The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-12
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father was very fond of Mary Jane
and took her to many places.
Showing no emotion unless it was a
bit of anger, Mrs. Hall answered
quickly score of pertinent questions
regarding her family afreirs. She
said she bad>not told her brother Of
any trouble. =
Why Hall Had Gun.
Slowly the defense brought out that
Hall had carried a revolver for sew
eral days before the killing. He had
on the Monday previous said "If the
Lee boys double team me l will keep
them off," Mrs. Hall said there had
been trouble over deal between Hall
and her brothers. To her mind there
was nothing in it.
Lees Actions.
During the day the family were in
the city and while she was at the
place where the wagon had been left,
Lee, she said, walked about her from
side to side, as if wanting to see what
she had in her pockets. 1t was so
strange that she later recalled his
movements.
Mrs. Hall told of the defendant be-
ing at her home on Monday and Tues
day nights and had walked to the city
with Hall and the older children.
AS they were ready to return home,
Bura Lee had called her husband to
one side to talk with him. That was
the last she had seen of him until the
trial.
The state attempted TO prove that
Lee knew of Hall having $40, but the
witness did not clearly show this
point.
The Journey Home.
Mrs. Hall told of the journey home
and how at the cross roads near home,
when Hall and Mary Jane turned off
to go to their daughters home, she
had insisted on his coming home. She
denied that they had quarreled. Hall
had told her he intended having Dunn
split rails for him.
Defense Uses Probe.
Eyes, my husband carried Mary
Jane about with him great DEAL"
said the widow when the defendants
attorney opened with a score of peril
nent questions. He took her a great
deal when he went to see sick folks
and few times to entertainments.
did not reprimand him about taking
her with him."
Mrs. Hall recalled the trade between
her brother Chester and her husband
and of her husband driving horse to
her mothers. She had first seen Levi
and Joe Lee, when they brought her
sister to the Hall house on the night
of the killing.
She had insisted on Hall accompany
ing the family home, but there had
been no harsh words.
Mrs. Hall had heard that Chester
had gone to get her brothers, but did
not know it as fact. She bitterly
denied she had reported any improper
conduct Of her husband to her broth
ers and said she had no cause to do so.
She had heard of settlement gossip
about her husband and had noticed
her husbands fondness for the daugh-
ter-the Oldest one at home.
Mrs. LOTUS, visitor who knew lit
tie of the family affairs, went on the
stand, but could give little evidence.
At noon the jury adjourned until
1870 o'clock.
The hearing may not be concluded
before Friday.
Only Eye Witness.
Mary Jane Hall, daughter of Lum
Hall, the murdered man, who was
with him the night of the killing and
was also shot and wounded, was the
first witness called this afternoon.
She testified that she saw the murder
err, but did not see his face. That be
was built like Bura Lee, ran bcw-
legged and like Bura Lee and wore