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bottle Of laudanum. She put 1t in her satchel.
She said that would he the most convenient
place for ii when she wanted 10 use II. hearu
nothing about coffee.
WILLIE SIMMONS, sworn for defence.
Lives at Hodges. Saw John Glymph the
night before the shooting, and had talk with
him. Said he loved Mack's wife and would
W. II. EMMERsoN. sworn for defence.
saw John Glymph day Of shooting. lie
asked me to loan him my pistol. lie went
behind my show case and got my pistol about
three T.. NJ. Said nothing about what nc
wanted with IL.
Il. $. TISsLEY. sworn for defence.
Lives ut HoigcS. Saw John Glymph there
about halcpast three. Asked me for pistol
cartridges. Did not have size wanted. lie
seemed to be out Of humor and worried.
Mack Glymph and his wife were in town on
the 10Th of October, 1885,
MCCHEARY GLYMpII, the defendant sworn.
Lives near Cokesbury. Was in Hodges on
the 10Th Of October.
GIere letter was introduced and proved to
be the hand writing Of Mrs. Glymph. The
State objects, but the Court holds the proof
to he regular. Another letter was introduced
and proved)
On the day of the killing, brother went to
Greenwood with my sister and wife. The
night before brother and my wife staid in
Hodges. l was at home with my. two chill
dren. On day of killing left Hodges about
not with me. Next time saw my brother
John was at my house about, three O'clock;
he came for his clothes. went in my room
and he went on in for his clothes. did not
go to G.nner on account Of his presence.
knew him and did not want row with MN.
During dinner went out and sat on the well.
Passed brother on the steps as returned with
water I was feeling badly and laid on the
floor in the dining room and played with my
baby. My wife took the baby to put 1t TO
sleep, and took the other child and went in
to my room and laid on the bed. heard my
wife put the baby on Johnnies bed. went
ont in TO the yard TO lock up the fowl house,
and heard some one and saw that 1t waS Join-
ME. When laid down locked up all the
doors of the house except the back door.
Johnnie and my wife were sitting there.
Johnnie said 81 am going to stay here, damn
to reach Tor his pistol then. run and got my
gun. thought could get out through the
dining room door. When saw him coming
in asked him not to come in for Gods sake.
He threw his right hand up over his shoulder
and saw the flash Of pistol and | fired. l
do not know how the gun vas held by me.
1t was not to my shoulder. l had asked
brother to go Oft and get business, but he
would not do so. had made up my mind to
quit home If he did not. He was doing no
good and had asked him TO come down and
stay with me till he could get business.
went to my sisters on the 10th to get my wife
She was at Hodges. She picked up her hat
box and satchc. John came out with his
horn and case, and said, John am not go
Ing nome II you are, anu Salu
could do as she pleased. Sister called us back
and asked Johnnie to stay with her. johnnie
said he was not going. Sister had my pistol
ut Hodges. Johnnie promised me never TO
for so saying When he first came to my
house instead Of getting his clothes. he came
and sat down. requested him to leave and
he refused. One barrel of my gun was loaded.
The cartridge had been in it good two weeks.
When Johnnie came went in my room and
sat down. My wife came In and ran 10 the
gun and carried it to Johnnie's room and and
kill me; telling her that 1 had as well be
dead. She brought the gun back when she
came. She went out and aftera while l eX-
amined the gun and it was unloaded. AT din
ner asked for the cartridge, and my wife
then asked John for IL. He took it from his
vest pocket and gave it to her. The cartridges
in my trunk were also missing. My wife Of
fered me some whiskey. / refused it, 1t was
not usual for her to do this She insisted on
my taking it. told her l was unwcll and
did not like the taste of whiskey. Said She
had fixed it Sc, that would not taste It;
After the shooting / ran up TO Captain
Moore's and told him I had killed John to
save my own life. About three weeks before
that (the killing Johnnie had beat me unmer-
cifuly. My wife was there and she did moth
ing. 1t was on the first day of October.
Here the witness gave instances Of various
difficulties with his brother. Stating that:
During these difficulties his wife would te
silent spectator, ana say tnat She NaQ nOlninB
to do with them. The load in the she'll was q
regular squirrel load.
Cross-eXamined by Solicitor Ansel.
After the beating John gave me. made no
application for q warrant. / asked him never
to come to my house. never ordered him
of, except on the day of the shooting. He
had one or both feet on the platform when
shot. We had no other serious difficulty dur.
ing that day.
MCNARY COCHRAN, sworn for defence.
Lives at Hodges. Have known Mack and
John Glymph all their days. There were
three cartridges found in the pistol found in
Johns left nip pocket. Mack has been very
kind to John. In one respect John was not
kind to Mack.
CAPT. G. II. HODGES, recalled.
IeXamined the wall in the kitchen and
found only two shots.
ross-eEamined by the Solicitor.
They were on right Of door about as high as
a mans nead. The two were about one foot
apart.
w. G. IicGowAN, sworn for defence.
There ai'e in one and q quarter ounce of
MOI shnt, three hundred and thlrty-n!ne
shot, which is a load. / have counted them.
This closed the case. Solicitor Ansel ad-
dressed the jury on behalf Of the State, and
Messrs. D. II. Magill and f. b. Gary for ;he
defence. The jury remained out only q short
time. The verdict was not guilty.
The las; case tried was against Jas. l.. Hin
ton, charged with larceny. He was acquitted.