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

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me TO the shop one day and tod me
TO ask Mr.. Duunavant TO oend her a
dollar. | went and asked Mr.. Dun
navant for the dollar, aud he had It
ready and took it ont OF his pock st
and gave 1t to me. That was a
long time before the killing, but
1t was after we came from Nashville.
The day Mr.. Dunnavant was killed
my little sister and went ont to may.
/ met Mr.. Dunnavant at the foot Of
the ttaire, talking to a gentleman, /
told him howdy and shook hands v it'll
him, and told him mamma wanted TO
see him. He said tell her he would
be up directly. He asked me if she
was at home. l said yes. He asked
me II papa WIS at home. l said no,
he was not. l slept in the front room
OF the house at night. / thought |
heard or saw movement at the closet
that day, just after dinner, while |
was washing my Lands. did not
see what it was, hut il was a move
ment about the closet ] did not
look. l did not 90 to sac.
did not tell my mother
what 1 thought saw. did say after
the shooting when l saw my father
run down the steps that it must have
been him saw in the closet when /
saw the movement, but did not know
who it was or what 1t was, and / did
not know it was my father until after
the shooting. t.n-I
When the court took a recess for
dinner some controversy arose az to
what would be done with the witness,
who was only partially examined,
Judge Dubose finally told her che
might 90 home to her dinner, but 10
talk to no one about the case.
Her cross examination being re.
sumed, she said; was at home the
night before the killing, helped
mamma do some work, then went to
bed. slept in the kitchen. don't
think wakened during the night l
don't know whether the door was
locked or not. Mamma often left the
door unlocked. Mr.. Dunpayant used
to come at light through the door Of
the east room, or kitchen. don't re.
member the last night he was there.
I had frequently gone TO bed when he
would come through the room. The |
light would be burning low in |
mammals room. did not feel alarmed |
at his passing through my room. / |
saw him hug and kiss mamma nearly |
every time he came, Sometimes he |
did this In the presence OF Mrs. Davis
and Mrs Glenning. never told my
father, because 1t would have hurt his
feelings. Other men came TO our
house with Mr.. Dunnavant. never
saw anyone come there by
himself, but Mr.. Dunnavant, i don't
remember Of ever writing to my
father concerning these things. l |
never saw Mr.. Dunpavant kiss and |
hug my mother In the presence OF |
other men. did not tell my father
any of these things. My mother put
the curtain over the hallwindow after
she came from jackson. We had
lived there several years and no cur
tain was put over the window before.
At one time we had picture hung
over it. The b rds we brought with us
are at home yet. i, The colored man
who came home with us was half
white and half black. My sister and
myself were playing on the steps
when we heard the noise up stats.
| don't know whether IL was pistol
or not, ! heard noise. We had Just
common csd to play on the steps. When
spoke to Mr.. Dunnayant he was
in front OF Mr.. Degnan's. L did not see
him 20 up stairs, but be went up
stairs. heard something like q fall
up stairs. l ran up stairs and met
Mrs. q enning In the hall with her
baby, and pa ran down the steps. /
thought something had happened.
GOOD CHARATER,
The remainder OF the evidence in
reduced by the defendant was in re-
gard TO his character. 4
Louis Keith, L. Witzmaun,'F w.
Meyers, Frank Shaffer, DR.. H. Rem
1ert and the priest in charge of st.
Mary's Catholic Church all testified to
,he good character Of the prisoner.
Defendant introduced o number OF
taken In Madison, Ind,
lending TO show his good character
while residing in that city. They
we're read TO the jury. Defendant
hen offered to introduce a paper
writing found in the Iittle hall room
where defendant claims to Have been
This was addressed to- no
one, was without date and was I'M
signed. II seems to have been gen.
sral essay upon the frailties Of hui man
nature very much in che abstract,
which was objected to by the counsei
or the prosecution, and which the
Court ruled out.
The State may offer come evidence
n Tebuttal OF this testimony. BE-
The Arguments Of counsel will be
made today. Judge Dubose says he
will not limit the counsel in their ar
,uments. The jury will get the, case
~ the adiOurnin0 hour today. d