The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-22
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Diagram of house and scene of shooting
presented.
Witness says he was standing in the door
of the hall when first pistol fired. The way
Tyler came towards him, he slapped his
hand to his side and came sideways towards
him. Witness had first said Tyler APP
preached him with his back towards the
Judge and this statement is a correction
Brantly came towards Tyler from the OPP
posite side of the table from where witness
and the prisoners were. The first shot was
fired from down towards the entrance OF the
court house. Thinks it was about half way
down to the entrance; says he is positive
the first shot was not fired near where lie
stood. Is certain that as Tyler came near
where he was in the door, he had no pistol
in his hand; says Tyler stopped near the
door Immediately before the firing began.
Didn't see Pyler draw his pistol at all.
Where was General Patton at that time !?
He had hold OF Brantly by the shoulder
Patton was Marshal.
First man he met after coming out of
sheriff"s office was Mr.. Shearer coming
/ have had shot. Told about seeing Gus
Ford dead; CloptOn wounded; Bramlette
dead; Aleck Joseph holding his head
Didn't see Tyler. Thinks he saw Aaron
Moore leaving the court house as he. wit
ness, came out OF Chancery Clerks office.
Judge Bramlette was sitting holding
court with his face towards entrance to
court room.
Mr.. Mullan told witne $ the best way for
him to do was to go to the Phoenix hotel
and ask Mr.. Rush to lock him upin room.
He didn't go there, but took the way round
by the Jones House into Moseley's back
yard where he stayed until Thursday. the
day the soldiers came. Didn't see any arms
on Aaron Moore.
Q. Was Billy CloptOn man of great in
fluence among the eolored people?
A. There was one class of cOlOred people
he had considerable influence over; and
another that lie had none. 1t was the
worst class he had influence over. Warren
Tyler had a very great and general influence
The same of Aaron Moore.
Heard Bill Clopton cursing and going on
night of the fire.
Did you hear him say, let the town burn
up?
Think | did.
Another leading question was PROFOUND
ed. and the District Attorney objected and
asked that the rule be applied.
Mr.. Coleman remarked, that the District
Attorney has proposed the theory of the
prosecution to be that the races were ar
ray ed, oHe against the other, and that the
whites were armed against the blacks; and
having drawn out testimony on these points
it was competent for the defense to show
schy people were armed. To the court: II
they prove that the white people were
armed. cannot we show. on cross-examina-
ton. tohy they were armed?
Ruled against defendant.
Don't know who was in Sherif7s office
when he got there after the firing but Mr..
Belk. Thinks it not more than a minute
after cessation of firing before witness left
Chaneery office and went TO Sheriff-s.
Don't know whether men he saw in Sher-
ifs Office, one dead and the other wounded,
were shot there, or shot somewh here elSr1nd
carried there. Best opinion Is. they We're
shot in Sheriff7s office. Thinks had very
little time TO have carried them in there;
and it looks little singular that they
should have carried them and left the dead
body of the Judge in the COURTROOM
The way he knew Tyler had got away.
heard somebody say. '.Some men killed IN
there. and Tyler's got away" Looked out
OF the window OF the Chancery Clerks
ofsise and saw Captain Berry, and heard
him say. Come on, boys; Tyler's shot
Judge Bramlette and killed him, and got
away
Don't know of anybody who made a
threat aE the citizens meeting.
Didn't you hear Bill Clopton say that.
ON Sunday morning. when you went down
there, his guard had stood up 10 him well.
did.
Didn't you hear Clopton thank Mr.. Belk
for putting such good guards over him.
Heard Clopton say the guard had 70 stand
with gums and pistols cooked, and heard the
guard say Ehe same. to keep him safe. Don't
remember that Cl0ptOn expressed thanks TO
Belk. brt heard Belk say 20 him, that he
ha1 fIonn all he could for him. and CloptOn
A afnaram 0f che streets was shown to
INI VII III ,<z. and asked 70 locate the precise
AKA H1i8:s1e saW the squad Of armed
6 Ni#M@aF house. Ur fence. Witness
NJ X NJ i# tHd kin greatest Qiaiculty he
4 + <8I 0<<ftd ID make his present