Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-01

too. The next morning he was tried for
night providing and fined ten dollars,
for which We KEEP. the gun. It was
standing behind the desk, after court,
and John Curtin came in and asked for q
gun belonging to George Washing on,
brought there as a forfeit, and said he
would take it out. Don't remember
whether be said it Was his (Carlin's) or
not. Think he did ssy 80. / would not
give it 10, and told him to 90 TO Capt,
Sim0nds. Tom Curtin came in then, and
said the gun belonged to somebody-that
1t was borrowed. l don't know whether
he got il or nOt.D
Capt 6iDloads called to the stand III
hardly know who ~ the gun. It Is 60
long ago that 1 do not remember. / re-
membsr it was claimed by Cuslin and
France, the putehes-Ccarlie or Henry
Franco. He said the Carlins borrowed
it. T6o or three OF the Carlins came af-
ter il, and sRid it was borrowed. from
France, and that he wanted it back,
France came himself and told Us not to
give if up to any one but himself. He
got it az last. / think it was on election
day. It was. / was starting out"
CToss-eGamined BIZ Defease-"I have
known George Washington q year or
two. Have seen him around police quar-
ters considerably. He was confined
pretty often on all sorts OF charges
stealing, running around nights. know
several called George Wasnington-two
or thres. The one suppose you mean
is tall, slim, siekly, and yellow. Don't
know his general reputation. Never
heard his neighbors speak Of him. We
LOOK upon him as q thief; don't know
that l ever heard anybody except the
police SPEAK OF him. Don't know his
general character have heard the po-
lice speak of aim. ] don't know that l
have sny rsassn 10 dlsbelievs him under
oath; Gait say whether I would be-
lieve hina or not"
Cross examined 6y the Prosecution
@. HSlate whether ne was charged with
running or associsting with any white
persons, and whether that damaged him
IN polioa estimation and IL so, whether
with John OF ZIek Curtin"
Aus.-.tThe police knew that be was
connected with those parties, but don't
know - that would damage his reputa-
ton much; they aFe All of q sort. The
police know him George Washington
by the charges against him. There are
sEimilar ehsrges against those men (the
Cu~rlins.s)
Sergeant Brecn Re-cd1ed.-a Our re-
putation OF kim is that he is 3 thief. |
Never heard any but the police speak OF
him. Form my estimate OF him through
tina medium. I never caught him ia .
lie. I am inclined to think that would
believe him on oath. / never caught
him in q lie. There is honor among
thieves y
Mr, Graham, Of the Erpress Company,
Re called with the books Of the Conn
pany).-"Have examined the books Of
the Company from the lst Of February
to the 18Th, and fad thai nothing at ali
has been received here for Morgan or
Inman.p
Col. CAN'T then stated to the Court
that be was in expectation Of tWo3
very important witnesses who had
bsen cent for. When they come the !
prosecution would insist upon having |
Them examined, and using them. He
further stated that If they knew what he
was informed they DO, they were Of the
utmost Importance. With this an
nOuncemeat he stated that the presseu-
ton Was through in chief-having, how.
ever, some rebutting testimony,
Tbs Court adjourned until 8 O'Clock
this morning, at which time the exami-
nation Of witnesses for the defense will
begin,
We learn that at the adjournment Of
the Court, q warrant was issued for the
arrest OF John Curtin and another per-
son who pot being yet arrested, we are
not at llhEty TO Eaention), on charge Of
.e0mpLiaXA Tith Patterson in the charges
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