The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-16
Less Than Three Hours Consumed
in Taking Testimony Yesterday.
Much Time Occupied in Discussing
Admissibility Of Testimony.
Two Witnesses Examined Elicit
Nothing of Striking Importance.
Their Statements Have Reference Par
ticularly to the Passing OF the
carriage-The State May
Close Tomorrow.

cpecihl Dlspatcn 10 Inc Appear.
BRANDON, Miss, March l5.-Less than
three hours were consumed today in ex-
amining witnesses. The court was late in
getting to work, and most Of the morning
session was consumed in discussing the
admissibility Of testimony. The proceed
ings which follow show how the evening
session was cut short at both ends. The
State will probably close by Saturday,
which means three more weeks for the
trial.
WILLIAM WINTERS (coLoRED)
lives in jackson and lived there last May.
Keeps store and boarding-house on the
northeast corner Of Capital and Parish
streets. (Witness pointed the place out
on the map in evidence) He was at the
store the night OF tho killing. Saw what
he took TO be Hamilton's little wagon pass
before the killing, and saw Gam
brell pass ailerward. II is wit
ness judgment that Gambrell was
over half way from his store to the
bridge before the little wagon passed.
Some one spoke TO the driver when the
wagon was about in front Of the store and
the horse quickened his pace and moved
off in a sort Of trot. The horse was
large white horse. Witness guesses that il
is l25 steps from his store 10 the bridge
(The map shows II to be 220 yards to the
main bridge and 100 yards to the foot
walk Could not tell who was in the car
riage. There seemed to be two or three
including tho driver
After the hack passed, did you see any
other persons pass whom you knew
This question was objected TO by the
defense and the court ruled that Il was not
competent, but the State expressing
desire TO argue the objection the jury was
directed to retire. The court having lis
tened 10 six speeches decided that the
testimony sought was competent and the
jury was brought back. The court was
influenced in It's ruling by the disclaimer
Of counsel for the State that they were
attempting TO connect Hamilton with
Figures and Albrccht; they simply desired
10 fix the order Of events with view TO
show at what time the carriage and Gam
brcll reached the bridge, Figures having
been seen near the bridge Just rs the firing
ceased. Witness resuming said he saw
Figures and Albecht pass after the car
riagc had passed going toward the bridge.
He was sitting inside the store
when the carriage passed, was stand
ing near the end Of the show
case in front when Gambrell passed, and
was outside at the shutter when Figures
and Albrccht passed. The Vicksburg &
Meridian train had just left or was about
leaving. They were on the north side
walk and going at an ordinary gait. A few
seconds after the carriage passed witness
went out Of the side door at the southwest
corner OF the store and, passing around TO
the front, fastened the west blind. Walked
then TO the east window, and while there,
and just as he was taking the string loose
from the nail, Figures and Albrccht
passed. Just M he had closed the blind,
the shooting commenced. When witness
ast noticed Figures and Albrecht they
we're about twenty feet east OF his store,
going at the gait they were travelling when
they passed the store. Heard the reports
of the firing in the direction OF the bridge.
After the iirst one or two shots witness
stepped back 10 post OF his
shed and stayed there till the
firing ccased Heard the rattle Of the car
riage after Il passed, but paid no more at
tention 10 II. Tho wagon was on the north
side OF the street railway Can't tell
whether photograph shown him correctly
represented the condition OF the road the
night Of the killing. Witness attention
was attracted TO the shooting by the first
one or two shots ca hear vehicles
crossing the bridge from his store. IL
~-sounded louder than on the. dirt road.
Doesn't rccollect that he heard any yehi-
cles crossing ut time Of shooting Saw the
flashes; they seemed 10 be close together
In n sort Of huddle.
The hour for adjournment having been
reached, the court, at 1890 o'clock, took a
recess ill ? o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met at go o'clock. Mr.. lIudiles-
ton announced that at present the State
had no further questions 30 ask the wit
ness Winter, but reserved the right 10 ex-
anime him again In connection with GER
tain experiments made during the habcas
corpus trial.
The cross-examination was then pro-
ceedcd with. Witness does not know how
far Gambrcll could have gone after passing
the store before witness heard the shots.
He might have gotten past the bridge, OF
ne might nave. Roticn 70 lhc DHukc'
Thinks II was two shots he heard fist.
They Ncrc light shets. The post TO which
witness stepped was about three step,
from the window. One OF the shots was
very quick after the other. They seemed
10 be on the Same side OF the street will
witness the north side. Witness meant
when he said that the shots were in 9
huddo that they were close together
The flashes seemed 10 be near the north
west corner OF the bridge, or the foot o
the bridge. The flashes seemed 10 bs
crossing each other on the foot Of IN,
bridge. The persons shooting seemed e
be In close quarters. The shots after tbs
first two sounded louder. Never heart
~ any carriage cross the bridge after or dur
ing the shooting.
Ro-examincd by the State Witness In
dIca,cd by knocks that the hnt two shot
wcrc hrod at the rate Of two TO second
Witness novcr counted the flashes Ihcn
seemed 10 be between eight and twelv'
shots fred altogether, including the iirs
two. Tho shooting first attracted the nj
ton OF witness 10 tho bridge. Witnes
made Two steps after the aIss two shots be