Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-24
UNION AND AMERICAN.
INTERESTING TRIAL All shell
... BYVELLE.
The Stahiman and WIsencr Diff
Guilty.
The Evidence TN the Case.

and tho serious wounding af;erward Of Mr..
WiSener by Mr.. Wallace.
This caCsa was commenced on Tuesday
last, and tia testimony heard Hon II.
S. Fcote, Col. A. S. Colyar and Col Inge
Of Mississippi, are engaged as counsel for
NJ. Stahima9, ard Ed Cooper, Esq, the
Leading counsel for MIR. Nisener The
argument VAS commenced yesterday, and
viii &c cJucluded to-day.
A correspondent sends Us the testimony,
which is as follows:
+ B. Slahmau said be was the General
Route Agent for the Southern Express
Company; that as such he came to Shelby
villa on the 22d Of last December; he had
never seen the defendant, VIM. II. Wise
ner, Jr., except once. on the train, when
he was candidate for Attorney General;
that while at The Express Office in the de-
pot bGildpg examining the books, Mr..
w saGer came after a package addressed
to Wisener, Son & Moore; that the scent
ugder him, Mr.. Wallace, after some con-
sid rable t-oable collected the money,
S6cC-,ke package being marked O o d,
Which mCa ais collect on delivery-and de-
marded a receipt on the book for the
package, which Wisener refused to
give. Wisener then demanded a re-
ceipt for the money to show, as
he said, that it was paid by one McFad-
den, Nh Wallace said the delivery Of the
deed OF pal ksge was good to him, but
tur.ed I'D a ked the witness. Witness
ted MT vi C.eT they were not In thu
ha"It Ct Ei.irg receipts in such cases.
WiseneF said 10 him he vas nothing bus
damned liti's railroad or express agent,
and knew damned little about his business;
that be was Il lawyer, and intended to have
tho receipt. Witness proved that be made
no reply, AID did rot get up out of his
sea-. Wiscner went eff This was two or
three o'cl0ck.
After supper he came back with a pistol
in one hand end stick in the other, and
came in the room where be (Stahlman)
wss writing, and said: Now, damn you, 1
! have come for revenge, and as witness
threw up his hands and said don't shoot, he
shot him In the LEFT arm Witness was
getting MP out Of his seat when be WAS shot
Tie arm was badly broken, and is very
crooked and useless. Witness, when shot,
started 10 gD ont at a door leading into an
other rO-m, aud Wlsener shot ut him, hit
ting the door facing as he went out.
Witness said lie did not use any weapon,
ard attempted TO use rome, and that he
had not uttered harsh word at the time
he WIS shot; said be heard several ehots
after he got out If the door.
On cross examination, Mr.. Cooper asked
Mr. Stahlma i he had not been indicted
fer 3 rape in Gibson county. The
question wss hsld to be illegal,
but tho counsel fer he State
waived the objection, and Mr. Stahlmsn said
No such charge had ever been made; that
he had never mad but one lawsuit in Glib
son county; that Rs Express agent he ar
rested man named Cole, for robbery; that
he confessed MS guilt and gave up part
Of The money, giving him letter TO his,
Coles, sister for the balance; that he went
AID showed Der the letter and got the
money; Inst Cola was afterwsgd shot and
killed by the guard in an attempt 10 es-
cape; that af er his death this woman, the
accomplish, who had given up the money!
brought a suit against him and the Express
Company for "a 81 Imprisonment.
Tbs seine prod5csd much excitement
and feeling IN the Courthouse, and from
al appearances the merits Of this question
will be freely discussed. Tie point which
he State makes Ia that it was intended
b,fJre the jury rs a pregnant imputstion,
hut which vas known to have no foun-
dation.
Col Inge, Of Mississippi, came forward as
q witness and stated that he know all the
fac s, and they were as Stshlman had stated
them. 4 telegram was Immediately sent
to Nashville for number of Mr.. Stahl-
MAJ s CUguaintaDces to prove his Charac-
gyAL r. lsr II
Frzzsli, Mr.. Ihacher and Mitch Phantom
are here, and will be introduced in the
morning.
Mr.. Siahlman's whole testimony was
given 10 a calm aud unaffected manner. He
is a man Of fee personal appearance and
evidently highly accomplished man. His
tel timouy made decided impression on
all who heard IT, Mr.. Stshlman at the in
stance of counsel showed his crippled arm
which is stiff and crooked, and much out
of shape.
The next witness introduced was Cyrus
Il. Wallace. who proved that the package
came in the Cftice addIessei to Wisener,
Son, & Moore, that it was marked c. o.
D., that the 4, fendant and McFadden, a
cOlo5ed man, came after it; il belonged to
Nc Faddeu. That Wisner refused to sign
the book and receipt for tho package, and
took it # without signing; that he de-
maoded & ,, c5ipt for the money paid but
be told Inn shat YVES Unnecessary as the
package was his eY dence of payment, but
If MI Siahlmsn sid give a receipt he
would do it; that Mr. Slahlman who was
sitting writing and undertook to explain
to Mr.. Wsuner that a receipt was not nee
essaTy; that Nlsener swore he would have
a receipt ard said 10 Stahlman, ''you are
nothing but little railroad or express
agent aId damn small at that" you don'5
know a damn thing about my business
Mr. Srah,m.u ihen ,sid 10 him he had all
ther, ce'u. be woudget, bat did not get out
of bis chair or offer sny offensive Ian
gusge. Wlsener remained some time; wss
sober, but peremp'orily demanded
receipt. McFsdden told Wisener he was
satisfied and did not want any receipt
Wisener went away about o'clock and
came back after supper with Col. Gal
bSauh, and when he came back be had
pistol In one hGl and knife in the other.
He was then under the influence Of liquor.
He came il Er0 ssid be came for that re-
celpt Young Mbi:esides pscitisd him for
a time Col Gabrgith attempted to con-
lrCi ulUls our nN WOulu ADt set utau nc
then walked in where S altman was sitting
writing; drawing his pistol on him, be
commend. cUrsing him. Stahlman threw
up his hands End said. for Gods sake don't
shoot, when 7i 9 ,er Fired tie ball taking
eff, ct in The arm. 4, Sab man ran out al
the door, he shot al hlm and bit the door
about three fset from the floor.
Wisnez then turned on him and said,
Now, d-n yo1, | have done for one and
1 will give you some, and fred at him but
missed h N. Witness then drew his pistol
and SAID D-n you, 1 will give you some.
Wiseper shot at him twice, and attempted
to shoot d thiId lime, but his pistol snap
ped, aud a. yh-t time he shot Wisner, the
bal pa s-ug through him aud penetrating
the door
After lie anne back the second time
young M. Perry, one of the agents Of the
Express Company tried 10 stop him but he
assaulted him with his pistol
Upon DISCRIMINATION Wallace was
asked if he did not say to Mr.. Calhoun that
night rs be went to town, that he had shot