The north Mississippi herald., 1921-07-22
NUMBER 29

Difficulty occurred Sunday, Aug. 15,
l92O-l was home that day-am son
OF Bill Dickey. Herschel and wife
came there Saturday night. Shof-
Iner, Morris, Ernest and Jake there
that morning-Glenn came about 2
hours before the dificulty-killing
occurred between IL and IL, / sus-
pect nearer IL o'clock. Saw Glenn
and Herschel together two weeks be-
Tore the difficulty-saw them togeth-
er that morning about hours before
the difficulty-riding their wheels.
etc.-saw them Just before thev
started for the lot. Herschel started
to buggy, Glenn walked by and said
lets go to the barn, l want to talk
with you"-seemed friendly. heard
shots fired and in little bit heard 4
more, fast-6 shots-heard Herschel
hollow, OH was working on nv
wheel-couldn't see out to lott ran
10 the barn, papa was ahead, me next
ana Morris after me, the rest follow
was laying on the
Iground-Glenn came from behind the
barn and said "get out of the way,
let me finish him up"-he had gun
| In his hand. Pa tried to helm Her
schel up-Herschel said don't let
him shoot me any more-all were out
thereafter that took piece of end
gate away from Glenn-Morris told
Glenn to go away-he walked toward
nome, out IN the road and started
aWay-Herschel said to father che
mas kIllei me and don't let him shoot
me again"-Al went away and left
me with Herschel alone-I asked him
what he shot him for and he Her
schel) said "he shot me without a
cause, owed him little bit and be-
cause wouldn't pay it, he shot me-"
cross Examination testified in
court before in this case-I remem-
Der record taken of what I said
don't know who it was-saw man
taking 1T down. don't recollect You
reading 1T to memo / don't remem-
ber-I told you he said ''he killed me-
- know | did-Glenn told him to
come out to the lot. | never was
convicted nor paid a fine.
J. E. GUM-Direct by Denman.
cross ex. by Stone. Testimony in
substance as follows:
live 15 miles south of here
know Glenn Davis-known him for
about IL months-knew HerscheI
Taylor during his lifetime. / saw
Glenn Davis the day before the kill
ing, at Lanes store. Had a talk with
Herschel Taylor about things he said
Glenn Davis had taken from him.
Glenn Davis said to me that HerseheI
Taylor was telling d dam lie on him
about this stuff, and that he (Taylorl
owed him $50 and that he must nav
him or he would kill him. No one
else present when he told me. Was
never onvicted-submitted and paid
fine for cursing at Elan Church.
BILL DICKEY-Direct examina-
ton by Creekmore, cross ex. by
Stone. Testimony in substance as
follows:
| live east of Water Valley z or 8
mlles-was home on August 15, 1920,
the day Herschel Taylor was killed
was at the house on front gallery
between IL and l o'clock. Uncle
Sance Dickey, Shofner and Morris
Davis and myself were on the gallery,
Edward Wilson one of my little bows
and couple of my little girls were
IN the buggy, Jake and Ernest Davis
were riding their wheels around the
yard. Herschel Taylor and wife
came Saturday night in buggy, Will
son boy rode horse. Herschel was
eating lunch in the dining room
and said he was going home-horss
was hitched to the buggy-Glenn
Davis was standing in front of gal
lery at that time-Herschei came
east from house stopped a minute on
ground at end of the hall-Glenn
walked up and said "Herschel let.
go out to the barn, want TO talk to
you" Herschel said alright"
They started toward the barn, Her.
schel had cigarette-asked Glenn
for match-came back got one
went together to barn. Didn't see
them again until after the shooting
the gun shots attracted my attention
q quick shots, then 3 or A more
heard nothing from Glenn or Her
schel before shots. Jumped up when
heard the shots and ran to the barn
said someone was hurt-the whole
family went, me and Morris in front.
Found Herschel in end of barn hall
farthest from the house-soon as
could see in hall, saw Herschel on all
fours trying to get up-I went to
him and he said "he has killed me"-
didn't see Glenn at that time. A lit
tie later Glenn came around end Of
barn and said "get out of the way,
damn him, I'm going to finish him
up"-Morris was there tried to
take gun from Glenn-Morris twisted
gun out of his hand-Glenn then
picked up piece of plank with left
hand and said damn him. ri finish
him with this" s"-Shofner then took
the plank away from hinl-Glenn
then started away. I got the pistol
Morris gave it to met was un-
loaded-saw Morris unload it-he
took out loaded shells. pistol
exhibited) yes, that's the gun, IL It
amt, it's one just like it. l went In
the house, got my gum asked him
to stop stopped him, he and Nor
ris had started off together. / told
the rest to care for Herschel-T went