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

Anderson. witness said that All n
wounds ranged from front % back.
l. 3. Peters
l. B. Peters testifes that he run
a bakery in the front room OF hts bus
mess house in Mt. Pleasant, and
pool room in the rear room, and va
present on the night OF the killing
and saw Harry Granbery shoot an'
kin Washington Long in his poo
room. He said the two rooms were
connected by a door; that he was sit
ting in the back room. with his face
towards the 'front.' door, and from
where he was sitting he could see a
man enter the front door. That he
saw Cranberry when he entered the
front door: that he started to get up
to meet him, but saw he was coming
on back to the pool room. Saw him
as he entered the pool room; Long
was standing between the two pool
tables, with his back towards the
door, watching the game being played
on the rear table. When Granbery
first came through the door leading
from the front to the back room, he
stopped and looked about; when he
came further into the room saw that
he had a pistol in his hand. As he
came near Long. Long slightly turned
his head and at that moment Gran
berry fired the first shot, and then sew
eral others in quick succession. Wit
ness said he could not count the shots,
they were fired so fast, but he has
since counted seven bullet holes in
the floor.
Describes Shooting.
In answer to the questions of the
Attorney General, witness located the
'elative positions of Long and Gran
very at the time of the shooting on a |
nap which was exhibited. The wit |
less was near the South wall of the
Jack room when Granbery entered
he partition door. Washington Long
ras standing between the two pool
ables and about fifteen feet from the
DOR with his back to the door when
cranberry entered. The latter was
bout two and one-half feet away
hen he fred the shots. Witness did
OF count the shots, they came in
apid succession and he could not say
ow many were fired; the pistol was
My short distance from Long when
le first shot was fired Witness
ould not say that Long ever saw
ranbery; he did not turn until after
? was shot. He was positive that
ong made no demonstration. The
sceased started to turn his head at 9
e time that Granbery entered the =
,or, but the witness could not posi- y
Tely say whether or not he saw the =
tier. =
Witness found, after the shooting !,
rs over that there were seven bull !,
holes in the floor. They covered
space he thought that was about :,
yhteen inches square. Indicating
eet of legal cap that was laying on
: floor the witness thought that the
lets with the exception of perhaps
e or two took effect IN this space. il
ter all the shots were fired the de-
Idant turned and walked from the
I'M. He did not say one word be-
e or after the shooting so far as
witness heard. When the de- Ti
dant CRANBERRY entered the door he Ia
cd perhaps a moment before ad- III
icing to where the deceased was
nding over the pool table. His an
Id was at his side when he came IN
} the room. The witness could III
tell at the exact moment that he ma
t saw the pistol saw something in gus
hand of the defendant as 1t went Ch
Or was in raised attitude, but did ,
know whether or not or when de- cal
liant took pistol from his pocket. FIT
S about Is feet from the partition qul
r to the pool room where Long ret
standing. To the question of the cel
,rney General as to whether or IN
the witness could have seen Gran
, draw his pistol If in fact he did ke'
v it after entering the room, the son
nse objected and the objection ltal
sustained on the ground that the yer
yer would be merely the opinion ret'
ne witness and not statement of gre
He stated that there were no g