The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-02-25

money addicted
DR. ". A. Burkhaltsr wsl recalled
for the dsfsnls fer the purpsss Of max.
ing correction ia the .tsIiinony for
merly girsn by him He f~orRsrelY
stated that when be entered the *
change room Mrs johnson said he has
outraged my sister and he has to marry
her Bat now he is not certain that
hrs johnson said anything at all about
marriage. He was esrtSiA that Me.
Donald had made such a statement TO
him but is not certain that Mrs J did.
lie did not remember that Mrs J and
her sister, Miss NJ, gAvsa detailed ac-
count Of the rape t. him and Dr. Guess.
Cross examination failed to elicit any
further
DR.. w. a. Guess, dentist, with office
over the Delta Bank where tragedy oc.
cured Knew the deceased and Miss
H., stated that tho latter always seemed
to him to be very modest and ladylike,
and never ssw anything improper in
her conduct Stated that on the Satur.
day before Med. met his death he was
sitting in Dr. Burkhsltor's ONCE, and
the latters once boy was standing in
the hall door whsA their attention was
attracted by = slight noise tho Office
boy rushed in and said thst Hr Med,
had done something to little Miss NJ,
and that she was lying scross tho floor
fainting that he and DR.. B went into
the telephone ONCE and found Mrs.
johnson standing up, and Miss Miller
kpeelinr on the floor. Mrs johnson
asked her sister who the gentlemen
we're, and she replied, Dr. Burkhaltor
and DR.. Gueisi and the latter said, my
God, gentlemen, help us, we are in
trouble. Mr.. Med, has raVishsd sister,
what sre ne to de" Miss Miller said
he grabbed ms and tore my clothes
from me. and l implored him to lot me
go. got on my knees to HIN, aHd he
Just grabbed me around tbs neck and
threw me over on tho floor snd accom-
plishsd his purpose, and told me whom
he let me mp that I could not afford 10
speak Of the matter, for having bssn IN
his room and I would be diHgraced
She did not know what to do, that she
broodsd over the matter for a week or
ten DAYS. and finally concluded to tell
her sister. and that they both ssid they
could not tell hor mother as she war old
and fs.bls. and tho shock would prob
ably kill her, They asked what they
must do; said they could not tell their
brother, for if they did 10 woRld kill
Ned. We finally told thsm that they
would bars to tell their brother, that
he vas = grown man hhd In abls pro
tector. and that If they did not toll him
they could not expect any other man to
take any action in regard to it Messrs.
Burkhslbar and Guess then loft the
room,
Mr.. Johnsoa Sans int Dr. Geese.
ONCE several times after this, Uringing
her hands and acting like q crazy we.
man, and ropoatsd her statements that
she could not tell her brother and
mother, for the rsaBon that 1t would
kin the latter, and shs know what tho
former would do. DR. Guess declined
to give sny further advico than that
She would be forced to tell her brother
Mcdonald sant for witness to come
down to his Office. He did 50, and Med
stated to him that those people upstairs
were trying to blaekmRil him.
Bob Parrish, 18 years Of age, and a
clerk in the Bank Of Greenwood, tssti-
fed that Mcdonald stopped him on tho
street about TIRES weeks ago, and told
him that no wanted him to 50 to work
for him, that he would pay him $25 a
month, and raise his salary $40 every
SIX months, and that they would live
together upstairs, aud would hIve q
good time, that he could 60 to bed
whenever no wanted to and have all
the fun he wanted to. That they
could h,vs fun with th, girls, and that
thst th.re wa, = tslsphon' girl upstairs
h, coalt hs7s fan with Witness ia
aassut.d sith Hi:s Hill,r.
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