The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-23

tnem looked on with mOl6tened ewes
while others had recourse to handker
chiefs TO wipe off the tears they coult
not restrain. It was some minute
before the child recovered her com
posure and the testimony was re
sumed. Her evidence will appear il
its proper place.
Testimony foI the Defense.
The first witness introduced by tn,
defense was Mr.. Patrick, who lives IL
the same building with Meyer.
Gen. Turner--Are you acquainted
with the situation OF Meyers room!
and the rooms Of Mrs. Oiell, and the
hall leading through the buildiDgP
Answer-I am; and Mrs. Odell'i
rooms are the back rooms on the hall
aud Mr.. Meyers rooms are the front
rooms on the hall, and Mrs. Glenninp
occupied the middle rooms. The
south wall of the hall, or the wall next
to the rooms, at the east end opposite
the head of the stairs, curves in and
makes kind OF alcove opposite Mey-
er's rooms. l don't think it possible
for person standiEg at Mrs. Odell's
door to gee anyone by the light of q
match at MeyI's doors. There is fur.
niture in the hall opposite Mrs. Odslls
door, and person can't stand against
the north wall 60 as to gee around the
curve.
Mr.. Hamler was next called. He
saidi l room on the third floor of the
building at 227 Second street. am
acquainted with the formation Of the
hall opposite Meyers door. On yes.
terdsy l was asked to experiment in
trying to see person from Mrs.
Odelps door standing at Meyers door
and owing to the curvature in the
wall could not see him. Gen. Tur-
ner is the man who stood at Meyers
door and he is larger man than Mey.
er and l could not sea him. Iremem-
Der when Mrs. Meyer came back from
Jackson. passed by her rooms next
morning and stopped and spoke to
her. was at work the night she
got home. was in her rooms two or
three times between the time she got
bsck and the killing, l knew Mr.. W.
B Dunnavaut. / met him in Mrs.
Meyers room once, and oncs met
him on the stairs and a third time /
met him upstairs in Mrs. Meyers
room. There were present upstairs
Mrs. Davis, Mr.. -, Mrs. Cleaning,
Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Meyers daughter,
Mr.. DunDavant and myself. l am &C.
quainted with Mr.. M, yer but | can't
say / know his associates.
Cross Examined By STATE. -If person
stands up close to Mr.. Meyers door
you cannot see them from Mira Odell's
door. But if they 20 across the hall
in front of Mrs. Odell's door and look
from the north wall you can see the
clothing OF q man standing at Meyers
DOR. Think the curve in the wall is
about one foot and half. l have Wis
tied Mre. Meyer when her husband
was not at home. l have to pass by
her door in going up to nv room, and
frequen ly see her in passing. And l
frequently left my key in her room so
that they could get it to clean my room
up. | have frequently stopped by to
hear her little girl, Carrie, play on the
organ. l don't remember the exact
day l met Mr.. Dunnavant there. l
think Mrs. Meyer was gone for about
one week, and this was, l think, the
week before she left. The time met
him there he only stayed for a short
time and left. also met Dunnavant
one time at the foot of the
steps taking to Mrs. Meyer.
think they were on the sidewalk.
Mrs. Meyer introduced me to Mr..
Dunnavsnt. ! think The second time
l met Duunavant was when he and
friend came home once with Mrs.
Meyer and Mrs. Davis. l saw them
going up stairs. 1t was night. l was
not a. work that night. They must
have gone up iuto their rooms.
The defense then introduced Capt.
Pryde, of the police force. The Jury
were sent out and the State objected
to Pryde's stating Dunnavant's COMES
sion as be lay dying upon the floor, in
which he SAID to Pryde, sit is all my
own fault" After argument of coun-
eel the Court ruled out anything the
dying man might have said re ating TO
his opin on of the diff ulty.
Capt. Pryde stated that he was the
first person on the scene after the
shooting. That when he got in the
room Dunnavant was lying in the
front room on his face. He saw he
was still alive. He then turned him
over, got some water snd threw it in
his face. That then Dunnavant sat
up. He spit large chew OF tobacco
out OF his mouth, and he gave him
some water. That Dunnavant said he
was dying. (Hls other language, that
ut is my fault" was not permitted to
90 to the jury Witness said he died |
In about twenty minutes. Witness
also identified the shifts and vest as
hose taken from Dunnavsnt, and
here was no powder burn on his
and his pants were properly |
ou'toned
Mrs. Helen Davis was introduced. |
She test fed: l know Meyer and |
amily ultimately. We are well &C.
luainted, and / live on the third floor,
the room Immediately over
hem. / knew Mr.. Dunuayent quite
we'll. He visited Mrs. Meyer. They
we're intimate friends. remember
,he d,te of the killing. met Mr..
Dunn avant some seven or eight times
n Mrs. Meyers room. never heard
hem converse about The relations be-
,ween them. / heard Mr.. Dunnsvant
ay last August that he would move
heaven and earth to separate Meyer
Ind his wife. Mr.. Dunnaysnt Wss
7eIy respectful to Mrs. Meyer, and / |
net him in her room some seven or
light times. know that Mrs. Meyer
made several changes in the furniture
n her rooms. know she changed
he gasoline stove from the little room
uto the west room, where an ice