The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-10
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final shot. Between the cry OF murder
and the other shots, in the interval during
which witness heard walking. Il seemed
that minute or half a minute elapsed.
The four shots fred after the interval sue
cecding the first shot were located ty wit
ness by sound proceeding from four differ
ont points forming an irregular figure which
thcwitness called atrapexoid He would not
undertake to locate the points Of fire be-
cause he could not tell accurately the po-
sition Of the shots by the sound, but they
seemed 10 be on the western end OF the
bridge. The shots were in the same in
slant and like yolley. Witness could
tell the difference between the footballs of
woman and man. The sound from
where he located the four shots was
broken by the warehouse which INSTRUCTED
the vision. There was not much obstruc-
ton from the trees rs the leaves had not
then put out. Witness thought he could
locate the walking on the bridge, not
withstanding the..obstruction.
The hour for the dinner recess having
arrived, the court adjourned until =
O'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The cross-examnation OF the witness
jayne was resumed. lie declined TO indi-
cate on n map which, by agreement, was
used in the habeas corpus trial and before
the supreme court, the point where he
saw the three flashes, saying he did not
know the map was correct and would not
assume anything. A line drawn on the
map from the point where the witness
stood in the direction Of the bridge, 80 as TO
avoid the buildings intervening, touched
the bridge very near the northwest cor
ner, and the witness said the map Was not
correct, as he had made observations en-
abling him TO say 80 positively, since the
killing. Thinks the long flash was the
easternmost one, but doesn't recollect
which was the shortest. His impression
Is that the middle ono was. Can see the
flash OF pistol in the daytime. Has
never seen one, but has seen the flash OF
gun in the day time. Thinks q flash from
pistol could be seen In tho day time. |
Thinks he has seen one. Has taken no |
interest in the prosecution except as a |
witness, and 10 tell the attorneys for the |
prosecution Of matters OF interest 10 them. |
Has not talked TO Mr.. Mcclure nor Mr.. |
Gillespie nor Mr.. Kidd about the case.
WILL SIMMONS.
Was nj the Lawrence house, In West |
Jackson, in the billiard room, the night OF |
9th OF May last and saw Col. Hamilton
there. lie was right back OF the saloon
10 the left as YOU 40 In, talking 20 some
body, the billiard room being just back OF
the saloon. He was there about five min.
utcs talking 10 another man. Did not hear
what was said, as they they were leaning
on the Ice box.
The defense did not cross-cxamine this
witness.
WALTER D.. JONES.
Jackson is his home, though he "a doing
business in Nicksburg now. Remembers
the occasion Of the Hllingsoi Gambrell.
Was nj Mr.. Purscr's, whose front gate Is
about e'ghty-fivc steps west Of where
Gambrell was killed. The house Is about
ten steps from the front gate. Points out
house ON map About 10 10 O'Clock heard
a pistol shot and a cry OF murder. Ran
down 70 tho front gate and mw
the other shooting. The pistol
shots seemed 10 como In two volleys
rapid firing four or five shots, then an In.
tcryal and another yolloy Of four or five
shots. One person shooting wns on the !,
foot walk and another out In the street, off ..
the bridge. Tho shooting was In different |,
ways. The shooting In the roadway was
between ten and thirty steps west oil the
end Of the bridge. There were ten or =
twelve shots In all. Could not say how
many shots were from the street or foot
walk. Only saw one person In nm erect
position, he walked Oh up the foot walk
toward the bridge and witness lost sight Of
him. Gambrell was lying on the foot walk.
raw Squires at Heapheys door and asked
him who did the firing, and he said he did
not know. After that saw man approach
the body from the iron bridge, and sloop.
ing down strike the body with an inslru- :
ment about foot long. Does not know
where the man came from who did the
beating. Saw him flint about the western
end Of the bridge. The body Of Gambrcll
never moved after witness flrst saw n,
which was after the shooting was all over.
About half dozen blows were struck, and
after the beating was over there was
an exclamation, the noiso was n thug"
All the blows sounded alike. Waited
there with Figures I'LL Carrnway, Fitzgcr.
aid and about half a dozen others came
up Saw pistol lying close 20 his right
hand. Did not examine. II was not OK
amined In my presence. Mr.. Carnway
picked Il up. A icw minutes after we got
there Col, Hamilton came up and said
"John, believe that damned fellow has
killed me-" Hamilton said he was shot In
the stomach and arm, and Carraway aaid:
"lcs, your coat IA ON nrc," and proceeded /
10 put " out. Hamilton mid: Don't |
that hurts me-" The pistol Of Gambrrlls
used In the habcas corpus trial looks like
The one witness saw that night Gambrcll
lived between thirty and sixty minutes
The cry was ''oh, murder" and was very
loud. There were about ten or twelve
shots and they teomed 10 hc equally al.
yidcd between The footwnlk and the
bridge" Witness told about the bullet
marks ON the bridge and In tho wlrc fence
post, alao the dents alrcady testified 10 BY
other witnesses.
Cross examined Witness thinkshc won't
10 the body In advance II the crowd; Il
sum hc preceded Caraway. Tho language
Col. Hamilton used was "John, | was
passing along In my buggy; this fellow sho,
" toe aud got out and let him hayo H."
lie may have taid fired at me;" Il no.
positive about that
Owing 20 the brief cross examination
OF the witnesses In the afternoon the
supply Of witnesses WINS exhausted
ut 400 o'clock. and the district Al.
torney, having announced that others
would le ON hand In the morning. the
court adjourned TO the usual hour
Senator ]. w, buchanan, Of counsel for
the defense, who has been engaged In legls.
laiive duties NJ Jackson for several days
came IN on the noon train today. Senator
Stephen Thnvher, Of Port Gibson, h herr
ON business and occupied q seat among the
counsel for the delenae dufifit ihe oVanin,