Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-06
CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE.
rhs pattl.on Case.

The PatfisOn Case.
The examination OF witnesses for the deiense
in this case commenced yesterday morning az
half past nine O'Clock. The first witness called
was I. X. Rankin who deposed as follows !"
neighoorhocd. Am acquainted with his gene
raj Character for peace and q3atetude. II is
". II. Hodges s,corn-"I live eighteen
miles north 81 here. Am a nelghbor
of Patrons. Am acquainted with him.
Know his character for peace. and quiet
! ude. II is about as good as that of the general
1 run of people. He has a good character. Know
Robert Humphreys; he is a nephew Of mine.
don't know wh.rs he lived during ths past
year or two. He has been living all over Ghe
oountry-mostiy a. Mr.; Dickens and John bol-
| on the road about a mile from the Dickens
Pace. l heard he was badly wounded, and l
recognize the parties VINO did the shooting;
that he was scared too badly 10 know
about the shooting. He said he knew
there were two men. SAID nothing aOoHs
shooting-can't say what time, but tslnk ~
was between one and two O'Clock II vas on
the road. rode along with him about a mile,
lam now, and always have been, friendly WIN
Cross erdmined By the Sldte.-"Mx name is VIM
Hodges, am called BUD Hodges. he Is
nephew OF mine. L heard he was mortaly
wounded and about TO die, and Went 10 see
him. 1 heard II that morning. The Bolton
farm is eighteen niles frOm Memphis and len
or eisven miles from Dickens. 1 I'VE on tie
same plantation as Pattison, a halt 8 m,ie
from his house. Was at Patlison's the nighi
OF the killing l heard OF u on SGnHTy
morning. l was here EFlday ana s 5atS
m3rning. Pattison came home on Friday
from Memphis. Don't know what time, asI
was not there when he arrived. L got there
bout dark. 1 went over 10 stay with the lan-
ly, As l had been doing ali the week. L9ller
was there also. Lolier Is al wore nsvI 80 sd
building a house for Andrews. AnofeNs aGS
PattlsOn are brothers in-law. They are good
friends; m ghty good. P-ulson was at nome
Friday and Saturday. DR.. Peyton told US 0Ithe
kiIing sunday morning. Iheard that Ham
p1reys was about to &e. L found him On me
road. on horseback, between Dickens ana
Raleigh. Iheard he was nos MORALLY wounded
about an hour before L saw him, but ne hsd
been in bed two days. Idon't remembe when
/ hal last sea my nephew. He was in the
habit Of staying around but am MOI;
u is not a family TAI | weeks st oSe "a
about eighteen months ago. 1 I'VE with zoe
Andrews. Humphreys said nothing to me
Dickenr. nj. Branch and d. Dickens. He said
he would not recoguiz5 the men VINO old the
shooting II he were 20 see them, was riding
Pattison's horse. When 1 left them l weHt
back 10 my place, and thea over 10 FatIsohs
and toll Pattisou about Il. 90 not know tnat
Humphreys was told not TO nave anythlhsuo
O.. . Did not old man Dickens tell DR.. Dickens
20 nush up and not talk 81 much, OF there
{ ~IdbsA some lies sworn to aeoIt the au4lfT
Ale sad to him, Hash, you talk too
was between one aud two o'clock. stopped
! at PrOr's, and while there Humphreys and the
& party passed by Issw them. AID got on NV
horse, rode after them aud overlook them.
When / asked him (Humphrsysl who did it
the shootlngl he said ne cid not know. l
didn't tel Pat ison that. That night went
! there. and 1 told him about the shooting, but
4 did not repeat Humphreys' conversation. l
= don't remember when 1 tod htE thaI. 1 know
it was not that night. l talked twice Win
PaJtis0n about it l rode PATHS ms morse,
ing to see Humphrey. A negro poy went
with me. He went as far as Pr1ersi ne went
lGss 70 - Be a 1g2lPg,b h. W ne k5stu TSS I I s9ia fi f led
: and how. lido 1T talk about what Humphreys
9 said. PsttisOn hal gone TO be-. Psyton said
g Nancy and Wfsoa we're killed, and Hum
phreys MORALLY wounded and not exp=c ed 70
i've. I went eve to seeAm on hearing that
u did. Il may have been a week or longer alter
' ward when I Iold Pattison what Humphrey
sad, l was talking to him and wade Bolton al
= his house, and EolLOn asked about the shooting,
9 how it happenedi he said he had heard differ
was in town on Saturday. Don't remem-
Der how long after The shooting TINS con
s versstion took place, but II was before nus ar
q said to PAttisOn ana Bolton tog =ther. Bolton
= di int seem anxious in the matter. know
u Rob Thompeon. Have seen him several nnei
al Pdttison's house. Don't know that he is Ia
y Pattsou's employ. He was taking depositions
for him in Missouri. | heard him say 50, inst Is
q an I know about il. Don't know Morgan. Saw
e a man named Inman twice, at fattlson.s, be
: fore the shooting. He was n man twenty-five
wears of age, of medium size. Don't know
,, where he lived before l saw nun. Don't know
o what he id IOr a living. Thompson iGtro-
duced PIN TO me in The ordinary way. he did
e not use the tenn friend, as | can recoLect
q Never saw him s.nee. He was there some tnTes
q or four days. thompson and he Unmanl dc
not ride aDJutin Fatt sons hIggV nat know
Of Ican't tell, when had Eern my nephew
( before that mOruiug It had not OseA a very
IA long time. L fel5 greatly relieved when
a learned that he had not been klIel or mortal
u IN wounded. have made no EFFORT towards sc
curing or arresting the meh who saot MN
l. Never heard thst Inman and Morgan had don
De 9@Bg Col. Glnt:-"N Not up to this goo,
10 aourc"
A. No sir, not up-weII, Dr.. Dickens di
tell me that those men were the ones Wno dl
le %" Didn't somebody else tell You so .
