Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-19
THE HASLAM MURDER.
More Witnesses d-O,euiu.
OF the Argument for the PrOseeutson

More Witnesses Observation-Disclosures
OF the Argument for the Prosecution
By three o'clock Yesterday afternoon
Justice Everett's Office was packed with !
throng OF spectators, eager to hear addition
al testimony In the case of VIM. Gatlin.
charged with the murder Of Samuel Has
lam.
The first witness called was Edward
Crechiat, who testified:
Know Gatlin; boarded at his house two
months; Haslam boarded with Gatlin also;
slept up stairs in a room adjoining Has
lam's; Clarence Gatlin slept with me the
night OF the murder; there are FIVE rooms
up stairs; two of the rooms were occupied;
there were two ways TO get up stairs; don't
know whether the door to Haslam's room
was locked or not; Gatlin was not at sup
per Saturday night when l ate; Mrs. Gatlin
and the children slept down stairs; did not
know Of Haslam having afuss with anybody;
there was one bed in Haslam's room and
one in mine; door of Haslam's room opened
on the hall; heard noise about daylight;
don't know what time it was; heard noise
like some one splitting wood with a hatch
ct; then heard some one fall and it was all
over; short time after the scufie, heard
some one tipping along the hall, heard a
noise as if some one breathing with diff
Guilty; found Haslam living on the floor;
told Mrs. Gatlin; she came up stairs; did
not know of any difficulty between Has
lam and Gatlin; Haslam vas at supper
that night; don't know where Gatlin kept
his tools; two or three minutes after
l heard the steps; l heard the difficult
breathing; on the hall man would have
tot pass my room in order to get TO Has
lamis, if he came in the back way; came
home and found HaSlam and the family
sitting on the steps; went to bed about 10
O'Clock; Haslam came upstairs, too; asked
me to sleep with him; | declined; slept
with Gatlin's son; no one wanted me to
sleep down stairs that night.
CrOss-e1GRined.- noise about
daylight; saw blood on the floor; thought |
heard somebody splitting wood; heard
no words spoken; when / went
for the doctor il was clear day.
The prosecutor made oath to am affidavit
in which he stated that since the inyesti-
CATION of the case had commenced he real
lied in Cicero Collins a material witness,
and asked that the case be continued until
he could secure the attendance Of the said
OOAAhS1 am oASO W PiONuSC utucl tcoti-
mOny.
The Defendants counsel objected TO the
affidavit, upon the ground that it failed to
state that any effort had been heretofore
made to produce Collins in court
Morgan Reddiek now came into the
court and testihed-knew defendant; knew
Haslam;he boarded at Gatlin's; knew of some
hard feelings between them on different
occasions, sometimes they were al odds and
again they were on friendly terms; had
conversation with Gatlin; he said he left
his brothers at 8 O'Clock Sunday morning;
said he went hunting.
CrOSS-erGRiRed-Ha known defendant
three or four years; his character has been
good; visited Gatlin's house; sometimes
Gatlin aud the deceased would not speak,
put Al Osl.eT tigi,eS they would.
The defense here admitted the testimony
which the prosecutor affirmed he could pro-
duce through Collins, and the argument of
the case was then commenced.
w. G.. Brien, for the prosecution; finished
his opening speech and the court adjourned
till tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock, when
the final argument will be heard,