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

repeqting rifle; an old piece OF stuff.
@: Do you know whether this Il
for pistol or gun. "Check says for
gun
Adjourned to 1870.
w. A. Jameson
was the next witness called. He
said | live ut Carriers Creek; have
lived there % years. At the time of
the killing was living in the same
house with Simmons. The day be-
fore the killing he saw Simmons and
Mrs. Mary Irvine; Mrs. Irvine came
to the back porch of the Simmons
residence after dinner; Simmons
shut the back door and the dining
room door to keep her out of the
house. When Simmons shut the
door, she said II want to see Willie
MRS. Simmons) and tell her what u
low down, thieving husband she
has; have a right to; | put every
thing in this house you had moth
ing, you Campbellite cow" | told
him to mind how he talked to a
lady; heard her throw up his con-
nection; who are the McKee's and
Simmons? She said, sit is talked
rid of Willie's money and bring her
to the poor house" He said "who
is talking that?" "Everybody," she
said. at is d-n lie," he replied.
She said, II will make Drew spatter
your brains out on the railroad be-
fore tomorrow night" he said II
could stamp you to death on this
floor. and have "a great mind to do
it. You have been meddling with
our business ever since we were
married" She left and went to Mr..
Nichols; / went there too; she
asked me il heard the blessing out
she got. And she said that he, Sim
mons, had never had enough to eat
until he was married, and that he
was now stealing from Sam Nichols
every day. l told her she had bet
ter drop the matter; that If she car
ried out her threats, she would get
herself and others in trouble. She
said she intended to have revenge If
she had to buy pistol and learn to
shoot it herself.
/ know Mary Hill; saw her there
she was on the dry walk between
dining room and kitchen, near the
back porch. Simmons made no
other harsh expression except as |
have stated.
Cross examined by Mr.. Figuers-
| didn't see Mrs. Irvine and Cam
Simmons on the railroad; heard
nothing they said then. Didn't SET
them until they reached the back
porch. / have read my former
statement since the application fol-
bail; it was at Sam Nichols store
saw it there and read it; nobody
told me to; I understood it was the
| Church and Pony Dortch reading it.
[ said there were mistakes in it,
say so yet [ expect some things
were said that I don't now recollect
They were both excited. [ have
told all 1 recollect. L did't see hin
rub his fist in her face. / walkeC
away. She was using rough Ian
guage to him, and to put him on his
guard, I said, remember Cam, yor
are talking to lady. Didn't hear
him call her d-n lie. He said the
talk was d-n lie. No, sir, [ did
not say, hush, Cam, you ought no.
to talk to that poor woman tina
way.
Mary Hill, Colored,
was next called. 1 was living a
Mr.. Simmons house when he wa,
killed, she said, and was there thu
day before; saw Mrs. Irvine; she
went in the hall between the house
and the dining-room; | was in thu
dining-roOm when first heard her
Mrs. Simmons was also in the din
ing-rOom. [ went out a1d left he
in there, and didn't see her any
more until Mrs. Irvine had gone
Mr.. Cam told Mrs. Irvine she shoulC
not see Miss Willie; she called hin
Campbellite liar; he didn't cal
her lie; said that was lie; sh'
said Miss Willie Mrs. Simmons
was nasty, black heifer; said sh
would make Drew spatter his brains
out; she went to Miss Willie's win
dow and said, II thought you had
husband, but you haven't anything
but a big, fat coward" said sh
hoped if Miss Willie went under tn,
water (to be baptised) that sh
would drown. Mr.. Cam never calle
her any names. John WiSener wa
there.