The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
l didn't sec him until he grabbed Ed

WIN lOu hOb tNitc fS luIl
No, sir.
Are you positive that Hedrick and the
deceased were forty feet apart?
They were something like that.
You say that Hedrick and the deceased
were forty or fifty feet from 0'Haver and
Ed Corcoran?
Yes, sir.
You could observe we'll?
Yes, sir.
Were not excited2
little.
What was Tom Corcoran's manner
when he ral up to 0'lIaver and Ed Cor
coran2
1t was excited. l thought no and Ed
had had a row when ! saw him running
up.
How about that blue.coatod individual?
saw him stoop under tho railing and
then run down toward tho Charleston
road.
What direction was IIedriclS from the
gate2
North, / think.
Are you sure?
No, am not sure.
Did you look Mt lIedrick all the timer
No, sir. After saw him taking aim for
the second shot looked at Corcoran.
Couldn'; you SEQ them both at the same
timer
No, sir, could not.
Assuming that Hedrick was with tho
O'llavor crowd, could he have gotten in
the position he shot from2
lie would have had 10 20 around Tom
Corcoran. Corcoan walked back very
slow.
From the position you say tho two men
were In would not Corcoran's right side
have been presented TO llodrick?
No, sir.
BEN BowDRE.
am in the cotton business; was az the
race track the day Tom Corcoran was
killed. was in the last seat of the last
car fronting south. did not have very
clear view, because tho seat in front Of
me was occupied. just as | sat down
heard two shots from the inside and saw
several men run out. Ono man was cap.
turod by several men, Capt O'llayer
being one OF the number. Another man
with pistol went up to the group aud
then left aud went back toward tho gate.
About then lac was shot by n man stand
ing In the road. This man was one OF the
number who caught tho first man. lie
was about twenty or thirty feet from the
group at tho time Of the shooting. was
fifty or sixty feet away. did not sec the
deceased make any demonstrations. lie
might have Tor all ! could see, however.
No Cross-oXnmination.
HENRY LoEn.
was on the dummy, and had my atten-
ton attracted by firing ON the inside. /
saw man run out with pistol and point
his pistol over the shoulders OF several par
ties who grabbed him. Another man with
pistol came out and went up 30 the group
where the first man was held asa prisoner.
lie then left. ] was watching the group
when ] heard shot and saw lI0drick
with smoking pistol aud saw him shoot
twice mop. Tho DECEASED was not doing
anything. lilo was now facing llcdrick.
but could have scon him by casting hs
eyes around, | suppose. The two men
were about twenty-five iect apart aud
each was about twenty feet IRON the
group. There vas an interval OF about
throc seconds between each of the shots.
Cross-cxamincd by Judge Grccr-Iou
do not know what Tom Cochran was doing
when you wore looking at the group2
No, sir couldn't SAY what lac was
doing.
lie had previously raised his pistol, had
hc noR
Yes, sir ON going up TO thogroup where
the first man was prisoner.
We're you on the same seat with Mr..
Bowdro2
Yes, air, but further wosL
NORRIS RoAcuH.
lam an engineer ut the compress saw
llodnck shoot, but didn't know who he
| was shooting at ut first lie shot twice
aitcrward slowly. aud seemed 10 take good
| aim. Tho side ol the man he was firing
upon was turned toward him. | was
pretty near ihu gate aud thirty or forty feel
/ from the parties at the last shot do
not sec Capt. Ollaycr aud III Corcoran
dill not hear deceased or llrdrick "a,
anything. The linl time / know Deceased
had pistol WIS when Fat lloran went ~
after tho third shot and took n pistol iron
his hand.
Cross examined by Gen. whght-Di,
you SEQ Koran run out Of the gate, iolloWc,
| by III Corcoran, with pistol
did not.
How could Il have occurred wilhou
your seeing ~
| didn't see Il.
What were you doing when your nj
tcniion was attracted by llodick's am
shol2
l was looking all around, aud coulin'
see nobody.
Werc YOU excited
No, sif. | wis not
Where Won you standing with refer
oncc 10 the gate?
] was Just north.
Which way lid lloddck shoot?
Tho first time ho shot west lac
time he moved around in a circle, an
the last time shot irum another direction
How many people wcro thcru aroundf
4 largo number Of people were mOyin
around oXcitCdly
Did you notice Corcoran's hnnds1
Yes. s.T both were ai his s.dcs
.. u. MAuoS.
| am employed az the compress ON
knew Tom turComn. ! Jaw the shoniiu.
d / CorcUun wasn't doing anything. but wall
ing away nom that crowd holding J.
8 | Curc0un ilrdnCk shot thrcc time
, slowly. and took dead aim nt hia hear
! | Tom looked around ~ The first shot 90 nl
. | who DO was lie looked Ike ho had qu
. | everything and was coming away.
! helped 90 lower Tom 70 tho ground alti
, ] tho shooting.
4 Cu.s.Examincl by Gen. Whght-Yo
. and Tom Corcoun worc good friends. wei
5 you nli2
, know him pretty we'll.
. Were you on the inddc7
= Yes
. What doing7
, An the compress men were In charge
. Che gate.