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

tAa5SdSs nc was UlOuShl hOlhC ~
his casket. Between 1890 and 11:0C
. O'clock they brought her the news
that her son was dead. She was al.
most asleep when her. other son came
! with the sad message Of grief to her
bedroom.
Mrs. Long said her son was living
with her when he was killed, and had
been since Nov. /, when he came
home from Alabama. He was work
ling in Alabama but had spell of fe-
yer and came home. Her family con-
sisted of herself and two sons. Capt.
and Mrs. Moberly and a young man
from Fayetteville, had rooms in her
house. Others lived there before, Mat
McFerrin and Tom Fetter and DR..
Lenehan and others, and Harry Gran
berry and wife had also boarded there.
Miss Mat Dobbins engaged board for
Granbery and wife some time about
Christmas. Soon after on December
26th, Harry called her up, but she told
him he could not get the room till the
next day They did not move in,
however, until December 2S, when
Mrs. CRANBERRY came. She came with
the child before Harry came. She
told witness she was an expectant
mother. She wanted Mrs. Long to
know her condition before she moved
into the house. Mrs. CRANBERRY re-
NAMED at her home from that time
on. This was on Saturday, December
%. Mrs. CRANBERRY was to pay for
her board monthly. She told Mrs.
Long she wanted board only during
the Winter. In the Spring she hoped
to go to housekeeping. Prior to
this time Mrs. Long knew Mrs. Gran
berry only slightly. She had taught in
Hay Long, but witness sons went to
Howard Institute. Asked about Mrs.
Granbery's condition, witness said |
that Mrs. CRANBERRY was in bed Sun
day morning, and the next day she |
had a doctor and was in bed the en-
tire first week. Helwas there off and
on Sunday. She was in bed good !
deal Of the time. Defendant came in
Wednesday night and found his wife
very much disturbed over message
from her father at Centreville, who
was very sick. She was walking. the
floor and tainted and DR.. Lenehan
was called, Harry showed that he 1
was much irritated over the condition
Of his wife. He said he had to go to
lis business. Mrs. Long told him she
would take care of his wife and Harry
eft very abruptly and did not go into /;
ell his wife good bye. His conduct
lad a very depressing effect on his {
wife. This was on Wednesday after 6
hey came to board. When he came {
Jack on the next Saturday night he |
ried to persuade his wife to move to /
he mines, but she objected, saying f
larry wanted her at the mines to f
ID
OF able to care for the baby and cook \
I her condition. Mrs. CRANBERRY said Il
he told Harry she wanted to spend s
ne winter with her father, but Harry b
-ould not let her do so. This was on a
ne second Saturday night after they a
anne. Harry spent the night and the I
ext day and left Monday early. He Il
ad eleven suppers, five dinners and
We breakfasts while in her home. n
AIRY did not return till the next Sat d,
rday night. Mrs. Long said she new bI
; saw Harry show the least affec- W
on for his wife or baby while in her h,
ome. He never kissed her or en- hi
'aced her or noticed the baby, al nj
Tough II would play around him. CT
lring this time Mrs. Granbery was TO
OK and spent much Oh her time in or
If own room. She had a nurse and to
ID to pay for il as best she could FIJI
airy provided no money for that pur- tn
Sc. During all this time Mrs. Gran nv
ry suffered much, physically and
entally and witness was frequently sa
He'd to her room to administer to ca
r. Mrs. Cranberry was so much de- wi
essed her friends noticed her con- fire.
ion with alarm. lee
Witness said Harry never came my
me except Saturday nights. He chi
uld come in and have fuss with
wife then leave her and stay ne
ay till 2 or O'Clock in the morn IT,
!. He would ask his wife about yol
conduct with Mat McFerrin and tur
at men she had seen uptown Mrs ne'
M bery. told, witness that Harry unit