The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
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. er had any trouble until witnes
! moved to Mrs. Long to board. Wi
ness first met wife IA months befor
he married. During that time sh
lived at Mt. Pleasant with her fathe
and family. Her standing and that o
her family was good She was 2.
when they married. Witness neve
heard a word of suspicion against hi
wife. She taught at Mt. Pleasant
Does not know whether washington
and Malcolm went to her school.
Witness married in Nashville. Al
that time she lived at Ed Chapman's
her kinsman at Spring Hill. Wife's
kin were present at wedding, but none
of his people were there, though they
knew he would marry. He told his
mother he would marry Katie May,
but his mother made no objection.
His brother Jack objected to the mar
riage. No reason why they did
not marry at home or at Spring Hill.
His wife's father was willing that they
should be married After the mar
riage he and his wife left for St
Louis that night to find a job. His
business continued in st. Louis until
last November. He and wife came on
visits to his and her fathers home
During his residence in st. Louis his
married life was happy. His wife
never did anything to arouse his sus-
picions. There was never the slight
est criticism of his wife on his part
or any one else until they went to
Mrs. Longs. They never had a Sc
rious row while in ST. Louis. Once
she telephoned to her father to come
to st. Louis. They had little trou-
BILE because she did not want to move
from Mrs McLemore's. Before her
father got there they had settled the
matter They never had a serious
trouble in st. Louis. They never re-
fused to allow each other to come to (
their rooms. But he and his wife I
had no trouble over this. A woman .
in the room with his sick wife 4
let him go into the room.
Why she would not let him in the
room he never knew, 1t was always
They came home on sew.
aral visits, not together, but he would
follow her.
When witness returned last Novem-
Der he went to his mothers and she
% her fathers, where she remained
Until some time in December. He
vent to see his wife once in Centre
lille. His wife came to Columbia and
listed Mrs. Holding and then she
vent to see Mrs c. A. Forgey, also
in to her. Mrs. CRANBERRY remained {
{ Dr. Forgey's until they moved to /
frs. Longs to board. His wife went I
0 Mrs. Longs with her father. Wit c
ess' mother got Miss Dobbins, his '
unit. to get board at Mrs. Longs. v
Tiss Dobbins arranged to get them t
GARD at Mrs. Longs His wife went v
Y herself to Mrs. Longs. He went 0
ut to camp that morning, but was Il
ack at Mrs. Longs to supper. Dur F
Ig the time from the return to st. p
outs until they went to Mrs. Longs |
: and his wife visited his mother one Il
lrt of an afternoon. The reason d.
ey did not go to his mothers was 81
,cause his wife wanted to visit her al
Their and kinspeople Witness m
other did not OBJECT to his wife go SO
G to her home. The CRANBERRY fam ca
; did not have a reunion Christmas. w
3 thought he took dinner Christ So
as at the Bethel House with his to
fe. He visited his wife while she gu
Is at DR.. Forgey's. They had lit su
quarrel there over a paper. His
fe never asked him to take her to VIZ
! mothers home. Witness wife did
iect slightly to going to Mrs. Longs, in
ring Mrs. Henry Long was her ha
end. His first child was born in ha
)6. A second child was horn about fri
If weeks ago. He first found that
wife would be confined when he
Mt to see her at Centreville. He nm
lied that his wife objected to going sta
Mrs. Longs because she was in a
icate condition. Witness said his -,
e's objections to going to Mrs Longs
) because the room was bad one.
tness knew the character of Long ~
on he went there to board but never en'
AIMED he would break up his home.
Ted why he did not take his wife ~
lis mothers home he could not say. a"'
vas his mothers home and he had .,o'
the right to take her there His "ai
e and mother did not visit each eve
er while they lived at Mrs. Longs a. .
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