The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04

abused as she had, she az last turue
and said. there's the door. now take
: it," no wonder she did not want 10
be. even for moment. under the
same roof with MIN. And who blames
her? I do not. / say she did right;
and that it was perfectly natural and
right for her to do and say what she
did"
None but those the defendant went
to and relied upon to help him, ever
said a word rejecting upon his wife's
character; his tale-toter and man FRI
day, Harry j. Harlan: and Aunt Matt;
and cousin. Mrs. Jno. Frierson. and
Charlie Burns. There was no general
talk or gossip against HIS wife. The
talk was all among those who were
trying to bring about Islander and Cos
sip and talk; not a word was said by
others against the purity of this de-
PENDANTS wife. Nothing in the proof
to justify the talk he complains about.
and which his experts come TO swear
produced a brain explosion. Do you
believe any such stuff as that. gentle
men? Does not the proof show that
he walked cody and deliberately into
that pool room? Does not his friend.
Jake Alexander, say he was cool and
deliberate. And does not the state
ments of all the witnesses introduced
by the State show that he coolly and
walked up behind that I'M
boy, intending to shoot
him in the back of the head but the
boy, feeling his presence, perhaps,
turned his head just a little, as the
witnesses testify, and caught the MUIR
ferrous shot in his cheek? Caught
he shot that broke his neck and
killed him? But if he had stopped
here, gentlemen of the jury, | could
rave had some spark of sympathy for
Tim. But he was not yet satisfied.
But, cruel, inhuman man that he was,
When his victim fell limp and dead.
e stood over his victim and bored five
oles into his quivering flesh.
This was the first brain storm that
yer took place in Maury county, said
ne speaker, and he prayed God it
1ould be the last.
In his conclusion Mr.. VOORHEES, said
nat he had thought that if the defen-
ant had been so outraged by the con-
uct of the deceased, that he was
compelled to kill him,
nat he might at least have gone to
is face and not come behind his back
} do the awful deed; and that If he
lust do it at all, he might have chos-
n time and place when the little
rother could have been spared the
ght of the wicked, cruel scene. But
he said had chosen his
wn way, and time and place, and had
erpetrated, in his opinion, the most
'uel cowardly and cold-bloded MUIR
or, ever committed in Maury county.
And what protection will your boy
ave, gentleman, If such a deed as
lis goes unpublished? What protec-
on will your daughter have, If she
'ows up and marries and her hus-
ind tires of her and seeks to rid
mself of her, and have the talk
i'd the blame put upon her Why
ay not any man, who seeks to rid
mself of his wife, stir up reports
;ainst her. and drag her name down
dishonor and disgrace, to save his
vn neck, II In a Jealous rage he muir.
RS another man. The grave by the
adside between here and Mt. Pleasant
a mute appeal to every passer by,
enforce the law against the murder
The broken home of the mother.
d the young brother who was made
witness to this cruel act, cry out for
stice and protection, and the State,
ntlemen, expects you to do your full
ty to the State and society. The
written law, gentlemen, which at
'neys will talk to you of, is law
It is written only upon the hearts
murderers, or men who In their
arts are conspiring to commit MUIR
)"
1t the conclusion of Mr.. VOORHEES,
,ech, a recess was taken until 1850
lock-