The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-02
MRS. C. D. KNIGHT
TELLS OF KILLING
OF HER HUSBAND
LIVED ABOUT TWO EtYs AFTER
BEING SHOT BY VIM. N. GREEN
LAST MARCH.
WFN WERE NEAR EACH OTHER
Testlfies That Green Fired at Knights
Forehead But Missed That-seeond
Shot Proved Fatal-son Testifies
Also.

HES knight, the eldest son OF the
late c. d. knight, was called to testi-
fy in the Green case. He was not
present at the time of the killing,
and his testimony had reference prin-
cipally to the road, and the fence be-
tween the farms of Mrs. G. d. Knight
and VIM. M. Green, the latter OF
whom is on trial for the killing Of, c.
d. Knight.
Mrs. Knight Tells of Killing.
Before proceeding with the hearing
of the testimony in the case, the wit
nesses, other than those who are Styl-
ed character witnesses, we're instruct
ed to retire.
A large number of spectators were
present, many of whom were neigh
bors of the parties to the controversy
which resulted in the death of one of
the principals.
Mrs Fannie knight, widow of c. d.
Knight, the man killed by VIM. M.
Green, testified in substance that her
husband was So years of age, that the
sight Of one of his eyes was very de-
rectiVe, having been almost blind IN
that eye, that his left arm was useless
az the result of rheumatism. and that
She arm had been in that condition
I'VE or six years. She stated that
On the morning of the tragedy she
and a daughter had started to drive
20 Columbia, and on their way they
passed a point at which the defend
ant and Joe and Dallas Richardson
were preparing to construct a fence,
the effect of which was to move the
fence west and nearer to the road. !
She stated that the road as used be-
fore the attempt to move the line, had !,
existed more than thirty years, but !
that the fence had not been built that /
long.
When she came opposite Green she
says she asked him what he meant +
by moving the fence, and stated that /
she and Mr. knight had consulted /
lawyers who told the mthat Green
had no right to move the fence. She !
says he remarked that he was going
to move it anyhow. Says she asked
him why they didn't have the light
to control the fence when Mr.. Ste
vens had asked their permission be-
fore digging a ditch near by. She
stated that she told him that she
would return home, and have her hus-
band go to Culleoka after an officer
to stop him, and that there was a gun
ut home and that she didn't know
but she might bring it back. 1t seems
that on reaching home she called to
her husband told of the fencing OPP
erations, and advised him to go to
Culleoka and get an officer. \,
He started over to the place where
the work was being done, and she
waited for letter at the house but
followed him, and when her husband (,
came to where Green was at work she
says he said to Green that they were
to let the law settle this, and that
Green was doing something that he
had no right to do, and that he wound
up by asking Green IL he did not
think that he (Knight) should pick up
n chunk, and knock his id head on.
She says Green drew a pistol and
told her husband not to talk 30 id
big, and Fastening toward her hus-
band pointed the weapon at his fore
head, and fred, but missed him, and
that he then pointed the pistol to-
ward the lapel of the coat and fred,
when Knight staggered and fell to
the ground, and told Green that he
had killed him. Mrs. Knights COM
ments to Green at the time were that
he would go to the pen for what he
had already done, and that If he kill
ed her husband he would hang, and
he had shot him on his own prem
Uses
She said that Green remarked that
he was sorry; that he shot him be-
fore he thought. She stated that
neither she nor her husband was arm
cd, and that the land belonged to her.
She said that her husband was shot
Thursday morning, March II, 1910,
about 1O:3O o'clock. and that he died
Saturday night, March 10.
Rigid Cross Examination.
The witness was subjected to
rigid cross examination by Attorney
James VOORHEES,, OF counsel for the de-
PENDANT, and It developed that she Wig
orously opposed the changing Of the
line, although her husband was much
lsss determined IN his opposition. She
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