The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

knock my d--n brains out 1t | didn't
90 back. Don't know why he didn't
want me to go there; hadn't had a
cross word with either OF them. The
first | had any idea that he was
mad was when he rubbed his fist in
my face and cursed me. / had not
said anything to him. did not
say would see her or die. | per-
sisted In going on to his house Just
to show him that | was not afraid of
him. Yes, | was mad. Any woman
would have been mad. | did not
say that l wanted to tell her what
"a low down thieving husband" she
had. | did not say he mistreated
her and that she was as afraid of
him as bear. l did not say that
he and his wife were praying for
John Wisener Cher brother) to die,
that they might get his money. |
said If she had any feeling tor me
she would come out and step this
abuse of me. said Willie was not
able to go to Texas and do the work
she would have to do out there.
Yes, John Wisener was there he was
scared to death; he thought Cam
was going to kill me, and kept beg
ging him to stop. He (Simmons)
said "whO are you and your kin?" |
| said, 1--WE are as good as you and
your kin. Your father is clever
man, but has never made any mon
ey." [ never called him a low down
Campbellite COW. / did not tell him
| he was low down, sinking thief;
never called anybody that in my
life. Didn't say that l wished she
would drown or strangle if she were
baptised. | did not threaten to have
Drew or the boys to spatter his
brains out. He said that he would
spatter the brains out of my d--n
old head, and then l said if you
were to talk to Drew that way, he
would spatter your brains out. L did
not say as left that this was not
done with, or that | would have my
revenge, or that | would send the
boys, or Drew, to spatter his brains
out. did not say | would buy
pistol and that could shoot, for |
can't. | don't know any more about
shooting pistol than a five-year-
old boy. | did not tell Sam Nichols
or anyone in his house that | would
| have revenge. Sam said that Cam
I DOCId w dII6u
wife) had been to the station to see
Cam to try and settle the trouble.
He told her that l was a liar, that
he had not abused me as 1 said he
had, and / said that | would not
make it up or speak to him as long
as he continued to call me liar.
Sam Nichols said that Cam would
apologize and do what was right,
and that he would come over to my
house to see me early the next morn
ing, but that morning has never
come. did not say that nothing
but revenge or for Drew or the boys
! to blow his brains out, would satisfy
me; said nothing of that sort. [
said, if women can't walk the high
way without being assaulted by
brutes, they had better buy pistols
| and protect themselves" l did not
tell Nichols to go to the station to
meet Drew. Drew had gone to
Franklin in his buggy and was not
| expected to return on the train. L
did not say anything about Drew or
| Warren coming there unprepared.
| Warren told me he had sent for
Drew. Didn't ask him what he
wrote. [ saw Drew the next morn
| ing before breakfast, and told him
all about it just as had told War
rem the nighJ before. We did not
discuss the matter at breakfast. l
had not heard the boys say any
thing about going to the station or
going to see Simmons; did not hear
Warren or Drew say anything about
asking the "Old lady" about it. l
| hand Iorran1c foil hin, n
go; he said he was not going to hurt
anybody or to get hurt. When they
left l followed as soon as two men
could hitch the horse to the buck
board, and drove as fast as | could
to Mr.. Lochridge's. [ did not tell
Mrs. Nichols or anybody else that
Cam was stealing from Mr.. Nichols.
At this point, Mrs. Irvine still on
the witness stand, court adjourned
until Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock.
The Examination of Mrs. Irvine Resumed.
The cross examination was con-
tinued by Attorney General Boyd.
@: When you left Simmons house
and went to Sam Nichols, did you
tell them that Cam bad overtaken
you and cursed and abused you?
A: l did.
! @: Was Simmons cursing and
abusing you when Mr.. Jameson
passed through the hall?
A: Yes, he was. | did not state
to Jameson all that Simmons said
. to me.
Re- examined by Mr.. Hughes:
@: What did the boys say, to you
or anybody else, in reply to a ques-
ton asking them not to go over to
the station?
A: Warren said he wasn't strong
and was not going to have any fight
or any trouble, unless more than one
jumped on Drew.
Drew Irvine,
another of the defendants, was next
called. He said, was raised in thi:
1 county near Dark's Mill. Was liv.
4 ing there when this difficulty occur
I red. (This witness testified substant
! tally the same as his mother haC
regarding the family relations, anC
the treatment accorded Mrs. Sim
mons when she lived there.) The
night before the difficulty L was il
Williamson county. had bought 8
farm and had gone there to SOW
Z wheat. That night [ received {
note from Warren As soon as