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

the matter. They we're not u more
than q minute or two, when I hearda pis-
toll shot. He came back In q short time
aftsrward.
0 who was in the room then?
A. Roberts, Savage and I. Bonnie Bon
ner came up about that time. Then John
Marie came up and said, 'Sullivan, you
did not come with this party and you
had better leave them"
q You say Roberts took Ada Jones out
and she did not come back.
A. Yes, sir; he took her out and she
cited.
q. When he csms in, did he say any
thing?
A. I could get no talk out OF him.
q Did he say anything to you after
THAR
A. No, sir. not tin I went down stairs.
The dress worn by Ada Jones was here
shown to Sullivan, and he recognized 1t as
being the one she had on thai night.
Gross-erdmiaGtiOn General Sale TOOK
the witness and proceeded to eross-ex-
anime.
q. What is your name?
A. Sullivan.
Colonel Phelsn recolIected a few more
questions which he wished to ask, and
the privilege Of asking Q WAS granted
by the n
q, We're you intoxicated that nlghtI
A. No. sir. but I took several drinks;
Savage and Roberts went home with me;
Roberts said, "Pst, IN accompany you
home;'' there was q CRATE in my front
room that was broke down, and / got q man
the day previous to fix it up for me, and
he had no more than fixed it. There was
no fire in it vet. After we got there 1 In
vited thsm in; Roberts did not want 70
stay. Mrs. Sullivan opened the door for
US. 1 told Roberts to sit down; he did
not seem willing to do so; Savage told
him TO sit down, [ told him to put nls
cape on the sofa, and l went back in the
lot to get some kindling, and when l
came back Savage and Roberts were gone.
[ did not see them then till morning.
The cross examination then proceeded.
O.-Whst's your name, Sullivan?
A-Pat Sullivan. M~yfsther's name was
Frank.
O-Where were you from originality
A.-IrelRnd, which l am proud OF.
O.-N hat county3
A-Kerry. I left there in '55. 1 landec
! first in New York. l made boxes there
| for a month or two in that city. 1 went
to Dayton, Ohio, where I 0Ilowed the
carpenter business. I worked there TWO
years.
Q,-What did you leave there for?
Al left there to better myself.
Are YOU certain about that3
The Judge objected to this line of sx-
SaIsI propose to show that this Sulli-
van is su unmitigated scoundrel.
Al arrived Ia Memphis in thef fall Of
SO. I worked first for John isn't, after
ward I went on board of the steamboat
Admiral. 1 put the steeple IN that engine
house over there; after that l went on the
police, 1 believe in 1886, l was on Two
years.
Q-Were you ever Indicted
Al was put of the police tor whipping
four men; l was never indicted before
this; you tried to do it once, John, before,
but YOU failed, that was when you got III
The Federal business, you eOuld't do 1t.
At various times during b cross-ex-
animation Mr.. Sullivan commonly used
the appeIlation John" to General Sale
with the utmost familiarity.
4 @ Were you not arrested one time Tor
robbery. for robbing a man from Evans
vile?
A.-There was a warrant out for my
arrest.
O.-Were you indicted?
Al was not indicted, John, I was re-
aussted to call down to the provost mar
shaps Office, and il was proven there that
I was not the man.
Odd you testifs before the C%oroner's
inguest2
A. did testify there. ! confined my
self to an outline OF the case. l was not
sworn, Coroner MOffatt called me In 70
give a statement, and l did So lGon't
consider was examined when | was not
sworn.
.. Didn't you state you saw Roberts
going in and out with a pistol In his
hand, and his hand around her nsck2
A. 1 told them thst | saw B pistol In his
hand.
the Worshsm HOuse7
A, I stated like this
Never mind "ike this - go on and state
what you said.
A, / would rather talk to the Judge; he
Is a man OF sense. Laughter.
ssle-Thst is, perhaps, a little foreign
to the subject.
Witness-I made no such remark. ]
left Roberts and Savage and Ada Jones up
stairs. L went TO the WOrshsm House fol
nv csps, lust walked there and back,
o Do YOU know Aleck Mccullough
knew him when he lost his tooth
[ know Johnny Gearin: I.know judge
Scruggs, that honorable gentlemen there
aud General HOrrigsn that sits besides
him.
Won were innocent and the other two meI
we're innocent2
/ A If l said [ was innocent. l did NJ
more than tell the truth; If said Robert
WIS innocent, I do not recOllect 1t; l neyel
opened my lips to Mr.. Roberts, except il
kindness; l never said TO MIN tnaS
would urn States evidence.
., Did Won state to Johnny GeariI
that Roberts was an innocent man
aIf 1 said so, l don't remember 1t. !
don't recollect saying to any one that ROD
erts was an innocent man. l may have
inside remarks, but l don't know nov
that | said anything about innocence.
was so tantsliZsd by each and every one
like you asking questions that don't re-
collect now what L did say.
q. At that time did you know anything
against RobsrtsG
A, just as much as l do now, but l die
not tell it 81 the Inquest because l wa
not sworn. There was q lsughRble pas
ssgs here about egg nogg on Christmas
day in Jail, which elected rosrs Of laugh
ter from the Rudience-co1gregabion-
II crowd) 1 was sixteen days in jail. IhaC
several conversations with Genera
Wright about the case. Bose Frame wa:
present the FIRST time to the best OF my
knowledge. 1 don't recollect the second
conversation.
. Did YOU tell him In that first CONVEX
sstion the same as you told here?
M, Sullivan WIS going TO explain, Dul
General Sale objected TO the narrative
style of the opening paragraph and would
not hear it.
Suljvau-I wisn the court would heal
e.; | know It would bs interesting laugh
teri; 1 was in jail when General Wright
and Bose Fraim came TO talk with me;
told Bose Freim, when be said, sullivan.
be- a man or 3 mouse, tell all you know
about it :" that 1 was then q prisoner, but
that 1 would get my bonds the next day
and when 1 had my bonds and was out
would talk like q man l would tel al
l knew about It; L was not going TO tel
anything for the purpose Of getting out.
Sale-You would not tell what you
knew about it till you got out?
Sullivsn-Do you suppose l am
coward?
Saie-I don't know, 1 never tried you.
Suliivsn-You Ihad better no either.
@. How long after you got out on bono
when you made the statement?
A, Well, 1 don't know when l made
the statement; 1 Ook jail fees up thers
for doing duty a while after 1 got M
bonds fixed up; when l got down from q
hard bed up in the cell and came to SLEEP
on a soft feather one, I got the diarrhea
l was there four days. Laughter.
@. Do you recollect who was presenI
when you told General Wright what yo'
said hsre2
i A don't.
Q Did you tell him exactly what you
told here?
A. 1 believe 1 told him substantially
the same thing.
q How many conversations had yot
shout this case?
a. l had a thousand conversation
shout it here and there.
q. DO L understand yOu to say In thosi
numerous conversations you told thu
l same story each time?
Al told you everything, and more tOt
if that will satisfy you.
Q.-Who did You quarrel with first tina
Z night ?
Alt was with Roberts, III had am
!, quarrel. 1 cont know who was in thu
Melrose party, 1 know MelrOse herself
! because 1 often arrested her when I wal
on the police; l don't NOW that l had