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


Jefferson. His wife was Miss Katie Nay
Carmack- Asked on whose sugges-
ton he moved. the objection OF State
was sustained 10 this question.
Mr.. Granbery said they paid $500
per month board for himself and wife.
His brother Robert sent him 5000
every month to supplement his In
come. He went there In September.
1895 and resigned his Job in August,
1906. His salary was increased grad
ually So a month until when he left
he was getting 5000 a month.
Witness and wife boarded at Mrs.
Jefferson until Jany. Is, 1907. In Au-
gust, 1906. he went to another Arm
and then went back to Simmons af-
ter being away for six weeks, at an
increased salary. He returned to this
firm at $50 a month. His brother
continued to send him $4,000 a month
until 'he left St Louis. A child was
born to them Sept. Is, 1906 at Mrs.
Keterson's. He left her house in
January, 1907 and went to keeping
house out Of town, about 10 blocks
futher out. Mrs. Jefferson lived near
them, she having moved when they
did. Their house was in a nice neigh
borhood. They lived there six weeks.
Their child was born at the Associa-
ton Hospital. All his family helped
to pay the expenses of his wife's con-
finement. She was in the hospital
about a month. When they moved
the next time they took rooms on
West Bell street, stayed six weeks
and moved to Mrs. Hunts on Bell
street. They moved to this place at
his wife's suggestion. Lived there
until they left St. Louis. They hired
nurse most of the time. He left
home at GAS in the morning and re-
turned at 6:45 in the evening. He
seldom left home at night without his
wife being with him. He resigned
the last time because of the firm lay
ing off men during the panic. The
court sustained the States objections
as to all these details.
Come Back 10 msury.
Continuing defendant repeated that
he resigned in November last year.
From the time Of his marriage to the
time of leaving St. Louis defendant
and his wife lived happily together,
barring an occasional little family diff
ference. They left St. Louis Nov. 49,,
1907 his wife leaving three days be-
fore he did. He sent his wife ahead
because he didn't then have money
enough to pay the way of both home.
When his wife came back to Tennes-
see she went to her fathers home,
Sam G. Carmack at Centreville. He
came to kshwood and soon afterward
visited his wife at her fathers.
The defendant got job to go in
the phosphate business for his brother
near Mt. Pleasant on January list
this year He was to be foreman at
the mines. Board was engaged for
1.-THE defendant at Mrs. Mat Longs, the
mother of the deceased He went
there the last of December. His wife
was to pay 500 month and he was
to pay proportionately when he was
there. He also paid extra for the
board of the nurse. He and his wife
moved to Mrs Longs the last of De-
cember. His business was such that
he could not go home every night. he
could not get UP in time to get to the
mines, two miles away, if he had gone
home. Witness said he went home on
Saturday nights and frequently during
the week. He usually spent all day
| Sunday at home. He had very mean
quarters at the mines and had his
food sent over from his mother two
miles away. These quarters were not
suitable place to take his wife.
About forty or fifty black laborers
were employed and many otner ne
groes lived at adjoining mines.
witness said the members of the
Long family included her two boys,
Washington Long being then at home.
He was not engaged in any business
and remained at the house constantly.
On a number of occasions he found
washington Long in his bed room.
He had previously cautioned his wife
against having anything to do with
washington Long, who he said, had
bad disease and who would talk
about women. He thought Washing
ton was twenty-one years old at the
time his wife boarded at Mrs. Longs.
Witness said that Washington had a
bad disease five or six years before.
That the deceased had bad reputa-
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