Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-06-18
AFTERNOON SESSION.
EILg.ET SCOTT.

EILg.TT SCOTT.
Twas living in LcS,I rton last November; I VA
herS W"rkins 1T .hs p.,ns; raS; a ws n,inl, MGnH
Groves % diIiieai'y! rrmc,n5sr seeing Turner be
fore the kiiin,c he passed through the O!li,'a Tel
or Iiileen seconds before; hcarTt the first shot
Turner went cut of the Office by the SIDE STEPS o:
Laurel street; steps are on outside OF building
don remember what time in'thc evening il was
ii WAS between four and five O'Clock; heard III,
shots; there were two; the Steps ran dnwn mort,
and south ON the west side of The building on III,
outside. tDiagram shown the witness. III,
landing of the steps at the foot are about Cl::e,
feet from the corner I t the building.
CRoss-ExAMINATIoN.-i WAS engaged ut the
printing business; WIS distributing u ease al
The time of the shooting: noticed Mr.. Turner
going through the Office: know he went ont OF
the west doors there ; Mas ne circumstances occur.
l don't know what he was doing; he c:nie o;it ol
the editorial room into the composing room =:
the time.
cHAs. CARROLL.
Lite in Lexington; lived there in November
and lived there all my life, q years: was Ell
gagged in the printing business in the RrciS!c:
Office, in the employ of Turner & D.Moit; re-
.'etweeu four and five O'Clock in the evening"; he
was in the composing room on Laurel stree; that
not in he Office when heard the shots; he hul
been co,,, about ten or fifteen seconds; he wcni
out Of the vest door on Laurel street; the stair
way is on the outside OF the building.
lived in Novemb,' last, in Lexington, Missoh-
ri; live there yet have lived there seven hears IN
October last; l am C.. rpehter; have known
Turner six years, at lca>t; his reputation has
been good ever since have aoMn hmi Ismen- @
feet OF them at the time; ! was west of
royes; WAS standing on the stre It IN eSnvsrs a
and was between the door and i.'rner and
iroves; was passing; had been to the p st Office;
Mr.. Bayliss called TO me; had been talking about
'Ome work; heard the first shot; looked town
he street andsaw Turner and Groves; Mr.: Bay. 'ss'
,ack was to the building and his face to the north;
he shooting was on his left, to the Yves. of us; !
iidn't see Mr.. Bayliss when he turned OF and
vent into the bar room of the hotel; think he
vent. into the door that led into the bar room;
pistol first attracted my attention;
ection and saw Turner in the act of shooting the
ecOnd time; he was standing with his back h!ine
vail; he had his hand up and brought his pie;ol
iown and Tired; don't know whether he ad-
'unced; he stepped quickly from of the pave
nent, and thai is the last saw of him; saw
Groves ut that time; saw both parties; Turner had
mis- back to me, and Groves was fronting up the
us and they were facing each other,
,ne 10 the east anil the other to the west saw no
)ne ut that time excerpt Turner and Groves; as
soon as heard shot fired, got out of range
lnt advanced to the parties: was about forty
Get from Turner: when the last shot was iircd
here were two buildings between us; they are
bout sixteen feet budines;I heard nothing that
Vas said; went up to wYhih five or S. feet of
irores; there were other parties closer; lrmem-
T.
ONE coming and some going.
CRoss-EXAMiNEp-rhc first shot attracted my
Was going toward them when the fir
ne was not going on, all the time; the shooting
vas done quick; was NOT much excited mt the
ime: remember ing 10 Bayliss; don'tknow
What becam. of Bayliss; ;he might have stepped
ntO the tO)r; 10n' know whether he went into
he house Or not; as soon as the shooting conf
nenccd paid no attention to him; Groves WAS
ear the outside of the pavement; Turner was
bout the middle Of the pavement; stepped up
ear to the wall.
