The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
UHWRITTEA LAW, PLEA OF
CRANBERRY ON WITNESS STAND
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evidence could be obtained.
The evidence presented for IN,
state during the afternoon was merely
cumulative and corroborative OF tina
OF the morning session. The witnesses
merely proving the shooting Of Ions
By Harry Cranberry in the Inflated
pool room and in the details OF the
lanlentable ahair their testimony il
the main agreed. There was one
point about which there was a great
difference OF opinion and this fact
caused some amusement among the
court and jury. No witness would
admit that he was the first to get out
OF the building after the shooting
took place, although they all agreed
that there was a general exit as soon
as CRANBERRY had emptied his pistol.
In brief the State established that
while Washington Long was playing
pool at Peters in Mt Pleasant on
June 6, Harry CRANBERRY without warn
ing and unobserved so far as witness
es could see by Long, entered the
room and shot him from the right
side or partially in the back. Neither
said a word, according to all the evil
dence at the time or after the shoot
ing.
After a recces of only fifty minutes
Judge Hart appeared and the exami-
nation of States witnesses was re-
sumed, James Brown being the first
witness called. He lives at Mt. Pleas
ant where he has resided for seven
teen years. Was well acquainted
with Washington Long. He also
knew Harry CRANBERRY. He had known
both nearly all his life. Witness was
in Peters pool room when the killing
took place. He had been there an
hour and was playing pool with Mr..
Peters son on the front table when
Harry CRANBERRY came in. Long was
playing on the back table. The wit |
ness said that when CRANBERRY enter
ed the pool room Long was standing
between the two tables. As CRANBERRY |
came in Long had his back to the
partition door. Witness was asked |
what attracted Longs attention when
Cranberry entered the door. The de-
tense objected.
What did CRANBERRY do when he en-
tered the room?
Witness said that he saw CRANBERRY
enter the room. He walked down
the room until he got close to the de-
ceased when he shot him. Long was
standing bent over the pool table.
Witness saw positively Long made no
demonstration. II CRANBERRY said a
word before shooting witness did not
hear it. When the first shot was fir
ed Long fell to the floor and CRANBERRY
continued to shoot. CRANBERRY was
about five feet from Long when the
shots were fired. If either of them
spoke witness did not hear it. AS
soon as the shooting was over Gran {
,ery turned and left.
Cross-Examination.
Witness said every one ran out OF !
he room when the shooting was done !
Except CRANBERRY, the witness and Mr.. I
PETERS. 1t took the whole tragedy /,
bout three minutes to occur. Wit ,
ess again said he had been in the q
DOL room, but short time when the \
hooting occurred, about an hour he Z
opposed Mr.. McAnally went there :
18th witness. He was there before h
Ialcolm Long got there. Y
Newt McAnaIIy. n
ewt McAnally was the next witness II
worn He lives at SCOTS Mills seven y
lies from Mt. Pleasant. He was in Mt. II
leasant at the time of the killing of y
7ashington Long. We went to the 81
Dol room with James Brown. When 81
lie killing took place the witness was u
ting in a chair on the right side OF U
lie room near the back table. Wit q
sss did not know either Washington 81
ong or Harry Cranberry. Witness a.
i'd that he saw Washington Long "
hen Granbefy came in. Long had y
S face to the table and back, to the q
,or in the act of using his cue when IL
'anbery came in the door. Defen- y
mt came to the door and was stand y
g within two feet of witness when
saw him standing over Long and
shot just as he looked up. When
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