Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-01

CRIMINAL CoURT-HAEEAs CoBPUs
CAsE-At this court yesterday 10 was
ordered that all parties now in jail,
having cases in this court, shall be-
brought ont this moUniug, when counsel
viii be assigned those against whom in
dictmeuts nave been found. The att0r-
news Of those against whom no iudict-
meBt has been found VIII appear in court
TO show cause for their discharge. An
application was made for q new trial In
thecase of John GeaTin, charged With the
murder of Matt. MulVey testimony was
beard, and Judge Hunter postponed rem
ieriug a decision until to-day. The
hearing OF testimony pa the application
for habeas corpus on the part OF John
Cossrove, charged with the murder Of
policeman Claridge w2s then resumed
There was again a considerable crowd
assembled to witness the proceedings,
The defense called a large number of
witnesses-eighteen, we beiieve-ten
or twelve Of whom were sworn. OF
these Phil. Moran, Frank Foley, David
NcGowu and DIR. Dickinson were exam
med. Their testimony did not all touch
noon the main facts Of the case, being
limited TO the impeachment Of the
I cr~edibility Of the witness Mag. McAiOody,
D nA|as nlfHs y aA NFEAAT WAD blHAAAAANA vi
Monday that she stood at the window of
her bedroom. in the second or third
I story Of the National theater building,
l and there saw Cosgrove shoot and Cla-
ridge fall. The statements made by
I Moran. Foley and McGoWn were alike ia
/ The main points, and a statement Of one
will answer for that OF the two others.
Phil. Moran, having been sworn, stated:
Z I remember the shooting, q week ago TO-
night: was at the Southern Cross
saloon. in the basement Of the National
theater, when it took place that
saloon is kept by McM8ody a
woman was present in the saloon who
is-said 20 be his wife she is sometimes
called Mrs. Van Vert, Sometimes Airs
McMoody I was with three other men,
Frank Foley, Jas. Msloney and Daniel
McGown: q shot was heard fired as We
went I'm on hearing the firing, tthis
was at half past eleven OF TIVE. We o'clock
the door of the saloon was closed and
barred insideS Mag. McNloOdy. the same
woman who claims to be MeMoody's
wife. assisted the barkeeper and some.
body else to fasten the door; heard alto
pether five shots fired outside was ia
me Southern Cross the whole time of the
shooting; stood near the-do0r when il
was closed the barkeeper went 10 shut
It and the woman assisted when the
I firing vas opened, ] went out
with she other three by the back
door and passage into Center alley the
front door was not opened after being
fastened when the first shot was fired
on leaving, we went up Center alley TO-
ward Poplar street we saw nothing ia
the ailey: from the time Of the first shot
beine dred to our going away, was about
ten minutes did not stay to see VIA,
had been going on the alley was dark,
but there was lamp burning al the.cor-
ner Of Washington street there was no
flight coming from the Cotton Plant
I saloon, o was the back door Of thai
place open had been sent into the Cot
/ ton Plant some music vas playing there
1 was there a quarter Of an hour
and saw policeman Cusiek and another
policeman there; / think they were
making an arrest; I cannot say whether
I saw Cosgrove, as many people were il
the place / do not know Claridge
when l left the Southern Cross by the