Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-29

until the 18th day of August, when Mr..
Best took it away; my understanding is that
Frank Gill.land and Nlmrod SWsyns had a
fight about his wife; Swayne left there that
night about dark on foot; the fight was
about sundewB; took Swayne offo Gill; 1
lard; Swayne got the beet of Il; be said he
was going to Middle Tennessee; he was
going to Brownsy lie on foot and then take
the cars; he had been talking about goirg
fer good while; don't know whether Mrs.
Gilliland had heard him talking or not; that
day, after the fight, Swayne brought Eliza's
trunk to my house; l don't know
that Eliza was prepared to go
visit her sisters children except as it was
talked of in the neighborhood that Mr..
Saunders was to take her and tho trunk,
that Frank was not to 90 after her; Mr..
Saunders lives in Upton county and has her
sisters children. When Eliza was at my
house she slept in the same room with my
wife; slept with ny wife; there are two
beds in the room, and my little boy thirteen
years old slept in the same room on pallet.
A. j. BRoGDoN CALLED.
Examined by W. G Brien-I live in
Lauderdale county, West Tenn, about
four miles from Ripley; | have known
to this county; they told me that she came
from Arkansas; the reputation sha bears in
the neighborhood is good 50 far az | know
and so far ss the neighbors say, her eharac-
ter is first class; she left there about the
18th Of this month, aud they told me she
had started to Arkansas, her adopted hone;
don't tAink Frank Gilliland provided for
his wife as well as he ought to have done;
al~ a0pd1nkad
lady; she was a member Of the
Baptist church and it was said
that Parson Haynes, pastor of her.church,
performed the marriage service; l have seen
her hoejng cotton in the field with her hus-
band.
Cross Examined bg Mr.. Bdte.-It was not
neigh5orhood talk that Mrs. Gilliland and
Nimrod Swayne were too intimate; nobody
in the world talked 1t but her mOther-in-law;
she talked it; she lived IN the same house;
there were but two rooms in the house;
Mrs. Gilliland never had any children;
Frank is very small man; he is not
youthful looking man; left home Tuesday
morning; paid my own expenses to come
here; came in obedience to a summons
which was execute on ms by an officer. Of
chat county.
NlMROU SMAIdE CALLED.
Examined by Mr.. cCldnnGhdn.-At
present am living in Rutherford county,
about seven miles from Murfreesboro; about
four weeks ago came up there from Laud
erdale county; know Dir. George johnson;
know Mr.. Broydon; know Mr.. Gilliland;
/ know his wife; her christian rame is
Eliza; / lived in that neighborhOod between
nine cen ard twenty months; bal been
farming for Mfr. George johnson; have
aeen Gillilandfs wife lately at the hotel;
went to see her with Capt. Yater; left
Lauderdale about the first of August; had
a little difficulty with Frank Gilliland just
before llsft; be was
JEALOUS OF ME
and this woman you know; l talked with
him about it and we had little difficulty;
was clear of it; didn't want to lie under
it: he had lied on me; think | got the best
of that fight; | left late that evening; went
to Irell Mulligan's that night; It vas two
miles from Johnson's; then l walked to
Brownsville, 20 mics, and there took the
train; nobody was after ZIG on account OF
that fight; came to Middle Tennessee to
see my f0lks; l am acquainted with the
character of Mr., Frank Gillilsnd; her char
ac!er for virtue is as good as anybody's, so
far IS know; NOBODY in thst Dei 9hbOrhood
has a better reputation than she has; don't
know her age; had not been more tnSn
two weeks IN the neighborhrod when she
was msrrledj never inquired how old Frank
is nor how old she lie; | am p; l think
he is about II or IS; think she is younger
than be is; l was not invited out to the we'd
ding-no6ody was.
Gross tramined by Gen. Bdte-I was
summoned here week ago last Tuesday,
came Wednesday and went back that
evening; saw Mrs. Gilliland when | was
here; CAPT. Ya,er went with me; don't
know whether Gi,lilsnd provided well or
no.; l know that he provided bread and
meat and coffee for his wife; have been
around his bctlse pretty often; was work
ing by the month for johnson, $25 per
month; GillilsId was not such powerful
small man; whipped b N because he had
accused me wrongfGlly; heard he had;
Mrs. Gillilsnd did not tell me anything
about it; 1 never talked to her about it;
was living at Johnson's and was knocking
around down in the pasture when l
me: Frank; Mrs. Gillland asked me to
carry her trunk from Lou Thompson's to
Johnson's; I suppose she was going to see
some of her connexions at CoviBgtoD; John
son went with me and toated the trunk
between Us; when we got to the house
never mentioned the fight to her. got
supper at JohDson's and then started to
Milligan's; left Miligan's the next morning
about daylight, and walked twenty miles to
Brownsville before got breakfast; got on
the fIrt train coming this way; / told
johnson and ali the family that / was
coming home to Rutherford county; Mrs.
Gilliland knew where my home was; l |
can't read nor write aud she had read let |
tiers from my folks.
By the Court-When you weGt down the |
field that evening and had that difficulty |
with GilHland, did you intend leaving there |
that night.
A. Yes, sir.
By Judge East-Did you tell Mrs. Gill; |
land that you were going to leave?
All cont know whether l told her or |
not; 1 told Mrs. johnson, and it was talked |
of 10 the house; did not tell Mrs. Gilliland |
that had whipped her husband.
The court then adjourned lat P. MI