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

he had made hat out Of il; so She sent boy
TO see what he had done with il, and they found
ts. d Ss IF in ser aSI
things; he would fght and tear up things he
could come across; he would 60 round 20 the
neighbors houses, stripped, and they had te
conhne him some ten or twelve days; they
| afterw ard let him go where he wanted, with a
boy following behind him; but they had to
conhne him; they had 20 chain him down, and
| his hands were handcuffed when he went
about with = boy following him, he had n
straight-jacket on; don know when he died
he was sent to Kentucky to the Asylum Mrs.
! Scott had sister dera nged; how they discOv-
| cred that, was: she got up one morning from
| ehe breakfast table; the cook-woman had a
| baby, and the lady went out and picked up the
| child and put it in the FIRE; she did Mt do much
| OF anything else, for they put her in straight
jacket; she got violent, and they could mt do
anything with her, and they fastened her up
| IN room Mrs. Judge Scott was my old mis-
tress always thought she was deranged she
did things TO me that no one would have done
except deranged person; she never had rea-
son 70 give me cross word, and never had
| trouble, and yet she would sometimes take me
and give me 20 or 30 lashes, and aftervard she
would come to me and say she was sorry, aud
she did, know what she had done it for. Her
folks all believed she was crazy; she had
way of sitting down in company, and then she
would slip of, and they could not find her till
till we were brought here to this country; she
died out here. Two sons of Dickey Haynes
were crazy; one got killed in q crazy spell. on
account of young lady; the other one did Mt
put him in tight jacket, and he died in his
tight jacket; that was Stephen. came to this
country with Mrs. Judge Scott; she lived with
Mrs. George Yerger, in Vicksburg, and died
there; she had two or three spells after she
came out here, and died in one of them she
used to get so she could not move, and she was
hallowing and screaming; and she would never
let any one come round her but me; | was
there when she died.
By Judge Advocate:
1 came from Knoxville, Tennessee; don't
know how long since; have been here some
IA or 10 years; / am older than the prisoner;
was the daughter of Mrs. Judge Scott there
were four brothers TO Mrs. Yerger. Richard
Haynes was the brother by Mrs. Judge Scott
know he was crazy; he was not grey he was
quite a young man when he went crazy; he
was lately married the first time that he went
crazy; knew of my own knowledge the con-
dition of these persons; was waiting on Rich
ard Haynes two or three times a day; cook
ed for them all think my old mistress
crazy, just from the way she acted; she would
slip away from the company, and any person
that has got any sense would not do so.
TESTIMONY OF D. C. HERSDoS.
reside in Jackson.
/ have known prisoner about sixteen months.
/ became acquainted with him in February
year ago. L met him at the Memphis Com
mercial Convention; met him the first day of
the Convention on Monday;I met him on the
street, he came up TO me and said, he wanted
to see me particularly, he took me one side; he
was with several gentlemen; he asked me if /
knew Major SeversOn he said that he wanted
to see him; he seemed to be a good deal agitated
or excited. Iasked him if he and Seversan had
had any ditieultyj he said no. He did not
know Severson, but he understood that that
fellow Randall had telegraphed to Severson TO
have him appointed delegate from Alabama;
he also said that Crandall was not an Alabam-
i'm ha hal aoa1f IN kau nrIn hail ul
was satisfied Randall coming there to
break down his immigration scheme, and in
terfere with his business and that he did Mt
intend to let him do it. He wanted to see Sew
erson to find out the truth of the despatch.
went with him to the Peabody Hotel, but found
Severson had not been thcre we went 70 where |
he usually stopped when he came to Memphis /
but we did not see him. Col lerger asked me |
to go to the Overton Hotel al O'clock. | went
but he not there. started down the street |
with gentleman in a buggy, and saw him |
coming up the street. got out and went up |
the street with him; he told me he had not been |
to dinner, he wanted to see me. | told him | |
would wait in the Office till he got his dinner; |
he said no, must go with him, he had book /
in his hand which he handed to NE to read aud |
he insisted in Iny geing with him. He said he I
wanted to see me particularly, and lie was /
afraid we would not meet any more, and went |
to the dining-rOom with him. Whilst there a !
gentleman came to the same table. | noticed !
