The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
MRS. M'REE Tells
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followed her statement that the young
man was advancing upon her when
she fired. She was too excited, she
said, to remember exactly what hap
pened
Mrs. McRee denied absolutely any
undue friendship between herself and
Garland and explained the circum-
stances under which he spent three or
four nights at her home
She admitted that Garland and her.
self were together often, adding that
at such times her children We're al
ways present,
She was asked by Acting District
Attorney Du Buission if she thought
that Garland intended to attack her
in her home at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. with all the doors open and with
her children and Ao servants in the
yard. Mrs. McRee replied that she
did not know what Garland might do
~ ~ A'fNl 'etii llC WIS -HOI afraid Ol
her. that she could not scare him and
that he was advancing towards her:
that she fired thrice and she supposed
he must have turned just as she raised
the revolver to fire.
Did you think he was going to
hurt you then and there?"
Yes, sir. A man who makes such
proposal to a woman-I do not
know what he would do to a woman"
Nov, you are positive that was
why you shot him."
Yes, sir. and to defend NV honor.
shot him to defend my honor" she
said emphaticaly.
why did Allan come to vour home
and spend three nights?"
why, III tell YOU" she replied.
His uncle was visiting the Garlauds
and Allan had had some trouble with
a young lady and he ordered Allan out
of the house. Allan asked me if
wouldn't let him come to my house
and stay for the next few nights. I
didn't want to do anything that would
cause friction between the two fam
lies so ! went to Mrs. Garland and
asked her whether there would be any
objection to Allan's staying there I'M
til his uncle went home. She said no,
and that's why Allan stayed at my
house"
Mrs. McRee identified the revolver
with which she killed Garland as she
resumed the stand for the afternoons
session and continuance of the cross.
examination. After admitting she
was good shot and that she and Gar,
land had been shooting at targets to-
gether, she was asked:
Now just one question. aren't You
stouter and stronger than Allan and
didn't you tell Mr. Du Buisson this
morning thV you were?" asked AT
torney Veasey for the prosecution.
81 said I was fieshier and bigger.
but do not know what is the strength
Of a man compared with that of wo-
man" Mrs. McRee replied.
Nov tell me, couldn't you have
picked this boy mp and pushed him
out of the house,"
Il might have if | had had that
muph fine Mr. Uaacav Dd wa, +b;nlz
a woman is going to get into a fist
fight with man who has insulted her?
Why | don't think So and | don't
think the wives of any of these jurors
would have done it," declared the ac-
cused with a rising infection in her
voice. Attorney Veasey objected to
the witness arguing" before the jury.
Judge Hunter asked her when was
the last time Garland had spent the
night at the McRee home.
Mrs McRee replied that it was last
Christmas when Allen was going down
the track toward his home in an in
toxicated condition.
"He had a bottle and he was so
drunk that we took his shoes off and
put him to bed. | told Mrs. Garland
he was asleep. She said | had better
let him sleep there as. he might go