Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-07
HUNG FROM A LIMB.
How SChsfeId DansIsd from az Iron Tree
The Group Of Hahgmen Seen by Two
Eyes WaiehlBu IN the Woods,
Prompting The Dance Of Dsatk-"H will be
Your TurH Next as Take a
Drihk IA Did Pretty Winding
Up Of a BaFbeege."
Changing Hata-Wssblsg HaHds 10 tie
Blood Of an EHsmy-A Fearful
Recital.

Cuba crime becomes intense, as the triRI
proceeds on it's slow course. The eager
crowd that gathered IN the Criminal
Courtroom yesterday morning, remained
ali day listening ts the story Of horror a.
it was gradually unfOlded by the wit
nesses; and 20 profound was the impress
sion made that at times the slightest stir
among the crowd would be considered an
outrage, as some scene Of unusual black
ness IN the history Of the tragedy was told
In the simple language Of the witnesses.
We present to our readers this morning a
full report of the evidence as It was given
By tho variO g witnesses yesterday, ab-
breviaiing only such portions Of it as were
recited before.
EDWARD ALEXANDER
was the first witness called yesterday
morning. When the witness was placed
on the stand, an argument was sprung on
the manner Of taking testimony, which
was finally settled, and the witness was
examined by Mr.. Horrigan.
Ny name is Edward Alexander; Tucker
is only a nickname; sometimes, In fact,
most Ofthe time, L am called Tuck Alex
ander; 1 was in Cuba the 18Th Of July
last.
@. Anything unusual going on at that
time out there2
A. There was a picnic hat day.
q. What was your business at that
ime?
A. 1 had no particular business that
lime; I was living three hundred yards
from where the dance was held I was
keeping grocery for Mr.. Ware on the
night Of the 18th; I was checking for him
he was doing a heavy credit business, and
/ was keeping memoranda; I staid in the
grocery until the hanging next morning;
THE DAY WAS BEEAKNG
when I left Cuba; perhaps it may have
- 80 80 - An
| day light: i do not reCOllect whether il
was wholly light or dark at the time; I
heard shooting toward morning;
there were four shots; they sounded
as though they were pistol shots;
Ons shot was fred right after another;
they were tOlerably rapid sufficient time
elapsed hat the shots might have been
fred from the same pistol; the sounds
] were west from the grocery; tbs shots
! appeared to be fred near the ice-house, In
| which Schcield was confined; I could not
| tell exactly, but the shots appeared 20 me
/ to be fired about where I located the ice
house; ! heard some Cns halICing go,
/ for Gods sake don't shoot me;'' the one
was as though the person was In distress;
it was loud enough for me to hear il very
distinctly; I heard it several times; 1
thought heard Graves name called that
is my impression, that the name Of
Graves was called out the ~ice-hOuse was
probably nifty or seveuty-hve yards from
where / was; I don't know exactly the
distance; this is simply an estimate Of it;
I nevsr saw Wisensr after that; POstOn,
Graves and McCaddin csme to the gro
Gerry, where I was; McCaddin came alone;
If there was any q with him. 1 did not
see thai psrson; he wanted pistol balls; I
saw his pistol;
BARRELS OF IT WE'RE LOADED-FOUE
WERE UNLOADED.
vas
TO5isctioa by Sale on the ground that
the testimony so far didn'JshOw that Nc
Csddin had anything 20 do With the hang
ing. The testimony was allowed to be
taken
Witness contiuued-NCCaddiu did not
stay but a short time; I don'5 remember
who came next; MCCaddin came there
again before any one else came; when he
came first ne wanted some pistol balls; We
didno5 have them; then he went to Graves
store and got thsm; when be came back
the second time I saw the pistol; he
gave &c to Mr.. Shelby TO load IL for him;
I had It in my hand I could not tell
whether it was recently fired or not; he
said he
THEM TIE BEST BE had IN n
SHOP.
