The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-11

me evidence in the case affected the
defendant. For these reasons me
Court allowed US 10 prove the life
ana traits OF the defendant This
was done that you may be able 10
Judge OF his motives when he com
mitted this deed.
we viii commence with this case
at the beginning and trace this boys
life from infancy to the present hour.
Al the age Of two this boys father
was taken from him. His father was
the friend of my boyhood and | should
be glad 10 know if he looks down from
some invisible height that he sees me
here contributing my energies and
powers to the defense of his youngest
born. We need no witnesses to his
mothers character; her face was sui
ficient to impress you with the beauty
of her character. Into such a home
this young man first saw the light OF
day. In such home as this we know
what to expect of young man. This
boy was the constant companion OF
his devoted mother. He was sweet
and gentle and bright in his DISPOSE
tion. No higher compliment could be
paid a boy than the tribute which
came from the lips of his mother on
the witness stand. She said: He
was the most dutiful son l ever saw.
But not alone does this tribute to his
character come from his mother; ev-
cry witness speaks the same of his
character. Such boy as the wit
nesses and this mother have described
here would not be capable of the
bloody deed described by counsel on
the other side No young man ever
stood before a jury with finer char
acter than this young man sustained
up to the time of this tragedy. This
young man, though he lost his inherit
lance, met the girl of his choice and
with rare bravery and ambition he
set out in the world to make home
for her. 1t may be true that this
marriage of defendant was an unwise
one because they had no means, but
under these circumstances what could
have prompted his marriage, except
the purest and strongest tie of love.
But having married he went at once
to st LENS, where he nobly began
the struggles of life. Though his
family may have objected to his mar
riage because he had no property, yet
when they had married, these mem
bers of the family came to their res
cue and helped to support them. This
young man was so attentive to busl-
ness and so faithful and diligent that
he soon attracted the attention of his
employers. His salary was advanced
time and again until he finally had
his salary doubled and at the time OF
the panic was prepared to take still
more responsible position"
Mr.. Hughes then proceeded to de-
tail the life of Granbery and wife at
their home in st. Louis. He told OF
his devotion to and care of his wife;
of how his wife had moved to more
attractive part Of the city. Mr..
Hughes said that Granbery's devotion
to his wife was exemplifed in his
moving to the home of his wife's
friends so that she might have the
advantage of their society and atten-
ton. Here Mr.. Hughes read from
Mrs. Cornelius evidence to show the
relations of CRANBERRY to his wife, in
which it was stated that they were
always happy and most devoted to
each other.
Commenting on this evidence, Mr.
Hughes said this was the record of
this young man while in st. Louis
as written by the friend of his wife's
mother. This was the record this
boy made wherever he went. Mr. t
Hughes also read the deposition of
Mrs. Jefferson, describing the char /
acter and treatment OF Cranberry to- I
ward his wife and child while they
were living in St. Louis.
Mr.. Hughes read and dwelt upon /
and commented upon this evidence /
with fine effect. He commented at l
length on the statement of the wit
ness that Granbery was a typical
Southern gentleman. Mr.: Hughes
then continued to trace the lives OF
this couple until they secured a fiat
and went to housekeeping. In this
fiat they remained for six weeks, the
Young man getting up in the morning
cooking his own breakfast bringing
up wood and coal and doing all the
heavy work in order that his wife
continue her slumbers How many