Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-09
SANDERS AND LYON.
The TrOusdale County Murder Case
Resumed at Lebanon Yesterday.
Further Particulars Of JuIiai Hayden's
Tragic Death.
No DamagingE Evidence against the
Prisoners Elected.

No DamagingE Evidence against the
Prisoners ELECTED.
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The preliminary examination of j..
Bowen Sanders and Pat H. Lyon, charged
with the murder Of Julia Hayden, the col
ored school teacher, st the residence OF
Hem Lowe, colored, in Trousdale county,
on the night of August 2lst, which was
begun before Judge w. ii. Williamson, at
Lebanon, last week, and continued by con-
sent, was resumed Yesterday morning al 3
o'clock. Aessrs. Jordan Stokes 4 Sons,
Tarver q GOlladay and Martin and Beard
appeared for the State, and X. +. Thomp-
son & Son and r. Cantrell for the de-
fence. - a.a
The counsel for the State announced
that they were ready for trial. The coun-
sci for the defence declared that they were
not ready as TO Sanders, for whom they
presented the following ~
AFFIDAVIT.
State Of Tennessee, 1Yls0s Celuity.-
This dag j. B. Sanders made oath that ne
IS not ready for trial in the case Of the State
against him, for the murder of Julia Hay,
den. He wants the testimony Of Andrew
Edwards, Of Trousdale county, by wbsm
he expects TO prove that John Jackson a1d
another negro whom he does not know
were absent all night away from their home
on the night the woman was killed; thai
the horse that Jackson was riding was
tracked from the place Of killing to Jack
sons house; that said Jackson was heard
TO admit that be was up all that night. He
also expects 70 be able to prove that said
absent negroes were mad at, sthe
deceased, and had been making
threats against her. Adidayit has
been in jail, and has had TO rely upon bis
friends to prepare his case for him, and
these facts were reported to him to-day,
and be has had no time to have the wit
ness summoned, and be knows Of no other
witness that viii prove the absence Of said
Jackson and the other negro, and the sus-
piciOIs manner in which they left and ne
turned. He therefore asks for a eontinu-
anoe, for justice, and not delay. He ex-
poets TO be able 10 have the witness here
by Thursday of this week.
j. B. SANDERS.
The case Of Sanders was thereupon CON
timed until Thursday morning.
The case Of p. II. Lyon was then taken
up.
HENIBRY LOWE, COLD,
being sworn, deposed as follows:
L live in 1rOTsdale county, one mile from
Hat's Ferry, on Cumberland river, and
about three hundred yanls from the resi-
dence Of Col. Z. p. Love. Julia Hayden
lived AZ my house, and was engaged ia
teaching school in the neighbOFhOOd. On
the night oftbe 2lst Of August, Julis Hay
den was sleeping in Che same room with
my wife and myself About three hours
before day was walked by hearing some
one at the door saying EStrike light and
open the door," " hich was repeated several
times. / asked sWhO is it?r the reply was,
"Uncle HembTy, strike a light and open
the door," | asked them what they wanted.
They said, Uncle HembTy, we don't
Want TO hUrt you; lei US in" asked
again " What do you WANT The
reply was, "We want 10 see that gal in
there said, ssYOu can't get in until l
call Squire Lowe. When he comes you
may come in, and welcome" | then went
up stairs 70 call Squire Lowe, and as i
went up, | heard one Of the men say, 'We'd
better leave here.n looked out and saw
one of them jump the yard fence. hOl-
NtICA llL h4lcC AlAh . NAA4I VI IMNf eAAAA
some times hOllered the s'oyer-riyer hol-
ler.' The first man jumped the fence as
soon as L hoIlerei the first time. When /
turned 70 h0ller again, | heard a pistol
shot. Then / heard some one say, 'iOh,
| LOrr mammy~ and then my wife called
to me, "Hembry, come dOwn-they'ye
killed ms child right Ia my arms ,'''
There was only one shot, aud immediate
l. l.
| looked out and saw the second man jump
the fence and take up the road. could
not tell from the faces Of the men whether
they were white or black, but they appeared
to have white mems voices. Both appeared
TO be men of pretty good height. One had
on dark clothes and one lighs clothes.
| stayed up stairs until Squire loves
sons came, and then went dOwnand opened
the door. When they came in We struck a
| light and went TO the bed. We found julia
dead. She was shot in the breast.
The next morning looked for tracks;
found several tracks Of shop-made boot Ol
shoe near the hOuse-either No. 3 or 0;
also found the place where the horses had
been tied, about 200 yards from the house
/ noticed horse tracks and mule traces; ths
horse tracks looked as if the horse had OF
only piece of shoe on one Of his feet.
/ don't know that | know Bowen San
ders; have only had one glimpse Of hin
since be was boy: never saw Pat Lyon bu
once that know of; know Wash TonlliR
son when see him; the voices heard OF
the night of the murder seemed familiar Il
me, but was so excited that could no
make them out exactly.
CrOSS-ermnined-I was examined before
the cOrOner's jury, and made the same
statement that have made here. WheI
my wife called up to me that Julia was
dead. could not believe it. l thought sh,
had been scared by the shooting and faint
ed, and 1 never believed she was dead unit
| struck a light and went to the bed.
The ball hit the door about twenty-five
inches from the floor. The door is in th.
north side. The floor was about three fee
from the ground. The bed was nearly Op
poSite the door, towards the south corner
The bedstead was hardly two feet high
The head Of the bed was TO the south
Julia was sitting BY the side Of my wife
with Der head ON my wifes shoulder, whei
she was shot. She was about four aud
half OF five feet high. | saw no place wher
the ball struck the floor. There was N
moon at the time of the killing. II was
bright starlight night.
The witness testified 10 the unblemishe
character Of Julia Hayden. She had bee
teaching school about two weeks. -,
ZACH PURYEAR, cOLoRED.
am nearly eighteen years old. / kneE
Juliar Hayden. Was living at Hembr
loves when she was killed. / was SLEEP
ing up stairs. The first / knew of tn
fuss was when Uncle Hembry came u
stairs and hOllered for Marie Pink.
looked out Of the window and saw lna
come under the window. He had on
white hat with a black band, and sOrt Of
lOng-tailed coat. Marie Pink answere
about the time the man got around 10 th
front door, and heard the man say, "BOy I
get your horses and let's 60" When b
had got a little ways from the house,
, beard gun fire. When Uncle Hemb
! opened the front door, went down stairs
: Julia Hayden was in the bed, dead. 81
was shot in the breast.
CrOSs-erdmined.-I saw two men. II
other man was at the other door. didn
see him until he jumped over the fence an
: went up the road, after the shooting. L sa
where the ball went through the door, abOV
| two feet from the floor. II went IN "catte