Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-13

Jerry jackson, drunk and asleep on the
street, SIC.
Alice Brown, street riding, SO.
! Thomas Purcell, disorderly, So.
Caleb Hughes, same, $50.
Total of fines and costs, 1852.
THE BYRAM MURDER CASE.
The Identity OF the Prisoner Proven
by Many WftDcsses-An Alfbf Proven
by the PrisOner-A Wonderful Con-
Gicf Of Evidence.
Andrew Kennedy: am Sergeant of the
34th United States Infantry stationed at
| Holly Springs, Miss. In December, 1865,
was at the Provost MarshaPs office, Cedar
street, doing patrol duty in Nashville ;
there was a row on Cherry street between
some colored soldiers and citizens ] was
detailed by Capt. Patton 70 20 down and
arrest them in going down met a young
man who was Shot in the arm; l thought
to arrest him; | met him about one hun
dred yards below the trestle-work heard
the shot some of our men were shot that
evening; / talked with the wounded man !;
some of the men with me knew the wounded
| man the men with me deserted and were
] NAoNtsdAB CA 4 was PaNiOilABk III DluOh1
| Row this was after Christmas it was after
the guard from the Chattanooga depot was
| changed to this end of the city; never
saw him afterwards till l saw him in Jail /;
/ recognize the prisoner as the man who
was shot; Mr.. Savage came to on- quarters
and asked me if was in the city and if
quarrel had taken place in Smoky Row !;
/ went down to the Jail and recognized the
prisoner as the man who was wounded in
the arm am sure it was after Christmas;
about O'Clock in the evening
Cross-examined: | never saw him before
that time till saw him in Jail; it was not
dark saw him ten orffteen minutes, and
talked to him, for | did not know but what
it was my duty to arrest him; the row was
between Cherry and College streets saw
the blood running out of his arm; could
not remember which arm it was; he was
dressed in black had black hat; don't
know what kind of a coat he had on; he
had whiskers, but no moustache; think
he has changed some since | saw him.
Mr.. Combs recalled: Know Lyman's
handwriting; think that on the books of
the Clifton House 10 be Lyman's hand
writing; has seen Lyman's signature on
several notes; remember the peculiarity of
the " G" in Lyman's name; the form of
the letter is rather unusual, hence the i'm
preston as to the identity of the hand
writing; is printer by trade, and is ac-
customed to notice handwriting carefully
Mr.. Sanders testified Has often seen
Mr.. Lyman's handwriting; from his re-
collection of Lyman's handwriting thinks it
resembles the signature on the Clifton
House books; would not swear positively
that the signature on the book was Ly-
mans.
Mr.. VIM. Campbell, testified Did not
know either of the three men who killed
Byram; did not pursue them; knows that
three men did pursue them heard horses
feet passing his house toward Lebanon
nine or ten o'clock that night; lives a
quarter of mile beyond where Byram
was killed; was at Byram's the next day
after he was killed; Mrs Byram, Mrs
Bryant, Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Polly Smith
and perhaps others. Mrs. Bryant was in
bed, seemed to have been wounded the night
before did not see Phil. Shute there went
to Byram's the night that he was killed
and remained through the night; went
home and returned after early dinner.
Knows Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Byram and
would give them credit on OATH Witness
did not think there was good state of feel.
ing between Phil. Shute and the Byram
and Bryant family; they have been en-
gagged in law suits. Would give Phil.
Shute full faith and credit on oath, where
he was not prejudiced; believes him to be
a man of strong prejudice, though would
believe his evidence in this cause.
Sheriff Patterson II noms phil Gbufa
we'll; regards him a man of very high
prejudices never heard his reputation dis
cussed; would believe him generally on
oath where he has strong prejudice,
would not give him as much credit as
some other men. Knows the character of
Mrs. Byram to be good.
John Reed testified Knows Phil Shute
well, and would give him the fullest credit
on oath his character is as good as any
ones in the county.
Lucien Temple testified: Regards Phil
Shute's character as good as any man, and
would believe him under all circumstances
he is a man of violent passions but of I'M
doubted veracity.
Mr. Plummer testified Would give
Phil. Shute full credit on oath in a court of
Justice.
Mrs. Graves testified Lived in Decem-
Der, 1865, one and a quarter miles from Sd
toll gate; went to Mr.. Byrsm's next morn
ing after the murder at sun up; there were
several ladies there witness remained all
day Mrs. Bryant was in bed, quite sick
with cholic; she had wound over the
right eve; if Phil. Shute had been in the
room that morning, she could not have
failed to see him; have known Mrs. By
ram and Mrs. Bryant many years, and
know them to be reliable and truthful
don't think there was good state of feel
ing between Phil. Shute and the Bryant
family; they had had difficulties.
Tom Crunk testified: Has known Mrs.
Byram and Mrs. Bryant all his life, and
would believe them on oath-regards them
as entitled to full credit on oath in a court
of Justice.
George Byram testified; Is brother Of
the deceased-did not see Phil Shute that
day, saw Mrs. Bryantin bed from wound
she had received in the face; a great many
persons were there during the day a FIRE
was built on the pike to accommodate them.
Mrs. Mary d. Smith testified: Lived
near Byram's at the time of this murder;
was there early next morning; Mrs. Bry-
ant was in bed all day from a wounded eye
did not see. Phil Shute there that day,
though witness was there all the time.
Cross examined There we're several
persons present was only absent from the
front room only a few minutes at a time
during the day.
L. G. Ryan testified: Got acquainted
with Frank Cullen in 1865; don't know the
general character Of Cullen, never having
heard but one man speak Of him and he
called him horse thief.
Esq. Hamlin testified: Live six or eight
miles from Phil Shute; he is a man Of
strong prejudices, and would not believe
him on oath, when he was prejudiced; wit
ness is not on very good terms with Shute;
does not know Of any Ill feeling between
Shute and Mrs Byram and Mrs, Bryant.
Charles Diggons testified; Has known
Phil Shute many years, and would give
l. fall 0~aAff -, 9th ha m