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

be in a stupor all the time; he was
not at himself Before this Harry
would attend closely 70 his work. but
after the separation he did not spend
as much time at his work. Harry
was like a changed man after the sep
aration and witness often advised him
TO leave the country, so he would not
brood over his affairs Harry and
wiz less went to work before day and
anti after dark. The witness said 1t
was necessary and customary for
white men at the mines to carry a
pistol. It is usual for mine foreman
to 90 armed about Mt. Pleasant after
dark.
Witness saw Harry on the afternoon
of the killing They did not talk
then: the next time he saw him was
at the telephone office, where they
had a bottle of beer with some other
parties. Witness identified map of
the square at Mt. Pleasant.
While Harry was going up on the
sidewalk at the pool room witness
called to him and told him to get some
cigars for Bob. This was minute
before the shooting. He heard the
shooting and Harry walked out and
said Boys / have killed the man that
separated me from my wife and
child" He would give defendant
full faith on oath and defendant had
a good reputation for peace and order.
Cross-ExaminatIon
AS well as witness could remem-
Der CRANBERRY said Il have killed the
man that separated me from my wife
and child and wrecked my happi-
ness" He could not positively say
this was what was said, but it was
substantially correct. Harry walked
out Of the pool room and started up
the sidewalk, and witness then went
into the pool room. He was going
North when witness saw him.
On redirect examination witness
said that he was summoned by the
State as a witness.
The counsel for defendant then
called for the reading of dispositions
taken at St. Louis.
The deposition of Mrs. N. M. Cor
nelus of st. Louis, was read by At |
torney Charles P. Hatcher for the de-
PENDANT. She was Narcissa McLe- |
more and was raised in Spring Hill, |
lived near Franklin and att Nashville I
and left Tennessee in 1888. Witness |
knew both Harry Granbery and his
years. She met them at her sisters,
Mrs Keterson's, where they were liv-
ing Mrs. Cornelius saw them often |
at Mr.. Keterson's. Her relations with
them were intimate; had known Mrs.
Cranberry for many years and also
knew her mother. They went to sis
ter's to board because Harry wanted
to get into better neighborhood and
be with friends. The Granbery's
went from deponent's sister to fiat
to do housekeeping They had
four-room fat; they we're comfortably
situated and the neighborhood was
good around there. Deponent saw the
Granbery's almost every day; they
had servant part of the time to do
the heavy work, but when they did
not have one Harry would do the
heavy work. bring up the coal and take
out the ashes. Harry's habits were
very regular to his business. He
went to work early and came home
late and would show that he was
tired. Witness never saw Harry
drunk in her life. He was a sober
man and she saw him often. They
had a child in 1906, after that they
stayed several months at her sis
ter's, then they went to an apartment
house, where they remained six
weeks, but Mrs. CRANBERRY got tired of !
and wanted to board ?
and they then moved to Mrs. Hunts,
where she remained until they went
home in November. Mrs. Hunts