The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-08
NO WITNESSES.
The State Runs Out of Them at Noon.
Very Little Accomplished Yester-
day in the Hamilton Trial.
All Next Week Will be Consumed
In Taking Testimony.
Harris Dickson, the Stenographer,
Recalled to the Stand.
Something More About Nellie Denkins
and Ellis Young, the Doubtful Wit
nesses-Aftornoon Session
Spent In Discussions.
Special Dispatch To The Appeal.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
BRANDON, Miss q, April 7.-Dut little was
accomplished today In the Hamilton trial
on account, Of the absence Of witnesses. The
indications now are that nearly, Il not quito
all, OF next week will he consumed In taking
testimony and settling the instructions to ba
given the jury. Tho State will probably
conclude It's rebutting testimony Monday or
Tuesday.
The jury was brought In at 10 o'clock and
Mr.. HARRIS DICKSON
resumed the stand aud IN answer % the in
quircs of the defense, said that he was tho
sworn stcnographcr of the court By agree
ment OF counsel, 10 take the testimony in
the habcas corpus proceedings before Judge
Pcyton, and that he took the testimony of
the witness Nellie Dinkins. On that trial
Nellie Dinkins tcstifying said that she did
not see the frst shot hut IL came from tho
side Of the bridge she was on; that sho
looked up aud saw the .ccond shot, which
was fired by the man coming upon the bridge
from toward West Jackson. meeting her.
She also said that she had told Mr. &. q.
Campbell the same story on the morning
after the killing.
PERRY REDDING
lives IN Clinton and has lived there six
year.. Lived near the railroad ON the north
side, and about 30 ynrls cast OF the dcp~t,
May D, 1857. Saw Roderick Gambrull tho
night lie was Killed. Witness was sitting ia
front of his house aud saw Gnmbrcll pass.
When witness first saw him lac was passing
witness gate. Wiiucs. paid no particular
attention 10 him. Could have cen him all
he 10. Ihn Ia Lao OIL
but had no motive 10 watch down the rail-
road When a man passes witness house
whom he knows he recognizes him aud "is
done with him" Does not rrculcct whether
uamhrcl had got past the lane On the south
side of the milrugd When witness last saw
him. Did not see Ellis Young aud did not
see him mcc, Gamhrcll on the railroad that
night. The lane II the only way 10 leave
the milroad between the depot aud witness
house.
Cross cyamined-Saw Cambwll pass wit
ness house aud paid NJ further attention la
him. Never heard l.ili, Ioungs character
for truth aud ycrnciiy discussed.
To the Statc--NcVcr hcard anybody -ay
| anything nsainst Ellis Noung's ,harayicr
| iii witness camc to brandon.
IorL LANc,sra,
lives near linton. saw Rodcrirl Gnmhrcll
the day be was killed, IN mont 81 Or. Todd's
!
! left lac went around toward the Male col.
| lego. II was about O'Clock Witness
knows the time bccats' lIr lett home az ~
o'clock and walked two miles 10 Clinton,
and when ho got there hc saw Gambrcl
The State being without other with, sses.
the court at II o'clock took rc,es til
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court was called a. orlcr al 90
o'clock, When the State proposed Ia submit
certain questions oi evidence a. the court in
the absence Of the jury. The hrst question
was whether the State could show hy wit
nesscs that Nellie Dukins had made out
side of court aud Immediately after tho
homicide, substantially the sane statement
M made here. The court rue that such
testimony would not he competent Tho
state then offered Ia Introduce The record IL
the conviction ~ the witness Oliver from.
we'll, " the crime ~ burglary aud ls.ceny.
The defense objected on tlr ground that tho
witness had not been asked about his con.
yiction while un the stand and because ha
had been pnrloncd by the Goycrnor Some
half duzcn speeches were made On this OH
lection and the court announced that tho
general reputation uf the witness for ycracity
might be proved, but that his conviction
could not.
A. As o'clock the .couri adjourned iil;
SOnday evening Of o'clock.