Col. Herger looking ut him very straight, and |
in very peculiar wayi soon he got up |
from dinner, he said he believed il that |
man Crandalli now he is here, said he, will |
know what be il going ia do, he shall not inter- |
fere with my affairs. | went TO his room with |
him, and suppose spent an hour there; he read |
TO me there the headings of his immigration /
scheme, as he called it, and asked me what 1
thought of ii. We had some conversation about |
ii; told him that l thought that to present it |
properly to the Convention he would have to |
get over his excitement; my remark TO
quit drinking; he told me that he was not
drinking, and that he had only taken three
drinks during the day. L saw him almost ev-
cry day, during the week of the Convention
after that.
He spoke Of this immigration scheme in very
glowing terms his language was, that it was
one of the grandest schemes that was ever con-
ceived by the mind of man, and he asked me
what thought of it. said thought great
difficulty in it that it would require d
great deal of money tp put il In operation, and
! did not see where he could get it. He said
he could get as much money as he wanted
that there was Boston banker that would let
him have all the money he wanted be could
get a million of dollars if necessary; he read
to me letter, said ii was from this Boston
bankers did not see any proposition in it
about money; ! left him there ] think | metz
him next day in the convention; he seemed
very anxious to offer resolutions which the
minutes of the convention will show; he was
up frequently; met him on Wednesday,
think in company with Col. Sale, his uncle, L.
NJ. Yerger Of Memphis, and some other gem
tlemen, | don't recollect who, l knew them all
At the time spoke to them Col. Yerger was
leaving them as walked up, and he said he
lid mt wish me to leave till he me; said
he, | want TO see you particularly ne went
INTO the cigar store that we were standing in
'front.' of, and Col. Sale remarked, THAT man
is going to challenge his uncle;" l looked
around, but did mt see that any one seemed to
be excited at all; Mr.. ferger, of Memphis
vas standing there Col, Ierger walked into
he cigar store hurriedly, and was writing on
he showcase for some time; | asked what
vas the difficulty, and was told that they had
allen out about pistol. Col. Yerger came
tut of the cigar store, handed Col Sale pa
Der, and said you will deliver that to that
nan. Col. Sale left me then, and Yerger took
ne back into the cigar store Colonel Sale
md Mr.. Yerger, of Memphis, came into the
.igar store, and Col. Sale handed the paper to
Edward Yerger, of Memphis; he read il out
md put it in his vest pocket. l remained with
hem some little time, and then left them
saw him again, don't remember;
net him almost every day, unless it on
friday. The last time saw him was on Satur-
lay morning; | met him in company with Col
and Col. Sale, and Edward Yerger,
# Memphis, and two other gentlemen / did
lot know he asked me then If had heard Of
denOuncing him on the street.
aid had he asked me what he had said l
old him. said he, met him at the hotel, and
nsulted the dam d scoundrel, and he did mt re-
ent it, and now he has got on the train and is |
zone. | renAined with him some half hour;
ie was talking in a very excited way, and Col
galloway, ocming up, took me off and said,
Fhat are you quafrellng ABOUT lie then took
ne OH and told me about the difficulty.
He was very much excited every time saw
i'm whilst was there. On the last morning
lie appeared much more so than during the
week. thought his mind was very unsettled;
e was very much excited and his talk was .
cry extravagant on everything; while at !
demPhis, saw him take three drinks, think,
nd that wine; l mentioned there, and after
anne home, that would not be surprised if
,ol ferger never came home, that believed
e was derangedi l recollect particularly men
Joining it 10 Col. Hamilton.
By Judge Advocate:
L last saw the prisoner at Memphis, on
morning, the week of the Conven-