The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-18


birth 10 a child III 1919. Never ad-
misiea 10 nse that her brother vas
father OF snst child | don't know
who was the father OF the child.
told Dr. wadiey my hands we're
tiled. meaning she would tell me
nothing. I nrst heard the name OF
my daughter betrayer from TINS
witness stand. Ny son Stacey was
not at home during year 1918.
did a fathers part In Teaching my
children. Family enjoyed peace up
TO time OF trouble in 1912. Travis
MeCsrty asked me for my girl on
Thursday before they we're married
on Friday. told Travis my daugh-
ter had beer The mother Of child.
Had conversation with MIR McCafsy
and son Travis. ! told Mr. Mccarty
Travis had asked me for my daugh-
ter. told him my daughter had
given birth 20 a child He said III
we overlook that il will be all right
Won't it," We went with Hodges
to house and wrote an order for the
license did not atseud the we'd
ding. Hoped she would get along
we'll Up 10 the time Travis asked
me about the girl had not had
any trouble about Fannie except a
grand jury Investigation. Mecarts
, went With me to nay house and We
talked about crops. NeCarty told
me then he had been we'll fixed but
got into shooting and cutting
scrape and was about broke up. On
Monday before the killing Fannie
came home and | asked her what
( the matter was She said ii vas
/ the old trouble Travis came to my
house that night. He had lantern.
| Travis went into Fannie's room. |
saw he had on a gun. The girl told
me she wanted to go back with him
Stacey went over 10 MeCartys on
Wednesday He told me on Friday
he had been to MoCartys and that
they had told him that Fannie had
admitted that he VAS the father OF
/ her child. went with Hodges to
Delk's store Friday. l asked Deik
/ IL he knew any thing about the trou
| Bile and why the McCartys lad my
daughter tell him that my son was
the father Of her child, He told me
OF his visit To MeCaftys. | asked
Deik ii he could help ME prevent
trouble Delk told me he would try
and get the MeCartys of 10 town
| and / could come and get Fannie
away from there lie Was to call
me over. the phone and say SOME
thing about putting stock on pas
iture and | would understand.
Hodges went BY MeCaftys and told
ne about McCartys going TO send
me 10 the penitentiary or kill nae.
Delk told me over phone that Nc
Cartys had gone To town and taken
Fannie with them don't know
who bitehed up the alnegy. / put
1.-The gun IL the buggy went to sar-
/ dis ! wanted TO see Mr. Delk to
see If he could help prevent the
trouble | met DeIk at bridge He
said it would be late before Me
sCartys returned We got in buggy
land started towards Waxahachie
first saw Travis Mecarty getting in
The spring wagon. ! saw him reach
both hands back behind his father
and thought he was after gun.
The old man said. We'll, what are
You going to do about it," | jump
ed out Of the buggy Just as Travis
raised up and brought the gun
with me | fred as Mr. McCarty
reached for his gun MeCarfy then
fred at me | hit at him with my
gun He got OUT OF the wagon and
vent towards the store. thought
he vas trying to get the advantage
Of me When be fell | turned and
left him because | did not think he
could hurt me | ID not know ne
had dropped rs pistol picked up
a gan some where but don't know
where It was or how came It there.
Cross Stacey did not pick cotton
for me in 1913. got the shot gun
! KILLED Travis MeCarty with at my
house I did not borrow il and
don't know 20 whom 1t belongs |
asked West II ho had buck shot /
wanted them 70 protect myself |
didn't expect the McCartys TO come
after me Nearer to come down
the pike 20 Waxanachie from ny
house N.lle nearer than to so by
way Of Sasdis knew McCartys
would 50 by sardis pike don't
reeollect what said ia Delk over
phone called 70 Delk when : saw
him near the bridge at sardis Talk