The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-01
speclal pl.nntch 10 The Arnonl.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
JACKSON, Miss, November 30-The
hearing of the Whitvorth, Mclean and
Hoskins trial was kept up till late hour
last night by witnesses for the defense, but
most of the testimony was excluded by the
court. The case was resumed this morn
ing. Lamar Fonaino testified TO and pre-
scented diagrams OF the store and all sur
roundings, direction Of bullet holes, etc,
Ben Lee lcolorcd) was standing on front
gallery Of the store when defendants on
tered and contialc,ed the testimony Of
witnesses for the State as to Whitworth's
declarations OF purpose in coming there
The Hon. w. s. Barry testified in contra
diction OF the witness All Ben, and stated
that said witness told him that he heard
Whitworth ask Tor his mail when he en-
tered the store and that during the sCulllc
both parties tried TO draw Their pistol and
that he did not know who drew first nor
who fired first
Ike NJ. lIosllins, one OF the defendants,
was then introduced, who said i'm sub
stance: That on the day Of the killing he
was in his tent in Greenwood; that Dan
worth sent him 10 tell him that he WIS
through with his lIIoskins') hands and
that he must come down and take them
mp to work on the bridge, according 10
previous arrangements between them, that
he and Mclean waited for the arrival Of
the train, which they took and reached
Rising sun about 2.20p m; that they
went 10 Whtworth's house and took din
ner, that during the afternoon they called
up the dogs and started deer hunting
Nhitwouh suggested that they 20 by Me-
Cartys store, which was also the post
office, 10 get the snail; that the three went
in the store together; that Whit
worth asked Ben NcCarty for his mail
and ben said "NO, by God | have not got
any mail for YOU, but have got something
else, throwing his pistol around, when
Nhitworth grabbed him and n scuillc en-
sued, aud about that time n pistol went of
AMI Henry McCMty WIS shooting at
Whitworth, shooting downward that
Henry Nctarty shot three times that
witness shot at Henry McCarty with his
Winchester Just after his second shot: that
he did not know who killed Ivy and As
ton.
peieudcnt Mclean corroboriicd Hos.
kins in the foregoing, and further stated
that he (AlCIcanl Killed both Aston and
Ivy, the former while he WIS standing in
the door " the bedroom with u Winchcs.
ter in his hands, In the act Of firing ut wit.
ncss, that Aston said 10 witness Don't
do that. don't do that aud fired; that he
shot Ivy after he lvy) had fired one shot
at lloskins and was in the act IT firing
another at witness; that after the shooting
WA over he saw the sllic's witness SUIT
ton, running around the house with
pistol in his hand, when witness drew his
gun on him. aud Sutton threw up his
hands aud witness dcsistcd from shooting.
Defendant WhitWorth testified murr in
detail, but II was substantially the same as
that Of lloskins and Mclean. except that
he did not see either oi the men Killed
and did not know Who killed them, being
himself engaged with the tNo McCuftys.
He denied In toto the threats that the
State Ia witnesses charge him tn have made
against the McCurtys, lie said that dur.
ING the inalec, States witnesses. Sutton
and RullrdFc. both were near the stuu
door with drawn pisult but when be-
gave his attention 10 them, they both ran
on; that be drew h.g gun ON liuiirdro and
~ went back, that hc shot No both of the
MctUIiyS during tir fight lie denied
N'iAAH ~ NtNN. NlNNN WIN N'|N Pun |NiH' NI
expectation ol difficulty, thJt hc
bad frequently been there with
his Gun in going to aud no.
TINT hc had been informed that
the MDtuuyr, SCugrs aud others
had procured aud brought there Winchrs.
t"r ungT aud 4l.y,libor pistols to be- used
On him Hnl had sp charged 81 scrur.s on
two occasions before the difficulty. that DO
bad starred deer hunting, telling parties
Tim, b, was going rabbit hunting. Tor 10 ia.
n custom when parties ro dorr huutHs In
The swamp, Whom the game law is iu ilrrr,
e. say that they are goIns rabbit or cat
hunting.
The testimony ui carhoft Tho three defend.
ANTS WIS clear and readily giycg and each
stool without wuyrr.ng ur confusion under
rcYyrr cruss examination. \ night sra.
sion Of the court will Dc held tonight.
when u h. supposcd the testimony will
close.