Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-29

er of the aforesaid Sarah j. Upton. Upton
had n step.daughter who lately married.
! Didn't know whether she was at UDtOn'S.
her step-father's when he knew Sarah.
Saw Sarah about year after she was at
his office, in Madisonvlle. Asked If he
did not tell Col. Whitney that he made the
! affirmative in question and replied that he
did not, nor anything like it.
REAGAN's ACQUAINTANCE,
b. p. Reagan was called by defense to
identify voucher as to the writing of the
instrument. Witness replied that he had
written it, This is to inYalidate the testi-
mony of Martha }. Upton, who swore she
did not swear to the paper in question,
which the defense say they can prove she
did. Being asked the circumstances I'M
der which the paper was written, replied
that claimant frequently sent their papers
to Madisonville to have the county seal at
tached. Did not remember very clearly
whether the claimant was there in person
or not. He copied the question from u
pension certificate, but did not remember
who brought the document. Knew Prince
Wallace, Knew Martha J. Upton. Saw
negro man and woman, whom he sup
posed to be Martha and Prince, inquirng
for Mr. Petitt's office.
HOW HE TRANSACTED BUSINESS.
Cross-examined. BY Col. Baxter-Were
you making arrangements TO leave? l was,
| wished to go home and see my family,
intending to return on the next train. ]
had Mr.. Bnyd's permission to leave Wit
ness admitted being greatly mixed up with
Boyd's business and that number OF
checks from the Treas Try for Boyd had
passed through his hands. Col. Baxter
then asked the witness if he was present
when Boyd was killed and started on his
flight. Reagan replied that he was. He
was then told to tell all about it,
Counsel for defense theu admitted the
flight but asked that the minuti,e be
omitted. Then ensued some spar
ring between the counsel, when Judge
Nelson urged his Questions to the details
OF the fight by a reference to usage Oh such
points, as in order to refute it the whole
ground would have to be gone over, and as
u wide latitude had now been attained he
thought it unadvisable to extend it fur
Their.
Col. Baxter then said he wished to i'm
peached the credibility of the witness and
quoted Ram on Facts" to sustain his pro-
position.
Col. Nelson remarked that he was
TANNING on facts strong enough already
ana read authority rebutting that aivanc-
ed by Col. Baxter.
THE ASSASSINATION
Reagan resumed his testimony. He
started out just previous to the last term
Of the Federal Court for the purpose of
Witnesses. He left Sweetwater
on Wednesday and was accompanied by
Young Hensley. On Friday left Mrs.
Boyd,s with Thomas q. Boyd. bound for
Coco Creek and North Carolina. Took
Inner at Coppenger's, II or l3 miles from
Mrs Boyd's and after going three miles OF
Laurel Branch were 'set on'' by five dis
suised men who called for his arms. BOYD
was riding in front of witness and Hens
ley. He was afraid, being outnumbered
and unarmed. Boyd and Hensley had
pistols. The kukluX then tied them and
made them mount and ride away from the
scene of capture. Hensley was blindfold-
"a but he was not. Boyd was also tied.
saw the fellow shoot at Boyd and saw him
all, and supposed he was dead. Never
saw Boyd after that time until the other
lay in court. He believed then that Boyd
was dead and for some time afterwards.
The capture took place at , or O'Clock
md he and Hensley were released, the
party who released them saying he had
nothing against them.
Reagan then went on and told substan-
Tally the same tale that he did in his eX-
before Colonel Whitney, which
was published in full in the CHRoNICLE
asst September
AN ACTIVE JURY.
The witness stated that the Jury he had
when the remains of the negro were dis
covered, had met two or three times since.
Ihcy had meeting the Saturday before
he present term of the Court, and were
still investigating the matter. Witness
vas then asked to give specimens of his
and did so. Admitted that
ne had qualified several persons recently
It Sweetwater in regard 70 the death of >
Ihos. g. Boyd. Does not know Sarah ].
Upton.
Cross-eXamined by defense. Reagan had
never had any arrangement with Boyd in
egard to the fictitious death, and was
himself deceived. Neither Boyd or his
securities had induced his jury to assem-
DE OF late but they were actuated by q
lesire To sift the matter thoroughly.
benjamin BrannGn was called to prove
lis connection with Bryson's company
md that Mr.. Falls was not, in order to
mpeach the latter's credibility. Witness
esti1ied that he was a member of Brysonis
while it was in service and that
he now knew Gilbert +. n. Falls.
Cross-eXamined. When was the compa-
~ first organized, and where? Answered
ust across the river, in September or De-
ober 1863 They M Re a raid into North
Carolina, and returned and went again,
when Bryson was Killed. This was per-
laps two months after the command was
organized. The company then disbanded.
WE'LL PAID "VETERANS.n
twill be borne in mind that this COM
)any was the one for which special act
If Congress was passed in order to give
hem the same pay and bounty Of other
roOps and was claimed by its self-consti-
uted officers to consist OF 50 men, but the