The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
QUEESBURY RULES
DIDN'T COW RN
w. c. MeADAMs EvIcTEo FROM
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
BANK BY CASHIER
BRoWNLoW.
Difficulty Originated From Trouble In
MeAdams' Family, Where Mr..
Brownlow Was Peace
Maker.


urday afternoon in front OF
! the Farmers & Merchants
bank between Mr.. ]. F. Brownlow
cashier of the institution, and Mr.. w
G. McAdams, a well-known life insur.
ance man, Mr.. Brownlow's foot land.
( ed in Mr.. McAdams' stomache and Mr..
McAdams landed on the pavement in
front of the bank.
The difficulty is the elimination OF
family quarrel in the McAdams home,
which has been the cause of much
comment and considerable condemna-
ton. About two weeks since three
of Mr. McAdams' daughters left home
alleging that they had been subjected
to cruel and unfatherly treatment and
that it was SO disagreeable they did
not want to return home, and were
afraid to return anyway. They re-
manned at the homes of some OF the
neighbors three or four days, until
finally compromise was agreed upon
whereby the young ladies were to re-
turn home. Mr.. Brownlow was the
intermediary of the compromise and
under this agreement, it is said, Nc
Adams agreed to pay two of the young
ladies, who are of age, $500 for their
support till they could secure positions
as teachers, and to allow the younger
one to attend school In Nashville.
Soon after the young ladies had re-
turned home Mr.. BroWnlow, who is
their next door neighbor, was sum-
moned to the house at night by cries
of help and by calls from Mrs. NC
Adams. He went over to the house |
and succeeded in Strengthening out
the family turmoil temporarily. After |
quiet was restored, McAdams denied |
that he had told Mr.. Brownlow that |
he would pay the young ladies $500.
Mr.. Brownlow, it is said, told him that
he did agree to the payment, and
that if he denied it again he would
whip him on the spot.
This denial led two of the young
aides to secure an attorney to file a
dill in Chancery for the purpose OF
aking their younger sister out of their
ather's control, but before the bill
vas filed, McAdams again agreed to
he $500 payment and, it is said,
,laced the money to the credit of the
.oung ladies in the Farmers & Mer-
hants bank.
Saturday McAdams entered the bank,
presumably for the purpose of re-
friendly relations with :
If. Brownlow and friendly connection !
nth the bank, and went behind the
ailing to where Mr. Brownlow was at
-ork near the money window. Mr.. :
it is said, told him to get !.
ut of there. That he did not want
i'm around there, did not want to
ave anything to do with him person
ly and the bank did not want his
lsiness. McAdams got out, but as
) walked around the railing said he
d not want any trouble with a man
his own house, but that IL Mr..
rownlow would come outside, ne v;
ould tell him something Mr.. o.
,ownlow did not delay accepting the m
vitation and came up with Mr.. NC IL
Jams near the front door, where,1it
said, he struck McAdams one blow in
e face with his fist McAdams caught
r. Brownlow by the shirt sleeve and y
'out the same time Mr.. Brownlow
his foot fly. The foot struck in
cAdams' stomache and the space ~
tween the two men grew suddenly ~
eater. AS McAdams departed he -
re Mr.. Brownlows shirt sleeve from :,
o socket, -