Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-15

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winter; oon'tkfow that have heard OF bis
giving her money previous TO the time NEIL
toned; don't know whether she was IN the
habit of writing him notes; be said De
wanted TO visit our family rs he had known
us so long; before the killing ! heard nfta-
ing about the boys killing Richards; don't
know where Jimmie got his pistol; bad
q revolver put away in my bonnet Dox'
don't know whether 1t is there now; the
boys spoke on Sunday night about going TO
see If Richards would marry their sister II
these stories were true; the boys we're both
quiet boys.
MISS MARY HAGAN SWORN.
Examined By Gen. Bate; Jimmie came
home early to dinner yesterday; saw him
coming and asked him il be wanted any
dinner, wss at the window when he
came up; be said aNo,n and seemed to be
very much excited; be asked IL those sto-
RES about bis sister were true, and | told
him no, they were not-that he mustn't
mind those stories, that people would talk.
lie had hurt his finger, and mother tied IL
up for him, and then he stsrtedou Mother
told me to 60 out after Jimmie. and
started out and went down on High Street,
bat didn't see anything Of him, and went
back towards home. I met him near the
Fisk School, on Knowles Street, and told
him to 90 home with me, for my
sake and for mothers sake; he
said ssno,n be would go and see Mr.. Rich
ards, and started off. That's the last l saw
of Jimmie until l saw him this morning,
about O'Clock. When he was at the house
mother told him not to mind the stories
that they were not true, and for him not 20
mind them. Mother and / were sitting IN
the dining room Sunday night, and Hughey
came in. He had heard this talk Saturday
night, ard was very angry, but we knew we
could pacify Hughey; Jimmie is very quiet,
but when he does get angry 1t is hard to
pacify him. Jimmie came down stairs Sun
day night while we were talking, and want
ed to know If these stories about Annie
Jane were true, and tried to force laugh
and told him "no;" mother said 81 wish
Mag was here.n
The following is the testimony for the
prosecution:
FLANAGAN SWORN.
E1Gnined by MFR. W. G. Brien-I was
waiting here for money and was disap-
pointed; went down to the theatre to get
some of Mr.. Richards; went into the sa-
loon and asked for him; found that he had
gone to Yarbrough's; 1 loo ked in and saw
Mr.. Richards talking; turned and walked
up the street; came back, and just then
Richards came out and told him / was
was going to Louisville and wanted to bor-
row five or ten dollars of him, he said "cer-
tainly you can have it," and took out roll
Of bills and was counting it when heard
shot fired; looked up and saw Richards fall
and this young man standing over him,
started towards him, he said 'keep back,
that man seduced my sister," said "then
have nothing to say; Richards fell and
died right there.
Cross examined by Gen. Bate-Hagan
may have said ''why did you seduce my
sister," but didn't hear him.
BURKE SWORN.
Examined By Mr.. Brien.- Flanagan
came to the theatre and asked me If
knew where Richards was; | noticed the
defendant standing there looking rather
strange with his bat pulled over bis eyes;
heard the shot and saw Richards fall.
Cross examined Il am clog dancer at
the Varieties; didn't see the shooting, but
heard the shot and Just then saw Richards
fall; Hagan was not dressed in disguise,
but had bis hat pulled down, and bis
NkOeA4OS AOOAO4 Au0 SkOooys
MAJOR GUNKLE SWORN.
Examined By Mr.. Brien.-In February
or March, this year, Mr.. Richards was very
sick with infammatory rheumatism; came
in one night and saw lady there; after she
went out asked Richards who she was, and
he told me it was Mrs. Sullivan lady he
had known q long time; / didn't like the
looks of her and requested that sha be
kept out, and finally she came so frequently
that ordered the servants to refuse her &d-
mittance; know that she frequently sent
an order for whisky from the bar, and l
| told the bar keeper not to let her have any.
Cross eramined-Richards never told
me Mrs, Sullivan was pregnant by him, and
that he was giving her money to 60 of and
have the child; don's know Mrs. Sullivan's
writing and don't know that she wrote the
notes. Richards told me he had given Mrs.
Sullivan money, but he didn't tell me then
it was for her to go off and have child.
BUD PARKS (CoLoRED) SWORN.
Examined by Mr.. BrieR-I was putting
In coal at the theatre, saw that man
| (Hagan) and Mr.. Flanagan come down;
saw Mr.. Richards come around the corner
and heard the shot; saw Mr.. HsgaD walk up
and down the street; 1 live on Summer
street, and do all work that comes to hand.
CAPT. sT0CKELL SWORN.
Examined By Mr.. Brien Saw Hagan 60
| into Cousins drug store on the corner; he
recognized me and said "Here Capt. Stock
ell, I'll surrender myself to you.
This closed the examination, when the
court announced that the application for a
release of the prisoner on bail would be
granted, fixing the amount of bail at $1,000.
Gen. Bate then read the following list of
gentlemen as having signifed their willing
ness To go on Hagan's bond: Capt. Stock.
ell, NJ. Burns, Sr., Dan. Dougheny, Pst
Cleary, Thos. Hate, Thos. Farrell, Capt
| Thatcher.
Judge Guild said that any four of the
gentlemen named would do, and directed
tho prisoner to be remanded to Jail until
this morning, the bail bond to be sigced al
nine, A. NJ, to-day at the Law Court room
when the prisoner woult be released.