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

mstely acquainted with heniy Atnolu
for years; he is dead.
Justice Winters-Now | want 10 ask
YOU a pla' n question. Did or did not
Henry Arnold seduce you?
Answer-NO, sir; he got acquainted
with me at Doyle Pearson's, minis
ter, who lives in the country; was
an orphan girl, and lived there; Hen
nv Arnold did bring me to Memphis
and carried me to Nine. Leslie's.
Question-Who lie she?
By court ruled out, and witnessnot
permitted to answer.
Gen. TurneT-I will admit that Mrs.
Leslie keeps a dt reputable house and
that the witness is q disrepu able
woman.
Cross-erami,,ed by Gen. Turner
Where do you now liveY
live now at No. 1873 Union
street
Question Who keeps the house?
Answer-Ida Eastwood.
Ouestion-Who is Ida Eastwood?
Answer She is the keeper OF
house OF ill-fsme.
Here Col MAJ @. Taylor, who said
he had been employed to assist in the
prosecution, said: 81 desire to call
your hor or's attention to the fact that
Justice Winters is out talking to Wit
nesses who have been sworn aud are
now under the rule. say this 10 not
right, and is in violation Of the ex-
press ruling of this Court ,
Gen. Turner here said that he joir ed
in the request OF Col. Taylor not to let
Justice Win srs talk to the witness,
saying: 81 think Justice Winters
good politicfn and would risk him az
a politician, but / would not SIX him
out OF my 81 9ht as a lawyer" =,
Mr.. Woct an was then introduced
who said: keep a grocery store on
Beale street, next door TO Mr.. Arnold
Miss Yatee the LADY, now see in court
was in my store and ! was fixing hei
up some pickles when Henry Arnold
was killed heard the shot, went &c
my door and learned that Emma Nor
ment had shot Henry Arnold l ther
finished tying mp the pickles; re
marked abont the shooting, anC
think / stated in her presence who die
/ it; when | came back she said hurry
: up and give me my pickles and let me
) go; che then walked out Of the stor'
? and left.
/ Gross Eramined.-I would not b,
( certain whether she carried the pick le
{ out with her or not, but l think sh,
; did; when came back said, well
8 / did not do the sho otlng," aud Mis-
: Yates replied, "Neither did l."
T HENRY PARKS,
i nephew OF Miss Emma Norment
Q said that on the day of the killing c
y Henry Arnold, Emma Norment cam
! to their house on Seventh street,
u Chelsea, about 10 o'clock a M, and r.
e NAMED there all day until late in tn
+ evening; that she Was in a bugg
when she came and left.
y Gen. Turner put this witne
II through long and harsh crosa-exan
q instion, but failed TO make him COZ
e tradict himself and when he let. III
n vitness-stand the tears flowed frse
= = from his eyes.
10 Mr.. Hoag bting sworn, said
10 met Henry Arnold about tue lst
~ last December at Potter d Macciae'
IA he stated t. me- had been engaged
w Emma NCrment but would ney
~ marry her; he also said he was T.
; father Of her child.
~ RACHEL HAWKINS (CoLoRED)
no said: ! have cooked for Mr.. NJ
n. ment's family several Yeas; knt
,st Mr.. Arnold during his liietmei
ira asked me about two wears ago II
~ would no, cook a wedding dinner
eli him on certain day; told him "
" he said he and Miss Emma were goi
to marry; on the day set the weddi
dinner was pref AIRED and | cooked
ice hut after everything was got ready
ca did not come.
ed, Question-Well, did you eat 1t
EN- "What? You don't think l ate
'ut whole wedding dinner by myself. !
a family ate it, and l ate some OF
'rs, This closed the evidence ior the
sIe PENDANT. Gen. Turner said the OF
led rebutting evidence he desired to Of
he was that of Mrs. Mathews when
to came, as she was sick and hack
Inn been sent for her. ,
I'm, Defendants offered the defend
en- to make a statement. This the 10
cry would not permit her TO do.
IN - Finally
The MRS. MATHEWS
w came. She testified that on The ev
w ing of the killing about o'clock,
ny was in a wig and hair goods store