Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-29
OPPRESSED INNOCENCE.


OPPRESSED INNOCENCE.
Second Day OF Alice Cr0mwell's Trial
Capt. Yafer, George Johnson, A. =.
Broydon and Nimrod Swayno Elk.
amined = what Swayne Knows
Abouf Whipping the PrOsecutor's
Husband.
At Two O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
trial of Alice Cromwell, charged with en-
ticing vistuous female into house of ILL.,
fame, was resumed at the County Court
room, the Law Court room being found en-
tirelY too small to accommodate the crowd
of witnesses present.
Judge East made bis appearance as asso
ciats counsel for the defense.
The following named witnesses were
called, sworn and put under the rule: For
the State, Geo. Johnson, Andrew j. Broy-
don, Nimrod Swayne, James Moore, John
Joyce, 5. A. Duling, w. f. Meacham, Ike
Cox, w. u. McAlister, Capt. Yater, Rsbec
ca Runnells, (col.), Matt Craighesd, (eol),
DR.. Compton, Aaron Haynes, Joe Lois
eau, E. n. Burke and u. B.Davs.
For the defense: j. T. Caldwell, G.. j.
Caldwell, Laurence Kuhn, Sallie Claspill,
Maggie Brown, Jack Heel, Milton R9man,
Lucinda Harding, (col}, Betty Beonet,
Duncan Doris.
CAPT. YATER SWORN.
Ercnlined By M. ". Brien.-I am the
Captain of Police of the city of Nashville;
know Alice cromwell; she resides on
Vine street, between Crawford and Line in
this city; she has girls living with her; her
house is known SIS house o prostitution;
she has been arrested for keeping that kind
Of house; she vas arrested on Sunday,
Aug. II; L. came to the police office that
morning about O'Clock, and when
came in, officer Davis reported to me
that this girl, Eliza Garrett Gilliland,was at
the house of John Joyce, at the corner OF
Vine and Crawford, and he felatea the cir
cumstances connected with her being there,
told him to go and bring her to the station
house, but he is young officer and hasn't
been long on the force, and he preferred that
I'd 60 down and see her; done so, aud on
the way found Sergt Burke, and carried
him with mel found the girl
WEEPING AND soBBINd
so that it was hard for her to lell me any
thing. determined to bring her away, and
told her to go back and pack her trunk so
that l coulI take it away from
Alice Cromwelfs; she told me
she had packed it before she
left, | took Sergeant Burke, went to the
house, had Alice Cromwell get up, and told
her wanted That gifts trunk she called
colored girl and told her to show me up to
the girls room; l went up stairs, gcs the
girls trunk and came down; not wishing to
attract attention or draw a crowd, had the
girl walk TO the station with Sergeant Puck
EFT, who was 10 citizens dress, while
walked on the opposite side of The rect;
after we got her to the station, Squire
Meacham made out papers against ALICIA
Cromwell, and l made out corporation
warrant and had it served on her; l
took charge of Eliza, and carried her
down to thu S. Charles Hotel,
where she has staid ever since; a day
or two af.er this she told me she bad been
q married woman and gave me the name of
her husband; w. g. Brien and had a talk
with her at her room; and shs told US she
was a married woman; w. G. Brien told
her that certain rumors were being cifcu-
lated about her, and that he wanted ply
stefan there TO examine her, and it was
then she told US she was married.
Cross Examined By Gen. Bdte-I am the
prosecutor Ia this case, as the next friend of
Eliza Cartrett, she being minor; she swore
the warrant out in the name of Eliza Car
trell; | didn't know then thai she
had q husband; (here testimony of
a character not fit for publication, was elici-
ted) have seen th3 witnesses nearly every
day since she came under my charge; [
sued out an attachment process and at
taehe1 the property of Alice Cromwell as
Eliza Cartrett's next friend and she signed
the papers as Eliza Cartrett, and not as
Mrs. Gilliland; Eliza gave me list of ref
ereDces of people who knew her in West
Tennessee, and among them the name or
her husbana f. Gillil4nd; wrote 10 some of
those parties; also sent for Nimrod Swayne
who has been staying at his mothers, in
Ruth rford county; he cams here and Wis
tied the girl In company with me, and
staid in the room while hs was there.
GEORGE JOHNSON CALLED.
Examined by N. N. Brien-I reside in
Lauderda,e county, in this State, about
three miles south of Ripley; know Eliza
Garrett Gilliland; | know her husband,
Fra1k Gilliland; have known Mrs. Gilliland
ever since she has been in our county;
reckon she's been there some three years;
just before leaving Lauderdale county 10 go
to Arkansas she was at my house; reckon
she staid there about two weeks; she came
to my house after leaving her husband; she
left my house on the 18th day of Angus, as
well as | recollect; che left in comp. ny
with Mr. Eb. Best, who said he was
going to take her to Covinston, put her
on The train, and send her to Arkansas to
Mrs. Bonner, the lady that had raised her;
ol,ra II a. \ \ afa A.
kansas, suppose from NJ B0naer's. Mr.. |
Buck Saunders, her brother-iP-law brou ht |
her thera and be died about three weeks af- |
ter he brought her there; Eliza was very |
small when she came there; suppose she |
was about IA or ID years old; she Sas
small woman yet; she married Frank ellis |
lanG about two years ago, reckon; when !
she YVES at my house she was poor, and |
when she left, if she had any money, 1 |
reckon it was very little; she carried away |
couple of bed quilts that she wanted to sell |
to get money TO take her to Arkansas; |
she proposes to sell one of them to /
my wife, but she had a plenty of |
su b things; she concluded to sell them
10 Mr. Best and carried them away; think
would know the gu 1t i: | should see it
(the quilt produced yesterday was shown to
she witness and i4entifed); had known
Mr.. Gillaland since he was a child; don't |
think there was a great deal of differ /
9nce in his and his wife's ages
when They vera married; it was talked
Of in the neighborhood that it was like
CHILDREN MARRYING
hey were bob so very young; the majority |
Of people in Lsuderdale county always re-
spected Mrs. Gillaland as a lady, aud they /
considered her nice, decent, virtu:
BUS woman; l have Letter in my |
pocket now from Mrs. Bonner to
Eliza; l got it last Saturday; il is
addressed to my wife, Martha johnson;
hey correspondent through my wife, be-
cause her husband would not let her write
10 Mrs. Bonner.
The following letter was then produced
and reld:
AT HOME, Aug. Is, 1S73.-Well, Fidie,
yours of the first of August ia read, stating
hat you wanted to come hack to me.
sent ten dollars to Brownsville, P. o, and
registered the letter to Mrs. Martha John
,on, when you go to Brownsville and cal
ior the letter, ask for a registered lette- adj
dressed to Mrs. Martha Johnson. Mrs.
Johnson must go with you to the office or
give you an order for the letter, or they will
not let you have it.
IF Won come nv railroad, You get Off at |