The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-07
THE SECOND DAY.
Unexpected Testimony Obtained.
w. l.. Drummond, a Pardoned Con-
vict. on the Witness Stand.
His Statements Show Little Vic
tory for the Prosecution.
He Procured and Gave a Colts
Pistol to Col. Hamilton.
Although n Was Known Drummond
Would Testify the Mature OF
His Testimony Was
Not Known.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

BRANDON, Miss, March 8.--Court met
pepmpty this morning at o'clock. Mr..
~. II. Jones, Of counsel for the prosecu.
oon, who was absent yesterday, and Maj.
y. w. Magruder, OF Vicksburg, one Of the
attorneys for the defense, who has been
!. detained at jackson with Legislative duties
Hill today, were present at the opening,
in addition to tho members Of the bar
present yesterday. Less than a dozen
persons were outside the rail, and the
. humber present was not greatly increased
<luring the day. There are man. wit
nesses in the village, but, as these have
been placed under the rule and thereby
excluded from the courtroom, they do
not swell the number OF those watching
the proceedings.
W. L. pRuMMoSD
lives in Simpson county. Was convict
in the penitentiary on the 9TH Of May last,
and heard OF the killing. That night
while he was in the main brick building
:. w. Hamilton was, in the Office Of the
secretary Of the Gulf & Ship Island Rail
road company, which was at the pcniten-
tiary. There was an armory at the prison
to the left Of the door going into thcprison.
The secretary's Office was the fourth door
south OF the armory and on the
same side. In the armory were
kept some pistols and some guns. BY
instructions OF MIR. Henry witness got
from the arniory that day blue barreled
Colts pistol which Mr.. Henry delivered
to Col. Hamilton, who said that he wanted
II for Mills Eubank; and witness was sent
back and got a box Of cartridges, which
was also given 10 Col. Hamilton. The
pistol was in a scabbard. Does not know
how long Col. Hamilton remained at the
prison after lac got the pistol.
Cross.cxnmined-Wa in the State pris-
on about ten months on charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false protcnses. Mr..
Henry was secretary OF the Gulf 4 ship
Island Railroad company. Witness was
pardoned. Does not know at whUse solic-
itaiion. Does not know that Mr.. Henry
procured the pardon for him. Finst told
the matter OF his testimony TO Bush and
May, the sheriff and clerk of Simpson
county. There were good many
= weapons in the armory, guns
and pistols. Docs not know the number.
Cant say there were six or n dozen.
Knows there were three. Some OF the
pistols had scabbards and some not. The
pistol referred 10 was given him by Rob
insOn, 20 whom he was sent for II by
Henry. Robinson's name is J. g. Rob
inson and he was the turnkey ut the
prison. Witness was convicted for
selling some warrants TO an old
gentleman who said they were not good.
Docs not know how many cases there were
against him. Knows there were Ms many
txrA nxs thaNa xsua fftNt,
and verdict entered in one case, though no
Jury was actually impancled. Mr.. Nc
laurin defended him and Mr.. Huddlcston,
who was district attorney, prosecuted him.
Witness was clerk of the circuit and
chaneery courts at the time he sold
the warrants. Witness did not run
away, he walked away; and was
away about eighteen months Witness
detailed at length his wanderings while
fleeing from Justice, from which IL APP
pearcd that he went first 10 New Orleans,
from there TO Sabine parish, back 10 New
Orleans, 10 Nashville, Tenn, and other
places in that State, 10 Florida, back 10
New Orleans, 10 Arkansas, back TO New
Orleans, 20 hay 81. Louis, in this State,
back 10 New Orleans, 10 Bogue Chitto, in
this State, and from there home. Witness
did not know that Col. Hamilton had'con.
troll Of the penitentiary. Witness worked
Aundcr Mr. Henry. Does not know
that Mai. Pat Henry. Of counsel for the
defense, " brother Of Mr.. Henry. Knows
that Mr.. Henry Is general Of militia In this
State, but does not recollect that he re-
ceiyed any pistols for the militia. Did
not conduct the correspondence In refer
ence 10 any such pistols. Witness for
fcited the hrst bail bond he gave. lie
4. Al a - -
advised him that Il was best. Letters were
addressed 10 him rs T.. O. Wilson. Re-cx.
anined-Was sentenced for two years and
received full pardon at the end Of about
ten months. Witness wife was with him
part Of the time he was away. Told this
incident about the pistol 20 DIR. X. q.
Penn, fellow convict, after he heard OF
the killing. Witness slept with Mr.. Hud-
dlcston last night, but nothing was said 10
him about the case.
uIAs giSo
now lives near Leland, In Washington
county. Was In Jackson the night Of the
9th Of May last at the limo OF the arrival
Of the 0.45 o'clock train, at the kalar
house, and got on the train ut the switch.
q. 9. Carson, a witness In this case, was
with witness. Was ON the train when II
TtACUtu tlt utput uHu HtoHlth. "a.t -
the train stopped noticed Col. Hamilton
and two other persons come around the
north end Of the depot, looking rs II they
were hunting somebody. To the answer
Of the witness M 10 who were with Col.
Hamilton. and what they were doing, the
, defense objected. The fury was ordered
10 retire, and n lengthy discussion fol.
lowed between Messrs. Iluddleston and
Alexander on the one side and Mcsrs
MclAunn, Magrudor, Cassidy and Cal
houn ON the other. The court held thai
the witness might say that Hamilton wa
alone. or with others, or wha
they we're doing. The decision
was based on the ground that Hamilton
Ia not to be prejudiccd by the conduct o
others or by his associations, unless b,
shall frst be shown 10 be connected viii
them In conspiracy 10 murder Gambreil
Az 1890 o'clock the court took recess I'll
2o'clock pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Jury was brought In and the witnes
King agnin placed on the stand. Th'
Jury was instructed that his testimony n
70 what other persons did was ruled out