Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-07
home with 9 young lady. about q mile;
saw Schohsld that morning;

home With q young lady, about q mile I
/, saw choheld that morning
HE WAS DEAD
when I frst saw him; he Yves hanging 10
the tree, somewhere about $50 or 200 yards
from the i~ee-hOuse, on the opposite side
Of the dancing ground from where I am
living; 10 was what I call an iron tree,
some people call it horn bean; it was
three, four, perhaps five inches through;
He was hanging on the south side Of 81;
the little limb he was hanging from ran
rather upward; i did not notice exactly
how thick it was; the rope was wrapped
around ib once, and then round the tree;
it was a small, ordinary COw-lius ropes
his feet were not over three or
four inches from the ground; as
y Oil as / can remember, his head
passed up by the limb, or rubbed
Il against it at least; sons person told me
be was hanging there, and I had q curl
osity Co see. Thomas McCaddin, 7 think,
told me. was 50 confused that / do not
know who went with me; some person
went with me, however, 70 the place.
down from the tree by the jurors; Mr..
Statewide / think was one; I did not
assist in taking him down, because 7 was
not on the jury; / was summoned drst on
the jury by McCaddin; be summoned
the jury; he summoned me 20 least; /
slA4 MN 10 EOUA4 AlA DtlbAa AUDEb OK
perieuc8d than ], and l got u Of it in
that way; after Squire Carroll came, he
let nae OF and had another man sum
mOned; I saw McCaddin, POFtou and
Gesry during that night; I heard
after night POstOn wanted McCaddin
10 turn him out OF the ice house
CrOSs-eTHmjnsd by John +. S1ie-I
think Satterwhite assisted ia taking down
the body; think SatterwhIt5 was one Of
the jurors; he is a -prosecu5Orin this case;
I did not 90 hack to she grocery after 1
left 10 in the morning, because I wanEad
60 enjoy myself; iron trees, In general,
are rather bUshy; this ons branchsd
somewhat like a ~beech-lres; it was stu
ated In the woods; no other small ones
close by; I could not say whether the
moon was shining that morning or not;
the tree was some one hundred or one
hundred and fifty yards in the woods;
there Is q path toward that tree: along
that path, that lies between the tree and
the barbecue grounds, the GimbsrhGs been
cut out; the tree is situated on the side Of
a hill. To HOrrigan-there was timber
around there where the hanging was
done; some heavy timber; there is no
underbFush from ths path 20 the tree;
the tree was visible from the path some
distance.
This finished the testimony of this wit
ness, and the dinner hOur having arrived
a recess was taken until two O'Clock.
FRANK HESTER
was the next witness called for the State.
He was examined by HOrrigan.
Liv5 near Cuba; knew about barbecue,
etc. was at the tree 1.-TWO or three hours
/ o. the sun" on the morning Of the hang
ms. said the tree might be six inches
through; described the place: "this boy
was hung on slant Of the hill, ten or h-
teen steps from the hollow; there is q
wag0nWsy and pathway on a ridge run
ming down from Cuba; a W8g0n7aV runs
round that hill; he was hung on the south
I hillside, a few steps from tne
the hill sloPing toward the dsy; the brl-
die paGh and wsgOnWay are MT running
/ one way; the bride path was made across
tha hill first; the wagOuwsT runs round;
the land is uuimprovsd; wood ia many
places pretty we'll ali cur out; l sew the
BOY Schodeld suspended TO the tree when
l got there.
Q. How vas the body situated when
you got thsr82
A. There was a little limb about the
siZ5 of my little finger; the rope appeared
to have been attached 20 q limp high6r5up,
but slipped, and was made fast to the
s~u8altsr one; the end Of the reps was made
fast round the tree; his feet were i've or
SIX inches from the ErOuud7 his hands
were tied behind him with pawpaw bark;
We cut him down and held an inquesl
over him.
@ WHAT did you GU, the rope or the
Lmb2
A. We cut the rope; Poston was there;
he testified On oath
o jeCsed TO by John z. Sale.
Q Can you state 5hs substance Of all
thar he said On the subjec5 at that time?
A. 1 thiukI could; l would not say that
1 know all that hs said, but L will tell you
ali that I can reCOllecG-
Sale-Well, now, there is exactly where
We started from.
Objected to. Further explanation made
by the Judge, and examination continued.
Well, POs5On said that be was asleep IN
q wagon when firing commenced and thai
he did not know anything about 10 b
firing wOks him up the wagon was In
front Of ALI. Wares grocery store, 1 do
not think he stated who was with him. I
The wagon was about ten or fifteen steps
from the grocery.
Q. What did Graves say when he was
ex4mined2
Objection by General Sale.
@. Can you say Gil that Graves said IN
his examination hat day ?
A. I can.
Q. Where was Graves when you first
saw him that morning ?
A. In his stole door ig was an hour or
three-quarJers Of an hour before the in
quest commenced; there was a converse
lion going on about the death Of Sck0held
when I rode up; there were several of the
ueIghbOrs there; Sa5tarW hi5s was there.
Graves remarked:
" I THINK II IS A RETTY CD DID
w-INDLNG-UP To A BARBECUE"
Some Of them gave me the wink that
there was TO DO an inquest shortly, and
that they would have ms on the Jury, and
I rode of. McCsddiu stopped un5, and
put ms on; that was The last I saw Of
Graves till I saw him during the inquest.
@ Can you state the substance of what
Graves said in his examination before the
jury
A. think I can, sir. He said he was
drunk in the early part Of the night, and
that he went to bed; he was walked up
aGu5 three in the morning, and went to
where the dancing was met some Of the
boys and girls, who said
THE WERE PLAYED OUT.
Went back to the house; his wife had beds
made down on the door Of the parIOr;
they were moved back and the place pre-
pared to continue the breakdown; his
wife played the piano, and the Light tam
tsstic went on, and ne prompted.
HE WAS PROMPTING
when the firing commenced; that is the
substance Of what he said; after the in
quest the body was taken up to the car Z
pen-er's shop, where the Coroner had
ordered a coffin for IL; I went homo; when
L game back they we're going to bury
him; I had a conversation with POstOn
then.
CHRISTIAN CHARITY. !
He remarked to me that he had hired 3 q
couple Of negroes 70 dig the grave, and
that he would pay for the burial; he also
said 10 ~ that I was the only man 7
on the ~ thet did my duty; 7
[ said l. at I only did what
the law requi red Of me to do. Why be 7
said it 1 cannot say, except shat iJ was I (
foreman Of the jury, and that 1 was {
active in summOning Witnesses and get I
ting evidence, while some others Of them d
appeared 8 little timid about It.. Squire Y
Carroll was to have held the inquest. but {
be turned the case over TO Squire York +
Mr.. Sale objected to witness giving tes- +
about intimidation, which is not =
charged in the Indictment. !
WHAT WAS SAID AT THE GRAVE.
Mr.. Graves was ct the grave. Poston
was +" going on " q little; he seemed to be
much excited; he was some in liquor.
The conversation was commenced in this
l said I
81 cannot see 10Y people would take
lite Of an innocent man in this way"
POstOD replied
81 could not take the life OF an innocent
person, but ~
Here witness went through the psnto-
mime Of washing his hands, describing it
- Poston's actiOn.l
II could
MY HANDS IN MY ENEMY's BLOOD,
III the timer He remarked, also, that q.
was a brave man, and that he T.
lad done his duty as an officer.
1 nUdged q neighbOr who was standing ,