The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02

whor he was informed that he was
not needed longer as other wagons nau
come in. When asked by Col. bro"h'
one of the investigating commlttee
men. whether or not the wagons that
had taken his place were hauling out
their subscription to the road, ne saiu
he didn't know.
Elmo smithson, of Bryant Station
was then called to the STAND. MT
or,;thson when asked by counsel for
Mr. Wilkes. whether or not ne hau
hauled rock on the road with one OF
Mr. Nights teams, stated that he had
When asked how much he received lot
so doing and by whom the money was
maid. he said that he received SD per
month from Luther Gillian, by whom
he was hired. He further said that ne
lived on Mr.. flights place, IN the
house with Mr.. Gillian and that ne
received the salary of SIS per montn
nh otber he was working on the road
or not When asked If he had seen
any of the teams and wagons belong
ing to Jas. C. Hight, working the road
he said that he had. To the question
of what amount Jas. Hight received
for his teams, he said that he didn't
know.
The counsel for Mr.. Wilkes then
called for Luther Gillian, stating 10
the committee that he had not mad a
conversation with Mr. Gillian and
didn't know in whose behalf he wished
to testify, but that he had taken the
privilege of calling him to the stand
He stated he had lived on Mr.. Nights
farm since the year 1911 and during
the wear 1912 had entered in an agree
ment with Mr.. Hight to work for one
third share of the crop and a wage OF
seventy.fve cents per day in the sum
mer months and a wage Of sixty cents
per day through the winter and tna'
| Mr.. Hight was to furnish everything
Including teams, wagons and all farm
Iimnlements and feed for the teams, Du'
that Gillian was to feed the teams
During the days that he was not busy
on the farm, he was given the privilege
Of hiring out the teams, he receiving
share of 81 per day for driving ant
Mr.. Hight receiving the balance. III
said that when he was unable to drive
he sometimes hired a man in his place
and paid him out of his share. ina
not only had he hired the two team
. and his services to the road but tina
he had hauled coal and various otne
y things for neighbors in the neighbol
hood. When asked how much ne re
ceived per hour for working the road
he said that the wage varied, some
times he received twenty-five cents pc
hour and sometimes thirty cents pc
hour. When questioned as to whetne
or not he had hired anyone to drive
. team while he was working the roa
besides Mr.. Smithson, he stated tins
he had and had paid them wages var!
oI ing from 40 to rs cents per day fo
~ their services In answer to the que
u ton. from whom did he receive ri
y pay, he said that W. W. Pinkston, the
= district road commissioner, had AWAY
~ maid him, with the exception OF on
~ warrant for S. which he received j
y 1911. When asked If he had seen M
'e Pinkstons' teams working the road, I
~ stated he had. On cross-examinatio
le he said Hight had hired him to hal
: the lumber.
~ r. Denton, of the 4th district, te
b tilted that he had seen Gillian ar
VI Smithson driving Nights team, d
~ that he knew nothing of the amour
~ they received or by whom they wei
u paid He stated that the road W;
u made wider in front Of Mr.. Hight
home and that rock had been pack'
= leading to his driveway.
- When cross-examined by J. Il. III
ming. counsel for Mr.. Hight, and
- answer to his questions, he stated tn
no he had had trouble with the road col
40 missioners over hole which had BET
=" made on his farm by the work hou
y gang while working on another roa
and in which water generally sto'
the wear round. He also said that
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