Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-01
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w. b. Jennings, Jailer of Henderson
county, followed Mr.. Johnson. Mr.
Jennings had been summoned here by
the Commonwealth to testify regarding
an attempt of prisoners confined in his
charge to break Jail. He said that
while Ernest Slayden was confined in the
Jail there an attempt was made by sew
eral of the prisoners to saw out. He
stated that he caught one of them using
a saw in a vacant cell, and that he be-
lieved Ernest Slayden knew of the plot,
as he had access to the cell and could
have known it. He said Slayden did
not notify him. He also stated that
John Boley, now in the Eddyville peni-
Tertiary for housebreaking. had told
him (Jennings) while on the wav to
the penitentiary, that Ernest Slayden
told him (Boley) that he had killed
James Sullenger to get his estate. The
Commonwealth then had Boley brought
to Marion, and Boley denied any recol-
lection of having told Jennings any
thing about Slayden. He said he was
drunk the day he was taken to the pen
itentiary, and did not remember what
he said
He said if he did make such state
ment 70 Jennings it was false. When
Mr. Jennings was recalled he reiterated
his original statement and denied that
Boley was drunk
Mrs Harriet Sullenger. widow of the
murdered man. was the next witness.
She was kept on the stand about forty
minutes. and told of how her husband
left on the morning of the day he was
killed to go to a man named Wright's
to purchase COW. and how. when he
failed to return home at his usual time
on the night of the killing. they had dis
cussed it at the supper table. She said
in substance. that while they were eat
ing supper some one remarked that Mr..
Sullenger was little late returning
She said that Ernest Slayden was the
only man at the house, and that he did
not eat much supper. but arose from
the table before any other member of
the family; that he left the kitchen
and went out, and that she did not see
him again that night. She thought she
heard his voice on the front porch and
afterward in the room occupied by
Slayden and his wife. She said she
read a st. Louis paper until about eight
O'Clock when she retired. She said she
prepared lunch for her husband and
left it on the kitchen table. She said
she was not much uneasy about her
husband when she retired. believing that
he had remained at the home Of his
con in Livingston county.
Contineuing Mrs. Sullenger said that
her sleep was slightly disturbed during
the night She thought she was dream
inr and heard Mr.. Sullenger walking
about the house. and that she thought
h heard somebody knocking on
boards.
The following morning was taken up
by Mrs. Sullenger She told the jury
that when she awoke and found that
Mr.. Sullenger had not come in she was
not disturbed, but was convinced he
had spent the night with some of his
children. She said she went about her
household duties, going to the kitchen
to prepare breakfast. She was the
first I o arise. She was paeparing
breakfast when Oslo Slayden, wife of
the defendant, entered the kitchen and
took a pair of Slayden's pants-his
Sunday" pants, from nail on the
wall. She said tn at Oslo then turned
to her and asked if Mr.. Sullenger had
returned. Being answered in the neg
ativa che % III that no;a than ,,,o,t ~ Il,