The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
THE FAMOUS IRVINE TRIAL.
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from Aunt Mary Irvine.
Gross. Examined by Mr.. Hughes:
| was years old when my mother
died. After my fathers death Uncle
Will Irvine was my guardian and /
lived with him. There was about
81 300 debt on my farm. Until the
debt was paid the proceeds of the
farm went to that; and he advanced
money to improve the farm; but
after that the income went to pay
This money back. | went to
country school about six months in
the year for several years, and one
year to Franklin; / was well dressed;
but out of my own means. l had
frequent visitors, some from a dis
lance; and they were entertained
and we'll cared for by Mrs. Irvine
and the boys. When Mrs. Irvine
was angry she would scold anybody;
when not angry she was kind wo-
man; she was kind about visiting
the sick and sending provisions to
the poor. The reason | returned to
the Irvines after leaving the house
that time, was because Drew came
after me and said Aunt Mary was in
good humor and had promised
never to mention that subject again.
When l married they all gave me
presents. Drew took dinner with us
the Wednesday before Cam was
killed, and was as friendly as ever.
When / was married l owed them
for back board $3.50; but they owed
me $50 for a mare; Aunt Mary said
she would give me the difference;
| h,,I Il hn hok ha
said we had to pay it. A month be-
fore the killing [ spent the day with
the Irvines. She was in a perfect
good humor then, and sent my hus-
band some cake by me. | knew she
was mad and would abuse me, Is
why l did not want to see her when
she came to my house. / expected
my selling the land would be part
of her lecture, as L knew she did not
like it. She said what are you 60
ing to do with the money, put it in a
dry goods store?" | told her "no.
we had not thought of doing that"
In the conversation on Saturday she
said it was the talk that we were 60
ing to Texas, where | would die 4;
Cam said that was d-n lie; she
called him lie and he called her a
lie; she said that when my brother
was sick Cam and L both prayed for
him to die, that we might get his
money. Mr.. Jameson said, that is
not so, they are both good children"
I saw none Of the difficulty. When
[ first went in the room where Cam
was after he was shot, somebody
told me to go on out that | might eX
| ri 70 / u N n q
Will died in March and 1 was mar
ried the following January. In the
conversation Saturday she said
something about Uncle Will. Cam
said yes, he was gentleman, and il
he was alive you would not be here
talking this way; what did he say
about me when he was alive? Yes
she was very good to me except
when she had these mad spells.
Re- examined. We usually wen
the Lasting Hope road to the Beech
Grove church.
Mrs. W. j. Jones.
live near Franklin. Dire W Irwin,
was at my house the night before
the killing. Sunday morning about
o'clock somebody walked me by
calling. [ lit a lamp and wakeC
Drew; he went out and when HI
came back | asked him what wal
the matter; he said, Warren does
: not say what is the matter, but says
for me to come home Immediately.
, Cal. Hill, coIored.
; live on the Carter's Creek pike
} about two miles from Beech Grove
| On the road leading by Lasting Hope
church, from the station to the pike
, [ saw Drew and Warren Irvine, rid
/ ing horseback, going towards sta
| ton. They asked me if L had seer
t Mr.. Sam Nichols or Mr.. Cam Sim
=. mons. That was abOut9 O'Clock.
! told them [ had seen Mr.. Nichols
3 but hadn't seen Mr.. Simmons.
} Crossed: | met them about 20(
8 yards from Lasting Hope church, go
7 ing towards the station.
= william Murphy,
4 Joe Murphy and Maggie Murph,
were also called and testified, blu
: their evidence was unimportant.
h. ID. Lochridge.
Live about half mile southwest 0
9 Carter's Greek Station. know tn
= defendants. Mrs. Irvine came tt
!, my house the morning of the killing
!, and remained there while L went t
, the Station, Mr.. George Irvine, al,
myself George is an uncle of War
rem and Drew. He and Mrs. Irvin'
, got to my house about 9 o'clock. A
= my house that morning Mrs. Irwin
= said that Cam Simmons had curset
. her the day before; that her boy
y could not stand that; that they ha
q gone to the station and she wante,
me to go down there. l started i'm
4 mediately, but the difficulty wa
= over before got there. Mrs. Irwin
. did not say anything to me abou
stopping or preventing the difficulty
Crossed: did not joke with he
about it; thought it was a seriou
thing. l am magistrate. | wen
u down there TO stop the difficulty
10 From what Mrs. Irvine had said t
me thought there would be diff
Guilty, and went there to prevent il
When got to Simmons house Buc
Brown was in the room.
4. ID. Hunter,
"a was called and testified that he liz
ed at Carriers Greek. Know all tn
parties. The first | saw was the pal
a ties coming together. | was abor
l. 200 yards away. Drew threw {