The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01

The Lane trial was resumed yesterday,
with Turner II, Lane, the prisoner father
on the stand. lie testified that he once
saw his son jump up and run 10 the door
and attemp, TO climb it, lie brushed ms |
hand around the casing and exclaimed;
"See that spirit there 1t looks like
white snakcl"
About the 1Ith OF August witness took
his daughter TO Mississippi When wit
ness returned he found Nilsson much worse;
he would talk at the table, blasphemo God,
Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. Tho
night before the shooting prisoners condi'
ton was so bad that witness did not sleep |
the entire NIGHT About o'clock witness !
arose. Everything was still. Gave direc- !
tons not TO disturb prisoner. witness, then !
left home betwecn7 and o'clock Abput2 |
O'Clock witness went 20 Lehmun's oilice 10 |
SEE ii his son was there. Witness was
uneasy about him. Prisoner was there.
lie was sitting in chair with his feet on
the window sill, apparently asleep, Wit
ness said, "My son, are you well today.
lie answered, 81 nm perfectly wcll.'
Witness inquired II he had lost his place
and received negative answer That
evening about o'clock witness went
home lie was very much iaugucd and
was lying ON the bed when he heard pris-
oner's steps ON the gallery. lie came in.
Witness said, "My son, good evening
but prisoner passed on into his own room
without noticing the salutalion. As soon
NJ lac got into his room hc began cursing
God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost
His language in relation 10 the Divinity
WIS not only proianc and blnsphomous
but bruialy cuar,c and obscene. Witness
then went into prisoners room and laid
down across his bod. Prisoner was Wah.
ing his icot and still INDUCING in his jar
gnn. Witness said 10 him MY son,
cant you quit this going on2 You are
running me distracted" Witness begged
prisoner to stop his ioolishucs., hut lac
paid no attention 90 the pleading and con.
tinued his cursing Of God. At supper
between and o'clock, prisoner sat next
10 witness. lie took nothing save u little
milk, noticed none II the questions ad-
dressed TO him, but continued his curslng
After supper prisoner returned 10 his
room and witness heard him rummpging
In his vlisc us II getting some OF his
money. When prisoner came out witness
implorod him not o. go down town. PMS.
ontr grabbed nc bis hair and exclaimed.
"Icn thuuand of these Cd id spirits
are jumping ou me now lie then lett
Witness did not see prisoner again uutll
the next morning in jail, Then asked
him. "Nhai did YOU Nil that poor lcl.
low Brown lor'' Prisoner replied. "fhc
spirits mad. me do a. They told mo hr
was O mind reader aud " I would XIII
him they would stop jumping on me-
In response 10 Col CAN'T question Mr.
Lane said.
81 have seen l,Wisin the jail every day,
except ON two occasions | invariably
a.k,d him how be- icit lie toll me that
there Wa black spot in his head. There
seemed 10 be- something crawling inside ui
u. lie also said Dee slN double and That
hc had 20 take hold ~ hIp coat collar aud
pull himself together as il"lc wore two ol
him. tie nl-n said there we're four mind
readers in jail. ] dad not learn who They
were
Cp~s examined Jews pcrulinfiiics
dated from thp tine IN 1888 when hc came
into witnesses room and said he had
dreamed that Alhutiuu, with whom Wit.
mess had bad uisuuiur landing. had rat
witness throat Witness frequently
threatened him with nrrr,t Had hm di-.
armed hy two policemen once. On "a.
other occason witness took " pistol from
himby stealth. frifuncr rcpue sscd him-
self oi 10y threatening witness With a
knife. Prisoner had gone 10 school,
had studied shorthand aud had been
engaged In various umpluymcnts dur
ing the pasi i've years. ~ ~" time Of
the shooting prisoner WIS employed by
Lehman q Lehman AMI had been cn.
gagged there Tor i've months. Daring this
time ho was always aciing Ia q crazy man
nCr while at home. DJu't think lee carried
on n lucid conversation With witness dur
ing the time. Prisoner worked lor the
Little Rock nilrual, Tor the IruldHchf, for
Mr.. Lowry llumcs aud others Prisoner
attended lcddin's Business college. Wit
mess cannot remember ever seeing n Ger.
tiiicatc NJ 10 prisoners proficiency IN lis
studies Witness could not tell whether
his son learned readily nj school OF not
lie was industrious while studying. how.
ever. Prisoner WIS sick irum u namrlvss
disease In the winter aud spring Oi lSNi
THREE ycar ago, when witness wanted lin
90 I've carried 10 the county insane asylum.
prisoner knocked down a negro aud n
white mnn Who VEN assisting in his r.
moyal. frightened squirc Wcllb0rn IN that
he ran uh. Al,orwari be- made app.ira.
ton 10 nr Calender. who. on Angus, Il,
lsrn, orlrrri bin to De- admitted Co the
State asylum. Witness Wrpt anil prayed
over uv matter M dly the tel.
lowing day, and Monday askcd ~,
thvuu iu wait awhile bviufr taking hit
Huu 90 Nashville. The sheriff B. still wait
ing. Lows aud witness w,rc m Memphis
the entire time during 1857 Was posiiy,
LOWS had not lcIt Memphis during thai
year. Witness Wus % sitiNr that las HuI
was not frequently away from home nj
night During April, 1857, aud the entip
year he never missed ihrcc meals n
ivcnty-l0ur houn at bonn. Was p,siti,,
Lows was not out Of the city duuul
April, lhsl. Nh. Mcdonald. brother q
Lows mother, Nitnr., rcmrlcd as crazy
lilo wis however. harmless"
Mai. NJ. A Burke Wa ihc next witness
examined. WAS iu the Peabody hotel al
the time Of the killing ui thu decreased h,
tho defendant Heard pistol report
Turned aud saw lane with pistol Hear,
him say after the report, luu'll have u,
arrested, will your IN about i've t,rlnd
Jaw Lane fire u second shot. aud be- ngli
said, You'll have mg arrested. WiIl You.
Brown Arose aud went into the bar room
and lane walked toward tie irVnt dOUi
where lac was arrested
Henry Folkcs. colorcd, Porter oi th
fernando Insurance company, know ID
iondanL Uscd 10 clean up Mc-sn lol
man'E oficc. Saw lane before BE- lett th
oilicr on hc day Oi thc shooting II ~
between aud O'Clock. Lane waB alon
IN tile Office, walking up aud down, shnl
ink hif head AMI swinging hs hands. II
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