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

allow Mrs. IRVINE to go IN the house.
| He locked the front door in her face
and she went around to the rear of
the house, where he locked the back
door on her. There a very angry
quarrel ensued, in which she called
him, according to the testimony of
the witnesses, liar, thief, a cow
ard, a low down Campbellite COW,
etc., and several times said that she
would send her son Drew to spatter
his brains out; she repeated this
threat a number of times, and after
leaving there went to the residence
of Mr.. Sam Nichols, where she told
him and his wife that she would
have her revenge, and nothing but
Simmons death would satisfy her.
1t was also testified to by wit
nesses that Simmons called her a
liar and an old heifer.
The proof further showed that
Drew was in Williamson county
that Warren wrote him note and
sent for him that night; that he
reached home about sun up the next
morning; that between and
o'clock the boys left home, and on
their way to Carter's Greek Station
inquired of one or more parties II
they had seen anything of Cam Sim
mons that morning. They were
then out of the way they usually
went to the station, and were travel
ing the road over which Simmons
went to church. They went on past
the station, crossed the creek and
hitched their horses behind negro
house between the railroad and the
creek, and approached the railroad
track through q vacant lot thickly
grown over with tall weeds.
The Simmons residence was or
the east or opposite side of the rail
road. Cam Simmons and his broth
er. in- law John WIsener had been uI
to the station, and on their way
there saw the Irvine boys as they
crossed the creek coming down the
public road, but the parties passed
out Of the sight of each other. Re
turning from the station Simmon'
had nearly reached his home wher
} he was intercepted by the Irvines
who, as the witnesses state, withOu
word began the attack upon hin
by Drew striking him wit h rocl
and Warren shooting him. Sim
mons drew his pistol and a genera
fusillade followed.
The evidence reported in our las
, issue was up to adjournment hou
Thursday afternoon of last week
Friday morning the taking of testi
Z mOny was resumed by the State
. their first witness being
q Allen Daniel, colored.
q He said, / lived at John Murphy's
, one mile and a-half from the Irvines
was at their house the Saturda
2 before the killing. Saw Warre
Irvine. He called me and aske
me to carry note to Mr.. Drew. ii
sent me in a blackboard after MI
Q Drew, near Franklin. left about
s O'Clock. Went to Mr.. Bill Jones i
q Williamson county; reached ther
between midnight and day; MI
y Drew came out on the porch and
t gave him the note. We got in th
2 blackboard and came home got bac
between daylight and sun up; til
boys, drew and Warren) got o
their horses and left. They did nc
t say where they were going or wha
S for.
Mary Lou Brown. colOred.
l live opposite the south crossin
at Car.er's Creek. Cam Simmon
had sheep in Mr.. Fosters pastur,
saw two men coming across tn
= crossing the morning of the killing
! coming from where the horses wer
/. hitched back of Lum Chappell's.
II Mrs. Willie simmons,
!. widow Of Mr.. Cam Simmons, tn
), man who was killed, was nel
called, and testified in substance 8
q follows: 1 was w. G. SimmOn
t wife; we were living and keepiu
II house at Carter's Creek. We ha
been married months. He was
g years old. / have known the d,
T. PENDANTS ever since l can remembe
!, l lived with them from IL years oil
a until married. Mr.. w. Il. Irwin
!, was my uncle and guardian. job
Wisener Is my only brother. b
was living with Us. Didn't see Mr.