Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-10

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his pistol against Byram's breast and
asked him if he had pistol Byram said
! no; Green then commenced firing, and
also Dilsoh. After Byram fell over on The
bed, Green reached over and shot him
twice. Witness seized hold of Dilson TO
prevent him from killing Byram, and Dill
son struck witness over the eye with his
] pistol, knocking her almost to the floor;
Lyman was standing at the door at the
time witness knocked the pistol from the
hands of Dilson recognized Lyman as
the man who stood by the door and who
said, if the pistol was not found, he would
burn up the house and all in it. The par
ties tore down the fence aud went through
the yard and got into the pike, and went OF
in hurry towards Lebanon; there was
| good lighs in the house at the time; saw
them well after the shooting was over, and
would know them anywhere; says she
pointed them out at the Jail Mrs. Barrick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dill came the next morning
on their way to Wilson county; there was
some blood on the door, and is there yet
did not know anything of the former diff
Guilty between Byram and Green.
Cross examined: Is sixty-seYen years
old; have been wearing spectacles ten
years was sitting at work; Lyman was at
the door about the time the shooting COM
menced witness was looking at Byram and
the two murderers all the time the fight
was going on; prisoners ieftyery soon after
the murder. Saw Green, Dilson and Ly-
man in the spring Of the year; don't re-
member the month. Did not say in the
presence of Phil Shute, that the room was
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mufderers were. Recognized the counte-
nance, eyes, form and general look of Ly-
man; was excited and confused while the
fight was going on there were two watches
hanging up In the house, but no effort was
made to take them it vas between seven
and nine o'clock Lyman had on cap and
an army overeoat with cape on it. When
witness called at the Jail, Lyman was
brcsie,ht out with two or three Others and
recognized him and told the jailor that it
was Lyman.
James Lyon testified: Lives in Wilson
county and was in Nashville on the 18th
day of December, 1865; while rising the
hill near Stones river, saw three men
coming, with pistols drawn, from the di-
rection of Nashville; one of them halted
witness and presented pistol at his face
and demanded his pistol one of the men
was called Colonel, one Captain and one
Lieutenant they robbed preacher Johnson
of his money before they reached
witness they took witness and his COM
panions up to a place and told them to
camp there, putting the Lieutenant over
them as a guard some wagons were then
heard coming from the direction of Nash
Vile, and the Colonel and Captain started
off to meet them in few moments wit
ness heard pistol shot in that direction;
soon after this the Colonel and Captain
came back, bringing a man in trot and
said they were going to kill him, as one of
the men connected with the wagons had
wounded the Colonel; the Colonel was
wounded in the left arm, and witness as
sisted in pulling off his gloves, and helped
tie rag around the wounded arm. They
stood around the fire few minutes, and
then left towards Lebanon. This was about
four miles from Byram's toll-gate. On
leaving, the Captain remarked that cone
or two will go up tonight" Witness took
a good look at Lyman, as he hoped to meet
the prisoner some day on the pike on equal
terms.
Cross~examined Was neyer examined
in the case before. Never saw Lyman from
the 18th Of December, 1865, till few days
since; recognized him Immediately. Have
talked with Mrs. Byram and others about
this affair; don't remember ever hearing
Mrs. Byram say that Lyman was one of
the murderers.
Mrs. Emma Barrick testified Witness
and Mrs. Lance, Mr.. and Mrs. Dill went
to Wilson on the 18th December, 1865, and
stopped at the third toll gate and saw Mr..
Byram lying dead in the back of the room f;
saw blood on the door shutter before going
in don't remember how high the blood
marks were on the door from the floor t;
there was some blood on the chairs. Was
gone to Wilson county about eight days.
| Witness husband got her a pair of shoes
the night before leaving for Wilson county +;
her husband told her that night that Lyman
had been wounded.
Cross-examined Mrs Byram said to
witness that She would know the faces of
| the murderers if she could see them.
Dick Ramsey, colored, testified: Lived
| in Nashville in December, 1866 knew Mr..
Lyman we'll worked in the next shop to him
saw Mr.. Lyman the day that he heard of
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/ wounded at that time; witness asked
| Lyman how he got wounded; Lyman re-
| piled that he had been ont the night before
on a scout and was shot by regular; the
wound was fresh and the cloth was still
bloody. As witness was leaving, Cesar Page
called him back and Lyman told him not
/ to tell that he was at Caesar Pages and
wounded; didn't know how long he re-
NAMED at Pages.
Cross-examined: Saw Lyman before he
heard of the murder, and also saw him in
the evening after hearing Of the murder.
Mr.. Bradshaw testified Live eleven
4 miles from Nashville in the bend of the
river; on the 18th of Demember, on going
home about seven o'clock, met two men
who demanded my pistol and money the
two men told roe to go to fire near by
witness went to the fire and slipped of in
the darkness and went to house half a
mile and got crowd and went back; they
were then gone there were from seven to
twelve citizen prisoners around the FIRE
one of the maranders was called Colonel
| and was about the same size of Lyman
after getting off short distance heard a
| pistol fire in the direction where be had
left the Colonel and Captain; this was
about one mile from Stones river, and
nearly four from Byram's toll gate know:
Mrs. Byram well, and would give her full
credit on oath.
| Cross-examined Didn't recognize Lyman
as one of the men who robbed him; it wa
too dark to tell much about features in the
dark; thought the man called Colonel to
be thin visaged man.
| Mr.. VIM. Cardwell testified Lived OF
the 18th December, 1865, eight miles from
Nashville; was at Spring Place that even
ing; went home a by-road, and not th'
main Lebanon read Left Spring Place a
two or three o'clock in the evening; saw
three men that evening on by-way lead
ing across to the Lebanon pike or CHECKER
| pike; they were off their horses aud drink
ing al the time; person wishing to avoid
Spring Place might go around by that by
way to get back into the Lebanon pike
when getting near them one of them tIlrneC
his back on him and seemed to be ixinl
his pistol; the other two men were Green
and OLSON; witness, thought them robbers
the man whose back was turned had on 1
cap, the others had hats all were armed
| and spurred; after passing them, they lief
| Ia the direction of the Lebanon pike has
seen Lyman the day before in Nashville
and had seen him often; be had shop
was not wounded at that time; did not se'
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