Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-28
CROMWELL.

First Days. Proceedings I'm the Case
Of The State VS.. Alice Crons well -
Testimony CT Miss OaEtrefs-She Ii
Subjected 60 q Severe Cross Exam
fnatiOn.
AT two O'Clock yesterday, The case of
"The State VS. Alice Cromwell" came on
for trial at the law court room. before JUS
tees Everett, Cheathanpand Creighton, the
defendant being accused of abducting and
enticing virtuous girl, one Elizi Cartret'
into house of i'll fame, the general features
OF the case being well known to our readers.
AT the hour namsd, the court room was
closely packed With spectators. The de-
lendant was represented by Gen. w. B.
Bate and John ID. Brien, ESQ, Messrs. Neil
). Brown, w. q. q NJ. M. Brien and E.
b. McClannahan appearing for the prose-
cation.
ALICE CROMWELL,
the GefeDdent, made her appearance in the
court room accompanied by Salie Claspill
and Maggie Brown, q couple Of girls who
were inmates of the house at the time Miss
Cartrett was taken there. The
defendant, who is known as sIong
Alice, being at least six
feet tall, was dressed in a quiet, modest
manner, in plain eolors, looking somewhat
like middle-aged manager of large milf
re establishment, for instance, there be-
lug nothing vicious or mean about her ap.
pearance, but is just the person to impress
young girl raised IN the country as q
pleasant, m Id sort Of lady, evidently COM
fortably fixed in life. 30
MISS CARTRETT not MISS CARTRETT.
Order being called, w. G. Brien rose and
requested permission TO amend the warrant
issued for the arrest of Miss Cromwell, by
aduilg the sir-nane "GilahanD to thu
name of ELIZA CartreIl,p this being the full
name Of the prosecutor, shs being a mar
ried woman, and the name of her husband
bsing sGillahan."
To this the counsel for the defense oh
jected, on The grounds that they had been
called upon to defend as against GEliza
Cartrell," and they knew no sEliza Cartrell
Gillahan" in the case.
The court oqerruled the objection, and
the warrant was amended.
Mr.. w. G.. 6Tien then stated that tie lady
Who sEOre out the warrant was sick in bed
and was unable to Ii ave her room at the hotel
He would therefore respectfully request the
court to proceed 10 her room in order that
her evidence might be given there.
Mr.. John Brien said he hoped the court
would co nothing of the kind. He eonsid-
cred the request entirely unprecedented,
but Gen. Bate, his associate counsel,
said he would make no objec.
ton TO Miss Cartrett's testimony being
taken at her room, as be wanted all the
facts in the case ELECTED, but be desired the
court to appoint competent shorthand
| writer to take down her evidence In full,
and also the evidence of all the witnesses
in the case.
Justice Everett replied that an official re-
porter would be appointed.
The court, the resp ,ctive counsel, the de-
| PENDANT and the representatives of the
press then proceeded to the st. Charles
Hotel, at which plaza Miss Cartrett Gas she
wishes to be cslled) has been staying since
week ago last Sunday.
MISS ELIZA CARTRETT,
The prosecutor, was found lying on bed in
a small room, having beeo III To- 9 week
past. She is : slSnder, good-looking girl,
| Is years old, with brown eyes and hair,
which last she had neatly briided and fast
eDed with narrow blue rib"ol. Upon be-
Jig addressed she spoke in low tone, and
evidently With some difaoalty, her appear
ance plainly Indicating that what her coun-
sci said relative to her inability to appear in
the court room was true. AS the party en-
tered her room, Miss Cromwell to1k seat
near the foot Of the bed, looking Eiss Car
trett full in the faes.
sHow DO YOU DO, JEANETTE?"
she asked, to which question the girl made
no response, not even looking toward the
woman VIII asked it.
John T. Bell was tren appointed by the
court ana sworn as official reporter OF the
case.
Miss Oartrett was sworn and her exami-
nation proceeded with.
THE PROSECUTORS STORY.
Direct examination Jy W. G. Brien-I
am q married woman; my maiden name is
Eliza Garrett, and my married name is
Eliza Gillahan; am in my eighteenth year;
l was in Memphis las Friday morning a
week ago; went there from Ripley, Tenn;
Mr.. Best put me on the train at Covington to
go to Memphis; had been living at Ripley
nearly three years; started to 60 to Arkan-
sas to Mrs. Bonner's; she had raised me
from little child, and wrote for me to come
TO her because my husband was mistreating
me; when got to Memphis | stopped at
the Worsbam Ithins; Mr.. James Bright,
the conductor on the Ii ala took ne there;
the clerk said would have to wait until |
Saturday for boat; thiuk it was Wednes- |
day l got to Memphis; the conductor told |
the clerk at the hotel that W as an orphan |
girl going back 10 my adopted home in Ar |
kansas, and for him to please take good |
care of me; while l was st the hotel went |
ous On the street once to t y to sell quilt, /
so that could have plenty of money to car
ry me on home; did not sell it. -
At the request of the counsel the quiltre- /
ferred to is produced. The witness con-
tinued: had S12 in money; | met that
lady (pOinti3g towards the defendant, with
out looking at herr at the door or the ex-
press ONCE and asked her if she didn't want
to buy quilt; she asked me
--- WHERE 1 WAS GOING,
what my name was, and told me had bet
ter 90 with be-, and a great many other
things, don't know what all; she told me
her name was Cromwell-Cromwell, yes,
that's The name-Alics Cromwell; she said
che was = married lady, bound for this
town, aud that the gentleman with
her was her husband; there was
little boy along, who looked like he
might BE- II or IL years old
that she said was her son and be called her
Mamma, she wanted me to come to
Nashville and live with her; she said she
would give me work to do; l should never
be without anything and when wanted to
go home she would give me money TO go
with; when left the Express Office to go
back to the hotel, she went part of the way
with me to store where her little son was,
and he went to the hotel with me for my
trunk; the boy paid my bill, 50 so; think
would know the man she called hus-
band, and the boy she called her son, if
could see them; the little boss name was
James, thin&; the husbands name was
Crom well, understood.
At this point, w. G. Brien asked the
court If he would be allowed to produce the
man Caldwell, who had pissed for the hus-
band of the defendant, Cromwell, to which
the court replied that the matter would be
tasen under consideration.
The witness continued: | came from
Memphis to Nashville in company with that
lady Indicating the defendant), her hus-
band and SOD; the son stopped some
where on the way and went off
on another road, and the lest of
us came to Nashville; was carried to
the lady's house; Mrs. Cromwell sent for
some shoes, some towels and hose for me;
1 told her l didn't need them, but / gave the
money to Mrs. Cromwell for the shoes; she