Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-10
THE TROUsDALE MYSTERY.
A Few Scattered Rays Of Light at
PEA Last.
Ku.Klux Raiding on the Night Of the
Murder.
Points OF the CircumStantial Evidence
Against Sanders and Lyon.
Continuation Of the Preliminary Ex-
animation at Lebanon Yesterday.


animation at Lebanon Yesterday.
The preliminary trial Of Pat Lyons on
the charge Of being implicated in the muir
der of Julia Hayden was resumed before
Judge Williamson at the courthouse in
Lebanon yesterday morning, at little Iast
nine O'Clock. At first the crowd in attend
ance was smaller than il was yesterday, but
toward II O'Clock it grew very large, show
ing that there was no abatement Of the
profound interest felt in the case.
The session Of the court lasted till three
O'Clock, and the entire time was occupied
in taking testimony for the State. The
examination was for the most part con-
Quoted by Col. Jordan Stokes. Eleven
witnesses were examined, and the twelfth
was introduced, before the court adjourned.
The evidence elected is exceedingly
interesting and very important, though it
discloses facts connected with the murder
rather than points TO the authors Of the
crime. 1t clearly proves that the disguised
men were riding through the neighborhOOd
on the night Of the killing, describes their
appearance and traces them from house to
house. But without going into discus
sion of the facts brought TO light, your rep
resentatIve viii reproduce the testimony Of
each witness substantially as it was Civ
en- in.
JOSEPH MASSEY,
being sworn and examined testified as fol-
lows: l live between two and three miles
from Andrew Lyons; about 10 or IL o'clock
on the night Of the 21st Of August (the
night of the murder) some men halloed
in front of my house; got up, went to the
door and asked what thew wanted; they
said they wanted water, which l carried
to them at the gate; there were two of
them, but while at the gate a third came
up walking; the two were mounted, one on
bay horse and the other on a dark colOred
mule. They asked me if knew Jack
Smith, a negro living at Mr.. Foley's; told
them knew a negro there named Jack but
did not know his surname; then they
asked me to get some paper and light; got
lamp but could not ind any paper; all
then went in the house, the two who had
been riding coming first; while hunting
some paper the third came in, but some dis
turbaLce occurring out where the horses
were he went back, did not notice this man;
the other two were disguised; had on what
seemed to be overcOats, which reached be-
low their knees, but Of what material
could not tell; one Of them had hanging
over his face a long white handkerchief
with black places for the eyes and mouth
the other bad checked handkerchief SINH
larly arranged; 10 satisfy me they were white
men they showed the backs of their hand;
one took my pencil and wrote on the leaf
Of book; saw the name Of Jack Smith;
didn't see any more; one of them had on a
white hat with broad black band; one
was taller than the other; the taller man
/ did the writing.
JORDAN FOLEY.
being sworn, testified: live a mile further
from Andrew Lyons than Massey does; on
the night Of Aug. 2l, my attention was
aroused by a noise out at the corner Of my
garden and ward; do not know what il was,
but it was after my bedtime; went 10 the
door and seeing somebody out there, asked
what they wanted; they answered 'eOme
| here;;7 said had my clothes of and told
| them to come to me; they then came
up, three in number, walking and asked if
there was negro on my place named
JACK Smith; replied no. but told them
there was one named Jack Hatcher; they
said '.that's the one" and told me they had
come across the river and were lost and
wanted the negro 60 pilot them to Providence
church; reasoned with them, telling them
the negro was working ON my place and
was doing nobody any harm, and that il
they whipped, scared or kept him up, he
could not work the next day; l added, ]
would direct them to the westinghouse,
and went on giving them directions 10
within a mile OF the church; when they
said 10 me, "never mind-it's the negro we
want, and the negro We intend 10 have.
said ..I'll be damned if YOU get him. y
They then went of. Next morning l eX-
amined the road and saw fresh tracks of a
horse and several mule tracks made going
in the direction Of Providence church.
wSL FIFAsH
was the next witness sworn, and testified
as follows: Stayed at Burton's store, one
and half miles from Jordan FOley'S, on
the road to Providence church, the night OF
August 2i; about IL O'Clock some meI
rode up to the store and hallOed, did not
see them and could not say how many
there were; they went of toward PrOyi
dence church: in about ten minute,
they came back, whistled very loud several
times, then turned and went back toward
Providence Church; examined the mex
morning and found the tracks Of one hOrs,
and one mule.
ROBT. BRADLEY
was next examined and testified as follows
/ live about one mile and half from Bur
toms store and few hundred yards from
Providence church. Between IL and l:
o'clock on the night Of Aug. q, some per
sons hallOed at my gate; my wife Opene'
the door and talked to them; i heard tn
conversation; the party enquired the way
10 Providence church; my wife gave then
directions, and then they rode off tOwar
the church; did not look for, or see, an
tracks the next morning.
TT. COLLINswoRTH
was next called and testified: About 1
O'Clock on the night Of Aug. q,
was awakened by barking
docs, and heard somebody pas
, through a gate near my house al betwee
INV house AMI Hembry loves; l live bt
tween Providence Church and Hembr
. loves. Did not examine the road fc
, tracks the next morning.
? EVA LYONS,
, daughter Of Andrew Lyons, was the mex
witness examined. Her testimony col
, roborated that Of her mother, pUblishe
) YESTERDAY, and added nothing new 10 tina
testimony.
I sANDERs' AFFIDAVIT.
Bowen Sanders, as the readers OF I'll
. | IJyfoS AND AMERICAN are aware, to &c
! his case continued, made afhday
, Yesterday that he '.Wanted Oh
| testimony Of Andrew Edward
| of Trousdale county, by whom b
, | expects to prove that John Jackson an
another negro whom he does not knO
? were absent all night away from their hon
: | ON the night the woman was killed. tn;