The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-02

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to any one on the sidewalk or any
where else until went into Mr..
Wooten's store; yes, did meet .
lady, who said to me, He'll J! and /
said to her, "Hellol" but did not !
recognize her; did not stop; she |
see m ed to know me; this was all that /
passed between us; she was going to-
ward Heraando street; | don't know
whether it was Miss Norment or not;
il was near Mr.. Alnold's store, be-
tween his aud Mr.. Wootsn's; the
words "Hellol hallo!" was sll that
was said; / did not see her until l
saw her at the Station-House; | was
in Wooten's store for about fifteen or
twenty minutes before l head
the shot; l walked from the
store and near the corner OF Beale and
Second streets l was arrested; did
not notice how the lady l met was
dressed, as we Just passed by each
other; know how i was dressed; l
had on dark, steel-colored drets; l
don't know whether she had on wig
or not; Miss Norment had on no wig
nor blue ribbon a the Station House.
Cross-erdmined.-My name is Matte
Yates; | have no other name; l once
had the name Of Matte Bracket; l
had that name about seven years ago,
but have quit it now.
Justice Winters-I thought the
Court ruled that nothing indecent or
vulgar should be brought into the
case, and are not the Attorney.Gener-
al's questions leading to that2
Gen. Turner-Your hOaor, l with
draw the question, for if Justice Win
tiers can see anything improper in 1t 1t
must be very glaringly so.
Witness then proceeded: | live at
POS Monroe street; l was at home ON
the day OF the 18th OF March until
about 80 O'Clock in the evening;
Miss Norment never had her foot in
my house in her life; no boy brought
Ler any note to my house on the even
ing of March 18th, and she was
not there that day or any
other; did not meet Miss Norment
on the 18th day Of Mach; | did moi
meet Miss Moment anywhere on that
day, nor come down town with her
know where the colored church ii
on Beale street, | 3;3 a5Jts g3 that fa'
up the street and I did not meet OF
talk TO Miss Hammer | did not NEE
Mr.. Norment or Miss NoTment at thu
market house on that evening or any
other evening; l don't think | saic
Miss Emma Norment was the woma'
who did the shooting, although Mr.
Wooten had told me that Emma MOI
ment had shot Henry Arnold before
! left the store; l did not go with Mis-
Norment to buy wig, nor did l tel
her what kind of g wing to get; l di'
mo- 90 to Mrs. Grey's millinery htor
, with Miss Norment we were childre
! together in 1873; when l WAS first al
. rested | gave the name Of Matti
= Bracket, but Mr.. - came to tn
= Ststion-house aud had il changed I
= Matte Yates; | did not say TO Emm
: Norment at the Station-H use: mo
: YOU have got me into this scrape b
= getting me 10 90 into Arnorld's store
. | did not 90 into his store 10 get hi
: out that Emma Norment might shot
|, him; when the policeman tapped n
= on the shoulder and said you are u
- der arrest and must go with me | lu
x went with him; l talked to Soul
) Winters as to what my testimony wa
= and told him Just what | now te
# you.
- JUSTICE T. p. LEWIS.
p The defense then introduced JUST
D. T. 2. Lewis, who said: l know EmI
le Norment and l knew the decease
10 Henry Arnold; have known the
IN both since they were children; abo
d two wears ago | was putting up
It. house in Capleville with Mr.. Powe
ne when Henry Arnold came over the
ls to where we were at work and trad
ID horees with Mr.. Powers; af.er I
% horse trade Mr.. Powers commenced
IL like him about his girls, asking b
he how he was getting along with the
m when he said here the Attorney-G'
W. eral objected, saying that by eve
er ruling the evidence was clearly
N. competent. The Court taid, Il
ad evidence is competent and the v
i'd ness NAV proceed" Witness then ga
nut Henry Arnold we mt on to say in
1er presence that he had seduced En-
as Moment; l here remarked that II
he did not mind he would get lead
in him; he then said | am here NJ
no having Just run away from a dout
ng Darrell gun because OF the Seduction
eat another girl. He then went on to
5he he seduced Emma Norment under
apt promise to marry her, which he ne
re- intended to fulfill.
cir Justice Winters-What was
Oss name of the other girl he said he
ne. seducedp
Gen, Turner-The State must
tainly object to this.
=. Court 1t is ruled out and coul
lay must not ask the question.
he Witness proceeded: The c0nve
lei, ,iol commenced by Mr.. Powers all
lTs' ing to having seen Arnold and En-
the Norment buggy riding ,oge'heri
OK; know Henry said he would not m,
red her. The Arnold and Norment
the lilies lived right together out at
uce trail Point.
Mr.. ELLIS
was then introduced by the defend
the He testified: l live at Olive Bra
.liss Miss; l was acquainted with H'
ime Arnold and knew Miss Normen
ion sight; had talk with Arnold
to in Memphis about the last OF NOV
ald Der last; met him on the street
l7th went in to take glass OF beer, v
sent Arnold asked me how my family "
pur.. l said, "All are WE'LL" l then
); l chow is your family, Henry" an
Ten, said, 81 have no family" l IS
ir l thought "irom what / heard youw
/; l have one by now" and he said
for are mistaken" 1 then said, "HoV
wife; YOU going to get out of the matter
aent how did you manage to do what
near have done?" He said, 81 promise
last marry her Emma NorUent) and by
last promise l got away with her, /
ton will never marry her" He then 9
Mr.. me if 1 had seen the child, aud
20 go him no. He said; "Well, prom
le in you know, are like pie-crusts,
shot broken"
and Gen. TurDer-Did you and Al
9 for ever have fuas2
right Answer-No, sir.
'Oten Gen. Turner-Did not Arnol
oun- cuse you OF stealing $40 from him