Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-25

: in 1868 to Lafayette Hickey. who was
killed near Murphy, N. G. She had never
applied for pension through Thos. &
Boyd. Cross-examined: She had never
authorized Morrow to get up claims fol
her. Was never at Madisonville or at
Cocker Creek. Did not know Mrs. Bryson.
Had never been in court till today.
Court adjourned till o'clock p. NJ.
i AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met at the hour designated when
the cause was proceeded with.
Lieut.. A. T. w. Payne was introduced.
Col. Baxter, for the prosecution, stated
that he expected to prove by him tie orig:-
nal conspiracy in regard to the muster
roll of Capt. Bryson's company.
Handwriting Of muster roll OF Bryson' s
company examined by Col. NJ. II. John
I son and pronounced to be that of Thos. G.,
Boyd and not of Mr.. Chumlea, as suggest
ed by counsel for the defense.
Payne, examined by counsel for the
Government, testified substantially as fol-
lows: 1 was Second Lieutenant of Capt.
after the war was made acquainted
with Boyd and James r. Charles
who were in the claim business. Was told
could get up claim for back pay, bounty
&c. Met Boyd at Athens and had talk.
Afterwards made out roll with SO names
on it, which was certified to by JAS X.
Morrow and himself before Esq. Pettitt,
and after the roll was sworn to, Boyd adj
ded vast number of names to it, among
whom were Rose and many others. This
| was done at Sweetwater a week after the
roll was sworn to. The reason why the
names were afterwards put on was to make
money, the witness having been promised
by Boyd SO for each for arrears Of pay and
bounty and $50 each for every pension so
obtained. . s..
Witness sold goods for Boyd at Coco
Greek and purchased claims. Signed
forty blanks for claims without being
qualified or knowing what they were for
Boyd used the seals, al Butler and Kelso.
Being shown the names of Wright,
Taylor and VIM. Allen, he recognized
them as having been filled out in his pres
ence. George Rose Samuel Elliott and
Lafayette Hickey were not in Bryson's
command. .r..-,g- ..-.- .-..
i EXAMINED BY DEFENSE.
Witness Payne replied in answer that he
was indicted before the U. S. Court for
participating in the same business with
Boyd. Said he had no conversation with
any L. S. official in regard to dismissing
suits pending against him. but had been
advised by Esqrs.' Larkin Brannon,
Burgess Smith, and Col. Whitney to make
clean breast of the whole matter. Whit
ney had several talks with him, and he
gave the detective information against
Gen. J. G.. Vaughn, J. H. Kelso, B, G.
Petit and A. A. Boyd. Had never been
qualified by Esq. Butler.
He was summoned last June OF July as
witness in this case, but saw no subpm-
ma. Was never on oath before. Colonel
Whitney had never promised the witness
a stock of goods to expose Boyd and the
other parties named. Was shown a claim
and affidavit signed with his name, and
asked if it was in his writing. Answered
that no such papers was read in his hear
ing. (The papers in question eXonerated
Boyd from any attempt at fraud0 He had
gone with Boyd to an Esq. McNeese, and
was there qualified. 1t was after dark and
at Boyd's instance. Could not identify
the signatures or hand writing of the body
of the article The object of the questions
of the defense was to disprove the credi-
bility offthe witness.
Mr.. Nelson read letter addressed to
Boyd professedly by Payne and Morrow,
pushing up the collection of the claims
and holding Boyd blameless, &c, Witness
said he didn't sign it. The paper was
dated in 1869. -.if5Il ..-sE .H rs-.....E
When the muster roll was first made out
the names appeared only on one side of
the paper, as far as he knew. He signed
the roll, and authorized SO names to be put
OF. Boyd afterwards told him he had
added about 40 names to the roll, among
whom, were Rose, Elliott, Hickey and 9TH
ers. The roll was originally signed at
Madisonville, but names were fraudu
lently added at Sweetwater. There were
vacancies left between some Of the names,
which were afterwards filled up.
Was in BOyd's employ over year. Had
attested claims of many applicants and
had taken several before Boyd, among
whom was Mary Ann Stowe. Under
Boyd's instructions had gotten several of
Bryson's old soldiers to sign agreements
giving up half of the claim they expected to
get from the Government. VIM. Murphy,
VIM. Matoy, James Matoy David Murphy,
Martin. Murphy and perhaps other among
them. He then assigned them over to
Boyd. ..-
Wright Taylor had given his note for
$50 payable to witness and Lieut.. Morrow.
He himself, had made nothing out of the
Bryson fraud. Had been furnished a stock
of goods by Boyd with which to buy Gov
eminent claims, some Of which he used
and afterwards had borrowed money from
Mrs. Bryson with which he had paid
Boyd, with whom he was now friendly,
He did not expect to be benefited by being
a witness but came from sense of duty
to right the wrong perpetrated against the
had ever received an assignment of half
bounty, pay, &C., to himself and Morrow
for prosecuting claims at his own expense,
w. G. Crawford and others. Had not and
never took such paper to Boyd. Nelson
>howed him signature on paper and asked
Payne if he had signed it. Had no recol-
lection of signing such paper.
Payne being shown a paper authorizing
Boyd to act for Ithel D. Falls and Gilbert
E. n. Fslls, former members Of Bryson's
company, now residing at Morganton,
Georgia, attested before a. B. Young and
witnessed by Payne and his comrade Nor
row, said he had no recollection of trans
hitting the paper in question, though he !
might have done so. His disagreement
with Boyd was ON account of the latter's
want Of promptness in prosecuting the
Bryson claim, he and others having writ
ten strong appeal to Boyd, telling him to
expedite matters, and they the claimants
would hold him blamelese, if any irregu