The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-01

him and Col Stewart, he cAllet aSiue AAAA
day and told me if Col. Stewart came there 70
tell him he must not come into the house, will
not permit it. | said, not under the clrcum-
stances you are perfectly crazy. 1 met COL
Stewart at the door, and told him EDWARD Wa
greatly excited and he must not come IN and
he walked off; he acted very much like crazy
man. He was a good deal excited, and presume
when he Col Stewart the in-feeling he had
toward him was aroused His relations toward
the various members ofhis family was anything
but pleasant.
One morning his wife came to my room,
knocked at the door very much distressed )
she said, = Uncle John. you must leave mere.
Edward is very much exasperated about
you, and says you must leave" said am
not going, Cornelia, unless you wish. on
have invited me here As protector to your
self and children; | came here for that pur-
pose, and it might be an advantage TO you
for me to remain; / shall not go till see
Edward, and if he has anything against me
| will leave but not before | saw Edward,
and We spoke he accused me of something;
| said, your Imagination Is ahead OF your
senses, on the honor of man. yon are mis-
taken, ask Cornelia; she said, Uncle John Is
right. He was very much eXasperated with
me. | suppose | had little influence on
him, having discovered his error. On another
occasion, about six or eight weeks ago, he
came eXasIJerated about matter OF business
l then determined to leave his house, but
was persuaded by his family, his mother
and the female members of his family, not
to do so AS they were then unprotected; 1
felt il duty owed them to remain, and L
am there yet l recollect another occasion
when he became angry with his younger
sister, Mrs. Hicks. Mrs Hicks, with her in
FAINT. left his house between and 10 O'Clock
at night, and has not been there since. she
came out 10 see her mother, who was SICK;
| told his wife and sister that he was de-
ranged man. When travelling he generally
carr led weapons L took a knife out of his
hand one night as he lay on the sofa IN the
library. when he had got into doze; THIS
was four or five months ago, lie Is the most
eXcitable man ever knew and when excl
ted had no control of himself whatever
His mental conditi "a has been subject OF
conversation In the family for four or fVe
years; have repeatedly said TO different
members of the family that he was certain
ly crazy. There are hereditary traits OF
craziness in his family; we always under
stood that some persons on the maternal side
were very crazy. | know something my
self in reference to these things, 1t goes
back good many years, to his great grand
father who died in 1921 or y. He was of
the prisoners temperament, very eXcitable.
| saw him particularly on one occasion IN
ficting punishment on himself, whipping
himself; he abandoned his family in one of
these moods and lived with the Cherokee
Indians for many years. My uncle sent for
him and had him brought to his house, and
there the old man died. have always I'M
derstood from the family that at times he
was quite crazy. l think there was another
member of the family crazy, a female MEM
Der. 1t was the general impression OF the
family that some of the maternal ancestors
of accused were deranged. l only know of
my own knowledge the case of old MIR.
Haines.
knew Judge Edward Scott, he was one
of the most eccentric men / ever knew; one
of the most violent men in his younger
days, though a great man in his profession;
he would imagine anything; he would i'm
agine himself one thing, than another; /
have heard that he Imagined himself tea
pot once.
BY Judge Advocate:
| don't know that prisoner had not slept
Oh the night of his return from Memphis;
| think a man would appear refreshed afer
sleeping a few hours, after ride OF that
distance. have known prisoner to 20 three
or four nights and DAYS without sleep
catching maps as he could. The first thing
he asked me was, +" has that piano been sent
home?" | said no, that an injunction had
been filed, and l thought served that day.
He said, L telegraphed Col. Crane to let the
matter alone until my return. He appeared
very much excited about the indignity
and insult offered his family; his excitement
appeared to be more than anger. | supposed
he had been drinking. He looked like man
who had been greatly excited for some time
he looked very excited out of his eyes.
remained in his room but a few moments, and
did not see him again tai o clock He looked
very wiz Wnen L saw MIN lheH. anu was
anxious he should come to my office. He ap-
peared very much excited, caused, | think, by
The indignity offered by Col. Cranes levying
on his wife's property during his absence, and
he may have been drinking, his appearance
was as if he had been drinking for two or three
days. / regarded him at that time dan
gerous man, as | always do when he has these
fits. 1t | had thought there would be a cOllis-
ion should have warned Col. Crane when [
met him, but had not prisoner for four
hours Witness here described the difficulty
as in beginning of his testimony
/ observed everything that occurred as
much as possible under the excitement. /
presume | was more excited than any one
else there. | apprehended no difficulty, /
could not tell whether or not there would
be difficulty, | did not think the affair
would lead to a difficulty, did not see any
arms upon him. If ! had apprehended
difficulty. | should have interpOsed to pre-
vent it. L knew nothing of the challenge
until three hours after the death of Col.
Crane. OF late the prisoner has drank a lit
tie too much, more than was necessary at
times. AT the time of his excitement when
Mr.. Taylor was called in it was some family
matter, don't know what; his wife said he
had been drinking. regarded him at that
time as a crazy man; his craZiness might
have been augmented by liquor. Persons
in the house were so alarmed that they did
not know what was the matter / do not
know that | ever saw d man with deleriuna
tremEnS. am not acquainted with
the manifestations of the disease. DIR.
Craft said it was excitement of the
brain; he had not been drinking great deal
before that that know of.
He takes little something every day; l
would think person in delirium tremens
was crazy; j think his family difficulties
were always preying upon his mind. AT
the time that Mrs. 1erger invited me to
leave the house, L was fearful that he might
become excited and do me bodily harm; /
had promised his wife that would not leave
the house; it was not her request, aud she
made it with great modification and tears;
at home, his habit was usually to carry a
small knife or dirk; / think 1 could have
seen a belt under his coat that morning;
did not see one, nor do [ know he had one
great many persons in the community re-
gard him as crazy; think have heard DIR.
Craft say so. He was a delegate to the Ma
uOnal Democratic Convention, and he was
at the Memphis Commercial Convention.
but representing his own interests more
formal meeting OF some half dozen persons;
l did not consider his mind permanently
effected.
do not know that Judge Scott was re-
garded as a crazy man; | know he was a
great man in his profession. The prisoner
has been conducting his own business; I
think he was more affected than he would
have been in an ordinary fit of anger.
BY Defence:
I think he got up the meeting himself
that sent him to the Memphis Commercial
Convention; there was not over five persons
present.
TWELFTH DAY.
TESTIMONY OF L. V. DIXON.