The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
The Confinement Beginning to Tell
Another Good Days Work Done
In the Court Room.
Much Time Consumed In a Rigid
Examination of Carson.
]. O. Robinson Recalled and Close
~ Questioned.
The Testimony OF Albert Van Buren,
Perhaps OF Greatest Popular In
terest-He Saw Hamilton Just
Before the Shooting.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
BRANDON, Miss, March 24.-The jury,
when brought into court this morning,
looked little tagged, and they did not
brighten up as the day progressed The
proceedings were tedious great deal OF
time having been consumed by the rigid
and proincied croSs-examination OF the
witness Carson. The first witness called
was
WILLIAM TEAT,
who was not cross-cxamned. lie testified
rs follows Was conductor on passenger
train that went east on the Vicksburg 4
Meridian railroad the night Of May 5, 1887.
Reached Jackson ut 9.4j o clock and left at
1905 O'Clock. The train was made up OF
five cars-a mail ear, baggage car, two
passenger coaches and asleepor. The length
OF the body OF a car is about fifty feet,
the length OF the platform three feet, the
coupling and buffet about seven inches
The platforms are abou. five feet and q
half from one side 10 the other. The cars
are nine and half feet wide, and the
hight OF the windows above the rail about
seven feet. The mail car and baggage car
are about nix feet shorter than the coaches.
The engine and tender, exclusive Of cow
catcher, are about forty-fcet long. The
cow-catchcr is five feet long. The object
Of the defense In getting these measure
ments was 10 show that the platform on
which the State witness, Films King, stood,
when he SAYS he saw Hamilton mt the
northwest corner Of the depot, was behind
the main buildng.
The witness
J. G. RoniNsoS,
was then recalled and his cross-examina.
ton by the State proceeded with. Wit
ness talked 10 Mr.. Gambrell and Gen.
Henry about what he knew, and may
have talked 20 some others some of the
guards The matter was talked about a
good deal after Drmmond's testimony
was published. Says he was good deal
tangled up yesterday. Got things
straight IN his mind after he had gone to
bed last night. Talked after adjournment
% some Of Col. llamilton's ATTORNEYS.
Admits that he answered some OF the
questions asked Lin by Mr.. Gambrcll in
roundabout way. l. ON oath now and
telling the truth.
Rc-cxamincd by defense: Has al.
ways borne the name Of Robin
Ron and never went under the name
OF Drunmond. Was not acquainted with
Mr. Gambrell. lie showed no authority
for examining witness, and did not have
him summoned ~ witness Tor the State.
Mr.. Gambrcn asked 10 sec the witness
Penn and he referred him 20 tho sergeant
IA positive now that no pistol WIS taken
cut Of the arnory on the 9Th Of MAY. II
was the 2d Of May when the pistol was
examined.
ALnHEf v,N HuEEN
that ON the Sih day OF JFp- Lived in jackson
n the fellow ~ a- a. ~.s ~ 'a,kson INC night
Saw Col. Hamilton. saw Rodcrick Gam
brcll pass the Lawrence house walking
alone, and witness went then through tho
saloon into the poul.room aud played a
game Of pool Hamilton was in the
saloon when witness passed through going
into the pool room. When witness came
ont Of the pool.room Hamilton was still
there. The rcd wagon was In front Of the
saloon, aud Hamilton started 10 get In
aud then turned back and asked
for Cadwallador. lilo then got In and
took his seat on the right side
aud NJ the rar. Minis Enbanks and the
driver. n colord man, were In the wagon
with him. They started Oif driving at the
rate OF about five miles an hour. The
horse was White. After defendant drove
of witness vent back to the pool-room
Had been In the room about two minutes
when his attention was attracted by the
crowd running out ol the bar-room Never
heard amy 81 the shooting. Witness
thought there was Fight In the bar.
room. The shooting was over when wit.
ncss got out ON the pavement lie then
went immediately Ia the bridge. Gam.
brcll WIS not dead. Witness assisted In
removing him 10 hs houSc Witness was a
member al ihocoroncr Jury. The large pis.
tol when presented 10 the fury had a little
blood on II, was empty anil looked as N Il
had been recently discharge. Tho empty
shells were In H. Tile small pistol was
also empty and booked like II had been
recently discharged. AMI the empty shells
wcrc IN u. Revollccis that a splinter, said
b. have been shot from the post In the
wire fence, Wa presented by l.. y. Chilcs.
who We deputy sbcnn. number Of
other things We're presented NJ the same
time. The acting coroner, W. II. Harris,
received them.
~ q. CARSON
las lived In Jackson about two years.
Was summoned ~ witness by the State.
Mas at The switch the night 81 the 9TH Of
.Ff -" 's"e. Nhlff anu wi ubuiuu the
train between the sleeper and the ladies'
coach aud remained therc about two min.
utcs after u had stopped at the depot. Saw
Col. Hamilton At the northwest corner Of
the depot going south, after witness had
got on the Train Ming left the train Al
the same time witness did. Could not SIC
the northwest corner Of the depot from
where witness and Ming we're ON the cars.
Witness observed defendant going south.
Witness and King we're standing lust
north II defendant on tho Illinois Central
track when they fnt Ew Hamilton.
When he last observed Hamilton he
passed out oi witness view, and
he took u for granted that he had turned
The corner There was a gentleman walk
Ing In front 81 him about five feet. Ham
hon made no stop and dill not look Into
the door, but iusi kept walking. wiineU
testified In the habcns corpus trial, aud ha
found ont fince by observation that h,
could not zee The northwest depot come
from TIE platform where he and Kin,
were. DR'nci.Atiorney X. N. Miller. Win
condur'cd the States case on tho babca
corpus trial, was with witness At the time
After King and witness left the depot the
went 20 the Lawrence house, where the
met Henry Cushmap, and went O
up the north side Of Capitol street