Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-29


Roses minor children. Witness stated
that he had signed this as well as tho
other ana a1rXed the county seal ignorant
ly, not even knowing when he did il OF
who got the papers.
Witness was then shown certificate oil
Martha J. Upton, which he thought wa
in Boyd's handwriting. He was under
Indictment in the Federal Court. Was q
relative of Thos. G. Boyd.
| Re-eXamined: PettittS answers aston
ishing the defense, he was re examined by
counsel and asked if he had not seen the
papers to which his name was signed.
Answered that lie had been shown them
! by Col. Whitney. Was now under indict-
ment before this court in three cases.
Thinks he saw the papers mentionedN but
don't remember of their being read.
Whitney had not offered to make his
causes lighter if he would become a wit
ness. Had only one conversation with
him at the Attorney Generals office this
was before the last term of court Was
not now giving his testimony from any
expectation or hope of being released from
the charges against him for frauds against
the Government and was only telling the
truth. Had never signed or affixed county
seal to blank paper, and was as careful as
he could be. Kept his seal in drawer.
Had examined records, but found no men,
ton of Boyd's appointment among guar
dams bonds. Remembers nothing about
the children of Samuel Elliott. Knows p
Il. Butler and j. NJ. Anderson, but had no
recollection of qualifying them TO paper
signed aud sealed by him but the body in
Boyd's hand. Thinks he knows a. II. w,
Payne's writing, on papers in the Samuel
Elliott case.
Mr.. Henderson read paper signed by
ThOs. G. Boyd, claiming to be the lawful
guardian of the heirs of Samuel Elliott,
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heirs, witnessed by G. II. Bean and A. II.
w. Payne, in which Boyd acknowledged
the receipt of S54 from the pension de-
partmcnt.
Col. Baxter said that if defense would
indicate where these minor heirs of Elliott
could be found, the Government would
send for them and have them, or even any
relative, before the court by Monday
Judge Nelson made public acknowledge |
ment ofthe courtesy of Marshal Evans and |
deputies in aftording facilities to converse |
with the prisoner and hoped that such |
courtesies would be continued.
The entire time of the court was occu-
pied in the Boyd case up to adjournment. !
Court meets at 10 o'clock Monday morn |
ing.
SEVENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The trial of Thos G.. Boyd was resumed !
w hClC IL was ltlO Oll vi E1uluIudN, ny TIE /
of witnesses by the defense. ,
b. c. Petit was called to the stand. The |
with ess made an explanation that he had |
not said the children of Martha J. Upton |
were present at his office when she was |
qualified to her pension.
Questioned by defense.-Was he not |
unwell and did he not employ |
he services of deputies. This was to show
now it was possible that Boyd was really |
Guardian and that patift 40
clerk, signed Boyd's bond from memoranda |
made by deputy, which fact |
witness has now forgotten. Petit when
II never left seal ut the oiiice-his deputies
we're Horton and MinkIer, and did not re-
member ever signing any paper officially
1t his house onthe basis ofthe" roughidur-
ng his illness. Thinks when BOyd's
guardian bond is alleged to have been
written he was well. 4 brother OF Lieut.
Morrow once came to his house to have
he county seal attached to some docu-
nent, but not on the basis of q court
rough
Defendants counsel hoped the irregular
ty in the examination of Petit would be
REUSED as they expected TO prove several
important matters by him, he having at
,ested several documents in the Hickey
Ease and others now pending against Boyd.
GNvALlDATING HIS TESTIMONY.
Judge Emmons stated a point Of law
'egarding meeting of the court on Satur-
lay, in which the defense were, under
certain contingencies, allowed to invali
late the testimony of witness introduced
BY them when he turned against them.
witness was shown Il power of attorney,
paper marked "NO. 81 in the James !
Davis case, and acknowledged hi sigma
lure as appearing, certifying that j. G. I
was Justice of the Peace.
The Court ruled such questioning as ir.
inasmuch as the Government had |
never denied their genuineness.
Major Pettibone stated that in the Davis |
case it was alleged that Boyd had made
out pension for the same Susannah Davis !
in two instances, and showed that she |
was married on the same day by the same |
person to two different men.
Mr. Petit remembered Susannah Davis |
and knew only one person of that name.
The original application for pension for
Susannah Davis was attested by Petit, |
but Boyd was not present According to !
recollection of witness, an old negro |
named Elias Matthews assisted Susannah !
IN getting up her claim. Mr.. J. l.. Carson |
At one time had the papers in her case
}. ;. Colin was also somewhat interested.
The defense endeavored to show that
claims were gotten up by other parties
and brought 10 Boyd at Sweetwater, who,
~ an agent, merely filed up blanks on T.
furnished by intere ted par
lies, the defendant being only an attorney ,
engaged in prosecuting claims.
RULING OF THE COURT.
ne court held that the law regarded the !
prisoner innocent until proven guilty, and
that the innocence of their client need not |
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