Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-30
TRIAL OF ALICE CROMWELL.


raj Witnesses for the Defense Ex-
amined-Alice Cromwell makes q
statement-She always has q Swear
Ing Spell when she reaches Home
81 was forced 10 cali her sMam-
mas
The third day of the trial of Alice Crom-
well showed no abatement of interest on
the part OF the public, the Court room be-
ing more closely packed with spectators
than on sny day previous.
The testimony addaced by the State was
not vsry important.
James Moore testified that be took sever
al pairs Of shoes to Alice Cromwell's last
Saturday week ago, at her order; that she
bought pair for girl she said she had just
brought from Memphis, and whom she
represented as being an Innocent girl.
Sergt. McAllister testified that he had
gone to Miss Cartrett's old home near Rip
ley, to hunt up witnesses and get proof as to
her standing there, and found her well
spoken of BY all the persons he met who
knew her.
Rebecea Runnells, colored, corroborate d
the statements made by Miss Garrett with
regard to her being found in the street by a
colored woman and taken to Mr. Joyee's.
Judge Duling testified in relation to the
issuing OF the warrants for the arrest OF the
defendent and Squire Meacham also
testified relative to that matter.
DR.. II. N. Compton stated that he had
been called upon to visit Miss Car rett at
her room several days ago; that he found
her Frustrated by excitement, ETC., to some
extent, and that she is at present unable to
| leave her room.
The young man whom Miss Cartrett
| speaks of in her testimony as coming out on
the porch to speak to her that Saturday
night, confirmed her testimony on that
point, in every particular, with the single
exception that where she says he said 81
| can't stand this" (when he found her cry
| ing,) he testified that he said 81 caE't stand
| tears"
Ike Cox testified that he saw Miss Alice
at Hot Springs, Ark, with Caldwell, and
that be heard her spoken Of as "Mrs. Cald-
we'll"
The counsel for the State have announced
| their testimony all in, and the counsel for
the defense requested that the defendant be
allowed to make statement, but not under
oath. To this the court consented, and the
defendant made the following statement:
STATEMENT OF ALICE CROMWELL.
NY name is Alice Crom veil; that's the
the name ] go by and that's the name am
known by in this country; was born in
Kentucky; reside in Nashville, Tenn;
believe have been here 10 or 16 years, but
am not positive; l am IS years old.
| arrived in Memphis on the 10Th day Of
August, SIS well as l remember on Friday
morning, | went from the steamer to Gas
toms restaurant and took breakfast; was
in company with Mr.. Caldwell and his lit
tie boy; we taken breakfast there and start
ed to walk around to the Express Office;
Mr.. Caldwell was going TO get package;
IL was standing in the dool
making some remarks to the little boy
don't remember what l did say (there
was some others standing thers); a lady
came up 10 me and spoke to me. She wa
accompanied by negro man. She says &c
me, "Do you want to buy aquilt?" l says
"No, l don't know that l do" Then
says, "Where is your quilt?" She says
cat the hotel" / says, 81 don't think you
can sell it in this place, because there's NJ
body here but gentlemen-this is an ex
press Office" She seemed to want to tall
to me. says, "Do you live in Memphis?'
She says, "No; live at Jacksonport, Ar
kansaw." says, "Haye you any friends il
Memphis?" She says, 81 had brother dix
ofthe cholera here" l says, "Haye you
ever been married ?' She says ''yes." l say
"where's your husband? She says "hsi
dead" / says, 81 live in Nashville. If vol
want to go home with me, you can go. Ii
the meantime turned to hsr, and says
81 guess can St what you are AFTER"
taken her to be woman of tbs town. Sh'
says, sIf l 60 home with you can't work
the woman that raised NE didn't raise mt
to work." says, aft you go home with me
you won't have to work; | keep A.
l wasn't very much pleased with the lady
or the woman, no way. She didn't look
fascinating enough and l was afraid
IL wouldn't get my money bach
for the expense of bringing her.
began to think that I'd bstter not have
anything to do with her. l says 81 have tolC
you plain; keep house where -
do YOU know what that lisp" She says
Eyes, l was in one three days at Litll
Rock" She says to me "will you g
around with me to get my trunk % says
mo, had some shopping to do, would &c
little Gabe7 Caldwell to CO." 1 says, "HOv
much do you owe at the place you stop al?
| lCsS a y
and told him 10 go around with this woman
and pay DER bill and bring her trunk to th'
depot, ar d told him to meet me at Gastoni
restaurant. When l returned to Gaston'
restaurant she was there. She said, u wa
afraid you were going to leave
me, and I'm going to keep By you until we
with me, says: "Do you know where yoJ
| 81 ha - DO
"Do yoI know you are going to live the
d-dest life you ever led?" told him
had offered her money to go home, or to g
to any of her friends. She said ono; Fvt
made up my mind to go into - house
can't marry anybody but poor man, ant
I've married one poor man, and l couldn'
marry any other" saw there was ~
way of getting out Of bringing her her'
without just telling her l wouldn'
have anything TO do with her, an'
didu't like to do that, afte
Offering her home. We separated then
and The next place l saw her was ct tn
depot. In the meantime regretted pick
ing up this woman, for thought she was
sort ofstreet walker, and wouldn't get pa.
for her expenses. We got to the depot ant
then told her she had better not come to
Neutrality-suspicious. she wouldn't like it u
here so far away from her friends. wanteC
her satisfied. She says "Well, if am no
satisfied, | can come back" She say:
"Why do you oppose taking me down
Don't you think I'lld well2" says "yoI
must Judge for yourself" l didn't thinl
she would do well. l said TO her, "Now
I'll give you money and you can go home
or any other place you like.' She insisted
upon coming with me. l finally saw
couldn't get rid of her without cemini
right out and telling her didn't want t
bring her. didn't talk much TO her on th
cars. The train stopped somewhere ant
she looked out and saw a gentleman ant
saws, "Lord God! don't want him to sc
me. He will want TO know here Pm 60
ing" We came on TO Mckenzie. We hat
= to stop and wait there for the train, and he
, and l took room together. She told mi
, | asked did the people where she live
know all this. and she said "no". L aske
her how did she keep it from them, and SD
said she managed that. She KEPT on ask
f ing me if the girls made much money an
If they dressed fine, and all such questions
/ as woman wonld do going to a house Q
that kind; l didn't hold out much induce
men.s to her because she was not good
( looking woman. never would induce
: woman who was yiEtuous to go into
| -. g. lzpou inst what tha