Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-02

GENIE Al COURT.-At this court, yes
tsrGay, afty-eiR prisoners we're dis
charged from jail, the grand jury having
found no bills Of indictment against
them. No decision was rendered in the
application Of Gearin, charged with the
murder Of Matthew Mulvey, for a new
trial. A similar application made by
/ McWade, charged with obtaining cotton
under false p~retences, a new trial was
! granted last week. Again a very large
number or persons Eas = E~ttezdalcs q
hear the continuation ofths case ofJohn
/ C~Osgrove, applicant for a writ of habeas
! corpus, on charge of the murder of Po~
| lieeman Claridge at the Cotton Plant
saloon, on Washington street, on the
night of Tuesday week. A number of
witnesses were examined Or the DEFENSE
Their testimony went to dispsrage the
character ofthe witness, Mrs. Van Vert
alias Mag Moody, and the genu-
ipeness Of the testimony of Fate Kear-
nol, yitnssse5 agaiasf tRe applicant,
OOsgr0vei also, to prove that CosgrOye
Was inside the Cotton Plant saloon at the
time officer Claridge was shot on the out
sids,.
Ben. Frame, formerly a police
man, testified that Mag Moody was
a roman Of ill-fame; that her reputa-
ton for truth, veracity and morality was
bad, and from that reputation be had
heard her spoken OF as not to
be believed on oath he did not
believe ne sould rely up0a her
himself on oath. Richard Marsh testi-
fed that he knew Kate Kearney, wits
ness for the prosecution. He conversed
with her on the subject, on Sunday
afternoon last, when she stated to him
that she had not wanted to 1--WE evf-
danca egg4nst D~osgrope, put Mrs, Van
Vert would discharge her, unless she
did so, from her employment. She also
said she did not know who 1t was that
had shot the deceased, and that Mrs.
Van Vert would have her subpoened.
John Winters was examined, and said
that he was at the Cotton Plant saloon
on the night of Tuesday week he saw
two Disturbances theref CosgrOve, the
accused, was in bis company a fuss oc-
Cured between a woman and a man
the man resisted an effort to take him
made by a policeman, knocking him
down CosgrcYe assisted TO take the
man from off the policeman az the two
were struggling on the floor the man,
vino was not known, then passed out Of
the door aud ran OF witness and his
friends then went out for some time and
afterwards returned, when he saw q Do
licemap, who said to a nan who was
in the saloon you come with me; the
mau asked for what the policeman said
he was arrested and must gs 10 the sta
tionhogse the nan said be could not
lake ala. and he knocked him down |
when he had done so be ran out: the
policeman followed, with his pistol in
bis hand then came the firing the Wit
ness had no doubt the man had 2 nistot,
from what he ssY, az be dew what /
he gao pretty Confident was g pistol; |
the policeman, CIarldge, fell an the side
walk on Washington street his head lay
in the direction of Front street Cla-
ridges partner fired, also; altogether,
probably eight shots were fired, and
tired quickly this time nobody helped
the policeman, for the man knocked him
down so quickly and then ran out, that
there was no tEe 10 BiYe assistance ;
While this was going on the ac-
cused, Cosgrove, was Inside the
When the shooting began everybody in
10 be oQt Of ths way OF hallets. Cos
grove waa among them. Michael Re-
gan, Morris Peters and Jas. Boyle, the
latter the proprietor Of the Cotton Plant
saloon. an gave similar eyidenee-all
descri6ing Cosgrove as being along with
them. inside the saloon during the time
the shooting was going on in the otFset !
where the deceased vas killed. 1
There being othsr witnesses 10 be EXAM
med, the case was further postponed
until four O'Clock this afternoon, Some
excitement arose IL court, during the
examination, IN consequence Of the
counsel for the accused calling the atten-
ton Of the Judge to the fact that wit
nesses who had been "put under the
rule,n and who ought to be awsy, were
in court, listening to the testimony and
talking with other witnesses. The judge
ordered steps to be taken By the sheriff
to put a stop TO the igregulsrity.