The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-15

Walk. WINE on the street rev min
utes afterwards near Simmons meat
market, witness heard one shot, then
two. then a volley, IA though three or
four pistols were firing mt same time I;
witness saw firing across the walk
(northerly direction) Oh which Gam
brell was lying.
J. H.LEwIS,
A drug drummer, was in Jackson the
night of the killing was going west,
walking OH the north side of Capitol
street when near the east approach
of the bridge he heard shot and "Oh,
don't do that" don't know which
came first, the shot or the " don't do
that" heard more shooting and the
cry of Murders" there were some
fifteen shots fired. Witness retreated
and after the firing went across the
bridge TO West Jackson just us the
firing ceased saw two men on the
bridge who talked together and moved
around for some time, seeming to hes
itate what to do. One of the men
passed by him and went and got into
the hack: the other got Otfon the south
side and was lost sight of in the crowd.
The man who got i'll the hack spoke To
the driver in low tone could not
tell what he said. Hamilton was
pointed ont to him and he was not one
of the men who ran off the bridge ;
he came off afterwards. Heard beat
ing like the but end of a gun was he
ing used, accompanied by the rattle of
a ramrod. Immediately after the shoot
i,,.r Inf nf I IN
three shots from the north side and
ten or twelve from the south side.
Saw three flashes at the same time
coming from the south side of the
bridge, and converging to one center.
Can't swear to the flashes, but gives
them to the best of his recOl-
lection and belief. Saw the hack the
man got in standing there during the
firing it was IL little west of the post
office door. Knows there was driv-
er in the hack, because he saw him.
\. IL. JAYNE
Was lawyer residing in jackson at
time of killing. On that night was at
LcSscr'S house. west end of Capitol
street, the second residence from the
bridge, on south side; was on the
front edge of the gallery, about no
PAGES from the bridge. His view of
the bridge was INSTRUCTED in part by
some shrubbery and there were tclc-
phone poles. Could see the western
end of the bridge and most of the
northern side of the bridge, the OBJ
struction 10y McDonnell's warehouse
preventing his seeing the south side.
His attention was attracted to the
bridge by hearing pistol shot, after
which he heard ii loud, clear cry of
" murder" then he heard sounds on
the bridge as if several men were
crossing from the south to the north of
the bridge.
After the first shot and cry Of muir
der and sound of walking on the
bridge, there was II battery of shots,
four or five, then pause and Il shot
then Il pause. Three flashes were
visible all at the same time. C0nverg
ing to one point, VIZ to the point
where he found Gambrell's body. To
these flashes there was responsive
shot from the approach where Gam
brell'S body was found, then there
was final loud shot. Witness then
explained the position of Gambrclls
body, etc.
WALTER JONES,
Another important witness for the
State, was standing on the front gal
lcry ut Mr.. PurScr'S which is the sec
ond house west of the bridge on the
north side of the street about - yards
from the shooting. Was talking with
Miss PurScr, about 10 steps from the
front gate. Heard the first shot, inimc-
diately followed 10y loud and painful
cry of murder! He ran to the front
gate, then heard vollcy of shots like
touching off il pack of trcclackcrs.
then Il pause and another volley and
saw the flashes. They appeared to
come from the roadway west of the
bridge and the footway. Didn't notice
which way the flashes were going.
When the firing was going on couldm't
see anyone on account of the flashes
and smoke. After the firing saw Gam
hrell lying on the footway and saw Il
man walk east on the bridge. The
moon was shining bright enough for
him to have seen Il rabbit run across
where Gambrcll lay.
Witness went rapidly down to Hea
phys store and found Figures trying
to dodge in the doorway: he saw II
man come up to til" body, >toop and
strike the body half dozen or more
times with Il short instrument. he
could not tell what. Could see his
arm ascend and descend and hear the
blows. They were heavy and he
could hear them at distance of G5
yards, they soumdr:. Ike Il dull heavy
thud. Went to the body. 1t was
covered with blood and very badly
mutilatcd: couldn't tell who it was at
first. Gambrell'S pistol was lying
close by. Caraway took the pistol
and put it in his pocket. No examina-
ton was made of it. Hamilton
walked up and said to Carraway {:
" John | believe that dam fellow is
killed and am shot in the arm and
stomach" His coat sleeve was ON
fire. He said =: | was passing in
my buggy aud he shot at me and
got out and let him have it,"
Witness could not say whether the
man who went east was the same man
who came back and did the beating or
not. There were 10 or II shots, and
they seemed to be equally divided,
as coming from the footwalk and
roadway. The object with which the
man did the beating was about the
size of the big ivory handled pistol