The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-15


Choate of Hickman, was gwen
three years by a Graves county
jury Monday, for mutilation OF
Henry Campbell, as previously re
ported. The trouble occurred last
summer near Wingo, Choate al
leging that Campbell had been
too intimate with his wife.
Choate' s wife did not appear at
the trial, and Campbell swore tina
he had never touched her. The
case was hard fought and the YER
diet came as surprise to peo-
pie of this section. Both men
stood high and were prominent IN
Graves county.
Mr.. Choate will very likely
appeal the case. His testimony,
as given in the trial and printed
by the Mayfield Messenger, is as
follows:
Il am "a years of age; born
and reared two miles east of Win
go. / married Minnie Morgan
when / was 10 years old and had
known her about all my life. We
lived ON adjoining farms to each
other"
Letters alleged to have been
written to him by his wife and
were produced from his pocket
but not permitted es evidence.)
1--WE had been happy until some
time last June, about June 10, L
think, and we separated about a
month later My wife had good
health the first five years of our
marriage, but bad afterwards. She
had epileptic spells after her
mother went insane, which great
ly affected her mind. i had heI
treated by number of physi-
clans. Yes, / did mutilate Henry
Campbell. / went to Campbell &
house about s a. m, called him
out and told him of his relations
with my wife on several occa.
sions. Campbell owned up to me
and said i could kill him, but he
was not ready to ole. asked
his choice of mutation or death
and he chose the former, saying
he was not ready to die yet
If l called him such viles names
or used oaths l was not conscious
of it, as / am not in the habit OF
Swearing. After the deed L me-
Bob Holloway and told him t.
telephone DIR. Mullins to go T.
Henry Campbel's house, but
did not say what / had done
When / first heard of the rela
tions between Henry Campbell
and my wife, / asked my wife
what Henry Campbell had beer
doing at my house so often. She
replied that "if i told you, yor
!, would leave me-" She told m'
of the relations on different occa
sions and that ON one occasion
Campbell, at the latter's house
grabbed her and drug her out o.
the house. My wife told me o.
having slept in a wagon witt
Campbell and that when he pu
his hands on her it caused he'
to have one of her spells. On on
: occasion Henry Campbell sent TO
my wife, saying that Mrs. Camp
bell was ill. Campbell and / ha'
been the best of friends, and
had made arrangements at on
time for him to borrow none
from Mayfield bank, after tn
Wingo bank had refused to le
him have it. My wife stayed a
Henry Campbell's for two day
one time. She told me tina
Campbell kissed and Rugged he
while in the kitchen at Camp
bells home She also said tina
Campbell Rugged and kissed he
JAN 10Th by Oak Hill schoolhous
while he was taking her home
She told me of other times an
places where he had made ei
forts to accomplish his purpos,
She told me that Campbell cam
to her home into the parlor an
. would not go there any more, sa,
ing he was afraid Choate woul
catch him there and kill him. Sh
told me that ON another occasio
she was forced by him to submi
to his desires. The reason / d.
layed action in the matter wa
that my VITA would have dream
and talk In her sleep about he
father and thought she ws
crazy. could not believe tn
% reports at first On accoun. q
a the close friendship of mysel
and Campbell. IL tried to cate
hun at my home several times, b.
Y failed. and one day when wa