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

left the yard and have not since been In the
house until a few nights ago.
CROSS EXAMINED.
/ was on most Intimate terms with his
brother, Capt. Yerger, from his boyhood.
At the time Of the difficulty at the book
| store, / could not tell what the excitement
was Under which he was laboring. NY first
impression was that he was considerably
under the influence of liquor, but in walk
ing from the bookstore to the corner, his
\ manner was so different that remarked at
| the time that he must have feigned intoxica-
ton. His relationship 20 his family has been
uniformly unfriendly | think for the past
| eighteen months. / know of no serious
cause for this feeling considered it very
| frivolous. / thiuk the character of accused
was alyayS an excited tendency to get into
difficulties and unpleasant scenes especially
with his family. have not witnessed any
of these unpleasant difficulties, but ] have
heard a great deal of them from other per-
sons. Mr. Taylor, for instance, came to Iny
house one night for me to 20 down and as
sist him, which declined to do. Mr.. An
derson and my wife speak Of these difficult
tics frequently as witnessing them. His
brother, George Ierger, has also spoken of
them as well others. In relation to the
views he entertains in reference to the feel
ings of his family toward him. have heard
him say that none of them loved him or APP
preciated him. | heqrd him tell my little
daughter on one occasion, little child seven
VI cl4uL years Oiu, WHO Was AlWdNS NCIl
kind to him, that he believed she was the
only one of the family that cared anything
for him. This was when there was no III
| feeling between us. To the outside world
he was turbulent have heard his peculiar
conduct discussed in the family and the i'm
preston was that he was insane. Heard his
mother and wife discuss this matter. My
wife told his mother, if that was her opin-
ion, she ought to have him confined in an
asylum. Have frequently heard other MEM
Ifax in
his right mind. During our intercourse,
the accused always went armed l think. He
was prone to get angry; was dictational and
arbitrary; hardly any reasonable obstacle
would have prevented him from carry ing
his point.
By Judge Advocate:
My opinion at the time that he sent for me
to drink with him was that ne feigned intoxi-
cation. presume he was actuated by hostility
When | went to his house ii was by invitation
of members of the family to view his brothers
remains.
BY the Defense:
| met him often after the receipt of his mes
sage saying he would not recognize me-. /
was never impressed satisfactorily that his
mind affected, my conduct would have
been the if had regarded him an
insane person, for / always considered him
dangerous man to me, and tried 10 keep away
from him. 1t would not have been my prov
ince to have arrested him, | might have sug-
gested it. would have acted differently had
I
By the Commission
have no knowledge of his business the past
fifteen months, know of no control being ex-
ercised over him. He has not held important
trusts for good many years; he was selected
a member of the National Democratic Conyen-
ton about eighteen months ago. know that
he was recently attending a Commercial Con-
vention i'll Memphis, don't know of my own
knowledge; | know of no good reason for these
difficulties he may have had a pretext, he had
some fancied reason, | considered them frivO-
lous, | presume he transacted his own BUSH
ness, | think he carried his arbitrary and
dictatOrial notions TO extremes, they were
very remarkable. l do not know that any
effort was made to keep arms out of his reach,
never heard of any personal restraint being
placed over him. He was free liver, kept
| liquor about his house, | do not know that
! ever saw him drunk in his own house or that
| supposed he drunk.
BY Defense;
/ On two occasions when he was in his turbu-
/ lent ways, | spoke of hearing his voice tone
was on the occasion Of Mr.. Taylor coming
| after mel my wife took his two children from
/ the street and brought them to my house where
! they spent the night; a daughter
! about fourteen years of age and the other a
| boy about twelve. | do not know that he had
1 been drinking on these occasions, never had
mania Portu, to my knowledge.