Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-03
CRInINAn INTELLIGENCE.


fined almost altcgeiher to the general
Ventilation Of the defendant. The FIRST
witness introduced VA Mr.. Z. III. Cash.
VIII testified that he knew Mr. Pattison,
and that bis general character was good.
Gr1ss examined BIZ the State q Are
zou aeouainted with the general charsc-
| tsr Of K. A. Thompson, of the ass0-
eiates of the defendant ?" (Objeeted to
by the defense, and the objection argued
az length. gThe defense commended
that r. A. Thompson was not
on trial, and consequently his
character should not be inquired into.
Gen. Sale c~ontended that the question
vas pertinent and admissible That the
State had established 3 connection be-
! tween Pattison and Thompson and that
to q proper knowledge Of Psttls9n's rep,
| utation and character, a knowledge Of
! nat of his companions and his class OF
! associates, was necessary, or, In other
words, aoscitur q SOciis-a man lie known
by his companions. EVIL communities
tons corrupt good manners" was also
/ suggested to Gen. Sale, as q quotation in
DO Mt. The objection vas sustained
Q. "What was ThOmpson's bust
ness?'
A. "He had been engaged by Patti
son to take dispositions in Missouri. He
is not q lawyer. 1 dOn't know
that be is y professional deposit
ton hunter. I don't know of his
having hunted up depositiODs for other
parties. L don't know who paid his bills.
l have not seen him aud Pattis0n to-
gether very often-nOt more han five OF
six times. The first time was 10 the
Chancery Court room. I do not know
Inman or Morgan. I did not see a tell
man with black WhiskeTs talking with
Thompson and Psttison there. 1 saw
Thompson about the 165h Of February.
| Did Lot see Iumsp. l. Was Davis Hotel
where 1 had gone TO visit Pattison."
@ VIVA opportunities have yUu TO
knU~ PattisOn's character and repuEa-
ton ?n
A. 81 know the estimate that he Is
held in By his n~eighb1Ts. I do not know
that be associates with the Curlins. Hs
does not associate with them any more
| than l do. I have had considerable BUSH
ness transactions with them. Psttisou
had business with them slsO. He sold
them stock. PattisOn and Wade Bolton
are intinaate friends. Never heard Pat
tisOn's character discussed by his neigh
-bors.
After 8 question or TWO more bearing
upon PattisOn's good report among bis
neighbors, the witness vas allowed to
stand aside, and Judge Thos. r. Smith
called to the stand, and testified as fol-
lows:
81 know Pattison. I am one Of his
attorneys in several civil suits. On
Thursday, the 14th or 18th of January.
there was q suit which came up fer trial
IN the Chancery Court. Il vas post
posed till Friday. I was busy in the
morning until twelve O'Clock, when
I went down there. That evening
the shooting affair took place in
the ChanceTy Court room, which re-
suited 10 the arrest Of Mr.. PsttisOn snd
Dr.. Dickens, and their being ordered to
la. The next day they were brough;
mt in lie evening, snG released on bond
/ to report, I think, on the l55h OF FeDru-
srv. On that day, il l recoilect srighti
PSttison came TO my office, and ssid he
was under bonds to report st the Court,
and wished me TO go down with MN,
out 1 was tOdAausy TO do so. Col. 5Ce-
vensop did eNhOwever. Both gentlemen
we're subsequently released that evening
or the Eext day.
Cross-ezamined By State.-"H He did
not go with me on Friday" Q +" What
is the state Of feeling between the
Dickens family, Pattison snd Bolton ? u
A. II don't think they like each
! ether very well.n @ "Are they not
! engaged in several Lawsuits sgsius. esch
| other" A. - believe they sre.'
@ care they not very bitter against
esch other?U A" Family lawsuits
generally are very bitter. They have
! besn tolsrsbly bitter. Dickens is on one
side and Bolton and Pat.isOu on the
| other, Boil ton was in The court room
| that day. remember having sesn him
| I don't know that be betrayed any re
markable interest in the csse-not more
| than q kinsmsn would generally take
| He was ia favor of Mrs. PAttison.
John BrOavn, sa0Orn.-"Am acquainted
with Psttison. Know his character. Il
is very good"
Cr0ss-examiRed BY the State.-"Am
surVeyor-Wss 3 school teacher. l know
/ the country around about the church
| and Dickens place. I heard the testi'
mony of Geo. Washington (cOPd). he
| described the localities sOout there very
| closely, l remarked that ne bad eyi
! IDENTITY been there. / have watched Pat
tison's conduct pretty closely since thS
war. He was q Federal and l we,
a Confederate, and for that reSscn
watched him, and my opinion OF him L
/ kudNL B 10 q 44ACNF pCaSCAGAO - a.
q. "Wou.d you call q man VINO ha'
bituslly carries weapons pssceable ant
| quiet 20 A. al sheuld not"
q. "SUppOse that he should hsve
shooting affair in a courtroom, what -
(Objscted to, and after argument the OBJ
lection sustained.)
"Have hesrd his name connected with
the Curlins. He had business with
them. Ny reasons for thinking
that be is q mar Of peace are
that l stay ell night frequently IL
ia his neighborhcod, and whenever hi
name is brought up he is thss spoken Of
/ should call it fifteen miles to Pattison'i
and twelve miles TO Dickens. Should
say it was five or six miles from Patti
sons to Dickens"
j. W. LOaer, sWorB.-"I reside IL
Shelby county, Third District. PattisOI
was st home the night Of the killing.
was there. l got there between dsyligh
and dark lat dusk). Pattison wss Their
when 1 came. He went TO bed about ter
o'clock. PAttisOn was there next morn
ing saturday morning)."
Cross examined By The State. -" NJ!
name Is LolIer" q. what is you
Christian name2D A. "Doubt know ,
@. What ia your heather name, thsD1'
A. "Jchn Wesley L1ilsr. Wa born
aud raised in Shelby cou0ty, Tenn.
born In 1915; have worked at the car
penter's trade; lived nesr Big Creek
etc. The balance Of the testimony Of
similar ~chaTacter.)
W. s. No6IiR SuoTn.-"Am q farmer
thirty-eight years old. l live or Bis
Greek, in Shelby county. 1 know Patti
sOn-knOw his general character. It /
good"
Pat Connel SUoTn.-Mr. Connel wa
called to the stand, but the defense de
ciined to use him, and would not exam
inc him, consequently he Yves dismissed
for the present, but will be introduced =,
the State Es recruiting testimony here
after.
The defense were not ready with s1y
more witnesses at present, and. under
standing that 1t would take an hour o.
so TO secure them, the Court ~adJOurne(
TO Monday morning at nine O'Clock.