The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-01
THE EVIDENCE.

TIL hNIDkNNE,
The first witness for the State was
Thomas McGraw. Being sworn he
said / live at Mr.. Arnold's on Besle
street, and was well acquainted with
Henry Arnold, the deceased, and am
also acquainted with the defendant,
Miss Emma Normant; that is, know
her by sight and have frequently seen
her. | have been in this country for
about four years l was born in Ire
land aud came from there. i don't
know whether this Is Shelby county
or not, but know live on Beale
street in Memphis. Henry F. Arnold
ia dead and | hope he is in heaven. l
saw him killed; he was shot with a
pistol. The bullet hit him in the
back Just below the shoulders. He
lived about two minutes after he was
shot, but he never spoke. Emma Nor
men shot him; l saw the shooting.
She was standing near post; he came
out OF the store and stood on the side
walk and she shot him in the back
He had been standing on the sidewalk
for about three minutes when he was
shot. He came fom the yard back OF
the store, walked through the store
and out on TO the sidewalk. A young
woman came into the store
lust before he wac ehot and asked for
some mixed pickles. She did not get
them and went out the door. Emma
Norment said nothing to defendant
before she shot him and he said
nothing to her. | know he did not. l
know the defendant here shot him.
She then ran across the street toward
the mRrket-house. After she ran overto
the market-house a man joined her.
He WAS her father. She had the pistol
in her hands when she ran across the
street. cav her no more until i saw
her at the Ststion-house. He fell on
the sidewalk when enc ehot him and
died thfrs. The woman who came in
the store for the pickles went out and
in to Mr.. Wooten's store next door |
saw her no more. ] know Mr.. Arnold
said nothing.
CRoss,EX AHMED.
am no clerk for Mr. Arnold, but
am porter in the store. l bad seen
Miss Norment before tha' evening,
did not see her that night until she
was in the act Of shooting Arnold
was on the sidewalk. She waietauding
in front OF Wooten's store door ] wa9
in Arnold's store when the woman
asked for the pickles. / did
not wait on her. ! some
times wait on customers.
1t was night. walked out TO the
door, just behind Mr.. Arnold. His
store is lust across the street from the
market-hOuse. / was in the door, just
behind Mr.. Arnold, when she shot
him. He was not looking at her and
did not see her, for he was looking, as
Ilmyseli, q. q disturbance among rome
boys over near McLsughlin'e corner,
in an opposite dire ction. She was 80
close she could have reached him with
the pistol when che fred 1t. She al.
most put 1t on his back. She was Ia
his left when she shot him, and 10
nearly northeast direction. don't
know exactly how she was dressed;
know she was yelled, yet ! knew her
/ don't know whether il il the same
veil she hss on now, but had seer
her before that night | saw her two
or three weeks before that In Mr.. Ar
nold's store. Mr.. Arnold was there
don't know what passed between
them. don't know her clothes, eX
cept abe wore something white
around her the night che did thu
shooting; II seemed to be about tn,
edge OF her clothes. She had on som'
kind Of cloak have seen the SAINT
clothes on her heiore; When she was u
the storssometwo weeksbeiore che snt
Mr.. Arnold had conversation.
"Cau youidentiiy her now under he
veil ~
PRISONER REMOVES HER VEIL.
No, sir, cant see her face her
prisoner removed her veill. Yes, cir,
know her; that is the same woms
who shot Mr., Arnold; that is Emn
Norment. When she did the shootin
| watched her until she got beyon
the msrket-hOuse l thought hi
father had her pisto, the last time
saw her; | followed her little piece
/ then came back to where Mr.. Arnol
was. This, l think, was about 81
o'clock at night There are two electr
lights near where the shooting too
place; they were both lighted. I can
, describe the dress she had on | kno
, there was white on II. The pistol "
very bright, shiny one; she on
, fred it once. / was standing in N
Arnold's door at the TINA and he "
Standing on the sidewalk just in fro
OF his door. / am only acquainted wi
Emma Norment by seeing her +
Q quently; l drove n wagon for y
Arnold out in the country and g