Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-02
CRIaIxAL IyTELLIGENCE.
The Patterson Case.

NAIN AI1dA UDEr EDL EFNAA ~ 1NNNS - 80
slightest, but, on the contrary, seems 10
increase daily. The fist witness called
Yesterday morning was Il. j.. Smith.
| His testimony WIS as follows:
81 was st one time Sheriff Of Shelby
county. 1 resided in Memphis IN 1858.
Know where Thos. Dickens lives; it ID
some three and q bali or four miles
northeast OF Raleigh, on q cross-road
running tom the Randolph to
the C~ovihglon roads. The on
" stream that ~intervenss be-
tween Raleigh and Dickens place is a
small one, CALLED Dickens branch. II is
about q Quarter of q mile this side OF
Dickers'; don't know Il il is bridged now
or not, it was once, but was not the last
time that I crossed it. It's about twelve
feet wide" THE witness then explained
to Gen. Sale the topography OF the coun-
try between Memphis and the Dickens'
place, by the three TOsds-the Randolph,
old and nsw Raleigh r0ads.( "Mr. Pow
ell lives this eide of the bridge, about 8
mile. Ism moisture thattheTe is a house
nearer; there is IA Improvement, but
don't think a house. There Is 2 church
about tbree-qQarters OF a mile this side
Of Dickens. beyond Raleigh. What is
termed lhe new Raleigh road is an inter
! ulEAAaNC A0A1 az az -
leigh road, and the Randolph road.
The church is from three to four hundred
yards from the Randolph road. Dickens
lives in q double log cabin. II is s billy
country. There are bluffs close TO Hatchie
river, called the HRtchie Banks. Toey
are ts the left Of Mr. Dickens place.
Very hilly around the church. There is
8 branch to the left of the church, clOse
to Prior's, and one to the right Of Dick
ens'. The only springs that remem
Ser is the one termed the Poor House
spring, one at the church, and 4 at
Prior's. Never had occasion to examine
The locality particularly, though 1 nave
been there time and sgsin. There are
three or four springs bet geen the church
/ and PriUtis. There is q house OF the top
Of the hill opposite the church, about g
quarter of mile to the northeast. It is
Prior's. II is in sight"
CToss.erqmined BIZ DefeRse.-" Dickens
branch might be ten feet wide in some
places, and double that in others.
The road does not Tun through
fields or -clesrlBgs on either side u the
crossink,S IL leaves the Church to the
right ia going to Dickens. The branch
is not very deep, but in some places deep
enough to swinl in. 1t is a running
stream throughout the whole summer.
OF course it does not furnish mnca water
during the summer. There are deep
holes though. Ii is two or three hun
bred yards, may be 3 quarter OF g mile,
from the ehuTch-betWeen il and Dick
ens'. A msn might get his body under
10 ii, bQt think it would hsTdly 20 over
his head. Tha1a is no bridge at Raleigh.
SHhe first bridge il two miles from Raj
.s-L L AananHu m UhaE esd Won
travel, Gs 70 whether you cross q rail-
road. You do not cross one on the new
Raleigh road except near town. On the
old Raleigh road you cross it several
times. Wolf river is about l25 fest
wide. There is always an abundance
OF water in it. The character Of the
ground along the new Raleigh road is
level from Memphis to Csrr's place, and
hilly thence 70 Raleigh, and thence to
Dickens. There is Rnotbss wy Of going
TO Dickens thsn that spoken Of. i
would be kSout a mile outOf the way 10
trsveIit Hickens' house is about fifty
yards from thu road. The road was in
the e plsce last sumner. The
house has been there twenty yesrs. The
scutA benk Of Wolf riyes Is higher than
tie north. High water often overesass
the north side, That bridge ION the
new Raleigh rosd) is five miles from
Memphis. The bridge on the RSndoip&
road is two miles. There are houses all
along the road every fifty yards until
you get to CubblBs' place, From there
to the Marsh place not so thickly
settled. There are some shRntles
on the opposite sids OF the river.
Wolf river Is not 30 wide there
as st Rsleigh-nOt much difference,
though. Remember no buildings nearer
than Mr.. PiweTs' on the new Raleigh
road Ito bridge over Dickens branch
There is = clearing. There may be =
house TO the right. On the new Rsleigh
road, the railroad is not crossed after you
leave Memphis for thirty mlles. The
nearest route to Memphis from Dickens
is through Raleigh. The rsilrosd crosses
the old Raleigh road three times. There
are seyerGl roads leading from one road
to the other"
j. j. Murphy sW0rn- Mr.. Murphy
had to be brought TO the Court By an at.
tachment OF his person, and was COM
PEELED 20 purge himself Of contempt.
He vas let off With paying the cost OF
the officers fees. "Have mean of
ascertRining the amount OF money
paid out, and TO whom it was
paid by our banking house. the
Memphis BaBk-Murpby & CASH, also,
upon whose orders, checks and drafts IL
was paid. [ can show it by the books.
Tne account OF each man Is balanced
every night, ana, consequently, the
ledger would tell it,"
MIR. Murphy was then allowed to 70,
tire, with the Request that ne would
send down his DOOk-keeper with his
ledger.
z NJ. AppeTson, reintrodacsI, (a0ith
his business 6OOksl.-The books of MIR.
AppersOn were examined, but showed
no transactions bearing on the case in
point.
Gross examined 6y dgfeaSs.-"I re-
member that Mr.. Mitchell and w. H.
Bolton were in my Office together don't
remember the date. L remember it par.
ticulsrly because Mitchell is not in the
habit Of coming into my office.
He has not been there more
than three or four times since the war.
He and Barney Armstrong had 3 con-
~versation outside the door. W. Il. Boil
ton wal at nay desk writing letters. Boil
ton has done business with me thirty
years. While they were there Patterson
came in. Remember it, because am
apt to remember every one who
comes into my Ofice. Patterson came
to q post ia the office, and either
hung up 3 coat, or examined one that
was hanging there. Saw no saddlerbags
might have been there and not see
them. Patterson staid out q few min
utes. Saw him 60. Have been doiDg
business with him since war. Do his
entire business, aud he stops at my OF
fee always when in town. He gets his let
ters at my Office. Iheard no conversation
between Bolton and Mitchell. Didn'V
observe any conversation between
Patterson and Bolton. Have read
the testimony in the papers.
/ did not remark any conversation what
ever. Did DOT see Patterson with sad
dle-bsgs. Don'tsay he didn't have them,
DON'T think he generally carries them.
I He may have had them aud i not see
them.n
Mr.. Drake, bOOk-keeper for Murphy 4
Cash, came Ia with the ledger. Ht
stated that MI. Patterson did not keeI
an account with them, but Mr., W. II,
Bolton did. The books showed the
amounts Of checks paid, and the nsme
OF the drawer, but not to whom paid.
Certain amounts drawn by Nj. Bolton
which the prosecution thought might
throw some light on the esss, were found
and Mr.. Drake was requested &c bring