The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-07-18
IA HOUSE OF TRAGEDIES
Mrs. Hennie Yates Unfolds Tale Of Shame
and Cruelty Goading to Crime.
Charges Husband with Ruin Of Her Daughter and Othe
Inhuman Cruelhes and ndignihes.-Yates Makes
Denial-No justification Of the Crime.


He told Attorneys General Caldwell that
he was willing to do all he can to send
his wife to the gaIlows. He scorns the
possibility Of her insanity. To the Ban
ner representative he said:
That woman is not insane she il
ihstmean. ! have known her two years
Or more, and have never seen any
thing to Indicate that she is not in her
right mind. do not believe she il
crazy. ] deny her tales that I ruined
her daughter or that my life at home
was other than it should be. deny
that we quarreled on the day she drown
ed my babies. She was in good humor
that day and not harsh word passed
between us. In fact her manner was
unusually amiable towards both myself
and the children"
Mr.. Yates admits that they have at
times quarreled about the children, but
says there were never any serious dis
putes. He says he punished his chill
dren at times for disrespect TO her when
he was satisfied they were disrespectful.
When told that his wife charges him
with spending money lavishly on Floy
Farris, buying her clothes and jewelry
when he permitted his wife to 60 in
need Of clothing, Yates admitted that
be thought Floy ought to be well dressed,
but denied that his motive was other
than good toward her. In her confes-
sions Mrs. Yates had often referred to
her husbands partiality to FIoy. say
ing he bought her good clothes and gave
her trinkets, and in many ways show
ing his fayoritism for the girl. She
said she had never openly resented this,
But that It hurt her feelings.
DOES NOT BLAME DAUGHTER.
Strangely enough, Mrs. Yates has
never shown any ill-feeling toward Floy
Farris, the daughter she forced to play
i part in the tragedy. She is now pro-
tecting the girl in every way she can.
When asked il she demonstrated with
aer daughter for submitting to Yates
Mrs. Yates replied that she
lad not, but said she was afraid to in
erfere with Yates whims. This state
nent is the only inkling given that she
cared Yates in any way.
Asked Why she did not take her re-
renge on Yates himself instead OF upon
innocent children, Mrs. Yates replied
Well, don't know.
THE LITTLE HERO.
Little Jimmie Yates. the hero of the
ragedy, and whose nimble little legs
aved him from the fate OF his brother
md sister whom be saw held beneath
be surface Of shallow pool while they
truggIed and died. told his story to the
banner reporter Sunday morning. He
] bright, ruddy-iaced child Of seven,
nd his story proves how the tragedy is 1
urned into his young mind; how twas
iscerned by him while it was enacting,
artly by instinct and partly by reason,
nd how he took advantage Of the wild
ountry and slipped into the heavy
ndergrowth and away to safety
Requested to tell the story in his own
'ay, little Jimmie, with slight coaxing
times, gave his experience as follows:
MOTHER SEIZED LIcoN. |
Mama told US to 60 in the branch
I'D get cool. told her | was not hot.
,igon and Ida May took off their
Iothes and got ID. didn't do it and
rama made me. She stood close to us
I'D watched US until ! got ia the water.
here was mud ip the bottom and !
ome out. She told me to 60 back IN.
nd was afraid she'd whip me and /
ent 10 again. Then she pulled of her
sirt and got in 100. The hole is 20
tile II took al the room. Ida May |