Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-29
Evidence for Defense.

the klAing himself
Evidence for Defense.
]. G. THOMASSON
testified that he was at the church the
day Jim Brown was killed and saw
DIR. Bellamy there, also Rams. Morrow
and VIM. Morrow; after services were
over he and DR.. Bellamy walked to
one of the church doors together and
were talking; he never heard DIR.
Bellamy ask any one how the wind
was blowing nor heard any one answer
him pretty fair, six times through the
head" If anything Of the kind had
happened at the door of the church, Is
satisfied he would have heard it; does
not remember where VIM. Morrow
was as witness was coming out OF the
church door.
W.P. OUTLAW.
He went to DIR. Bellamy,s with Mr.
Horn; went by Horns house and told
him what he..had heard about the crime
on Mrs. Bellamy; he said it was the
first he had ever heard of it; when
they got to DIR. Bellamys they saw Mrs.
Bellamy and the doctor. Mrs. Bel
lamy was lying on the side of bed.
She got up and went out crying while
we were in there talking about Jim
Brown; either DIR. Bellamy or witness
one, said they did not want to be in
any hurry about the matter and let
the law take its course; said we had
better drop the matter was satisfied
from investigation that Jim had not
committed the crime; DIR. Bellamy
said none had been committed, but an
attempt had been made; that Mrs.
Bellamy was at home alone; she went
to the spring house after water and
Jim was secreted in or about the house
when she got there and as she stopped
to get the water he grabbed her and
told her what his intentions were; she
tore loose from him and then Jim told
her if she should tell what had hap
pened he would cut her throat. The
Morrows told me if ever told what
| knew about the matter they would
kill me; the threat was made when
VIM. Morrow admitted he had killed
Jim Brown; 1.-THE time he told of
killing him, he said Jim had insulted
his sister and that was the reason he
had killed HIM. / have never entered
into contract with defendants that
we would stand up for each other.
POLK g.. JOHNSON
that in his opinion the words some
unknown person" were written in the
same hand that the body of the YER
dict was, and the words sin the hands
of" were not; that he was an attorney
in the first trial of BelIamy for killing
Jim Brown; that he does not recOllect
of any question arising in that trial
about any rape or attempted rape, or
difficulty between Jim Brown and Dr.
Bellamyis wife. If any testimony of
that nature was in the case he has no
recollection of it and cannot recall it.
JUDGE LURT0N AND JUDGE SMITH
testify that they were attorneys in the
trial of Bellamy. They have no recOl-
lection that any question was ever ask
ed Ransom Morrow about any attempt
ed violence upon Mrs. Bellamy; that
they could not have forgotten such
material fact if it had been testified to:
Judge Lurton is quite clear in his rec
objection that no such testimony was
asked for on that trial.
c. w. CRoZIER
testified the samesas Mr.. P. G. Johnson
about the interineations in coroner's
verdict.
A great number of witnesses were
introduced who proved the good char
acter of Ransom Morrow and DRIP. F.
Bellamy.
H. c. Merritt, A. R. Gholson, NJ.
Savage and Col. j. F. House. We
were present when Jas. Dyer testified
on the application for bail in the Nor
row trials, and according to their rec
objection he only mentioned three
he had with Ransom
Morrow, and that he stated these were
oil he lI"vI uitlI him. In neither
of these did he say Rams Morrow ever
said to him that VIM. Morrow was
good fellow and whenever a thing
done he could rely on VIM. to do it.
He did sayssin the talk in Wiley's bot
tom field that Ransom told him VIM.
did the killing and he and DR.. Bella
my did the planning. He also said
Bellamy told him in answer to his |
questions that Jim Brown did die |
from a fit produced by bullet, and
he knew it was bullet because he |
1
r. H. BURNEY
that he was present when. Jas
Dyer gave his testimony on the trial |
for bail. | think he said he had had |
several conversations with Ransom
Morrow and related three of them.
When Bellamy was tried for the kill
ing of Jim Brown, Ransom Morrow
testified that there had been no diff
Guilty or trouble between DR.. Bellamy's
family and Jim Brown.
WIN. NJ. DANIEL
same as Burney, only he was not at
the said trial. VIM. A. Quarles, same
IS Burney. Several witnesses to pro-
We the bad character of Ransom
Morrow before the killing of Jim
Brown and the good character of Jas.
Dyer, witness, were introduced. This
closes the evidence in the case.
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