The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-21

him, the pistol exploded, and Dunra-
want was killed. Meyer was laboring
under great mental excitement when
l saw him. l cav him later at Justice
QuigleyS Office, when his children
were with him. Ibid not see his ifs
with him. He did not talk incoher-
emily.
Re-cresS ETdmined. Il had several
conversations with him during the
evening, ltwas in one of the subse.
quent conversations that be spoke Of
sending his children away and OF want.
ing 70 get money out of Dunnavant
for that purpose. He said that he did
rot intend to kill Dunnavant. This
he repeated eeveral times. He did
not cay that Dunnsyanti caught hold
OF him until after he had shot him.
Charles Sallmarsh, Station House
keeper, was the next witness called.
He said he had conversation with
Meyer at the Station House on Ssp-
TENDER 9th, In which he raid he
killed Dunnavant for the seduction Of
his wife, or in substance. He said he
had received letters from which be
believed his wife WIS untrue to him,
and that he came back and secreed
himself; did writing while he was in
the room; that he did not intend to
shoot Dunnavant, but to present his
pistol and to make him give money
enough to take himself and children
of, and that then he (Dunnavant)
could take the woman and go to HI
with her. He did net stste the day his
wife came to Memphis, but said they
came from Nashville where he had
been a. work, and that he got of at
Jackson or Grand junction Il forget
which, and that she came on to
Memphis,
Cross Eromintd.- Meyer was very
much excited when | talked to him.
He saidithat Dunnavart could 90 to
hi with the woman il be could get
money enough TO carry his CHILDREN
away. Hetaid that Duunavaut and
HIS wife were on the bed together.
Don't remember that he sad Dunna-
want had his hand upon bis wife.
The last witness examined ytstsr-
day was Mr.. w. g. Wright, who tesi-
fled: l am a BalpsnIlar,s work for
Dnnnsvaut x %, msao tho mydel
Of Meyet'a teem proBonted here.
carefully took all the measufenents,
and its made upon the scale Of one inch
to the foot. ] saw Meyers in our shop
last winter. know his wife and chill
dren by sight. ] was at work in the
shop the day Dunnavant was killed. I
saw Meyers little girl come to the
shop the day before the killing.
Question by Counsel for State. Did she
leave any message for Mr.. Dannavants
(Here objection Was raised by counsel
for defendant, and quite an argument
ensued % TO the right Of the State to
raise the question Of messages sent
unless 1t could show that the little
girl was properly authorized to carry
the message. The Court ruled the
que. ton might be askedl,
Witness answered: When the lit.
tic girl came to the shop she asked
for Mr.. VIII Dunnavant. This meg
cage was about p. M, on Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Black was nearest tho
shop door, and l couldn't hear her
conversation with him. She imme-
diately left. pbis was the first time
ever saw her in the shop Mr..
Dunnavant was down the river and
was moi at home that day saw him
ct the shop next morning and l saw
him twenty minutes before he
was killed. He had on his vest and
pair OF brown pants. saw him di-
rectly he was shot in Meyers room.
He was In the front room. The rooms
are about seventeen feet square. The
closet room, at the head OF the steps
or in the end OF the hall, is 5x8 feet.
The glass overlooking the hall Is
frosted. There is probably a scratch
on the frosting There is a wardrobe
in the front room setting In the north
west corner, q space being between 1t
and the wall, and 1t came mostly
against the north folding door, just a.
you see in the diagram. The folding
doors would have to be right smartly
cracked for person to see from this
wardrobe into the west room and see
anyone in It, The folding doors
are large and heavy, and l don't think
they could be, moved without noise.
/ saw Mr.. Dunnavant where he lay.
They had opened his vest and shirts
10 get at the wound His pants wereN
all buttoned up. know this, for
saw them and noticed it. The first I
knew OF the shooting soms one said q
policeman wss at the door. The book
Keeper came to me and said Mr.. Dun
haven't was shot and killed. l hardly
believed II at FIST. / then got my
coat and ran right over to the room
where ne wos. NJ When got there he
was breathing quite hard, l said
"Poor BILL lie opened his eyes as
II TO speak, but could not. In few
minutes he was dead. The little girl
came into the room while l was
Cross Examined - The little girl
asked for Mr. Dunnavsnt at the shop.
/ saw her have no note; never read
any. She did not say to me what she
wanted with Mr.. Dlnnsvant. She
did not say her mother had sent her
to borrow DO lar from him. l know
his pants were all properly huttoned
up, Tor ne was lying on the floor and
/ looked and saw it, l know I'm not =
mistaken about this.
Here court edj nrned to meet this
morning at 8 80 o'clock.
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