Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-31
1.-THE DAYS poINos."
Examination Of Persons Charged with
Murder RepOrfed Suicides, Mule
s~seaIers, Seventh Sens, RazOFs, Pistols
and General Fury.

Examination Of Persons Charged with
Murder Reported Suicides, Mule
sseaIers, seveEth Sens, RazOrs, Pistols
and General Fury.
THE JONES CAvANAUaH CASE.
The case of Reuben Jones, for the shoot
ing of Cavsnsugh, was taken up at o
Yesterday before the Recorder, sitting in
tie First Circuit Courtroom.
The first witness called was James Gal
lsgher. He testified that he knew Cava-
naugh several years; knew his character
In the community several years; It was
bad; he was q nan that would shoot, cut,
curse, and all that sort Of thing. This was
the substance Of his testimony.
DR.. Sim was called for the State. He
swore that he was called to see CaVsnaugh
after he was shot; found him in b sta
tion-house, suffering much nom the Of
fects of a gunshot wound; q portion OF the
small intestines had escaped n pro
truded from the wound, which was two
and a half inches in diameter; 1t was in
the right side, between the lumbar region
and the vertical line; found traces OF "
slugs across the abdomen, where they had
passed on the outside, from right TO left;
he Oundt two OF the shots directly under
the skin on the left side, that had passed
from right to len, and went nearly through.
Susan Avenb, cotored, was introduced
by the defense. Lives at SO Causey street,
/ directly opposite the store of Duncan &
Jones; st the time OF the shooting was sit
ting outside, in front of the door; she
did not know CavanRugh: the first b
saw of the man that Wa shot he was step
ping with his right foot on to the sill of
the door; he kind o. peeped in and
turned for the door as II to go away, and
lust at that instant the shot was fired;
-han The ahOf uuua iran ha fall IN the afna-
walk and rolled over and yer until he
reached beyond the gutter.
Henry Robeson-He was in the station
house when Csyanaugh was there. Cav
anaugh told him he had 3 trade with
Jones about the store, and he said Jones
was trying to swindle him out of Il, and
be said that he was bound to have that
store or Jones would kill him or he would
kill Jones.
P. F. Dunn Rad a conversation with
Csvsnaugh the Monday evening after the
Joneses we're arrested, ss the store, and
Csvsnsugh said to him that he had bought
the store and was afraid he would be
swindled out oft, but he would have il
unless the JOneses were better men than
he was.
James Hutton, said on Saturday night
before the shooting he was sitting next
door to Jones & Duncsn's store, and heard
an alteration between Duncan and Cava-
nsugh; q few minutes sfterward some
man passed along whom C~avsnsugh hail
ed as "Bob," who entered into q CONVERSE
ton with C~Rvansugh on the street; they
talked about the trade; CavanAugh said
the Joneses had better look out or some
body; would fget shot; the mex morn
ing that was Sunday mOrning) C~svansugh
asked him as he was passing by to help
him to raise the lid of the Ice box; while
they were doing that, witness saw Reuben
IL -.I 81. 81 k----
Cavsnsugh also saw him, and shaking his
fist at him, said; "a Cd id s. b-h,
he will get shot"
The following gentlemen testified to the
bad character OF C~avansugh: W. n.
Esder, NJ. P. Shepherd, W. M. Nc
Cullough, r. L. Grove, F. Mellersh, John
SturlA.
Then there was q recess for din
ner. After recess T. p. Dunn was
recalled and said: About 9 week or ten
days before b arrest / was passing, and
Jones called me in; he told me he had
sold out, but the trade was not closed: he
said he sold to Cayanaugh; I told him
that the business did not seem to suit
him, and advised him to close the bargain,
though 1 ssid that 1 considered him q
qusrrelsome man and dangerous man
when drinking, and it would be well to
close IL up as Don as possible.
A. n. Douglas was next examined: Has
resided in or about Memphis about tWen-
ty-one years; knew ~Cavanaugh in his life
time; knew him between two or three
years; knew his character; his character,
according to general report, was q quar-
relsome, peeyish sort Of q perssn; would
sccept the first opportunity for q quarrel;
when drunk or under the influence of
liquor, would give the first opportunity
for quarrel, as a dangerous man; he was
regarded as q courageous and determined
man, but not so much inclined to go into
a difficulty when sober as when drunk;
when sober he was 8 generous, kind
hearted man, who would do q service to
those who needed it; he was about the
same hight as Reuben Jones; l know the
store of Duncan & Jones, on Causey
street; l went down there this morning
and found that the hOOr Is thirteen and
3 half inches shove the sidewalk
the side next to Beale street. The
shot marks in the opposite building
are about ten degrees and ten seconds
south from q line due east drawn from
northern wall or the store across the {
street. Colonel Douglas said that shots I
fred by q man standing in the store and {
striking q man in the middle of the pave I
nent in the region Of eOTpSGS, where Cav 1
snaugh was struck, would, If unobstruct- :
ID, 60 into the ground near the middle of
he street. He looked into all that thing 1
professionally. {
The counsel on both sides agreed to
orego the pleasure of debating the mat
er. The Recorder placed defendant un- 2
Ter So eco bonds to appear before Judge 2
when called on. The bonds were
'heerfully given, and the boy let go. v
THE BROWNE CASE. '
This was expected to be brought before c
Recorder yesterday morning, but it q
1t was agreed between the cOun-
81 that it would take a long time to go
trough It, and as Governor Harris was
ngaged on the JOnes-C avansugh affair, it
yss agreed to postpone it till to-day.
Young viii represent the State, i.
nd Messrs. Governor Harris and Judge =
ENABLE will appear for the prisoner.
Two warrants were sworn out by John
}. Adams, Esq, the brother of the de-
essed, against ]. W. Y. Bro 1ne, the son q
I General Browne, and Mr.. Louis O. La c
st, his ~son-in-lsW, charging them with d
eng accessories to the shooting. These A
were with General Browne 1
hen he entered the store where Captain Il
was shot. A new warrant was also il
AIKEN out against Browne, charging him
murder. The frst one only charged Il
Ina with az assault with intent to kill. Il
III the parties were committed to jail 4
bail. b
The case Is TO be heard by Justice VIM d
1t cannot very well come up at 10 IL
clock, because Justice Winters will be s
Dgsged on the Cannon case in the Second 81
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