THOMAS BRANDON.
live in Lexington, 30; l was living on No
embcr sth, at L:' in;;inn; am Il carpenter; SAW
,ork that day; at work on Wilson's new block |
lia.r.n shown; the block is on the north sid. |
{ Main street; | was III the second room fro:u |
lie corner on Laurel street; Cha.s.ham was will |
ie; two other hands We're at work Zip stairs; | |
card the shooting, it was near five O'Clock in the
rect, NOT four feet from it when The siou:in. |
,ok place; Chratham was in the house; ut the |
,ein? The State had me subppnacd Iirst; l |
iiln't see Cheatham when he spoke; he was in |
de of the building close to me when lie spoke.
urinS the firing; after the SECOND shot he passed
lc; didn't see him during the firing: was in u
osition to see the firing after my attention was
ftrictel that way; saw the second hut not the |
rst shot; the shooting took place between four
nj five O'Clock; Was ripping: piece oflumirr;
knew Lafayette Groves To he Il citizen Of Lex |
Iston; WAS not acquainted with him.
Ques--Do you know the general character of |
lie deceased in the community in which he lived
,r peace and quiefude? tObJeced to; objection
} show authority.1
COL DENOTE
was acquainted with Larlyette Groves; ac-
TAINTED with Turner; the Register belonged To
urner and myself; was, FORA short time. in
eNinst3n the day Of the killing; got home about
o'clock, (noon); saw Turner that day; saw
in first immediately after dinner; went to nv
Duse and got dinner; that would have been
bout one O'Clock in the afternoon; didn't
main at the Office more than half an hour; next
w Turner ut my house between fuur and five
clock in the evening; he came there with dis
itch had written to be sent oil; didn't hear
c shooting.
Ques.-Do You know where Turner WAS going
at evening? [Objectci to-objecliUn stls taine1
eSseple,w nsl 70 SS ,r,1 Sesnse ,nv Iii, ,
cate to Turner? (Obj6cled 10 anu objection
istaincd-eNcepied 10 by dcfense.
Ques:-Did you hear of any threats coming
ine,t-eXceptcd to by defeIise.l
met Grove'-rurner and I-Monday before
;ve; Turner and We're at the City hotel; we
'rted, arm in arm, in The direction a orr Office,
III met Groves; whcl We passed him his right
m lna was outside of his pocket. and was hnstily
N INTO II; we We're about SIX seven steps from
roves AT that time; he stepped to the ede of the
dewaik and stood there until We had l,IsaedsS-@ !
me election We're you Informed of threats made
The deceased a2anstt the Gefe. .ltlant, and when,
at nl!, did you communicate these threats to
e defendant? lObjccted to and objection s,ls-
Ques.-Did you communicate these threats if
", to the defendant, and what did You Tell de-
ninnt these threats were2 [Objected to, and
to-
No Ocross-eNamnation.
" ith this witness the case was rested by the s
Tense. .
TILE STATE on REDUrTAL.
wM. YOUNG.
am sheriff of Lafayette county; am acuuaint-
with both Groves and Turner; known Turner
4 years and Groves two years; am III attorney: Z
w sheriff of the county; l saw Groves and T
rner on the day of the killing on the streets Of
Nington, very close together. =
near We're they together? fob u
tel to; objection sustained; exceptions
ues.-where did you meet the deceased and
ienaant ,,' the day previous to the killing? Job
(ues. Where did you meet the defendant md Q
ceased on the day of the killing? tObiecfcd N
.., objection oxerruled.l Ans. can't say ihat 4
(ues. Ibid YOU meet the deceased and The de. Y
iuant at the City hotel, and if so, when9 lob O
ted To- was ut the City hotel good many
iesi was there every night; u few nights be- X
Y the killing was there y
hits of the killing, and II so, where was the "
enu;intf "wednesday night, succeeding the v
to election, was In the sitting room az the @,
81; Groves and Turner We're In there; they re- % s
ined there half IN hour; the election took ID
&c Tuesday preceding the killing; they re- II
incd there while was In the ROOM r
ucs How many times did you see them, the IL
eased and defendant, pass each other within ai
three days preceding the killing2 ! ~
bjected to; objection sustained. ~
can I say whether 1t was after or before sup
that saw them together; II was between five