Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-12
TRIAL OF THE CUBA PRISONERS.
RebuiiIna TsstImoBy-WsgIHg War sgslasi
the "AHbp'-Ths ImpsrtanOs Of Shsw.
ing whether 6rsVts did or DID
not Dance IN a Certain Set.
The Great Trial Spinning Out Toward a
Close.

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The Interest in the trial of the Cuba
prisoners ssnsiblV abated yesterday.
There was a falling of in the crowd of
spectators in the Criminal Court during
the examination Of witnesses in the fore
noon. The question Of character was not
touched upon but lightly, and that was in
the way Of rebutting testimony,
CAPTAIN WELLINGTON.
He said that he had heard a CONVERSE
ton between Schodeld and Graves on the
day Of the barbecue; II took place in
Graves store; Graves was searching Soho.
field at the time, in the grocery; Graves
told him to leave the place damned quick,
and not to come back again, or he would
hang him or kill him. 1 was in the
house that night or morning; 1 heard the
shooting; after I heard the shooting L
went into the yard; several persons went
into the yard; they spoke about the
shooting; it was commonly mentioned.
1 heard screams; they must all have heard
/ them. the sounds Of the shots and screams
came from the direction Of the ice-hOuse;
Graves LETT the set and went out; ! did
not see him after he left the set until ]
saw him here. 1 talked to MCCaddin in
the yard i've minutes; sfterWard 1 went
back to the house.
The jury retired, by order of the court,
j Wits AbLOLu6N NNuELh1 Llkub AIkuGu
the question Of recalling Millington, TO
ask him if a negro did not come to the
door of Graves house while the dancing
was going on and say that Graves was
wanted.
The court would not allow the witness
to be recalled for that purpose.
MI. BATEMAN
was called for the State.
He was at Cuba on the 18th Of July last;
remained there all night; went to Graves
house with the others about three O'Clock
in the morning; it was McCaddin invited
us in; he said, Gentlemen and ladies,
you can all come into Graves house, ana
continue the dance there l have a prison
or TO take care Of; ! have to bring him to
Memphis in the morning, and / want
some sleep before starting" then we ali
went into Graves.
I DON'T THINK GRAVES WAS IN FIJI ROOM
AT H TIME OF FIRING.
After the firing 1 went to the grocery
with Captain Patterson; we remained
there about eight minutes; I saw McCRd-
din and Wilson in the store; / did not see
Graves until the sur had been some time
up; McCaddin was knocking at the gro
Gerry door when l got there; when / went
back to the house some persons were
there, but no dancing was going on;
I DC NOT SOY WHERE MY SISTER Is.
Or0SS-eEaminGtion-I do not know that
Priddy got to the grocery before l got
there; McCaddin was knocking at the
door; Graves prompted q set or VI after
the dancing commenced in the house; 1
saw him q few moments before the firing
began.
THINK he LEFT H HOUSE BEFORE n
o. WERE FIRED.
He was not in the room at the time, and
if he had been 1 would have seen him at
the time of the firing Mr.. Richards was
prompting; 1 think Graves left by the
front door.
W. F. NORTH,
bar-keepsr at the store Of Calhoun & Co.;
WIS at the barbecue; went there in the
! morning, and remained all day; remained
there until five o'clock the next morn
ing; they went into Graves house at
three O'Clock in the morning; McCaddin
invited the crowd in; he was the major
domO Of the occasion; he invited them
into the house to finish the dancing, and
remarked at the same time that Mrs.
Graves WAS playing on the piano he said,
q" Gentlemen and ladies, you had better
so into the house and finish dancing
there; Mrs. Graves is playing on the
piano" ! went in in Ompany with Mr..
Graves; we commenced dancing soon
afterwsrd I heard pistol shots that
morning; I WIS in the room where the
dancing was going OF at the time; Graves
was called out; he was not in the room at
the time; just before The firing commenced,
q negro came 20 the door and said Mr.
Graves iOaS VGHted; I did not see him
after that; 1 was In the room when the
firing commenced;
GRAVES VAS NOT IN h ROOM;
be went out through the front door,
through the lattics-wOrk. I went out in
#Ir -o-T wvLr, mo Hru-I Fh, E-9n-. 7 - !
manned fifteen minutes after the firing; /
ven back to the house; 1 saw nc dancing
after the firing.
The witness then, in answer to interrO-
cations of counsel, named over the per-
sons who were present in the room at the
dance.
CroSs-eIamined-I came from Indiana;
1 went to the barbecue on the day in
question with Mrs. and Mr.. Patterson; I
was introduced to Mrs. Graves and Miss
McGee out there; I confess to having been
attracted by those ladies. / think it was
Mrs. Graves was playing when the Niger
came for Graves, saying be was wanted;
Graves was not danciug when the niger
called for him; be was prompting; |
&c was the front door the Niger came to;
when we went to the house in the first
place Graves went into the kitchen; be
was prompting the second set when he
went out; I do u o know whether Graves
had his hat on or not, but recOlleCt he
took his hat off the mantelpiece; he was
gone twenty minutes before the firing be-
gan; after Graves went out I did not see
hin again. After the firing / went to the
dancing ground to see If / could find out
what was the matter I saw McCaddin
going away with a pistol in his hand
from the dancing ground l went back to
Graves house; / did not see Graves; l did
not s4eak to NcCaddin that was Just be-
g-ru Iaw f11l uTuro and GofFawuuhffn /
of this; I saw SatterWhite at l62 Front
street; 1 was telling Mr.. Ware and Satter-
white was present; / was before the grand
jury; I only spoke TO Satterwhite once
about the case; L have not seen him since.
Dinner recess.
S. D. MCCLURE.
had a conversation with Walter Rich
ards in regard TO SchO6eld; he said to me
during the conversation, Don't ask me
anything about it; I know too damn much
already" This was three or four DAYS
after the hanging; it took place at my
store; ] remember having a conversation
with Charles Priddy; during that Onver
satiOn Priddy told }ue that Graves was
not in the room at the time of the firing;
Graves was not in the room when he
(Priddy) left 1t.
Gross al gtnGti0H-(Perpetu motiOn)
You are an Imaginative man, I believer
~ 'NAt y~t -'N w aN
ton.
Q. What do you think Of the perpetual
A. / do not think much about it.
@. You figured round that thing pretty
extensively; not to put too fine a point on
it, haven't you invented a perpetual mo-
A. No, sir; / never invented anything
Of the sort. ,
q. Did you not propose to submit 1t to
inspection of me and Ysrger7
A. Not that I know of. 1
q. Did you not invent a linch-pin to
keep the cars from running of the trackq
.Laughter.l
A. No, sir.
f. Are you not given to perpetual mo- !
ton and linch-pins? {
A. No, sir; SamRsmbsut brought these {
things TO me and 1 had them in my pos {
session. The conversation with Richards
held with the view of hearing ONE
thing about Wilson, whom / suspected of !
wishing to a~ssassin8te me; j had q con- {
Ia Bartlett with Priddy about
the hanging; Mum was not present; the
OF 10 was TO find out about Wilson.
NJ. B. Holloway was introduced, but
he knew nothing Of the case.
Adjourned about three O'Clock to Mon ]
day morning, 1
Is UNION STREET.
MADAME VINCENT
TIKI VINCE ut
MADAME VERY BEST VINCENT (
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