The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-24

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the Holder home as soon as he
heard Rev. Holders horse was
found in the branch near the place
of the killing. which was IL or II
O'Clock that night was in defend
ants room; the bed had not been
occupied that night. He said he
was the first person to see the de-
ceased next morning, lying in field
about one hundred yards from the
road. Deceased had one oyershoe
on; his'ha was in his right hand.
There were two gunshot wounds
and his head was beaten to pieces.
Mrs. Holder and others went with
him to where the body lay She
was present when the body was
found. The body was taken to the
Holder home. Witness and James
Orr looked for the gun at the house
and failing to find 1t, went to the
barn. While looking for the gun
Lee came and we quit looking for
1t, as he looked vicious. After he
left we found the gun under the
barn, broken in two at the breach.
The barrel was bent and had hair
and blood on it, and mud in the
barrel. Saw Lee at the time they
found the body; he prepared a
cigarette and smoked it and was
indifferent. Witness noticed the
track of the deceased going from
the buggy into the field and to
where the body was found, and the
track that pursued him, and it re-
sembled the track Lee made there
next morning.
The next witness was Hurt
Rochelle. He~testi6ed. Il sold Lee
Holder some shells the day Rev.
Holder was killed. / found three
empty shells near the place OF the
killing. The shells we're exactly
like those l sold him and the same
gauge
Rufus Rochelle testified 81 sold
Rev. Holder No. II single-barrel
breech- loading shotgun November
IS the stock of the gun had a knot
on one side" The broken stock was
handed him and he said it was the
same gun so far as he could see.
DR.. j. B. Havner testified: II was
called to see the Holder family in
the fall and found them poisoned
and very sick, except Lee. / found |
them suffering from arsenic poison.
Walter Bright, a druggist, said |
he sold Lee Holder box of Rough |
on Rats in the fall a few days be-
fore he heard of the Holder family
being sick.
Luther Taylor testified that he
was with the hunting party, went
10 the bridge. He said; II saw
black in the field. and
Mrs. Holder said it is Mr.. Holder
or I know his overcoat. We went
% the body | kept Mrs. Holder
back until we could examine the
racks. Mrs. Holder got down over
Mr.. Holder and said, Honey, you
ire with my two precious babes.
She put her hand in his pocket and
ook out his watch and something
Use. and said, You have not been
Tiled for your money, but an enc
ny has murdered you Mrs. Hol-
Ter and all the children except Lee
we're crying. / saw the little girl
70 up and place the overcoat over .
he wound in the bowels, as the
towels were protrnding
Tom Eastwood was with the
uniting party and saw the wound
n the right side, bowels protrud-
ng; saw parties make comparison
f shoe tracks with shoes of de-
and tracks he made, and
hey were exactly alike. Defend
mt just stood around as the other
'eopfe, lie did not go to his
ather.
Ed Turney, clerk for Rochelle.
aw Lee Holder in the store and
old him some new chief 12-gauge
bells, just like those exhibited and
be one found in the gun.
A. A. Eyerton corroborated all
he other witnesses IN the hunting
arty, as did Mrs. Lancaster, ex-
ept she knew of Mr.. Holders FAM
y taking violently i'll some time in
october, one evening just after
upper. all except Lee.
L. G.. Williams testified: II was
'orklng for Mr.. Holder last Oc-
ober When the family all took sick
ne evening just after supper. |
ras sick also. We all sat down to
upper Lee sat down with us, but
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