Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-28
WADDY THOMPSON.
Opening Speech of Harry HIII for the
State-ATgument for Defendant
by Colonel DuROse.
General HOrrigan and Judge Tom w.
Brown also Spsak-Ihe Orator
teal Batteries in Full Play
Yesterday.
Classical HumOr, Philosophical Satire,
and Power of the Press-Judge
Wright and General Wright
Speak To-Day.


wright and General Wright
Speak To-Day.
AS already stated in the APPEAL, ar
gument in the case Of the State of Ten
nessee as. Waddy Thompson, indicted
for alleged larceny, commenced in The
criminal court Monday. This case has
aroused general interest, and is Z, la.
bic result has become the prophetic u =
terance of nearly every lip. While il IS
impossible to give anything like a gen.
ersl synopsis of either testimony of wit
nesses or Argument Of counsel in this
case, the reader may gain an idea of the
pros and cons from what We publish be-
low:
THE OPENING SPEECH
was by Mr.. Harry Hill, who made q
strong Introduction for the prosecution
in the case. He charged and sought to
show that the defendant (rhOmpsOn)
had never made any demand for set
Element with the firm whose property
he was indicted for taking; that he came
to this city for the purpose of stealing
the goods, and to effect his made use Of
the process OF the United States court.
MI I'LL dlSO COiAhCItCO uDOI NILS
Wilkers0n's deposition to show that she
and Thompson were one and the same
party in connection with the trans9c-
tiOn; that the money which he claimed
to have used in the purchase of the stock
Of goods Of Hendrix, M'Nabb & Co., of
which firm Thompson was g member,
was obtained from the United States
government by Thompson swearing to
hic lnua ltN InriF1U tho 10 rnfaFr0H
to the dispositions of the st. Louis law
yers, and stated that if Thompson had
made a correct presentation of his case
to them they would not have advised as
they did, etc. His speech was quite
able, and did credit to his talent as a
young lawyer.
REMARKS OF COLONEL J. j. DUBOsE.
Mr.. Hill was followed in behalf of the
defendant by Colonel DuBOse, who ex-
pressed degree of embarrassment, az
did the gentleman preceding him, not,
however, from want OF knowledge OF
the facts in the case, fer he thought he
was familiar with them, but from nat
ural bashfulness for which he never had
credit. The public had been induced to
believe, from an incorrect report of the
real facts, that Waddy Thompson had
committed great outrage upon society,
and especially on the prosecutors, w. r.
w. B. Gates and Patriachi.
1t would be observed by the jury that
while w. B. Gates anu PatTiachi were
named in the indictment as prosecutors,
yet the real prosecutor was w. r. Hen
Dirk, and if any outrage was committed
it was by w. r. Hendrix and his assO-
ciate partners on Mrs. WilkersOn and
Waddy Thompson, her agent. From
their own admission, he argued, they
admitted they owed Thompson about
tWenty-three hundred dollars, but when
they demanded a balance-sheet of the
debts and credits of the business Of w.
r. Hendrix & Co., it was not fOrthcom-
ing, and their book-keeper, Mr.. Camp
bell, stated that such thing had never
been made out. The speaker then pro-
ceeded to demonstrate by figures that
the Indebtedness of the firm of Hendrix,
Carter & Co., to Thompson, az agent of
MIS-. WilkersOn, was seventy-eight hun
lred dollars, besides uucOllected assets
to the amount Of ten thousand dollars. in
their hands. They had this on hand
for several years, and had it in their
business, and yet at this late day were
unable to show a correct statement of
their debts and credits between the firm
and Waddy Thompson. That is what
be demanded, and the refusal brought
about this lawsuit, in which Thompson
Is charged with having gone into the
courts to compel q settlement of the
charge upon him OF larceny and horse
stealing. The attorney then went into
3 history of the sale of the heres, their
alleged purchase by Thompson, and the
payment for the same out of Mrs. Will
keTson's funds, left in the hands of W.
R. Hendrix, as trustee, to be applied to !
he payment of the Indebtedness on |
.hese horses, as well as other debts of |
he old firm. The records, he contend |
I'd, showed that W. R. Hendrix never |
put into either the old firm of Hendrix, |
M'Nabb d Co., or that of w. r. Hen |
irix d Co., any money whatever. In |
both OF the firms of which he was a
member it was argued that ne come out |
argely indebted to them, having over
iraWn his account. Waddy Thompson
vas his friend and benefactOr, and af-
Orded him every means Of benefiting
lis condition and making his fortune.
Here at this late day he turns upon him
With ferocity, thirsting for his blood.
jolonel Bose spoke about three hours,
turing which time he reviewed the evil
Ience and the law in the case.
GENERAL HORRIGAN's SPEECH
or the State was made after Colonel
)uBOse closed. He went over the en-.
ire ground, and sought to explain the
itterent questions Of law involved, and
0 show that Thompson had no right
whatever to take the goods and to give
straw bond. General Horrigan was
ute to the point in what he argued,
is speech being one of fine legal acu-
len and extensive research into the va
Gus questions affecting both the civil
nd the criminal features in the trial.
Lis remarks were by no means agree
Die to the defendant. He spoke fer
'ur hours, and did lot conclude until
morning. 1t was a great eff
rt, one full of strer 9Th and thorough
-asp in so far as the details and gem
al nature OF the case are concerned.
tter he had finished
n ABLE SPEECH BY JUDGE T. W.
BROWN
as begun in behalf Of the defendant.
lis gentleman seemed to be in good J
i'm and in better humor, for, in addi-
IN to series Of strong arguments upon
Q real questions Of the case, he said to