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

STORE ana ABOUT the depot rev
minutes, then started back home.
1 saw the Irvine boys as was going
towards the store. Simmons also
saw them. didn't see them any
more until they came on the rail-
road. When we first saw them
they were on the other side of the
creek. When they walked up the
embankment, Cam said "good morn
ing, gentlemen;" they never spoke,
but Drew struck him with rock In
his hand, then threw the rock at
him, and Warren shot him; Warren
shot twice before Cam got his pistol
out; as Cam staggered down the en-
bankment, Drew followed him,
shooting at him; he emptied his pis-
tol, then Cam shot twice at him. I
saw some negroes there, up and
down the railroad. Simmons was
shot once in the right side to the
front. and twice In the back. / went
to telephone for the Doctor. In go.
ing to church Cam went the same
road the Irvinos came. The Irvines
usually came the Lochridge road,
because it was the shortest way.
Cross examined: l was q week
old when my mother died; seven
years old when my father died; /
lived part of the time with Uncle
Charlie and part of the time with
Uncle VIII, until my sister married;
she married last January a year
ago. | was friendly with the Irvine
family. Mrs. Irvine never had
much to say to me. didn't 60 there
much during Uncle Charles life
time. l didn't hear Mrs. Irvine say
II raised that girl and have a right
to go in and you can't keep me out"
She said, "if | had the power /
would crush your teeth down your
throat He said, II have the pow
er to stamp you on this floor, and
have great mind to do it," | said,
"Cam, L wouldn't argue with her."
He did not call her lie or liar.
He said sits d-n lie." l think /
heard it all. She called him a fat
Campbellite COW; he called her an
old heifer. know he never cursed
her or called her a d--n bitch. After
she left / did not get after Cam or
rebuke him for talking to her as he
did. When we met the Irvines,
Cam had his hands in his front
breaches pocket; when he pulled his
pistol he pulled it from his right hip
pocket. 1 had pistol and kept it
in my trunk; I saw it that morning.
will not answer that question
whether or not had pistol in my
pocket. l had nothing in my hands.
After the firing commenced 1 stood
right there by the railroad. When
Drew started to hit Cam 1 said, 80
boys, don't do that" Neither of the
Irvines spoke; Drew hit him with a
rock, then threw it at him, / didn't
do a thing but stand and look at it..
didn't get my pistol and ask any
body if l would have right to
shoot. l started to store to tele-
phone the Doctor and passed War
rem lying between the two tracks,
not far from the water gap. | did
not see any pistol picked up. Did
not see Annie Rice or Lewis Hill or
Columbus Chappell. Warren got up
by himself. Cam was walking up
railroad, Drew was going towards
Mr.. Nichols. Saw Cam drop his
pistol. read my former deposition.
/ reckon 1t must be correct. 1 read
it again Monday morning.
Rc-Examined: A stenographer
took down my testimony at the ex-
aiming trial, but it was not read
over to me, and | read it to see if it
was right. Warren said to me, "oh,
God, John, go kill that devil"
When Drew struck Cam and War
rem shot him, he staggered off the
railroad towards the fence. Drew
followed shooting at him. Warren
was lying on the railroad wounded.
This closed the testimony for the
day. The proof so far introduced
has all been by the State, and the
State will not finish before to-mor-
row, if then; then the defense will
| begin their evidence to explain, re-
butt and contradict. It is the most
celebrated trial Columbia has ever
witnessed, and the able lawyers on
both sides are watching and con-
testing every inch of ground; but,
we are glad to say, no unseemly
feeling has been displayed by either
side. The social position and promi-
hence of the parties involved has
attracted large crowd every day
among whom are number of Ia
dies. The HERALD in its next is
sue will continue synopsis of the
evidence. OF course we do not give
a Ger bdtina report. We Gull therepe.
titions and irrelevant matter, and
give the more important parts o.
the testimony of each witness.