The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-20

the hotel corridor of the two. he went
TO Mr.. HawBey and told him he must
vacate his room and seek other lodg-
ings. He testified that Hawley did
notask him any reason for his action
in ordering him from the house. but
remained in the house several days
luntn he obtained other apartments.
The talk and gossip in regard to the
actions Of the two. coupled with the
election Of the minister from the
Meadows home, soon spread over tn.
town and Hawley announced to his
congregation that he would go away
on visit to his home for few
weeks and would look over new fields,
promising that Within two weeks he
would give his congregation notice
as to whether he would return.
While he was away Mrs. Meadows
left her husband and filed a suit for
divorce and in his defense Meadows
began to accuse he minister of hav-
ing alienated the affections ofshis
wife.
DR.. Hawley was importuned by
friends to return TO Fulton and de-
fend himself against the charges
which he consented to do, and the
announcement Of his coming was
made in a Fulton daily paper.
II Enraged Meadows.
'The fact that the man who had
wrecked my home was returning TO
the city so enraged me that | made
up my mind that would kin him on
sight" said Mr. Meadows in, testify
ing. 81 called H. T. Smith by tele-
phone and he came to my house and
] tod him Of my Intention TO kill
Hawley. Smith prevailed upon me
not TO kill him, but We agreed that
should whip him. We went to the
train at O'Clock and waited until
the midnight train came in. When
Hawley alighted from the train
went up to him and told him that
wished to see him. He went with
me without protest. and in company
with II. T. Smith. we walked to the
lot where the whipping took place
When we reached the lot / took Haw.
ley's coat and removed his trousers
I asked him If he did not find my
home a happy one when he first came
into IT, He said It was. asked hin
If he did not break it up and he
answered that he did, l began t.
whip him with a whip that had beer
handed me at the depot by some one
After giving him a dozen or NOR.
lashes, | stopped and asked him wha
his plans were. He said that after {
divorce had been secured by Mrs
Meadows they InteDdsd to marry anC
leave for foreign fields to do mis-
sionary work, the alimony obtained
being used to pay attorney fees, tn
remainder tor be given to my daugh
ter, Mary. Mr.. Hawley was never a
any time unconscious. whipped
him three or four times and finall,
sent for carriage and gave the maj
that brought II $40 to carry Hawle,
to Harris station"
On cross-examination Mr.. Meadows
admitted having told Fulton womel
that he d,d not believe that Mrs
Meadows had been, guilty OF irnprope
conduct with anybody He also ad
mitted that he did not tell Hawle,
why he ordered him TO leave hi
house, but that he remained on speak
ing terms With him until he left tn
city.
Meadows. testimony was corrobo
rated by Geo, Gourley. Dick Thoma
and J. NJ. White, the other defend
ants. as to the story Of the whipping
and Hawleyis alleged confession tina
he had broken up Meadows home
]. N. OlIverand other witnesses. VIII
were apparently friends of Meadow
gave substantially the same test
nony withTtke exception of whayn
Thomas, a young man, who said tina
II. It. SMITH hsed many vile epithet
and he heard Hswley deny any init
macy with Mrs. Meadows.
Those VIE testified to seeing tn
whipping 81 Hawley seemed to r'
member diAiRetly what Hawley sal
in regard 10 being in love wit
Meadows wife and intending I
marry her, Independently telling tn
same story alopg that line, but non
could remamber what any one els
said or didIdpring the time.
wIys6mith Left Home.
II. T. smith. one of the defendant