The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-28

years. was az enc time President OF the
Taxing District, knew defendant then,
and have ", always regarded him as quiet
VIZ BRUCE.
have been aresident OF Memphis for
forty years, and known the defendant be-
tween ten and twelve years, and have al
ways heard him spoken OF as a quiet,
peaceable .citizen,ol
JaB'EoTTHELF.
Have resided II, Memphis five years.
Am acquainted with Mr.. Hedrick, and
was at the race track on the day OF the
shooting, April 18th last. | saw Tom
Corcoran and Ambrose Moflatt having a
fight on the INSIDE. or, at least, Corcoran
seemed to be doing most OF the lighting.
The fight was about stopped, when Koran
came up. heard a vile epithet applied to
Horan, as thought until Saturday last,
| by Tom Corcoran, but Mr.. Cooper said he
made it, The Corcorans put their hands
behind them and / ran out Koran ran
out and fell, and thought no was shot.
ran out OF the way and when ! turned
saw O'Iaver holding Ed Corcoran, and
Tom came running up with q pistol. 1t
seemed to me he could have shot either
O'Elaver or lIedrick If he had wanted to.
| was in line again and ran, then l heard
a shot. Tom Corcoran had his pistol par
tally extended, and held it in that way
until after the third shot lledrick was
about ten or twelve feet from Ollaver
and Corcoran about tho same distance
from Hedrick. There was more time be-
tween the second and third shots than
between the other two. Can't tell direc-
nIria oil. \ lul Nnil al mr. nj m
move on me- and don't know points Of the
compass out there anyhow. They were
terrible times, several pistols being in
view, ard didn't know who was going
10 shoot next.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Patterson--I
didn't sec any shots on the inside, but
did see Horan back out, put his hand
behind bin; one OF the Corcorans did the
same thing, and got out Of the way.
As Koran backed out he remarked, ~
warn you'll Koran put his hand behind
him first Think | saw tho butt of Ed
Corcoran's pistol, but am not certain. The
fight on the inside was about over when
Koran came up. | ran out ahead o.
Koran. aud turned toward the ticket
Office until Ed Corcoran came out with
his pistol, then i skipped across to the
dummy track. Witness vas confident he
had now stopped running, and didn'
Jump into the river When Koran CANT
out he fell down. When he fell Hoar
was twenty or thirty feet from Corcoran
| didn't see o. Ilaver catch Ed Corcoran
but saw them afterward. Didn't SCI
Horan's pistol at all, nor did | see He'd
rick catch Tom Corcoran. Corcoran wa
right at the group when he pointed hi
pistol; in fact, could have touched then
with IL. Corcoran had his pistol pointe,
at Hedrick, and as ! remember from th
direction he was shooting he must hav
hit Corcoran in the lett breast | though
Corcoran wanted TO shoot and couldn't.
have no interest In ;his case, and am not
"parlicular" ltiend OF Iledrick an
o. Ilaver keep apawn shop. but do no
stand in with the police. Capt. O'IIave
has talked 10 me once about the case. an
told me was wrong about the positions Q
parties at the shooting but told me to te
II in my own way. ! have visited Hedric
once in jail. IN
JVHNJ. BARRY.
was ut the ri,ce track when the diff
Guilty occurred, l0pls on the grand stan
a part OF the time Md after the last rue
, | left aud started toward my buggy. wal
ing, however, until the crowd thinned on
As | started out saw some trouble nj Ill
Il, gate. saw loIan and two Corcoran
Koran BACKING oil, slightly stopped, h
A right hand behind him. A he went o,
n the gate Koran tripped aud fell, the Co
corans following him. | heard aud sa
two shots on tie inside, but don't kno
who fired them. | didn't see Koran dra
!. pistol. There were two men with pi
y tolls following Koran aud three or fol
others without. but | saw altogether,
r. suppose, dozen pistols. Between the tin
lloran got outside and the ilrst shot on Il
I outside should say about two minut
elapsed.
Cross-examlned by Gen. Peiers-I W
on the inside Of the Enclosure. about for
A icet from the gate, but moved around 30
TO be able to see Koran, and In that vi
saw him fall. thought he was shot. III
re Corcorans ut the time were coming fro
where the first shooting occurred, al
went on out the gate, pistols In hand. 4
of lirst demonstration saw was by the q
corans, but didn't see the first Of the iii
Guilty. One OF tho Cofcorans fired q
shots, but their backs were toward me o.
don't know which one. did not h,
any bullets whis,ling In my direction
ms they were not firing toward me. | did
| ~ WI Ailt NWAtitN ANt v
'as ended. have known the Corcorans 70
Gu long time.
o.. MIKE o'SEu.
ln | was nj the race track when the al
81, Guilty occurred and Jaw part Of il on /
w inside. | was coming through the Il
~ under the grand stand and saw one n
-, striking another. | then saw lloran
'"' NJ, but tho fight was then about oy
lioran put his hand on IA Corcoran. wi
, someone applied vile epithet sayi
M there's Koran, kill him." The diflicu
ck was ON the inside. near the ticket Off
~, When pistols were drawn by tho Corcou
M and Koran went after his gun | grabl
aW Ed Corcoran. There were two shots Dr.
yer but rs had hold Of III he didn't
OF them. There were i've or six men aroui
vas | grabbed tho pistol 10 keep him n
'eh shooting aud save somebody's life. | 4
IN. lloran 20 out the gate, but didn't ioll'
Iho Cross examined by Mr.. Pattcrson-l
IAN ran went out the gate sideways, one ha
'he behind him, the other In front | did
ma see any pistol until IA Cotconn drew
al | know Mr.. lIcdrick, and have called
ar him once At the jail, at the urgent requ
MS Of two Of my friends. | remained IA
about thrcc.quarton Of an hour, talking
ny general subjects.
,an THOMAS KELLY.
On tho 18th OF April, when Tom Coz
-, -. .h.f n ur4a nj tha Faeg frark d