Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-28

on Maple avenue and works at
}, the -Shipp Co. store. He said
he had been to see her several
times; he kept company with
i her; he had known her from
childhood; had been going with
her 10 or II years; she is Wi
dow divorced after having been
separated from her husband two
or three different times; he judg-
ed that the first time had been
Is years ago; the divorce WAS
obtained i'll Fayette. the thought,
] eight or nine years ago. Wells
admitted he was gong with"
Mrs. McCrcary 1T that time, but
said she was not then living with
her husband. lie didn't know
! her grounds for divorce. He said
he had called ON Mrs. AIcCreary
sometimes every day and some
! times not for months.
In response TO a question from
Attorney Miller. Wells said he
had last seen Mrs. McCreary on
the "Wednesday before he was -
saultcd. which was Friday. He
said She had called at the hospital
here to see him Immediately ii
tcrwards.
Attorney Miller then tried /.
get Wells 20 describe Monk Mi
son. He said he considered hin:
4 medium sized mali. about tn,
size al Deputy Sheriff SAINT Bush.
AMI he Judged he would weigh
about 40 or $50 pounds. He de-
med that at the t,inc the mcn
were ut College Hill with the
car and he MAS talking 10 them
that he had expressed desire to
60 in with them TO sec Mrs. Ne
Creary He said he merely wait
ed outside as long as nc did to
; take the bucket back III which
ne had brought them warer for
/ their car He declared emphatl-
cally that he had no idea oi get
ting i'll and going to Mrs. Nc
Creary.
Attorney Miller -hcn took hin
through long tedious cros>-cx-
animation as To which side q!
the car he was standing on
which arm Piercy had him by
how he struck him with the pis-
tol. and a long line of questions
that were palpably an effort It
tanglc Wells up i'll his testimony.
He said Piercy held the pistol by
the handle and struck him with
the barrel OF it. and not with the
butt OF il a. MANY hau supposed
He said the house was aDouI 4
wards away; that he yelled
loud a he could when he haG
been struck, but didn't sec any
one come out. He said his cou-
sin Walter Wells told him that
he did come. though, but he did
not see him. as he was dazcd.
and had been thrown in tho car.
Attorney Miller then led Inn
around to Mrs. McCreary again
Wells said that Picrcy remarked
i'll the car after they had started
that he had To marry her tina
night. Wells denied that he ha
ever discussed the question
marriage with Mrs. McCrcary
lie said that Mrs. McCreary
to Richmond about 1880 O'Clock
that night but he did not see l.,
until about 10 o'clock the ncx'
morning. He said he didn't as;
her whether she had sent
men after him the night before
or not. He said she had comc
the hospital again to see II
making twice she had been over
here. Wells said he told her
You know these men; you've
talked with them since This hap-
pcncd. =" He said She denied this.
Attorney Miller asked him
what had happened to make him
tell her this.
Wells said that the fact that
these men had used her nam,
had mentioned his diamond. etc.
made it look to him that she wa
; the only one he could place "
could give this information abuti
him.
Wells said that he and Mrs
MoCreary are not the friends
now that they had been. He said
he had quit her" probably three
and half years ago and only
went to see her on business af-
fairs.
| Asked what kind of business he
discussed with her, he replied she
: had written him that she had
buyer for an automobile that he
, wanted to sell. He said he had
seen her in September and told
| her he wanted to sell this car.