Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-06


known him two years. year or eighteen
mopths. Isaw him ia Curiin's meat shop FRI
day = week ago, and had q conversation WIN
a4sn. Wauaee-"slate what he said (O5-
ieeied TO. but the objection overTulea9
"A conversation came mp aud ne sala ne
vas SICK, and had been sick, anc thSs ne VS.
suOI oe IA d in the Pattison case. ne sla ~
had been proposed to bim that II ne NOuu
swear in the case he could make money nOesn
n 40 him for two years. he dl1 not say wno
offered MIN the money, or what Tor. ny tecol-
lection is that he said stacks had said he was
gu ypmnaed, His repotI ton Is very Dad-l
would not believe HIM under oatn
Gross erdInined-"I have known MIN elghteen
mon hs. This conversation occurred an cur
Inns shop Friday or Saturday week C1fln
was present. He said he bad been cneIeu
money to testify in tie case. he ola not saS
Mr.. stacks had offered ~ % nm nor NJ ~ = a.
ems, nor Ge8. sac, nor Col Can't. say
who. was with him only q lew minutes II
was in Amos Cnrjin's shop. never sa" hl4
with Zach or John C1r.in. de mas neVet DSeh
10 nv room. have farmed Till this year. rms
yearI have butchered, bought and sold cattle
Got no partner. Don't buy and sell with the
CurIIns. L married Amos Curl1n's sister. L
have no interest in the trial-no pscunlary IN
teresf. never mentioned the eonVersalIn 70
anybody. never thought OF the conversation
unII I saw it in the papers, and 1 said TO Amos
Cdrin 6 wonder If it is possible that he has
OLsYou heard this man soy that be was
paid to testify some time before, and never
said anything about IT."
Al never would have thought OF II again
If hadn't seen his testimony In the papers.
Amos or Tom Curtin heard it. l was pst
merely thi-kfng - merely named IL 10.
CAN'T You thought IL such an uncommon
tning for a witness to be hired-to receive
money for sweariEg9'J h d1dn't say HHleh
side he was wanted to swear. l don't kno"
| Wboss kin fJlAs are involved in that tesu-
| mony," Col. CAN'T" You didn't know that
your brother-in law was involved
merely s8id to Amos Curtin, l wonder II II is
| possible that 8 negro was hired 20 swear ihatY
| Amos Curtin served the subpoena on me. Have
| lIvtd here t0rse years Came rom Kentucky.
| I iarme tw1 years at DR.. Buntyn's place. Last
wear Mat WoodsOn and / bought out Charlie
| johnson in Arkansas, aud planted mere.
Major j. V. RambaaL AID DR.. A. W. Nelson
were swcra and testifect y the good Character
ofthe de endant.
The couasel for the dsseadsnt here, after a
short c Insulation, announced that they would
he willing to submit the case, hut the
state announced that they wonld have
some rebutting testimony; so the Court
adjourned until this morning at half-pasL nine
O'Clock. when the case will be closed with the
examination OF two or three witnesses Tor the
| defense, end two or thres rebutttng Witnesses
tore adjournment the State called F. L.
lanes. city editor of the APPEAL, 10 the sta1d,
and 0uestfoned him as TO his recollection OF
a Coroner SamelsOn told him the day en-
suIne The murder. Mr.. James stated that, as
near as hs clu d recollect, the Coroner iolG
MIN that the parties we're recognized, or seen.
This fact was suppressed in the APREALS re-
port the only one hat was published tR en-
| fenS0 ar the time for prudential reasons