When he came back the second time he
brought some pistol balls; / dou's re-
member what he did then he walked
round q little and went of; 1 do not re-
member how many persons were there
then; I think the other attendants on ths
grocery were there then they were Shell
by, Mr.. Ware and myself; there we're
Others thcrs, but I do not remember all
Of them; Geary and POstOn came; Graves
arrived sf-9rward; they were not there
when McCaddin came there first; I don't
rscoIect # any one else had come before
he came the second time; McCsddin said
some other things about the shooting; 1
don't now reeollsct what it was; he re-
peatsd more than once, Il gave them the
best I had in the shop
@. Did he say anything about ~SchOheld?
A. I don't rsC5llect whether he said
ANYTHING ABOUT him or not; IL was about
two minutes after 1 heard the noise and
the cries that McCaddin came into the
store; McCsddin remained round there
until the other parties came; he was not
inside all the time, but he was sort o.
round there.
Q. who came in there after the shoot
ing?
a. don't remember all that came;
POston, Graves and Mr.. Ware we're there.
1 know George Geary 1 saw him after
the shooting in the grocery.
q. How long after the shooting when
the party came to the grocery?
A. It was somewhere about fifteen
minutes: / do not know exactly how
long it was should say about that time.
Q. What did they do VIXEN they came
inY
A. I don't recouscL what they did
don't remember that they did anything
L left there shortly afJerward and went
to Graves grocery, and don't know that
L went back there any more; hen 1
speak Of Graves. I refer to that gentle
there (pOinting to Z Of the prison
ers); L dc not remember how long I re.
there it may have been ten min
utes; I don't rscOllsst that anything in
particular was done 1 do not remember
that there WAS any drinking done; / do
know where Graves went; 1 went
home after that
CHANGING EATS ALL ROUND.
7 noticed his clothing he had PostOn's
on, and P0stou had his hat on I
knew their hats; I changed their hats on
their heads; 1 said, Put your wi
hats on your heads or something
to that amount we we're standing
front of Graves store, or a little to the
side of it; POstOn had a small, white
hat on; it was a LeghOrn hat; Mr..
Graves was accustomed to wear IL;
Graves had broad brimmed straw hat
on; it was POs5on's; MscCaddin was not
present when l changed their hats; / do
remember what sort Of hat Geary had
lua ne alN 4AIAal4AA GAuAEE4 A9ao a.
grocery; MCCaddin asked Geary
they were changing, chow the hi
did you come to get my hat?" and then
went on to say bow be got IL; he said
hey changed at the dancing ground;
Tesry's own hat was a black one; / do
not remember what sort OF a hat McCad-
lin wore. The change Of hats between :
Graves and Poston tOok place in front Of !
Graves grocery store; Geary and McCad J
lin remained at Wares grocery after the
L first saw POstOn and Graves
time in front Of she grocery; as
said, 1 10 not know how long they
STAYED there-hve or ten minutes
perhaps; ! then went to the grocery .
where 1 had been tending bar; 1 went ,
pack to Wares grocery when they did, +
do not know how long they stayed :
here; there was no q else at Graves ,
when they we're there that l knew Z
George Wilson was attending store :
hat night: 1 do not know whether he
vas ia there that time OF not; he was
here when McCaddsn got the pistol balls; :
was up there with McCaddin. Graves :
nd P5ston were standing Ia front Of I
lrsvss' store when first saw them after :
be shooting; I do not know from Whist :
direction they came there; McCaddin, / :
hink, had reloaded his pistol before the !
.thers came in; +
KNEW A YOUNG NAN BY THE NAME OF s
sCHoFIELD; q
had some little acquaintance with him Z
10 is dead now; 1 saw the body after his I
.eath down under the tree where il was ,
be was hung; that tree is $50 or Z
90 yards from GraTes' house, 1 think he
Iad been taken down when 1 saw him;
{ was getting toward twelve o'clock \
a the day Of the lash July when L saw 4
i'm; il was during or about the end Of :
be ~cOroDer's inquest that 1 saw him; 1 y
aW 10 marks; ais face Was covered up; 1 y
id not examine him Graves house is i
90 or 200 wards from Wares grocery, =