The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-22

open 1t. l did not see the children
but by the light OF the matches which
they struck / know it was Meyer ant
his wife. Ny door was not C ossC
snd the striking o! the matches on tt {
wall attracted my attention, Mrs
Meyer bad been gone sbout two
weeks. think Is was about II
o'clock q. night when saw them in
the hall. There is lit window in
the little room al tbs end Of The ball
which opens into the hall. There are
also transoms over Meyers dcors,
There had b;en no cur AIN over the
window or covering over the trar SONS
PRIOR - the arrival of Meyer
and his family on Monday night.
On Tuesday morning saw curtain
over the wiz dow of the little room a.
the end cf the hal. The reason no.
ticed this was that the hall became
much darker when this window was
curtained, as the light came through
the street window, then through this
little window into the hall. / also
noticed the transoms had something
over them Mrs. Meyer us4d a gaso
line owe, which stayed in the little
room had sesn it there frequently.
| don't know where it wss when Mr..
Dnnnavsnt was killed. | did rot go
into Meyers room after they go IN me.
| motto; d they kept Their doors closed
more than usual, / did not see Meyer
otter Monday night VI I'll the killing
Saw his wife frequently j know notn-
ing Of any SIC traoslotion.
Cross Er lmined Gen. Tarner-Did
you lol send your hush md t. me
and request thai l should not have
you summoned, as you kaew moth.
Ing?
"No, sir, / Gid not"
"DOn't you know the man you cav
in the hsll that mig was negro
with some bird Cages?"
"No, sir, | know it was Mr.. Meyer
and his wife"
DO you tell this jury that in dark
hall by The light OF a match you could
distinguish what it was at the other
end o tue hal? ?"
"Yep, sir, DO. ! did not zee the
children that night. L eaw Carrie the
rext morning; but l know | saw
Meyer a1d his wife by the light of a
match that night"
Mrs. NJ. Glenni0g was the next wit
ness Introduced She testified: | 1--we
in the rooms adjoining those occupied
by Meyer and family, ct 227 Second
street. am married woman. Mrs
Meyer hal been away from the city.
She came hack Monday or Tuesday
night, don't know which. saw her
next day sf,er she came back. There
are transoms over the doors of the
rooms. have lived next TO them for
ayear. There was nothing over the
ira som before she left. Afser the
killing | noticed paper had ben
placed over them. The cut in put
over thu little window made the
hall dark. and | noticed that
the dav al err che returned from Ja1k-
son. The cooking sto, stayed in ne
little room. Ga the day of Dunna.
wants death thu stove IVES n the big
room, Mrs. Meyer kept her doors
eli sed more than usua'. / bad net
teen hlr clUEe them before in this
way The day the shooting occurred
l was in my room. | WIS y ing upon
my bed, try ing to get my baby t.
sleer, when beard the pistol fire.
had heard no noise in the room ad-
jolnir 6 me prior to the firing of the
pistol. | went out into the hall and
met Mrs. Meyer. l do not know
whether the windows to Meyers
ooms were up ornot. / know | was
wide awake. went into the hall
AFTER the shooting, when l saw Mey-
er's little girls coming up the steps.
think their ages are about ~ and 8
years. art
Cross ETdmined.--I YVES in Meyers
rooms twoer three times after Mis-.
Meyer returned oOly spent one
evening in her room after she came
from Nashville. Several persons were
there, among them Mr.. Du1navaut
and gentleman flien1 OF his. Dur
ing the evening it WAS proposed to
MEASURE ankles, when Mr. Dunnavant
took lapeline aud IL easur d the la
dies ankles. ] saw Mr.. Hsmler, in
the abs nee OF Mr.. Meyer, talking TO
Mrs Meyer, he standing in the door
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came m nv rnom abont a wool, oitnr
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