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


said he told FAIRIES this was not true.
and FAIRIES replied. yes / have heard
II before
Witness Weeps Bitterly.
In detailing this part OF the story
Of his unhappy past the witness broke
completely down and cried and sObbed
like a child. There was no mistaking
the sincerity OF his great mortihea-
ton and grief and very many in the
audience shared his sorrow and
mingled their tears with his.
Continuing his testimony the defen-
dant named several others who had
told him Of other circumstances con-
corning his relationship with young
Long. He asked Harlan TO ask FAIRIES
who told him of the report he had
repeated, and FAIRIES said lit came
through the women folks to Mrs. Now
lin. and Mrs. Nowlin got it straight"
About the last Of April l told my
brother Bob about this report, and he
said he had heard it before. That
one DR.. Rensom told him that Long
told him, that his mother had caught
them and ordered Mrs. Granbery from
the house. But his brother, he said,
advised him to have nothing more to
do with 1t.
Witness asked aunt not to go and
find out if Mrs. Granbery's character
was questioned, that Mrs. Dobbins said
Mrs. Jno. Brownlow had told her Mrs.
Nowlin had said Mrs, Long had caught
Mrs. CRANBERRY sitting in the lap of
her son and made her leave.
Later witness had another talk with
Harry Harlan, who said that Fariss
caught his wife and Malcolm Long
together. Witness did not believe
that it was Malcolm Long who was
caught with wife, knew it was not
Malcolm. He did not recall any other
conversation with Harry Harlan on
the subject. DR.. Lonehan boarded at
Mrs. Longs. Witness had talk with
the doctor about March l. The doc
tor told witness that he knew trouble
was coming between witness and wife
because of young Long. The doctor
told witness he was going to take his
own wife away from the Longs. La
ter he had another conversation with
DR.. Lonehan and asked him what he
saw but the doctor evaded him and
said he tried not to see anything.
About ten days before the killing he
had another talk with Lonehan and
the doctor again refused to talk, but
said If the matter ever got to court
his testimony would be very damag-
ing, but would say nothing more. But
witness knew from the doctors man
ner that he knew much more than he
cared to tell. He had a talk with DIR.
Lonehan at the latter's office. He
told DR.. that he was going to court to
get his child, If his wife had been
criminal he wanted the child, but DR..
Lonehan again refused to talk and
witness got out of patience with him.
Witness was asked to state the SUBJ
stance of all these conversations, but
the court sustained an objection be-
cause it would be mere repetition.
Witness had a conversation with
Mrs Dobhins about the Waive FAIRIES
matter before going to Montana, but
when he returned he got his aunt Mat
to ask from Mrs. Nowlin and Mrs.
Long what they knew. Aunt Mat
said Mrs. Long told her that Wash
ington had received a letter from
Katie May and she gave him severe
lecture. A servant told Mrs. Long
that she saw washington hugging and
kissing Katie May. On one occasion
Mrs. Long accused Katie May Of hug
ging and kissing washington and she
tainted, then Mrs. Long, mother OF
deceased ordered her to leave the
house and she left next Tuesday.
Mrs. CRANBERRY left Mt. Pleasant on
March %, she stayed at Mrs. Longs
two months after the separation. 1t
was understood that on March l, Mrs,
CRANBERRY was to run the house and
Mrs. Long and boys were to board
with her. This lasted till she went
to her father. The last conversation
with his aunt Mat was about ten days
before the killing.
Witness went to Montana with his
mother, who was going there to see
her son Joe, who died about month
ago.
With defendant still on the stand
court at 1920 recessed until 1880.
STATE CLOSES.