The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-13

asked Clements.
The whole TRUTH" she repeated after
him. sole'tny and with conviction.
Gen. w. r. Kennefly conducted the
cross-examination.
Maude Moore stated that she is 26
years OF age.
She went to Maryville last Thursday
upon receipt OF n letter from Mr.. Hud-
dleston, expecting to get work from
him. She drew her money from the
bank on Monday. She added that she
had $3.50 altogether. she then went
to drug store then to restaurant
and then took a walk over the river
bridge, coming back to a drug store,
where she called Mr.. Harth. She also
called him from a local department
store, she stated.
Maude declared that she had never
been out with Harth, though she had
been introduced to him Ave years ago
by a Mr., Richards. She testified that
she gave the pistol to Harth between
the corner of Church and Gay streets
and Cumberland avenue.
Gen. kennerly asked her why she had
asked Hunter good friend. to give
the pistol 10 her and then turned and
had given it to a chance acquaintance
like Harth She said she could not eX-
plain why.
She declared that Harth had first sug-
gested making the date, but added that
she had suggested the place.
Harth asked me where | was going
ana ana J. tod MIN ] was going to Mary
Ville,' she testified
Let me take you over tonight" she
declared he replied.
She said that she had intended to let
Mr.. Hunter send her baggage to her at
at Maryville. She stated in answer to
question that her mother knew she
was going to Maryville to accept a po-
sition If she got 1t.
Harth first suggested that she secure
Clara Jordan to make up party Of
four, she stated She admitted that
she and Clara Jordan had taken rides,
but not "joyrides," with young men.
She also denied having said in the
presence Of Mr.. Hangstefer that they
were going down Kingston pike, adding
that when Harth turned off Gay street
she had protested that was not the way
to Maryville, but said Harth replied
that they were going to take ride
first"
Harth Drinking.
-Harth was. drinking. but htd made no
proposals until the car was stopped, she
testified, stadng that as scon as the
car mad come to stop Harth turned
Off the lights, and added that she turned
them on when she tried to start It,
She said they were about ten feet
tance. when he dropped the gun. 1t
fell about half way between them, she
said. and she beat him to it,
Il was only partially standing when
! fred" she asserted
Harth had threatened to kill her be-
fore she got the gun Maude said. She
also admitted that she had told the Off
GERS that she might have fred four or
FIVE shots, but that she later learned
that she had fired only one shot Harth
WAS west from her, she said and she
did not shoot toward the car. She re-
peated that she saw him fall. then get
up and run toward the house
She stated that when the car failed
to start she went over through the
fields to the Middebrook pike and the
Lonsdule car line
Maude then related how she had gone
to the room OF Martin Hunter on Asy-
lum avenue. where she woke him and
told him her trouble. They were in the
downstairs hall, she added.
II only thought Harth was wounded
and not killed" she asserted
Maude stated that she begged Hunter
to 20 with her to the cave till she had
quieted her nerves. she was so nervous
she could not stand when Hunter came
back to the city Tuesday afternoon
much less walk to the car line. This
latter was in response to A question
why she did not come back to the city
with Hunter.
Maude admitted that she had gone
to the postofice Monday, but denied
that she knew that Hunter had ordered
his mail forwarded to Indiana Harbor
As Naude Moore stepped from the
witness stand she cried "Ohw anc
! swooned back She had tainted. She
| was caught and placed in n chair