The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28

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bery refused % bring the child aroun.
and the clothes we're left az Ms
Frierson's- He did not get % see IL
child and has not seen il since. A
this point witness again broke down
and cried
Mrs. FrisrsOn told the witness thai
a young lady wrote TO her in Florida
Of what Long had said about his wife;
that Long had said that he stayed in
the room with Mrs. Granbery as much
as he did in his own. Mrs. Frierson
had told this to the defendant the
week before the killing.
When the defendant reached the
events on the fatal day OF the killing
the atmosphere Of the court room
seemed to be surcharged with excite
ment and the interest was simply in
tense. One could have heard a pin
fall, so quiet was every one In the
hope OF not missing a single word
that might be uttered 1t was plain
when the witness was led to this fatal
day by his attorney that he was
wrought up to a high pitch and his
dramatic breakdown a few moments
later was not wholly unexpected.
Witness said that he reached Mt.
Pleasant at 2:30 O'Clock on the day Of
the killing from the camp and that
he intended to go home with his
brother Jack that night and he phoned
to his mother at her home that he
would be there that night He had
gone to Mt. Pleasant on business, but
found after he got there that there
would not be any work done and he i
had nothing to do during the after
noon. At about $3.50 o'clock he went
to Peters pool room to see Harry ].
Harlan to tell Harlan that he was
going home and not to come to the
mines after him. He saw Jack Har-
ris in the pool room, but the deceased
was not there. Later in the afternoon
he talked TO Mrs. John Frierson about
what the young lady had told her
about what Long had said about his
wife.
After leaving this place the witness
vent to Alexander's livery stable and
hen went about 6 O'Clock again 10
he pool room with o. o. Watts, but
he deceased was not there at that
ime.
Witness went to the pool room be- :
ause Watts wanted a bottle of beer
nd they thought that Harry Harlan /,
ould tell them where they could find :,
ne. They found Harry and he told /,
hem where to go. Long was not in J
he pool room at this time. AS he !,
nd Watts were leaving they met :,
FRS. Frierson opposite the drug store !.
t Williams and she invited him to :,
upper, but he declined because he ;,
ad an engagement. They walked up :,
ne street and asked Charles Burns J,
nd Harris about finding some beer, =
ut they told the witness that the beer !.
eople had all been run out of town.
lent to hotel with Watts and ate "
upper. After that witness went to =,
grams store. At 9 or $3.50 o'clock :,
itness went with Harry ]. Harlan to .,
e pool room, but the tables were all O.
II. Witness asked to use phone
e phoned to the young lady who had
Id Mrs. Frierson about what Long =
ID said about Long and Mrs. Gran y
ry, but the young lady told him she
uld not see him that night. y.
At this visit to the pool room wit :.
So did not see Long He went up
e street and saw Jack CRANBERRY and =.
tn him and Jake Alexander and
IAN Hunter went to the telephone
ice, where they had bottle of beer,
3 witness drinking one and half
tiles. They stayed at the telephone
Ice for about half an hour and he -.
d Jake Alexander talked about go
- by
monument, where they discussed
ness troubles at some length. They
Lol
ened to his trouble, but would not
witness anything. Finally, they r.
ided to play pool and started down -.
Lees pool room, but decided to go 80,
Peters as 1t was nearer. They -
ided to play one game while they , ~
e waiting for Jack to get his 49,
We.
Witness walked into the pool room
Peters about 1890 o'clock. Just 80,
he looked up after going through -
partition door he saw Vance VIII 49,
and then a moment later he be-
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