IO0Jected to on the ground OF latitude, but OF
A. No Sir. / can read. Have not read tn
e accounts given In the papers. Dr.DleAens 18Th
only man who said Inman and Morgan did IN
n de, d. That was one night before Psttison wa
~ arrested"
re general character for peace and quietude, ha'
- ing known b IN for three years.
~ Judge Louis heiby SUOTR-~ Am acquatnte
nj with Pattlson. Know the reputation ne boz
a, in the clearinghouse where we boarded Il
an gethsr. 1t was good, TO the extent that l kno
e. The cross-examination merely brought OF
Ju5ge Seibys idea or what constituted a rep
tati0H. Also, thai the Judge had heard OF Il
70 n Il EeTabert, b. f. HaacEias, Andreto War
in T H. McGes, Thomas Tuyl0T, W. II, M0Reri'
4 DR. ". d Letgis, oGHsuet EOstoR, Samuel Rank
and T. " CaldtPeU, each testified to KNOWN
the defendant, and that his general reputatlo
for peace and quietude was good.
;. Coroner SamslsOn was the next witness ca
. ed Tor the defense. c / CAN'T, lille the Cou
was waiting for his arrival, stated that I
wished TO Introduce testimony to prove NJ
MitcneIls character. 1he deieUse immediate
stated 1t was not necessary, as they conced'
IN m ne beyond ALI c1tfI or douDt-CoI. HSllu
saving that he himself would be a witness
4 that eject { necessary. II was therefore d
as, 4. S~dnseison suor1.-"Am the Coroner of sh'
7 by county. Ihe.d an inquest ON The bodies
Green Wilson and Nancy Dickens on the "
OF February. The witnesses xamined by q
Ice were Col. Tom Dtckers and Humphreys: I
,rs. testimony was not reduced to writing Hur
+ pnreys said he could not mention any mann
! and would not recognize the men vi
to did the shootng ne was 70 os zee n tne IA 4
ALL said nothing about being excited, or abb
21S morphine. asked now 1t was possible that
? Rbonld not recognize them, when he was [
: inst who opened the door; and there was
~ light burning Ia the room? he sad he "
a. sSot a6S ms r. , saIa he sn e5u 81 see t. ali G tbat :
I going on, but that hs had no 4Ies whether
! was white or black men; ASKED aim If
Lhe same who had the officially in the Cha
ell. Gerry Court room. He said he dill not knC
He sesmsd 10 be at himself completely
Cross- Eranined.b y the Stale" He was in b
Zle The dead b2dies wsre & half mile OF.
seemed to be suffering considerably. lido
know anything about morphine (tnat he 3
takeu). Never saw Humphreys before. l
with s light IN the room, he did not see
,itv parties who did the shooting"
u Dl0 ne seem 70 nS suuefAns 4 sOOd ueA
I d"Yes. Well not 90 any extent. he '
laughing. Not much though. l did not Iau
at An sure l did net. he was in q good hum
~ / wasIiks l am usually. PepolS always lat
when they are in q good humOr. Sometim
No one went from here with me except an
des. dertsker. 1 got . jury out there. Wilson
eet, SrTs Wa ssta56ssd saa shot"
Rsdfrecs-''1 he wounds were so numerou
cannot describe them.N
- O. "was there any evidence as to robbery
csA Obiscted TO and Withdraw.
ted p N. W1nters a0ora - don't know Geo
ro. Washington, Have seen him once. That pc
(pointing TO the witness, GeSrgs Washingte
is not the man"
O. " He is not the Same?"
A. /" No sir. But know this man. 1 b
A known him three years. He is one OF the L
ts Hunter and Beaumont got into g dinieI
about. l know his reputation. l would
.ake- believe him on oath. He is like every OF
IoOST thief. His general reputation is bad. de I
PMS to Do about the court rooms going on bond
,ond thieves, etc. Collected TO-
I Gross examined bV state" His general rel
is bsd among his neignDOrs and ass ciates.
n. neighbors sTe black-don't know any VII
lins Don't ~recollect hearing his name mixed v
ia N 4 rha II N -