The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-06
The Mills of Justice Begin Grind
ing at Brandon, Miss.
The Killing of r. D. Gambrell
Before the Public Again.
DR.. w. H. Galloway Is the First
Witness Examined.
Detailed Account OF His Testimony
Which Tells tho Nature of Every
wound-The Session Closes
With Luther Jones.

I BRANDON, Miss, March 5.-!The crowd
b attendance at the opening of the court
This morning was not large, and but few
| OF the numerous witnesses put in their
appearance. Some little time was con-
sumcd in arranging the furniture OF the
courtroom to suit the convenience Of the
persons engaged in the trial. The seats
Tor tho jurors were arranged in three rows
Immediately in front Of the clerks desk,
occupying space the full width Of the
desk and extending toward the bar railing
some ten feet. In front Of the place
prepared for the jury, with space OF seven
or eight feet intervening, was placed the
witness box, narrow scat, with solid
wooden arms and back, fixed on platform
approached by two steps. All the space
on the left Of the jury was assigned to the
prosecution and that on the right to the
defense, and sufficient number OF desks
and tables and chairs provided. The at
tomeys sit on either side Of the jury and in
front. The reporters occupy table on the
left OF the witness box and almost against
Il. judge Mayors took the bench and called
the court TO order ut ll:l0 o'clock.
There were present on the side OF the
prosecution Nlessrs. c. II. Alexander, act
ing district attorney. and l.. Brame, oI
jackson, and the Hon. Green u. IIud.
dlcsion, OF Forest, cx-district attorney,
and AItssrs. j. II. and Percy Gainbrell
uncle and brother Of r. d. Gambrell, and
several friends. The Rev. ]. d. Gambrel
WAS not present. On the side Of the dc
Tense there were Col. ". /. Nugent and
Judge : :. Calhoun, Of Jackson, Miss,
Judge II. Cassidy, Of Brookhaven; the
Hon. 4. j. McIaurin and Mcssrs. Pa
IIcnr, II. s. Cole, John II. Enochs anC
Walter White, oi Brandon; Mr. c. III
Miller, Of Meridian, and Mr. Il. L. Bul
lock, OF Jackson, Tenn, attorneys, ant
Capt. jeff Hamilton and Capt. w
b. Hamilton, brothers Of the de
fcndant; his son, Mr. w. s. Hamilton
/ and several other relatives and friends
Mr.. Hamilton is in the village, but die
no. como into the courtroom. The lie
PENDANT seemsto be in good health anC
spirits and greeted his acquaintance nj
he noiiced them with q pleasant s'nilc o
recognition.
When the jurors were brought in Il wa
evident that their appearance had beer
much improved since Saturday. On close
scrutiny Il appeared that they had all beer
nicely shaved, aud that few had beer
relieved by the barber Of the surplus hal
on their heads They looked none IN,
worse for their confinement, and viii
doubtless be able 10 bear the strain tina
will certainly be put on them by what !
destined TO be, judging from the circum
stances, one Of the most protactcd Trial
In the annals OF the State.
In answer 10 the question whether boil
sides were ready 10 proceed, the absence O
Mai. l.. W. Magruder Of counsel 70
defense, was announced, and postpone
mcnt suggested till his arrival, hc bein,
expected ON the noon train. After som
little consultation the defense withdre,
the suggestion Tor delay, and the witncssc
present In the courtroom were sworn am
put under the rule. There was some dis
cuesion about the relaxation Of the rule
which tic court settled by intimaiing tina
the matter being discretionary he woul,
be inclined 10 enforce u against the rela
tiycs OF the defendant or the deceased.
DR. W. A. GALLOWAY,
the flnt witness sworn, IA n paclicin
physician and a resident OF jackson
Knows something about surgery; has bee
phyhciin about seventeen years kne,
X. ID. Gambrell In his lifetime. Last "a,
him aliyp about the ith or 9Th Of MAY
l. Saw him aitcrward the night OF The 81
Of May. Was called 10 sec him profcl
sionally 10 stitch up some wounds on hi
face. lie had one wound across the fore
head and through the eyebrow that ca
tended about an inch and half; anolhe
Of the same character, not quite 80 large
Immediately above II. Another Just i
the edge Of the hair on the same side
Then another smaller one, circuls
In character, Just beneath tina
One across hls chin, and on
Immediately beneath the chin. The
were all confused, laccraied wounds, an
seemed 10 have been made by some blur
instrument. Tho wounds were jaggc,
lie was dead. Observed three gunsh,
wounds on his person. Ono Just about a
inch below the navel that went exact
through; another on the left side Of h
face about an inch In front OF the ea
and another In the right knee. Witnel
means by blunt instrument one that III
no cutting edge. Could not tell from n
wounds the size OF the instrument uso'
The direction Of the ball entering Il
check ranged downward aud backwar
and was taken out near the base Of Il
skull The ball that struck the knee q
tered tac external part Of the kn'
Joint In front and ranged backwaI
and inward and was extracted on the o.
posite side lower than the knee. The
were two wounds Just over tho left ey
one through the eyebrow and another ia
above about half an inch, and another IN
IN the edge Of the hair, and Just bcnea
that n circular wound about half an in,
In diameter, and one Just across the chi
Tho wound across the brow knocked on
very thin scale OF the bone about the THO
mess Of nngcrnail. There were sew
confused wounds In all on the face, and
bruisc on the shoulder blade. The q
shot wound In the abdomen was n ial
wound; the other gun shot wounds We
not necessarily fatal The other woun
were calculated 10 produce confusion ~
unconsciousncss. II iseyidcntthai the q
shot wounds were not Immediately fat