The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-11-17

morning, the first witness put on the
stand for the defense was Wesley
Blankenship. He said that he heard
Mrs. Herring speak to Anderson; he
didn't hear any curse words; said
that Anderson was humming, etc. He
said Anderson's reputation for truth
and veracity is varied, and for hon
esty, very good. He heard her call
him a coward and thief and to keep
off pike whenever she came along.
William Elmore was the next wit
ness examined. He stated that Mrs.
Herring called M. Anderson "durH
coward" but no oath. He said that
Anderson told him he would get $10,-
| 900 dollars out of her for that
Mrs. Will Cummins was next call
| ed to the stand. She stated that she
was in her husbands store and heard
Mrs. Herring telling Mr.. Anderson
what he should and shouldn't do, and
for him to stay out of her way. She
also stated that Mrs. Herring called
| Anderson a "durn coward. and ras-
! cal. and a thief" but used no curse
words.
VIM. Dyehouse was next called.
and stated that he heard very little
of the conversation between the two
parties. He said that Mrs. Herring
called Anderson a "dirty coward y
The witness heard Mrs. Herring tell
Anderson he got his start on her
farm: dared him to sue her. Witness
stated Anderson WAS doing and say
ing nothing unusual.
Bland Ballard stated that Ander-
sons reputation is more bad than
good.
Leslie Anderson, colOred, said he
worked for Jones Anderson in 1906
and hauled rock for him from an old
cabin on Mrs. Herring's farm. He
used two teams for four or five days
George Brown said he saw teams
hauling rock from old chimney, but
did not know whose team thew were
Said that the visible part of fOunda,
ton of Jones Anderson's house is
brick.
w. c. Cummins stated that he
worked on Anderson's house anC
! said he used rock in under fOunda
tons, and small stone pillars anC
dressed stone. Said that the rocl
was hauled bv Jones' team and lie:
Anderson; said that the rock wa:
worth 50 a load. On being ques
: toned Mr.. Cummins stated that An
!; derson's reputation was bad, ano
stated that he could not get alons
with Jones. due to some family trou
i. Bile. Witness said that Jones pu
his note out for collection and mis-
treated his wife, Cummins' sister.
John Morgan. colOred, when call
ed, stated that he lived on the Her
ring farm in 1906; said some rOcl
were hauled from old chimney tt
Jones Anderson's house and some O.
it was hauled to Anderson's barn OF
the Herring farm.
Jim Anderson, cOlOred, said he saw
:, teams hauling rock, and Andersen
told him he wanted to "build tow
! out of them"
John Cress said Jones Anderson
reputation for truth and veracity i
bad. Jim Thomson, Sam Ramsey
and Tom Ballard made same state
{, | ment.
= Riley Dishon said that Anderson
! reputation for truth and veracit.
! is bad and that Anderson is dishon
I est.
Hemp Concern Wins Two Suits
t The hemp buying firm of E. F
T Spears & Son, of Paris, representa-
e here by c. H. Foster, won a coupl
e of suits in circuit court this week
e when it obtained judgments agains
James Mccormack and ]. s. and A
= w. Holtzclaw for violation of cor
d tract in that they sold hemp. pre-
d viously contracted to the Spear
It firm to other buyers. The judgmen
e given in their favor against McCol
l. mack was $120; against the Holt
Iclaw brothers, $1,045.93. Attorne
j. S. Owsley represented the plair
Y tiffs in both actions.