Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-07-25

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crop. They lived i'll the house with
Nease:and his wife, old Fannie. One
day Fannie came down home and got
after papa for having Henry and his
wife lvie iii with theih. She was mad
because they slept on her beds. Sat
urday Following. Neaae came and ask.
ed father what Was the trouble with
him and the boys. They had some
conversation and Nease cursed papa
who drove him out OF the yard. Geo
Cronford, who worked for us then
said that Nease declared that he
would kill 'old Ike Lyerly.' Mr.
Crawford told us about it the next
morning. Eease was mad. Papa
told him that he would have 10 SOW
the wheat or leave.
Mr.. Crllaford went from here 10
his home at Hildebrand.
"Nease was down there once OF
twice after that but never heard
any more until a few days before the
tragedy. Nease came down and ask
ed papa what he was going 10 do with
the wheat. Papa-told him thrash it.
"Della, jacks wife, and mamma
had trouble Friday morning about
the soap suds in the tub. After NAM
ma left L went down to the spring
and heard Della say: If she (mean-
ing mamma) had said three more
words / would have downed her.
"Jack aud papa di not eet along
together. Jack had been there just
about a week. He told papa that he
was going 10 work for Iir. Penninger.
Papa said, well Jack, if -.ou 90 there
and work Eve days without laying
off. will treat
"I heard Jack say that lie would
not go 10 work for no man before Z
o'clock.
"Mr. Jim Taylor. who had been
working for lis and sleeping i'll the
house, spent last Friday night with
Sam Cooke. / was straining the milk
when he left. Sam Cooke had come
over 10 our house TO bring grain
cradle which lis father had borrow
4 that morning. Jack WIS at the
lot with Della who helped us.to milk
lllc. COWS. Jim Taylor. Sam Cooke
md lack left togethc.. eoing down
lie pa,l, toward thc pling. That
morning Jack lad worked for Mr.
"onke and then he went down 10 Mr..
Pennin.er and secured work.
On being questioned by The law
:ers Miss Lyerly continued: Papa
';ept most Of his money in the bureau
'pstairs. Nothing i'll the house was
disturbed. Even. Alice little pocket
ook, wllicl; contained 25 cents, was
eft ON the bureau by her bed.
ave did not go by Jack Dilling-
hams house, Which was close to the
nath that leads TO Mr.. Cookc'z. for
VIC were afraid that Jack might hear
"s. We slipped by. fearing that ],e
miyht kill us loo. Sister Jai1ic. who
is 10. going OH II. said that she heard
alking in Jack S house as we passed.
was then about 1l:3O O'Clock. We
arrived at Mr.. Cookies al 11:555. .
"a fire was burning slowly but
steadily in the middle of the bed.
The bureau drawer lay inverted upon
the breast Of John, who lay on his
stomach. The drawer was burning.
Johns feel extended over the edge Of
the bed.
81 pulled papa and John TO tic
door and called Mary. We worked
III The dark.
(" After We had put out Tic lire l
;.un upstairs aud got some clothes FOR
lis. l did not sec any light or hear
my talk as we passed Jacks house. -
Miss Addie corroborated other
statements made by her sister. On
being interrosated she the made the
following additional declarations:
When | weilt down mama IS face was
covered with a pillow. One Of her
feet was on the floor. Little sister
lay beside her on her back, just as
.le lad slept.
Wien papa turned off; the Gill
:cspic boys. NcaSe came down and
asked Him why he had done ii. Papa
;o!f hlln that they would moi work
!he land, and they had 10 get out.
Aeasc was ordered away and as lie
went he mut'ered something but /
could net understand what lie said.
Mf. Crawford told l,ls that Nease was
saving that he would kill old Ike
l..el!y.'
Jack wife said that if mamma
had uttered three more words she
would have downed her.
Della. that is Jacks wife. knew
how we slept
Mr. Matt L. Webb, an iIiteratc
white man drove a wagon for Mr..
Penninger. stated that he and Neasc
had worked together. In part he
said: ''Ihree weeks before the tlae-
edy. in conversation with me. while
loading lumber at Mr.. Powlass'. Neasr
brought up the subject Of wheat. He
declared that he thought the crop
would be pretty good tkis year. 7
told him yes. Then he said: "Well,
old man Ike Lyerly can cut milc but
lie won't eat it, or get the money
for it. told Jones Thompson what
Nease had said and he declared that
Ncase WASH t dangerous.
Little Henry Tells His Story.
After the foregoing persons had
had their say small. BRIGHT faced,
curly haired boy. with blue eyes, and
pretty features came in. He carried
little white. soiled hat in his hand.
His lips twitched nervously. and he
seemed uneasy Lie looks more like
his Anolo-Savcn father ib.r La Jooe