have seen him.
HUGH DAVIS cailed.-Had known KAN
two years; did not see him there; could see |
the faces Of those present.
Cross examined.-Was north of the rail-
road; gallows on opposite side; have known
Capt. BEARDEN long time; did not see him
there.
J. J. McCASN called: am brother to |
]. r. MCCAIN. Brother was here between |
the first and 5th of December; telegraphed |
him to come to Nashville on accotEnt of the
illness Of father he came Immediately, and |
did not return to Knoxville until about the |
LIST of january. At the time l telegraphed |
he had not been here only three or four
days; have memorandum telling when he |
came.
Cross-examined: Brother had been to
Nashville in November left about the LIST
of December and returned here; was not !
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