Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-13

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gested that they go up again. They
went up again and stayed in the bsck
room this time. There are four doors 20
that rOOm; one goes out on the porch,
one leads into the front room, one opens
the stairway and n leads into the
back part Of the house; that was Q l
O'Clock; they went into the room at the
top of the stairs; Roberts and Sullivan
were qusrreling all the time.
Q. What wa saidf
A. 1 did not hear anything in psrtieu-
lar, but Sullivan was quarreling All She
time. When I brought up the last drink
before the muss, Sullivan took his ana
threw it out, and then Roberts threw OUT
his and said. Now, Mr.. Sullivan, II you
amt satisfied with the treatment L show
you, I have two deTingeIs here aud be
Ie!t for his pockets and asked Ada Jones
where they were, and she said they were
down stairs at the bar; but there were no
pistols in the bar.
Horrigan-Stop q minute, D d you see
any pistols in any ones hsndsf
O. STATE the position of the several
parties.
A. Roberts wss standing up ia the
southern part of the room, feeling Tor ms
nistols. Sullivan was sitting, Savage was
sitting. aud Ada wanted TO go; Roberts
vent to the door and slammed II, and
pushed her back into the room, saying
She should not go until be went nome
with her; l then wen down stairs and
was washing some glasses. when l heard
the noise upstairs; 1 heard a heavy, dul
souud. and the sound as If a chair was
broken: I went up again and saw Roberts
CRYING: Sullivan was trying 70 paclfy
him: be told him 70 sit down. and Hoo-
srts said he wouldn't; "If you don't SIT
down. said Sullivan, "Tu knock you
- -. -, Gnr1Huan GauRUI and
Van Roberts in the room at the time;
ADA WAS MISSING;
I know positively she was not there; l
had been no more thsn down q washed
a few glasses when I heard the noise; Il
might have been two or three min
utss; the door was shut when 1
went up; I don't know whether the
door leading out On b porch
was shut or not. Roberts was standing
right close to II. He was crying and asked
where was Ada, and / said she went home.
He asked me again and ! told him the
same thing, not knowing that anything
was wrong and recollecting that she want
ed to 20 when l was up before. l asked
Roberts what was the matter; and he
would not answer me. 1 asked Sullivan,
and 1 don't remember what answer ne
gave me, told them 10 take q drink and
make this thing all right. 1 went down
| tor the drinks and brought them up they
drank and IL ss5aed to be all right. They
then all went out together to the best OF
| nv kno Wedge. I was in the saloon when
/ they went out, and I do not know exactly
when they came down. The door out to
the porch was simply shut to; there is no
| lock or kew to it. AfterWaFd Savage
and Angelo Marie came in together;
| Sullivan and Roberts came IN after
ward and took drinks; that was after
- DaInE~g gahnH Innn
where Ada was, and he said she went
home. 1t was about i've minutes after
| Savage and Angelo went out that Roberts
and Sullivan came in 20 have their drinks.
Thew went away and came back again IN
| half an hour and Roberts again asked
where Ada was. He came back Egaln AZ
ter that.
General Sale said he would hketo know
how often Roberts inquired where Ada
wss7
A. He inquired three times. He was
there last about three O'Clock. l went
asleep at Eve. He left in q hack, 1t was
Tim Murphy's hsek.s Roberts came
alone the second time. He came alone
the third time.
.. can YOU tell what was their condi-
ton?
THY WE'RE ALL PRETTY HAPPY.
The women seemed to be happy. They
seemed TO be happy all the while, 1 dOn't
| know whether Roberts went back 10 the
room after they all csme down or not.
At this point the pistol was shown to
the witness. He said 1t was like n his
brother Gus had, but could not say that
he ever saw it before.
CToSS-erdnined By GefeTGL HOFTJgGn.-
When they were Quarreling up stairs
Sullivan said Roberts was no gentleman
| the girls remained out in the yard three
or four minutes.
O. Where did the cook sleep that night
A.-He slept in the fourth room, tht
fsrthest one back was his ROOM, 1t opens
on the porch, The cooks name is Scott
he is s white man. The door is about two
feet from the window in the fourth room
l went up there twice before the pisto
shot and once sfterwsrd.
Horrigsn-WhatH
Al went up twice before the noise.
q. What is that about pistol shot?
A-Tbst was q mistake.
Q-HOw many mistakes have you made
during this sXaminRtion7
A-Can't say; If made any the public
here can judge. They rung the bell yerl
loudly, that induced me to call up tb'
second time. 1 did not know that Suli
van hsd left the house before the party
came down or not. They drank about ter
OF twelve times in all.
Q.-Whst were they drinking2
A.-SuLivsn and Roberts drank whisky
strsight and the ladies hot whisky
punches. 1 carried drinks up there two
or three times, two before the row and ont
sfterward; when I went up I asked nothing
about the noise; l don't know that Sulli
van told me it Wss nothing but hitting BIZ
hand on the table; 1t was TOUR or ny'
times after / came down and went anC
found her missing; Roberts appeared q
- p-ga-AIv Nth har Whan hp nhOvad he
back into the room and remarked, 'yoI
shan't 20 till l go home with YOU"
don't recOllect Roberts saying, when b.
come back the second time, that be hsC
been to Ada's home and could not hnC
her; / heard him say that she must b
somewhere round the house; he wanted
John to go up snd look, and John did no
want to go; 1 believe he said be was 8
the station-house and could not ind her
This ended the testimony OF Benny.
Adjourned for dinner,
The court assembled at half past two
when the jury, with the agreement 0
both counsel, went over TO Mares saloon
and examined the premises.
The only witness examined during thu
afternoon was
Il P. r. SULLIVAN.
i He was placed on the stand about
o'clock and remained there until adjoHrn
msnt, a. 8 O'Clock.
Direct Examination 6g Colonel GeOTg,
r. PheJdn.-At the outset Of the eNamina
ton, objection was offered by the defensI
to the testimony of Sullivan, on thi
ground OF being a party named in the In
dictment. They wanted to know II b.
was introduced as an sccomplice. Thu
wss admitted, and, after some genera
firing round, the examination went on
The State said that a severance VIZ
- - ~ r.aa- - NJ. DAhn.sn
The witness said he had been eighteen
years in America.
q, Where were you on the night Of thi
10Th of d. cember, 1902
A. At Mares saloon; I met Van Rob
erts outside, aud 1 went mp with him to
room in Mares saloon.
Q Without any further question, go OF
ana detail what you saw a heard RnC
did there?
NICE IRA PARTY.
A. 1 was coming up Main street home
md, as l was passing John Mare
saloon, met Roberts st the doc
and little Dutch Constable; h
invited me to take 3 drink
there was another man with him who
never saw before. After taking a drink,
said 1 believe IN 90 home. He said the
we're going up stairs TO have oysters.
went mp with him; n word borrowed
another; We talked about the trial hi
brother had in the First Circuit Court; thi
was IN the 'front.' room; from there VI
went into tho middle room q middle room
is q room That is between two others.
Q.-What sort OF q door leads out of thu
front room 20 the middle room?
At was a hanging door, a door tina
s8ung on hinges.
: Q.-WbO was with your
A.-There was Van Roberts, Savage an
two women, n Of t1em 1 never saw be
/, fore, I would not recognize her; the oDl,
thing noticed about her washer peculia
+ dress: l refer to the deceased [ suppos
the ether Woman was Lou Smith; Robert
gave me an introduction to MIR. Savage a
we went up stairs. At this point LoI
Smith was brought into court, and wa
recognized by the witness. I bsI
NO supper that evening and accept
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