The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22
TWENTY-NINTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, July 18th.
TESTIMONY OF I'D. Subway.

| have resided in Jackson since August,
| 1865; have known the accused since Septem-
Der. 1865; | have been brought into contact
with him pretty often in business relations {;
/ have never seen any evidence of intoXica-
ton upon him at any time; L have never
seen him take drink, and never met him
in any place where drink was sold; l have
never seen him when he exhibited evidence
of being affected by delirium tremens; /
never heard such thing mentioned in the
community; his general reputation in the
community has been that of eXaggeration :;
[ had never before this trial heard insanity
imputed to him, eccentricity would perhaps
be nearer the term; it was on the occasion
referred to by Mr.. Crane, l heard his con-
duct on that occasion mentioned by Mrs.
Crane; there was mention made as coming
from some female member of his family. of
fear of some injury; | could not state eX-
actly what it was; it was some months ago !;
L cannot recollect exactly the words used.
BY the Judge Advocate:
have never heard the subject of insanity
mentioned in connection with the prisoner
except by Mrs. Crane.
TESTIMONY OF JOSHUA GREEN.
L have resided in Jackson for 30 years; /
have known the accused some Is or l6 years;
during that period of time have seen him
almost daily; have never seen the ac-
cused take glass of liquor; l have never
seen him intoxicated. or in that condition
when he could not walk perfectly straight;
L have never seen him when he exhibited
indications of labOring under delirium
tremens; | have observed in his general
conduct and department an eccentricity of
character, different from that of ordinary
men, within the last or 5 years, SO much
that declined to associate with him; we
occasionally transacted business with hi Il.
BY the Judge Advocate:
There has never been an intimate ae-
quaintance between the prisoner and myself;
81 I,c1
is sold, 1 never enter a place of the kind,
therefore haYe had very little opportunity
ofknOwing the prisoners habits as to drink
ing.
TESTIMONY OF MRS~AMANDA STEWART.
am a sister of the accused; at one time
my brother manifested an unusual apprehen- |
sion about his daughter Ruby; as near as |
can recollect | think it was after the Sher- |
man raid | was then living at the house we |
rented belonging to Mrs. Moore; / was sit
ting on my gallery one evening and heard |
an unusual degree of excitement owing to |
screams; | listened for while and become |
convinced it was my brother; not knowing |
what it was Immediately went over to his |
house, and when l arrived there | saw my
brother in great deal of agony and anxiety
which was very unaccOuntable to me; he
seemed to me to be very much disturbed
with regard to one of his children, Ruby;
he was calling for her, and desired to know
what had become of her, and raving madly
about her; he would receive no comfort; he
said he knew she was not in the house. and
he was very much depressed, and implored
us to bring her to him; L said that she was
in the hall, and could bring her to him, but
| didn't go and bring the child, ] thought it
was best to leave her i'll tie hall; he went on
in his violent and excited manner in the
greatest agony of mind, and finally fell
upon the floor and rolled from side to side,
and butted his head against the floor re-
so much so that / thought by
speaking to him Grossly that L could pre-
vent him doing it; l went up to him and
shook him and told him he should not act
in that way, that it was wrong, and that he
must quit screaming, and knocking his head
N such a manner, that it would not be sub
nitted to; he did not say he would or would
not, but continued to call for his child:
hen got some water and poured some on his
head, thinking it would cool his brain, and l
Netted towel and slapped it in his face re-
in order to bring him more to him
elf; but it didn't seem to have any effect
IN him at all; the paroXySm suppose last
al for an hour; he gradually became quiet
ID; / neglected to mention that when first
vent in, he had knife in his hand; was !
'ery much alarmed for fear he might injure
ither himself or some OF his family, and ]
ny first object was to get the knife away I.
rom him. which did by little manouvre
N my part; it was after this spell that he !
Knocked his head upon the floor; l finally
Induced him TO get up, and took him of into |
nd induced him TO lie down on the bed and =
alked to him and remained with him for
While till he became more quiet; the chill l
rem were in the hall; could not under t
tand his conduct; thought it was a very ! c
TRANCE proceeding throughout.
l tried to satisfy my brother that his daugh-
er was all safe, but he could not relieve his +
lind of that anxiety in the least till finally he (
Exhausted himself; his daughters became q
Harmed and went into the yard my mother "
anne at once, having heard of his condition | u
then left the house and knew nothing more v
II. he was perfectly at himself in few hours &
know he could not have been intoxicated: at | -
lat time he was not in the habit of taking II
nough liquor TO become intoxicated, and he c
III not seem to have the slightest desire for | h
quor. | distinctly remember his having shot :
le negro boy; 1t occurred at my fathers res
enee near Nicksburg; l was quite child o
y brother was not grown, quite youth my a
lther was very much opposed to liquor and :
aver kept it / can say confidently that he was a
)t IN the habit of drinking. Parmelia Tins o.
mas been servant in our family for more
an twenty-five years, and has always been
oked upon as extremely honest and truthful g
I'd has always been very much esteemed for r.
r peculiar traits of character. l would be- =
we her on oath touching any matter she r
ould testify about. 4
: the Judge Advocate: 70
never saw my brother intoxicated; at the al
ne saw him at the house, l do not know u
at could tell; / have seen persons intoxi- tl
ted, and can only judge from his appear Ps
zee and his manner. always thought that IN
ZEN person was intoxicated it required a. St
rtain length OF time for him to overcome its flo
Gets; with him he would have these spells pr
d recover from them sooner than personst
was not considered 10 be q drinking man By ye
y means by any one; at the time of the lal
'oting Of the boy he had not been absent fai