The Magnolia gazette., 1899-09-06
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hand. just as Mrs. Causev rot
to him he raised his gun and fired
on her. Witness father went 10
Mr.. Johnson's and witness went
back to McComb to find Mr..
Frank Lee, city marshal. When
he got back there he saw Mrs.
Causey lying dead in the yard
and Mr. Causey lying ont the
floor. Mr.. Garner stopped down
and looked under the house, and
then got up, reloaded his gun,
and walked into the house. Was
looking right at him when he
shot Mrs. Causey. Causey, his
wife and a little son lived there
together.
Cross examined by Mr.. LIT
terhos, witness said he and his
father had just halted their horses
when the second gun fired. 1--WE
sat there on our horses five or
ten minutes. Father went to Mr..
johnson 's and | went to McComb
to tell the news. | did not 90
after Mr.. Lee: only went TO
tell the news, Told the people
Mr.. Causey had killed his wife,
because MIR. Garner had not then
been arrested. | did not know
then that Mr.. Causey was dead
Told everybody who asked me
that Mr.. Causey had killed his
wife. When | got back to Causey's
| got down and hitched my horse
People were there, standing
around talking. Never helped
look for tracks. Just walked
around and talked the balance of
the day. Went to see Mr.. Lee
because ! thoughtit was his duty
to look after such. Told him
Mr.. Causy had killed his wife,
because Mr.. Garner was at large.
and | was afraid TO let it out.
Father and | rode off together.
and went about twenty five yards
before we separated. 1t was
thirty-five steps from where we
stopped to the house. Never
stepped il, but a responsible per-
son told me so. We might have
been half way between the road
and the house; might not have
been and might have been a little
over half way. The growth was
thick scrub oaks.
N. p. Johnson was the next
witness, and testified tha: he liv-
ed about 300 yards from where
MIR. Causey lived. Could not
see the house from his, but could
see part Of the yard. The Sum
day the tragedy occurred he
heard gun fired. Was lying on
the bed at the time. and raised
up and looked out of the window.
Saw two men riding toward his
own house. He also heard a wo-
man cry out three times, ffOh.
Lord" A second gun fired Just
as she cried "Oh, Lord" the
last time. From where first
saw the men on horses, one could
see the yard Of Causey's house
plainly. When ] first saw the
men their horses were still. They
remained there a little while and |
then rode toward my house. They
were forty or fifty yards from
where Mrs. Causey was shot |
down. Did not lose sight of |
5hem. The men were J. 3. Boggs
and his son, John Boggs. RI
watched them closely. Johnie |
toward McComb, and J |
3. Boggs came to my house.
When he got to my gate stepped
out on the gallery to see what he
wanted. did not go over to the
Jausey house for an hour or SO. /
Jausey and wife, and little son, |
Eddie, lived there. Fred Causey
ived there too. Causey had liv-
I'd in that place some time. When
3oggs came to my house he told |
ne Causey had killed his wife. ri
laid, ~ don't believe that, and
don't believe you do. . He
'aid, "GiYe me your gun and n
will tell you all about it later. /"
sent the gun out to the fence by
negro boy. A few minutes af-
,er Boggs left | looked at the
slock, and it was about 1898. |
Would say that it was between
1880 and 11:40 o. clock when the
sun was fired. Went over there |
after my family returned from
'hurch. Saw Mrs. Causey and
dr. Causey dead.
Cross examined by Mr.. Lott
erhos--I don't know when the
lrst gun was fired. 1t was about