The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-25

gave ner drink, ne SAID. Iney went
in Mrs. Kitrell's to take another
drink with Will Peck, to keep. any
one from seeing them, he testified;
then went to Henry Affords and af-
terward to Mrs. Kittrell's again. Al
ford said he met Lille Pearl Douglas
whom he was going with, and stayed
with her for about an hour and a
half. She asked him if he wanted to
go to "Ella's" meaning Mrs. Oliver
Smiths and they went there. Afford
said Oliver was there then, asleep
on the floor with pillow under his
head. After Afford said he went
home to eat supper and that Smith
went with him but wouldn't eat any
thing.
Afterward he said he started to
Sam Douglas to call on Miss Doug
las, with whom he had an engage
ment for 1880 o'clock. He and Oh
liver Smith met Will Lyons, who ask
ed Smith for drink, and Afford de-.
clared that Smith told the negro that
"yellow faced $685. carries my
whisky" Then he and Smith went
on, he testified and near Jim Single
toms Smith stopped him he said and
bOlu iiiiii IL yOo NNttit
ever tell where we've been or what
we have done, I'd kill you," and he
pulled his pistol. AIfcrd said he
asked Smith if he had not always
been his friend. and then Smith put
the gun back. AS they went by Mrs.
Kittrell's she called Smith in and AL
ford said he'd wait. Smith stayed in
there about 80 minutes, he said, and
Hughes and Baugh came up in a
cart. The whisky bottle was in the
house, Mrs. Kittrell having carried it
in. They wanted a drink Afford
said, and 81 called to Oliver to send
the whisky out or come on" AL
ford said he sent in the 8-year-old
Brawner boy several times after the
whisky, and Smith sent him word
that he couldn't get the whisky AL
ford continued: "Oliver then came
out and told the other boys to move
on and said to me 4 got to have a
little talk with you; and then asked
me: is it whisky or trouble you are
looking for?' l told him if l had
to have trouble to get my whisky,
you can keep it. Lyons asked him
for cigarette and Oliver pulled his
pistol and said: That's the kind of
smoke l carry After Lyons had
gotten cigarette, he asked for a
match, and Oliver pulled his pistol
again and said to hold the cigarette
up and he'd light it off the end of
the pistol"
Afford then said that he went to
Mrs. Helms to get gun and after
ward to Henry Affords, testifying
that he wanted it to protect him
self. He said that he made no
threats at Mrs Helms to kill any,
one. Afterward he went to Henry
Affords and then home and got his
gun. He said that he had been run
over up and down this road until he
was tired of it. He put six loads in
his gun. 1t was Winchester pump
gun. Then he met Baugh and Hughes
in their cart and got in with them
Afford said he did not fire the gun
to see if it was loaded; but that
Hughes fired it. He told them he
was going to Sam Douglas and they
said he could ride with them that
far. He said Hughes asked him for
some whisky and he told him he had
given it to Oliver Smith and then
Hughes said they would go there af-
ter some. Afford told him he was
not going about Smith or going to-
say anything to him as he wanted no
trouble. Afford continued: "At Mrs.
KittrelPs Baugh asked me to see if
Oliver was in there and | told him
| would but would not say anything
else to him, so / got out, and set
my gun down by the fence. Mrs.
Kittrell said that oliver had gone
home. l said to them THAT settles
it; you get no whisky They said
they would go to divers and get it
and let me ride to Sam Douglas.
Describes the Killing.
"They were driving young horse
and the cart got in mud hole, axle
deep, so got out and started to walk
to Douglas which was about 500 |
yards away. Within so yards l met
Oliver. / was walking at common
walk. His wife was with him and |
when she saw me she said: Lord God |
oliver, there comes Ethrage with a |
gum. Oliver then asked me What !
are you packing that gun for me |
for?' told him that l was not |
packing it for him; only to protect
myself. l then put the gun down,
resting it against two saplings. He
came up close to me and began to
pat me on the chest, and asked if
We weren't good friends. I told him
hat up to that night we had always
been, but that he hadn't treated me
light about that whisky and he
inew it. He asked me if l wanted
drink and | told him no, but that
wanted my whisky for the morning;
md that he could give me half. He
lsked what he could do with it, and
low we could divide it as we had
Nothing to put it in. Then he said
10. would not get any; that he was
'oing to drink it all. And then he
rev his pistol and threw it down
m me, and said If you want to set {
lie any trouble, settle it now L
eaned back and got my gun, and as
drew it up pulled the trigger. II
hot him to save my own life. He {
1as about eight steps from me. I
ninth weighed about 1876 pounds and
,as about an inch taller than am,
nd l am five feet eight inches tall. (
lie was about 80 or 35 years of age" 6
Afford further testified that he t
aw Smith with pistol nearly ev- '
ry time they were together. After