Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-29
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vey. $751;.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Martha j. Upton was again called to the
stand and the cross-eXamination resumed
by Mr.. Cooke She had never received
goods from Mr. Price 90 account Gt pen
sion Didn't know her age, nor could she
tell the precise age of any of her children.
Her husband was in the LIST Heavy Artil-
lery. None of the papers she had sworn
to had ever been read over to her.
Colonel NJ f. Johnson was again called
and examined by Colonel Baxter
az to the handwriting of an original appli-
cation for pension, for the minor heirs OF
Samuel Elliott. The handwriting was
identified as being that of Thos. G. Boyd. |
The witness had been chairman of the |
County Court OF Monroe county, and i'm !
that capacity had had good opportunities |
for becoming acquainted with Boyd's
haRlwrting. He testified that the name, |
"Prince Wallace and words CLERK Coun' |
ty Court rs it appeared in a written instru- !
ment, was written 10y Boyd. Col. Baxter
proposed to then read certain papers in
evidence. Mr.. Cooke, for the defendant,
objected. After some discussion the court
decided that they might be read, which
Col. Baxter proceeded to do. One of these
papers was an original application for pen
sion, signed by Thos. c. Boyd, guardian
of the minor heirs OF Samuel
Elliott, deceased, alleging that said
Elliott had been private in Co. a, First
Mounted Guards, commanded by Capt.
Bryson, recitng the circumstances OF his
death. He also read n certificate of the
County Court Clerk of Monroe county,
Mr., Petit certifying that Boyd had been
appointed guardian of such minor heirs.
| An affidavit to the death of Elliott was
| read, signed hy j, NJ. Anderson and j. II,
Kelso, sworn to before Squire Butler
| Government checks were then pro-
duced, endorsed by Boyd in his own hand
writing, identified by Col. Johnson),
showing that as such pretended guardian,
| he had drawn from the Government at
one time as pension for the minor heirs of
| Samuel Elliott, 81 40, and ut three other
| times SOL each. Mr.. Johnson was cross
examined by Mr.. Cooke and gave it rs his
opinion, that the word Prince Wallace on
paper presented, had been written there by
| Boyd
GIr. Willard, a clerk and special agent Of
the Pension Bureau, was called and tesll-
| fled that certain papers presented in the
| trial of this case had been received by MIN
from the Third Auditor Of the Treasury
at Washington, Col. Johnson testified to
the handwriting Of Boyd in other
papers.
amined for the Government. lie lives in
Monroe county and had resided there for
- years lie was very positive that he
All NOT dta i'm tho JEou of 1861 rs had been
oiIcred h,, Rovd i'm decentralization for pen
lion for lis minor children. On being
| osl-ad If bn had any, children. he said his
viz bad some lie had no child named
SaroI1 nor mono named Rorton. He lived
: 10 miles from MadisonvilIc and had known
Bovd for MANY wears Boyd also knew
Mn lie lived seven years on
IyaIoo,s firm, He was certain
tbot bo had never ,lind and came back tC
f tho ,I,orIJ 70 oorsacufe Rovd. daughter,
: He knew of no other Samuel Elliott ex.
| cent his little bov who had been born
sihca this fronbie commenced. Being
| cross-exan,ined Inv Mr.. Cooke he said h,
l knew no other Samuel Elliott He wa
l called unnn to rive the names Of his chill
dren. which he did, showing they were
identical with the names in the ALLEGED
e fraudulent claim eycept two. which were
: diHarent He knew no Samuel Elliott il
, | Georgia who had died in the Federal army
t His first wife's maiden name was Nancy
5 | Sfilyypll His1nreseut wife's maiden namt
= was Mary Cline.
/ r. r.. Cole was called He was a mem
4 her of Cant. BrvsOn' s company. Couldn'
e taII where fine conpanv was in November
e | 1863 He was raised in North Carolina
= He knew no one in thg company name,
Y samuel I,Iliott He had a brother who af
il wards enlisted in the 10th Tennessee rcgi
a r,pnt and died of small pON
G Cross-examination-II was q private il
d the company and could not tell the mum
}, | Der of persons in it. Neither could he re
n member all the names bat repeated SOM
| . - nam mn