Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-02

anu NJ his suggestion Mr. CIOle mao
the measurements.
RE- ROss-ExAMINED.
There were no shots fred by his part.
of men at tue furnace.
| F.B. CLUTE RECALLED.
He again pointed out the location o
the furnace and other points. 1t wa
| Al yards from the point wher
Cooper was shot TO the place where tn
shots are supposed to have came from
Cooper was shot to the furnace. L
was 493 yards from where Cooper wa
TO the place where Barnett, Davis anC
Owens were. They were northeast
from John Cooper. It was 8 $40 yards
from where Cooper was shot to. where
VIM. Cooper was, and IL yards tC
where Bird was, 7-l0 yards to where
De Almond stood, and l6} yards tc
where Lewis stood. 1t was III yards
from the place where Cooper
was shot to the place where he fell. II
was / OLA yards from the furnace to
Amarine's house, aud from the house
to the barn 90 yards. Sizemore's house
can be seen from the path which leads
from Amarine's to the distillery, and
also, from Webbs. Webb's house can
be seen from the path leading to the
distillery.
VIM. F. BAKERS TESTIMONY.
Left Knox county with VIM. r.
Cooper and others for MiHer's Cove.
After dividing in MilIer's Cove, be was
with w, r. Cooper and Davis. Davis
got lost from them. He got ahead of
Cooper; got up with Barnett and
Ovens. They wanted him TO go back
and see what had become of Cooper;
he started back and heard
some one up the hill calling,
"SurrendeIp Heard one shot, and then
three and again the call for ''surren-
DER" He was in sight of Barnett and
Owens all the time. Was some ten or
twelve yards from Barnett or Owens
when the first shot was fired. Neither
the first shot nor the first volley were
fired from Barnett or Owens or him.
self. When Barnett and Owens after
wards fired they were looking in the
direction from whence the first volley
was fired. They all then gathered
around John Cooper, and took him to
Webb's house. 1t was about an hour
from the time Cooper was shot until
they reached the house. He did not
recognize the voices on the hill. Saw
the smoke.
CROSS EXAMINED.
It was about sunrise when the
shooting took place. He saw Barnett
and Owens. They were some twelve
or fifteen yards from him. Mr.. Will.
Cooper was up the branch from him.
LEE LEWIS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Lewis left Knoxville with VIM.
r. Cooper on the night of the 9Th of
and went with him and
others to Miller's Cove. Mr.. Lewis
then explained to the jury, by the map,
how they entered the Cove, and the
positions occupied by the raiders. He
was with John Cooper, and when they
found no one at the furnace, they
went to the opposite side of the branch
and laid down. This was about 20
yards from the furnace. He woke and
heard some one on the hill cursing,
calling for surrender. He first thought
it was our own men. Soon the shooting
Saw the men. One large.
John Cooper said he was shot. Will
told him TO get away, and did, but
soon fell, and he went TO his assist
ance. He saw some one running; was
about to shoot when the man said that
he was one of our men. Did not
shoot, and did not see the man any
more. Will then called Us by name,
all, or nearly all, answered. He saw
three men, and saw AID. Wilson since
at Knoxville, aud thinks he was one
Of the three meu he saw on the bill.
He picked him out of a crowd in the
Federal Court room without knowing
be was present. Had not seen him
since the night of the shooting. When
L saw the three men on the bill, /
& new they were not our men.
Ross-EXAMINED
Owens Braden and young DeArmOnd
were strange men to me. The men l |
Jaw on the hill were not dressed like |
'ur men. / did not know where Ba-
zer, Barnett, Owens or Davis were at |
he time of the shooting. saw John |
Cooper, but did not see Will Cooper. |
saw one OF the men on the hill fairly. |
Will Cooper called for sll the men |
hortly after John was shot, and had |
allen. They all answered to their |
names but DeArmOnd. There was |
hree or four shots fired at the time |
Cooper was killed. He did not shoot.
4 there was any more firing done he
lid not know it.
PETER DAVIS TESTIMONY,
w as With w m. h. cooper aDO party
IN their raid to Miller's Cove. Davis
hen pointed out on the map his po-
tion st the time the firing took place
He and Barnett were together. He
aw three men rise from bshind a log
md fire towards the sill, He took |
me of them to be AID. Wilson, another
Amarine and the third Emmett; was
lot certain about Emmett, had not
cen him but once. He fired GO shots
oward the still, but fired at the man
Ie took to be Wilson; fred two shots.
thinks Barnett fred one or two The
nen ran back off the hill. They next
rent to where John Cooper was,
nd found him shot and helped to
AIRY him to Dave Wehh's. Brought
ONE cattle from Amarine's to Mary
lille next. Saw John Cooper next in
larry Vile, dead.
CROSS-EXAMINED.
He was first with Cooper; got sep
rated and came up with Barnett.
lie thinks he was first on the spot, but
sArnett came up at once. He never
aw VIM. Cooper any more until he
1und him with John Cooper. Did
ot know anything about the others of
be party, and what route they had
AIKEN. He could not tell just how
many shots had been fired, but aeveral.
here was pretty thick undergrowth
1here Wilson and the others were. 1t
1as about sunrise. VIM. Cooper
allied them ali. He did not answer /;
oes not think that Barnett or Owens
went to Cooper