The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
THE N0LEN CASE.
~ JURY SECURED AND TAKING OF
TESTIMONY BEGUN.
An Eye Witness to the Killing Tells
How the Tragedy was Enacted-His
Story Very Damaging to..the Defense
General Court News.

pleted yesterday and is composed OF the
following named citizens Peter Faasch,
w. V. Wooten, S. f. Tuberville. Eli
Speers, j. &. Molason, w. II. Garrett, J..
S. Roberts, Henry Dreyfus, Cash Mosby,
r. w. Waller. II. L. Walton and Sam
Block.
The defendant is represented by COL
Geo. CAN'T, the prosecution by the attor-
ney-general and Gen. q. p. NJ. Turner
and John I. Moss.
The first witness examined was Joseph
Kelley, who testified as follows. "Lived
at Nolen's at time OF killing. Is brick
layer, and knew J. w. Sullivan, the dead
man, and roomed with him. On the 22d
OF August two young men came down
from Cincinnati, and Sullivan invited them
up to his room TO show them some pictures.
Witness went with them. We were max
ing no noise when Nolen came to the
door OF Sulliyan's room and said, You
have got TO stop that talking or get out.
lie then walked back TO his ROOM The
two visitors Immediately left Our door
was open. Then Nolen cane back the
second time and said: You will get out
, now, and | said: | will get out at the
end OF the month. Nolen then pulled Il
revolver from under his gown and fired.
lie was outside his door and his wife near
him, but when he first pulled the pistol
he was ut our door. Sullivan had no
arms, and said no one but a coward would
pull Il revolver when there was no occasion
for il. lie was about seven feet from
Nolen when he fell. There was no one in
the hall but Sullivan, myself and Nolen
aud hig uifa Union tho ghat ttou fpnI
This was about ten minutes TO II o'clock.
As soon as he was shot | stopped down TO
help the deceased, and Nolcn
said, the best you can do is TO
60 and get doctor for your
friend. The ball entered over the right
nipple and went through Sullivan. There
was considerable blood shed. Only one
shot was fired. never saw Nolen again
until the next morning at the police court.
Sullivan was sober lie fell about midway
OF the hall. lie outstanding tone side Of
our room door when Nolen first drew the
pistol, and had said nothing up to that
time. lie was IN his shirt sleeves. After
the pistol was drawn he was going in the
direction OF Nolen's doorand arguing with
him, and went about hall way between
his door and Nolcn's."
CrOss.examincl-- room was second
from the front, south. Nolens room was
the extreme north room. Mr. ilackct and
wife and Miss Watson lived between No.
lens room and ours. told Nolcn when
he told Us 10 stop talking that We were not
making ~ much noise rs the card players
down stairs. ] do not know that they
were PLAYING cards at that time, but pre-
viuusly they had been noisy and bolster
ous. have contributed nothing toward
FNrtaittff luWssf.fgi fHNH in tlfg I
had been boarding at Nolcn's about
seven weeks at the time Of the killing.
Nolcn was rough when lac first came TO
Z our room, and when lac came back in
aheut two minutes lac brought the pistol.
Sullivan Tell about seven feet FROM where
Nocn was standing. sullivan was facing
Nolcn when the shot was fired, aud was
between them. ] was not following them
mp. ! got between them for fear there
would be trouble. ! never stated the next
day that ! was IN the lamb OF NO.cns
door. ] was in no corner ut any time.
Sullivan did not Say 10 NOlcn, you are
id S Of alb" sullivan was arguing
what right Nolcn had 90 order ~ out oi
our room. lie made no attempt Ia hit
NoiCn, because he was never nearer than
seven feet 90 him. know the bullet did
not strike the wall two and one. half feet
from Nolcns door, Tor | was standing in
the hallway. ! am positive Sullivan did
not strike at Nolrn or crowd him to his
door Aln. Nolon was standing by the
prisoner when the shot was fired.
:. G. Cromwell, city editor OF the L,dgrr.
testified that he was sitting in front Of the
station. house on the night Of August p.
when n boy came running down the street
and informed the officers n man had been
- -. W...N 4 L..
third story Of No. II Adams street. The
body Of a man was on the floor. II was
Sulliyan's body. There was a bloOdlcss
hole over right nipple aud blood oozing
from nose aud mouth. Was on corOners
Jury. Saw pool u blood In the hall mid.
way between door Of Nolcn's room and
that Of Sullivan.
Capt. llackcit testified that he was
standing on Adams street, talking 10 DIR.
MCGEE. Heard report and a female
voice crying for police. When ! got up
stairs heard NOlcn say: Come here; Il
was me-" The irt man | saw was n
lodgcr named lIackct. As passed the
door OF Sullivana room ! saw man knccl-
ing at the bedside NJ " in the net OF pray
ing. Nolon surrendered himself and the
pistol, and took him 10 the
siation.housc. heard nothing about
bullet hole In the hall wall
until next day. I went 10 the houcs
OF my own accorl. but WIS accompanied
by ]. J. Brooks. Mrs Nolcn was down
siaius. Chief Davis was the fin, one next
morning 10 say anything about bullet
hole In the wall Tie was not there tie
night before. The mark Of the ball was
about waist high IN the east wall The
abrlsufc In the plaster was about two
inches on n direct line south. think the
bulc, stopped aud did not glance ont bu,
that H. force had been spent The mark
was about four feet from Nolcn's door
The course Of tie bullet seemed 70 be d
little east NJ south. Did not sec the bullet
There were three children IN bed ~
Nolcn's room when witness arrested NOlon
They were awake bat did not speak.
AZ the cunclusiun ot Capt llackeits ties
tmony the coun adjourned until thu
morning nj y o'clock.
shsnerry Court.
The chancellor has made the iolloNin,
ORDER
A special calendar viii he madc.up ant
called la the chanccfy court on the secon,