Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-30

therefore, cannot say whether be fired at
anything or not; the next minute I saw
the policeman fall L then left the win
dow, and, on returning shortly after
wards, ! saw Cosgr0ve standing where
Claridge lay, with the other policeman.
Lydis Wilson, one OF 'sthe pretty waiter
girlsn Of the National theater, being
sworn, testified: On Tuesday evening
last / was standing at one OF the beck
windows of the National theater,
looking into Center alley; saw
three men come into the alley from
the back door Of the Cotton Plant
saloon I could not recognize either Il
them 1 might have done so had /
thought anything was going to harper,
for the light coming from the back door
of the saloon enabled me to see them
plainly; ] also saw a policeman stand
Ing az the corner of the alley, who fired
in he'd direction Of these three men, and
d OF the men fired q shot back the
policemen then fell; two OF the men
ran up the alley; the third went by
the back door Of the Cotton Plant saloon.
Q.-After policeman fired that shot was
any other shot fired from the alley
which could have hit him? A.-No, the
shot fired from thence was the only one
that could have hit him.
Crosse rdnliaed.-I was standing
shout ten yards from where the afTrsy
took place, and am certain that no one
went down the alley from the direction
Of Poular street to where Claridge lay
my attention was not clearly called to
the three men after the shot was free.
Policeman ZeignOr testified I was
walking on Tuesday night on duty whe e
fH.-s1-- -. - - 49, IT, r~a~.ar
man. who said an alarm had been blown
on Washington street; we ven up TO
the Cotton Plant saloon everything was
quiet there; then went to Tony Benton's,
but could not find out there had been any
disturbance; we returned to the Cotton
Plant saw officers Cusick and Walsh
make an arrest; we returned to the
corner and soon afterwards heard a row,
and saw the waiter girls running into
the street we entered the saloon, Cha =
idge ahead, and proceeded to make
arrests, but were resisted u man
drew a revolver on Claridge another
knocked me down and bit me in the
face, but s0me body pulled him of, and
we were both showed out of the saloon
I could recognize the man who bit me,
but % the man who drew the revolver
we two, with Cusick and Welsh, then
went into the. Varieties, but could find
neither Of the two men; w~eSaetprned
to the Cotton Plant, and saw rHs man
who had me down; he was leaning
a gainst the counter; told him we were
e ing to arrest him he said we could
nOt I sent ClariGge for Welsh and
Cusick, when the man struck me on the
breast and knocked me oveF q chair as
I fell he shot at me with a Smith &
Wessonis seven shooter a general con-
fusion then ensWed some Of the accompany
/ tried to prevent violence being done TO me,
being released I got up, went outside,
and drew my revolver the man who
had knocked me down was then stand
ing outside on Washington street l
fired at him he turned and fired in the
opposite direction others who had come
up turned towards him, and several
shots we're fired he started to go away,
! and several Of them followed him I did
not see Claridge at that time; I ran
round the block, aHd On eating lack TO
Washington gtreet, ClaFidge was ~
ing on the ground nearly dead
l think / saw COsgTove in the
saloon, but could nat sweaF 20 II.
/ Officers +. X. Cusiek and 2. X. Welsh
were put on the stand, and testified that
there had been difficulties at the Cotton
Plant saloon that night, and they had
made arrests there, but were in the Vari-
cites at the time Claridge was shot
hearing pistol shots, they hasteneG to
the spots and found Claridgs lylnE near
! the cOrgeT o. taa a1eyi in the agonies of
death; COsgrOve anne out Of the alley
he was the man who came up after N
arrival. This finished the evidence for
| the state. The examination will be con-
tinued at the criminal courtroom at three
! O'Clock this afternoon.