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


opened and l saw both rooms.
know it was man who came up anC
went down the steps, could Iell il
by his steps on the stairs, and it seemed
to be kind of shutting stsp like tbs
man had on shoes too large for him.
was also in Mrs. Meyers room or
Wednesday, also when / went dowr
to her rooms after her return from
Jackson. l always found her room
doors open. l did not have to KNOCK
to gain admission.
Gross E1amined By Sidie.-I am 6
widow, and have lived shout nine
months on the third floor of No. 227
Immediately over Mrs. Meyers.
Gen. Wright-Whers did you live
before you moved over Meyers room /
II lived on Madison street and kept
boarding house"
Gen. Wright-Where did you live
before you moved on Madison street
81 lived at No. Ill Adams street."
"Wbat was your business on Adams
street,"
II kept boarding house."
"What were the character OF your
boardeis?"
81 consider your question quite per-
sonsl."
"Yes, it may be 80, but we want to
know who boarded with your"
II boarded families, single persons,
men aud ladies'"
"Did not some variety women board
with your"
eyes, two boarded at my house."
"What name was your residence on
Adams street known by?"
"The house wss known as the
'Chickasaw House."
"Wers you an intimate friend OF
Mrs. Meyer?"
eyes, we were quite intimate"
"Does that intimacy still exist ?"
eyes, we are still warm friends"
Has the affair between Mrs. Meyer
and Dunnavant bad no effect upon
your and Mrs. Meyers intimacy and
friendship, and do you still hold her
in as high regard as you ever did,"
eyes; our friendship is Just as good
and hold herin Just as high esteem
as l ever did. She is not lowered in
my estimation. My father and sister
live up Stairs with me. vi could dis
tinctly hear all four persons coming
up the stairs. / could tell there were
four of them together and one man.
He came up last and put bundle, or
something, ON the stove sitting in the
hall and went Immediately down
stairs"
"What caused you to listen to these
persons coming up stairs, and pay 30
much attention to them ?"
"My curiosity, that's all. know
the man did not 20 in the room. The
stove was Just west OF Meyers west
room door, sitting between the door
and the curve in the wall. 1t is a
large cooking stove. About ten days
after the killing Mrs. Meyer sold the
stove"
"Why did you not go down stairs
that night to see Mr.. Meyer, if you
were such warm friends?"
because / didn't think it q suitable
hour for calling"
"Well, il you did not think it a suit
able hour to call that night, do you
think it very suitable hour to call by
7 o'clock the next morning for fashion
able people?"
"We do not claim to be fashionable,
and then / just called because / felt
like it. The morning | called early
the doors were open and l was in the
front or east room, and the little closet
or hall room door was open, and no.
ticed some dirty clothes, garments
and fhn lib in khnrn / maid
ticular attention to it. l did say | saw
or met Mr.. Dunnavant seven or eight
times in Mrs. Meyers room. l met
and saw other persons there, also, at
the same time"
swell, you all Just went there for
social enj oyment, did you not? Was
it not an occasion for music, etc. ?"
"We had more or less music every
time we met there. There Is an organ
and other instruments. | never saw
anything improper at any of our gath
erings,"
ANKLE MEASURING.
ado you remember anything about
the leg measuring business which took
place in Mrs. Meyers room"
81 most certainly do"
odd you take part in that enter
tainment?"
81 took a part"
"Well, there was nothing improper
in that, was there2 Was it not all |
done in jest and fun?"
"Yes, it was merely joke. 1t was
not carried far enough to DO i'm
proper. There were present Mr..
Dunnavant and a friend OF his, Mrs.
Cleaning, Mrs. Meyer and her daugh-
ter, Mr.. Hamler and myself"
"Who did you tell VI this to-"
"Most Of it did not tell until / told
Gen. Turner. He came to Mrs
Meyers room and sent for me and
told him. He sent for me last night
also, and experimental with the
matches in the hall. The hall was
dark. went to the end next to Mrs.
Odel's door to see il | could see q per-
son by the light of the match at Mrs.
Meyers room door. lsuppose Gen.
Turner came down to see his Client"
"Were you not afraid when in the
hall by yourself in the dark2"
81 YVES not. 1t is not the first lime
was ever in the dark"
do you know Mr.. Richards?"
eyes, l know him quite well. He
does not come to see me. Mr.. Rich
ards lit the matches when / YVES
experimenting in the hall. / couldn't
tell whether the person holding
the matches was man or woman.
He stood out from the door a piece.
l could merely see the form Of a per.
son. The curtains were hung up on
Tuesday after Mrs. Meyer get
back on Monday night between
breakfast and 10 o'clock. That was
the first time / had noticed any cur
tain. She spoke Of hanging them up |
hefOYe aha went nuav IN Jankaon The |