The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-12
AWFUL TRAGEDY
AT MT. PLEASANT
WASHINGTON LONG SHOT AND IN
STANTLY KILLED BY HARRY
CRANBERRY.

No tragedy IN recent years ia AlduL
county has caused so much comment
and excitement or has been so gen.
orally deplored as the killing Of young
Washington Long by Harry Cranberry
at Mt Pleasant Saturday night. Both
families are prominent, influential and
wealthy. and the fact that the unwrit.
ten law will be set up as defense for
the killing lends additional interest to
the altogether unfortunate affair.
The tragedy occurred in Peters
pool room at Mt. Pleasant at about
1920 O'Clock Saturday night. Long
was playing pool and it is said was in
the act of making pool shot when
CRANBERRY entered the room, drew an
automatic Colts pistol and began
firing The first shot is said to have
broken Longs neck and doubtless
caused instant death. Eight other
shots were fired in rapid succession
at close range. Six shots all told
are said to have taken effect, three of
which went through the young mans
head. CRANBERRY went at once to po-
lice headquarters and gave himself up
to officer Pack, stating that he had
killed Washington Long, and is quoted
as saying:
HE has spoiled my pleasure for life,
having caused myself and wife to be
separated. | shot him nine times and
guess | killed him. If he is not dead
he ought to be. 1 did what any other
man would have done"
CRANBERRY was taken to the Office of
ESQ. F. M. Ricketts,, who told him to
go home and report back Sunday
morning. Deputy Sheriff Will Harris
and Constable Chas. Burns decided
later, however, that it was best to
take Cranberry in charge They
brought him to Columbia Sunday
morning about 2 o'clock and took him
to the Bethel, where he remained in
charge of officers until Monday.
CRANBERRY is a son of Mrs. Sue Gran
berry of Ashwood and a brother of
Messrs. w. L. Cranberry of Nashville,
and Messrs. R. L., j. B. and Jack Gran
berry of Maury county. He is about
twenty-eight years of age. The fam
lily is one of the foremost in the coun-
~ ond hoe Loop nroniDant in the
affairs of the county for many years.
Long is a son of the late DR.. Wash
ington Long of Mt. Pleasant and was
about nineteen years of age. He is
survived by his mother and younger
brother. The Long family is one of
the largest and most prominent in the
county.
There are several versions as to the
origin of the trouble. About three
years ago CRANBERRY married Miss
Katie Mai Carmack, daughter of
Mr.. Sam Carmack of Hickman county. |
The young couple went to st. Louis to
live and a little daughter was born in
that city. About six months ago they |
returned to Maury county and went to
board at the Washington Long home.
Young Cranberry engaged in the phos-
plate business with his brother, Rob-
ert, about two miles from Mt. Pleas
ant About four months since Gran
berry and his wife agreed to separate,
incompatibility being the cause and
only cause assigned, at that time.
Mrs. CRANBERRY then went to Centre
vile to keep house for her father. 1t
it alleged that few months ago Mrs.
father went to CRANBERRY
what he meant by certain
talk credited to him and that CRANBERRY
firmly denied having expressed him
self as charged.
1t is stated however, that Long had
been circulating some slanderous re-
)orts about Mrs. CRANBERRY, and had
auntingly said that CRANBERRY knew
# these reports and was afraid to re-
ient them That these reports had
,nly recently come to the ears or
cranberry, and at the first meeting with
4ong he proceeded to avenge the name
if his wife and the mother of his i
,hild, and that this will be the line of S
he defense. a
Mrs. CRANBERRY has not been back in c
daury county since she went to Cen /
reville, three or four months ago. The f
ragedy has brought great sorrow to Q