The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-24
ConcludIug the Evidence.

OOmchuuIuE tno ENiueuce.
The State recalled Mrs. Odell, who
testified as follows: There is no furni-
ture in the hall opposite my bedroom
door, from where l saW Meyer
and wife when they went into their
room Monday night. The furn!-
ture in the hall is west of my door,
and in the rear end Of the hall. i OBJ
served Meyer and his wife from the
door OF my east, or bedroom. / never
saw Meyer q down stairs after he
went into his room. / heard no one
20 down stairs. After the door had
been closed some one opened it and
picked something up and then closed
Gross Examined By Dsfendant.-Are
you not near sighted, and do you not
see badly; in fact, are your eyes not
weak?
81 am not near sighted. My at
times may be little weak, but l see
very we'll"
Gen. Turner-When we were up in
the hall night before last making ex-
periments as to whether a person in
iIont OF your door could look east
down the hall AID see person I'M
locking Meyers door by the light of a
match, did not your daughter Maud,
by your direction, show where you
stood and ssy TO gentleman, "Ma
stood here when she saw Meyer aud
wife enter their room2"
"No, did not tell Maud to stand
anywhere. nor did / ever show her
where | stood; but did tell her sew
eral times where stood"
ibid you not sand in your door
while this experiment was being
made 2"
II did not"
"Did you not 10 TO your door and
call Maud and tell her to come in the
houss2"
al called her, but did not come to
the door. 1 was in my kitchen getting
"Don't you know when you called
Maud you we're in your extreme east
room and that you have no room east
OF the room you called her into?
"No, do not know this, nor you
either, for it ia not the fact, and my
bedroom is east Of the door where
you all made the experiment"
Mr.. B. p. Robson was next exam
ined, who testified: / am q railroad
man. On the night OF September 9th
/ came from Ripley, Miss, to Mem
phis. remember distinctly TO have
gone 10 Mississippi on Friday, Septem-
Der Sd, and taat / returned on Mon
day night, the 9th, by way OF Grand
Junction, over the Charleston road
boarded she train at Grand Junction.
came down in the sleeper, and was
converting with several gentlemen on
the way. The train was over an hour
late getting IT, Memphis, which made
il after IL o'clock. got off the train
and toe street cara Jefferson street.
| most positively remember that on
this street car was lady aud two little
girls, and that they had some bird
cages; that when the car got 10 either
Third or Second street, don't remem-
Der which, they got of, taking the
bird cages. A Co'ored man also got
of. He was tall mulaito man. do
not know what became OF them
after they got off the car. No white
man got of. This left one other man
and myself on the car The man re-
naming on the car with me had
sandy mu taehe. These were ali the
passengers on The car from the depot.
Cross Examined. The train was over
an hour late. am positive that lit %
Carrie Meyers, whom | now see, WIS
one of the Ii tie girls. l did not zee
Meyer. / am not lquainted with him
or his family. oeeiDg him now, as
sert he was n on the street car. He
could not have been there without my
seeing him. paid no attention to
anybody on the RAILROAD cars. There
were quite a number of people got
on at Grand junction. There must
have been fifty or sixty people on the
platform there. My attention was at
tracted to the lady and two little girls
on the rect csr by the bird cages aud
by them laughing and talking,
sticking their heads cut OF the car
window ~ If trying 10 see where to
get off, / don't know whether the
negro took the bird cages or not.
think it must he quarter OF mile
from Second street to Charleston de-
pot.
The State hers asked the privilege
Of introducing testimony as to the
good .chfrfc,er OF Mr.. j. j. Dunnavant,
as the dsfeass had by indlreCtion at
tackled his character for honesty,
truth and upnghtness by asking Ger
tin witnesses questions as TO whether
or not the pro eculion had bought tes
timony aud bribed witnesses. The
Couri rCl d they might introduce
this testimony.
Mr.. j. l. & odloe and @. H. RsiRh,
The 10 mer an attorney ID the latter
cash 81 d the Meican lie Bank, testi-
hed tn toe good character of Mr.. j. j.
DunuavGn, br tler of deceased and
prosecutor in tle casa. Mr.. G. w.
Fisher furai'ure dealer, and T.. A
Keeling, together with Mrs. Margaret
Gray, were introduced by the State,
WHO te' tiiioi t. The good character OF
Mrs. Od-ll
The stat then introduced the Chief
cf PoliC', ". O DAVIS, who testified:
At The request OF States counsel, l
went with verai gentlemen night
before asst and m de experiments ia
tbs hallway No. 227 Second street.
Went back the rear OF the hall OBJ
poslto Ms. Oielps door white Mr..
Hedyick stood az Meyers door as if in
The sttiiud9 10 unlock it. Hedrick
struck m4'ch ard could plainly see
him end rec'Pnze his features.
could Iet ogulge a person a the head
Of the IT. ps q that md Of the hail
by the nat h ligli. I then changed
Poilious, tlnDing at Meyers door
and Mr.. Hedr OK taking the position
in irost II Mrs. 0dell's door. |
s.ru k teve al matches one at time
Standing at the ordinary distan Q a
person woud stsrd 10 unlock it. A
person might stand go close up to the
door on pu pose IS TO prevent anyone
from sesn x EN- in the hallway at
Mrs. 05ell's door There is no iurni-
ture in front OF Mrs. 0lelIs or tdoor.