The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-09
THE HAMILTON TRIAL.
THE COURT OCCUPIES ALL DAY
WITH ONE WITNESS.
Ansell II. Jayne Testifes-He Tells
What He Heard Gambreil Say, and
How He Found Him After the Shoot
ing.

good many strangers III town, most OF
whom are witnesses, and the number OF
these Is increasing daily, but 80 far as the
| courtroom Is concerned, the same lack OF
interest is manifest that has been hereto
fore adverted to in these dispatches. The
judge took the bench with usual prompt
ness at o'clock, the hour to which court
adjourned on each day. Witness j. ii.
Lewis asked permission to explain his an
swer to question by Col Nugent yester-
day evening, and on taking the box, said
he now recollects that just after the shoot
ing he saw some one at Mrs. Cabaniss'
gate, who was passed by the person who
came off the bridge on the north side.
| ANsELL II. JAYNE
lives in Jackson. Is lawyer. Rcmem-
bers about the killing OF Gambrell. TWAS
on Thursday night, the 9th Of May, 1887
Witness was at Lesser's house, which is
the second house on the south side OF the
bridge. He was there 10 teach Lesser's
step-daughters, Viola and Viola Asher.
He was on the steps Of the house and in
company with the two girls They were
all talking when the shooting commenced.
He had been there some five minutes.
The place is west Of the bridge about az
teen PAGES. Witness was standing facing
east. There were several little trees and
some telegraph poles obsiructing his line
OF vision 10 the bridge. From whore he
was could sec q little more than half OF the
western end OF the bridge. A warehouse
in McDonnelPs yard prevented him from
| aantnO tha conthnrn nf tha
bridge. Witness explained the char
acter OF the bridge and approaches
and the distractions 10 his vision
looking in various directions. He had
started away from the house but a remark
from one Of the young ladies attracted his
attention and he went back and had been
standing q minute and may be two or
three minutes when the shooting COM
menced. The first thing that attracted
wituess' attention was q shot as from a
pistol. Saw Gambrell q. minute or two
after the firing. Thinks he was lying on
his left side, his feet Just over the edge OF
the plank floor. Doesn't recollect whether
the injuries he noticed were ON the side OF
the face turned up or on the under side.
There were two pools OF blood near one Of
which the body was lying. Remember
seeing Walter Jones and Carraway and
perhaps four or FIVE Others when he first
got TO the body. The crowd was gather
ing rapidly. The greater part ofthe travel
over the bridge at that time was on the
north Of the street. The first shot was fol-
lowed by cry Of murder" distinct.
clear and ringing cry. There was pause
during which witness could hear persons
walking on the bridge. as II from the south
10 the north. On objection by the de-
10 fha
or opinions as IN the direction in which
the persons walking were proceeding, the
Jury were conducted out oil the courtroom,
and after argument the Judge ruled that
the witness could state what no heard,
what II resembled and the direction, II he
knew II, but could not give his opinion.
The Jury having been recalled, the exami-
nation proceeded The witness then said
that Immediately after the flnst shot he
heard what resemblcd walking ON the
bridge, which he would say was from the
south 10 the north, as near as witness can
recolcct, and, m he thought at the time,
there was one shot and four shots instantly
after II. Then there was pause OF a
second, then another shot and the steps.
Then there was little longer pause, and
then west Of the bridge across the
roadway there were three flashes
visible at the same time COM
ing from different directions going
northwardly toward the northwest corner
post Of the bridge. There was counter
Hash coming south In response 10 the three
flashes, which seemed 10 be directed nj the
were directed toward the point ut which
Gambrcll's body was found. Tho flashes
were at different elevations. Could mot sec
| fkA mr. NrhN mazda gHA
flashes. Following the three flashes, with
several seconds Intervening, there was
loud report, Rsoi gun or pistol. Witness
was then asked whether he had seen any
person OF persons passing toward Melon
nel's foundry or in any direction. The de-
Tense objected, unless the person seen was
Hamilton, as lac was not responsible for
the movements ~ any one but himself
Tho Jury was Withdrawn and the objection
WIS argued before the judge. Pending
tho argument. the court nj 1890 O'Clock
took a pccs till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
, The court, for some reason or other, was
not called 10 order I'LL . o'clock. The mr..
gumcnt on the objection OF the defense 10
the inquiry propoundcd 10 tho witness
Jayne, was concluded by Mr. McIAurin,
and the court ruled that the testimony
sought could not be introduced In the ali.
Hcncc Of proof Of conspiracy. Tho Jury
was brought into court and the examina-
! ton of tho witness was resumed.
, While In I.csscr's yard and moving 20.
ward the gate saw persons on the opposite
side Of the street In front Of Purscr
} house, and Others In front Of Filxgcralda
house going toward the bridge. They
preceded witness 10 the body. There was
, nothing 10 obstruct the vision between
Fiizgcnld's front gntc and Gambrcll's
body except the posts under Kossman's
shed and similar posts under the shed nj
Kelly 4 Iicaphcy's store, aud per
: haps lamp post kossman's
! store bounds Fitzgcrald's lot on tho
!. east. The persons who left filzgcralda
gate started toward the body before wit
! ncs did. Witness observed that night or
next morning where two bullets had
plowcd into the bridge. between the north.
west corner post Of the bridge and where
. Granddaughter was. The burrows wcrc
, deeper toward the west. Tho ono nearest
, 10 whore Gambrells head was lying was a
. foot and half or two feet from II, the
other further east and about six feet from
his head. There was another bullet hole
In the second plank from the corner post,
going through tho top Of one plank and
the bottom Of another toward the post, In
n northeast direction. Thinks Il was the
, next morning that hc discovered where
another bullet had struck the western cor