The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

In q very strange way. uolu hilli q t,poAu ~ ,+ %
time ~ TO come on to dinner. He said he want
ed no dinner. He said he was not welcome.
I then went and took the gun 10 JonnIie
room door, and told Johnnie to take the oa,, lo,,u
out of It, Mack had been ac.1mg nut su Il in his
pocket. l went In the dining room ana Mack is
told me to go get the gun ana orlng IL nuEh ona5
he wanted it. Hewent to the gun anu s SpiIne p ine
r. nnd saw the load was out, and ne asked iiie
to- get that load. told Johnnie 10 give IL 10
him and Johnnie took it out OF ms vese poIh, the
ct and gave it to him. Mack ~enS lnW ot t,ie t,,e
room and put the load IN the g gun 4, inhnnie i last
Friday evening he was sitting IN tlG klIcnti Ctti
door Mack was in nay room on Liz nut rmnnn ON
his shoes Off was sitting IN tne ly ~ laid
feeding the children. When MACK nrsI i roara ltIn
down was sitting in tho outside dining 8 loom II,
door When my baby went to steep Sot hp hp
and tlpprd into Johnnic's room 10 Jay cne
baby down, went easily so as mol 10 "ahe 'he
AS passed through dining room roc. ohnio ! saw
Mack on bed in my room, ana leiI JSnh.i,e az
sitting i'm the kitchen door-JusG ltlsiue ,ont LII
door. While was laying down sne a SaGy Seard sUi
more than n second it seerns 10 Hlel nstiu ELL
one shot. I heard Mack Glymph say, NOW w
see what have done and thinR ,i,,I nearu ear,
him say, Now, Jennie am gong 10 kiii YOU; ytod
too ran cut the BACK cfkohnnies hat1 % feet project
ing out of the kitchen door. They were nang
ing out Just as if they were poJhgn pToJgcIhlng EsEi
chair. / said Oh! Johnnie! Jonnniss! Jrns ,,,.t
heard no reply. llc Sioos'h5
about sundown last Friday. . 1.,,, NJ
C1oss-exnn,ined-I was engaged 10 Jonn ~ ~
the time l married my HUSBAND. aa Was ~
Mrs. Rowletts the night before the noIniciae.
nv with Mrs. Rowlett and John Glymph;
had refused to go the day before when my nus,
band. Mack, wanted me TO 60. Pultrii.seto a.. ~
a1dnnum while tnsSand thsFe the evening g
the homicide. did not fix one Tor MIN. m, oa
didn't tell him that would fix a toddy SO as s
to disguise the taste. don't rememper tnaC
Mack was eompainbns bo soid aG he was not Wei
come, but finally came IN. 40 an,,n, aou hnoT ~
that anybody purchased any laudanqm. n..1o ~
Greenwood, but 1 saw Johnnie WIN nt polCie :,
Of laudanum at Mrs. howIeoss Iohnnie
GIymph heard about hlmsell anu Tie, "a
started to drink laudanum from poI'ie ait az
| knocked it away from his mouth; @ MICK
had complained to me about Johnnie atten,
tions, but there was nothing TO conRialn a., .
about, ] wrote q note to Johnnie olymp tne 1
evening of the homicide. (The note o1fered 10
nota JENNIE P. GLYMPH.
woMAN.s WONDERFUL LOVE.
The following Is the letter above referred to,
which was in John Glymphs pocket anu
which Mrs. Glymph acknowledged writing:
Oh. my darling, how my heart throbs when when
20 in your room and no JohnInle, smesr WEI
Johnnie, is there. There are all OF youI
clothes 10 look at, which makes me SO sac, my
angel. / can't be happy away from you;
Johnnie You have no Idea how my hearl
ach ed when l drove away WlthouI you Io-tiaS
II was q sad moment to income snali never
forget. l am heart broken and almost deaa: 9i:
r. This separation lasts it will kill me. MY
darling sweet angel look at me Win one OF
those sweet smiles right now just rs soon as
you read this. Darling you nave goou neaa al :,
know it, and love you dearly. NO one can
ever take your place In my heart; II coulo
hear that sweet voice now would give zen
years of my life, and to imprint one kiss 5, on
my own angel Johnnies lips "ouiu give
| twenty years Of my life.
BEN ADAMS, sworn. says: ,,.
work lands Of Mr.. Mack Glymph. was
at MIR. Glymph's house last Friday evening.
When the sun was about twoand nall hours
high. I suppose, Mr.. Glymph called me and
me he wanted me to 60 up 70 MI and Mrs
c1Vmph GGunS i1f told Old me If got on the horse she
Would @ in dict me. and be (Mr. Glymphl said he
had better go himself Mr.. Mack GlymPh
70 Mrs Glymph to make Johnnie leave,and
Mack Glymph got back on the horse ana was
gone ten or fifteen minutes. he came 5atAd taid
cot Off the horse-opened his coat anu goiu J!
Johnnie to Shoot al nn1nie tne oHas Was at this time
leaning on the fence between the wen apo
| stove room. Mr.. Mack and walked on up ~
| the ward and he made me search MN 10 see u
had made him leave his pistol with her. He
paye me his knife. ! told him not 10 nave
anv fuss and he said can't take 1t, III De
DAMNED If can. He said he didn't want any
fuss. but he had taken it as long as he comlo I
| take II. Said his life was miserable. MI; vi;
| Mack said he wouldn't stay In that mouse Cnas
nirht-less he got hurt, somebody else Wopld
get hurt. l saw Mr.. John B. Glymph thal
evening after he was killed. ,- o,v
Crosserdmt,,ed-Therc was no chall nsa. I
where Mr.. Glymph was lying. /! heard Mr.
Mack Giymp6 say he cared to have no fuss r,s
and had no weapon about him. When MACK
Glymph came back on horse io,a saw as,hs mr. nc
Johnnie stoop down ana PlfiR PbiI up d tbe horse
and I saw him follow Mr.. Mack Glymph az
terwards. MS
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