Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-27
FOR THE DEFENSE.


Matt Warmack testified Lived in Good
lettsville eight years; his brother had been
absent twenty-five months; his brother re-
turned about a week before the killing.
Was at Goodlettsyile the day of the kill
ing; heard Scruggs threaten Dallas War
mack's life if he did not leave town;
Scruggs ordered Warmack and Pike off in
a half minute or he would shoot them.
Witness and prisoner walked up the pike
and met Steve Bowers; Dallas Warmack
told Matt and Pike to 60 on as he wanted
20 talk with Bowers; all went to brakes
grocery and Dallas Warmack fell while
there from being drunk witness and Pike
picked Dallas Warmack up, and in going
up home, some three hundred yards, he fell
three or four times Scruggs was sitting in
his door with shot gun in his hand, as the
three passed his grocery; this was about
sundown reached home at dark met
Stalcup and Haley in the yard Dallas
Warmack was very sick and vomiting after
getting in the house was with Pike all the
time We were in the house; Dallas War
mack was insensible from drink; made a
pallet and laid Dallas Warmack on it;
this was after dark after supper witness,
Ned Warmack and Pike played the violin
and banjo till about 10 o'clock heard the
gun and the screams, and after playing a
tune or two, all went out on the gallery to
see what was the matter Dallas Warmack
was carried up stairs after the firing, still
drunk. Witness did not know Of the kill
ing ill the next morning DR.. Burns came
soon after We had gotten home never saw
a man drunken than Dallas was; was pre-
sent at the trial on Sunday. Scruggs in
the difficulty also ordered Pike of, aud
said he didn't want any Of the d-m set
about him :" has had no conversation with
the prisoners since their arrest, in regard
to the difficulty; his brother left the
county twenty-five months ago, on account
of a difficulty with a woman.
Ned Warmack testified Live at Good
letisville; was at home part Of the day,
and at Goodlettsville when the train come,
saw quarter 10 6 P. NJ; Stalcup and Haley
were at witnesses mothers residence late in
the evening: Stalcup and Haley LETT about
dark. Dallas Warmack was brought home
bv Matt Warmack and Pike very drunk, 50
much so that he fell against pear tree
witness remained up stairs an hour, then
went down and found Dallas Warmack on
a pallet drunk he was apparently insen-
si6le from much drink Sam Pike and
Matt went down to supper; stayed fifteen
minutes or more; come back and played
violin and banjo; heard the firing Of guns
al between aud 9 o'clock; Pike was in one
Of the rooms al the time Of the firing /;
screams we're heard after the firing; all got
up and went to the eud Of the porch 10 see
what was the matter, except Dallas, who
was still on the pallet; Dallas was carried
up stairs about 10 o'clock; has mother and
sisters were down stairs with him witness
slept With Pike that night; did not know
Serusgs was killed I'LL next morning !;
Pike had been spending several days at
Mrs. Warmacks; none Of the Waunack
/ family own a gun.
Lowell testified: Live at GoodletisYllle,
and keep the toll gate; saw Dallas War
mack about dusk; Pike and Matt War