Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-06
TRIAL OF 8. L.. SAUL.
Continuation of the Testimony BEFORE
Esq King.
Three witnesses Examined I'm Two
Days.

Three Witnesses Examined I'm Two
Days.
The trial of Sam. l.. Saul, on the
charge Of burning his store and goods
In Loudon, in December, 1878, was
continued before J. NJ. King, ESQ, at
the court house, attended by the usual
large crowd. The cross-examination,
by Col. Henderson,, of w. B. FOun-
tain, the first witness in the case, was
crntinued. The following are the
chief points in his cross examination
The reason he didn't tell about the
fire sooner than he did was, that he
was very intimate friend of Saul,
and felt disposed to shield him, (Saul).
He misrepresented tie facts for this
purpose of cOncealing Saul's guilt, till
he found that he was about to be inn
plicated himself, he thought it best to
tell the facts.
He was here asked by Col. Hender-
son his object for following and
watching Saul. This is the very same
question put by Major Webb in the
examination in chief, but the defense
objected.
Witness was satisfied from Sauls
actions that he had purpose in get
ting rid of his companions, and
thought he (SsuD had made arrange
ments with some of the women at
| Letsinger's TO meet him at the store.
Witness wanted TO wa.ch and see il
such was the case, ust to get joke on
Saul. Mr.. Welcker questioned witt
ness as to whether he mad told differ
| ent persons witnesses in the CASEY, at
| different times and places, just after
| the fire, that he didn't know who
| burnt the house, and didn't believe
| Saul did it. Witness didn't remem-
| Der such conversations; might have
! had them. If be had told
any one be didn't know who
| burnt the house, it was the
| truth. If he said he didn't
believe Saul did it, it was not the
truth, and was told for the purpose of
| shielding Saul. He was not on oath
at that time. He was not an accom-
| plice in the burning. Witness didn't
| remember to have told some of the
same parties that he parted with Saul
near Bells house, that Saul went
! home, and he knows he didn't burn
/ his house. He didn't tell them eX-
| actly as ii was, would have liked TO
have concealed all. He told Jim Mil
| Ter Frank Felts had told him (Witness)
| that the Insurance Company would
| likely investigate the matter, and he,
| being mixed up with ii, felt disposed
to clear himself May have remarked
to Miller that if he (witness) hadn't
been implicated he would not have
told the facts about it. In reply to
the questitn if be followed the
profession of a gambler, witness said
ia a. r,il IN
but made his living by his trade, car
pentering.
Re-examined by Maj. Week.-Mrs.
frequently played for money with
Sam Saul. They went to Sweetwater
that night for that purpose, in response
to the dispatch. He and Saul played
together against two others and were
winners.
Here evidence was read to witness
and signed by him and they adjourned
for dinner.
HENRY BELL,
who was S8ufs clerk, testified 10 fac s.
in the main curroboratiVe of Fuuu-
tain's testimony. After going to Will
MsgilPs room to go To bed, W al W. ,n't
there aud coming down ne met Jim
Miller and they sat on the steps of
Lowry = store, fronting the side of Saul
y
very dark. He heard some one walk
ing In the direction Saul's store, and
called Frank" twice. Thought the
voice was Saul's. Heard walking in
the store (Saul's) and saw a light, as
if shining out of the opened front
door; also saw something he took to
be a lighted cigar in a mans mouth in
front OF the store.
Cross examined by Col. Henderson,
Saul and Fountain, coming from the
trSin, met witness "a square from the
store, he went ID the pOstOffice, came
back and found Saul and Fountain at
store. He don't remember that Saul
spoke of Magills room but once on the
route hunting for SheTlin. Witness
mentioned first that he would go to
bed with Will, Saul said all right, but
don't remember anything being said
about not waking Frank league up
He DON'T think anybody opened the
side door at the time OF the knocking.
1t couldn't have been opened without
he seeing il. There was something |
the matter with the Stats Of the Win- |
dow blind. Fountain should have |
lacked through and saw the oil poured |
on the floor and goods. They were |
pivot slats, but some time, two or /
three months before, perhaps, witness
tried to turn them and couldn't. The |
window was very dirty. In standing
on the ground and looking through
the window, a mans eyes would be on
a level with the top of the counter.
The oil tank was at the other end of
the counter. A comfortable fire was
left in the CRATE in the store that night,
the CRATE had some bars in the bottom
broken. A large number of broOms
were stacked up very near the fire.
place. His best idea as to the
amount of stock in the store at
the time was that there was
81 900 worth on the lower floor; $500
worth of clothing stairs; a good
deal, say $3.50 worth, of produce in the
warehouse, not insured. There was
due Saul on good accounts, notes, ETC.,
$500 or 5000. Knew that Saul had i'm
sured the stock for IS 600, and got
some goods after the insurance.
Re-examined-AbOve estimates are
guess work from the bulk, at cost
prices. Never took an invoice. Has
no idea of Saul's Indebtedness.
w. ]. GUICE,
Who is railroad bridge Waterman at
testified, He came out of the
watch house eight minutes before
twelve the night of the fire, and saw
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