Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-21

deed. Character for peace and quiet is
very good We have been close friends
for four years. I remember when Mrs.
Kennedy left Selma; think it was in Feb
ruary. Before that he was pleasant and
genial. He always attended to his busi-
ness. 1 was never at his home before
Mrs Kennedy left. Kennedy always went
home before dark before his wife left.
He never stayed down town after dark
After she left he changed, and l have
seen him down town late at night. He
did not seem to care to meet his friends
after she left. He passed his friends, and
seemed not to care TO speak to them Be-
fore she left he always seemed to be anx-
ious to speak to his friends. He was Of
ten with me after she left, and would talk
to me. AT times would break down, cry
ing. Have spent many nights with him
at his house at his solicitation since she
left. He would talk to me for an hour;
he would wake me by signing and groan-
ing; would complain of the night being
long. On the streets by himself he would
pass friends without speaking to them.
He would seem to be thinking of some-
thing. At night he seemed to be very
much troubled and very restless. He new
er slept more than three hours night.
Cross-examination-I would be walked
several times each night. l would prob
ably sleep about five hours. Knew that
he slept about three hours by what he
told me. At night, before we went home,
d
insurance office Then would go to MIR.
Keipp's to get something to eat. We
occasionally dropped a nickle in the slot
machine. Might do 1t once or twice
week. Sometimes we took drink, and
sometimes two. We occasionally shot for
money on the machine. Would then go
to Mr.. Kennedy's home to spend the
night with him. Usually get up at a.
m. About February Mr.. Kennedy seemed
to be very much worried. Mental trouble
seemed to be great. Seemed to be rest
less. These are the changes 1 noted.
He was a different man. He would be
talking to me about his wife and would
break into tears. His actions were those
of man whose mind was wandering. A
man who was very much gr1eVed. can
say how much strain Mr. Kennedy's
mind could bear. 1t seemed to me that
Mr.. Kennedy was temporarily insane.
DO not know whether he was morally In
sane or not. After ceasing talking about
his wife he would pull himself together.
Do not say that he got over 1t entirely.
When not speaking about his trouble he
would walk about and not speak to his
friends. Have believed him to be tenn
porarily insane on that subject since Feb
ruary. When he would talk about his
wife he would seem to be insane. l
thought that he was insane when talking
or thinking of his wife. There was
great change in his conduct after the de-
parture of his wife. thought that there
was something wrong with him and men
toned that there was great change in
Kennedy. Told Mr.. Robbins that l
thought Kennedy insane. Told my
cousin, Pettus Roberts, that I thought
when Kennedy talked about his wife he
was insane.
Wood Lee. Colored.
testified Am hackman; drive for Mr..
Marshall; know Mrs. Kennedy; saw her
at Hotel Albert. She got In my hack and
I drove her up Dallas street to Mrs.
Webb's. Mrs. Webb's il on Alabama
street. Have heard that Mardis Wood
was at Mrs. Webb's. carried her there
at Ills D. m. She went into Mrs. Webb's.
went back for her in an hour. She sent
word back for me to return at or 5. l
went back and carried her to the hotel.
She engaged me for the week. Took her
there next day, and she told me to come
back at g. Went back, but she had return
ed in the doctors buggy. Saw her get
out at the hotel.
No cross-examination.
Henry Williams, Colored.
testified: Know Mrs. Kennedy; am a
hackman; saw Mrs. Kennedy last Friday
morning q week ago; carried her to MO
bile train. On the night before carried
her to Mrs Webb's. That is where Mr..
Wood Is. I carried her there at 9:1Q p. M,
and waited there for her until about 10
O'Clock. Took her back by Mr.. Kenne-
dy's house. She stopped at a washwom-
ans to get some clothes. She told me to
call for her next morning. l called about
6:10, and she got in my hack. L drove
her to Mrs Webb's. She got out and
went in; staid probably about five min
utes. 1 then drove her to the Mobile
train.
Mr.. Evans testified that Mardis Wood
is at the home of Mrs. Webb In Selma.
Ed Walker.
uvo11xa, ooIora6 taetida6. q
lfackman in Selma. Knew Mrs. Ken
nedy. Drove Mrs. Kennedy from Hotel
Albert to Mrs. Webb's. Carried her from
the hotel at $3.50 p. m. Brought her away
about 7:30 p. m. Saw Wood Lee and
Henry Williams, hackmen, waiting on
her that week. She told me to take her
to Mrs. Webb's.
Detective Murphy
J. w. Murphy testified: I am deputy
sheriff of Mobile county. Am not ac-
quainted with Mrs. Kennedy. Was sent
by the sheriff to follow lady. Followed
a lady pointed out to me by Mr.. Drys-
dale as Mrs. Kennedy. She went to a
house kept by Mrs. Rencher and a Mrs.
Belts. She went to Klosky's and from
there went to the Louisville and Nash
Vile train and left for New Orleans. I
went on the train. She was met by
stout man, smooth shaven and rather
bald-headed. 1t was night and 1 think
he was rather light completed. They
went into the waiting room. / was talk
ing to a policeman when the man came
out and asked how long before the ticket
office would be open. They came out and
took the Louisville and Nashville train.
/ took the train also They got off at the
Southern Pacific depot. 1 asked a man
at the depot to see where their tickets
read to. He told me they read to Hous-
ton. Ruled out) They went on the
ferry. The man wore black hat, black
clothes, coat cut square and lapel folded
far down. Crhe description fits that of
Mardis WOODY Mrs. Kennedy reached
Mobile February 26. Reached New Or
leans that evening after dark.
Mr.. White moved to exclude the testi-
mony Of Mr.. Murphy on the ground that
1t was irrelevant because the witness
does not connect the woman with Mar
dis Wood at New Orleans. The court
held up its decision on the objection.
No tion was had.
Henry Friendlich.
Henry Fr.endlich testified: knew
Mard.s Wood have known him since 1882.
He is a man of about feet inches in
height; he always wore broad brimmed
slouch hat; he wore peculiarly cut coat.
The lapel of the coat always went down