The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-20
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ter and married my brother Clayt
Sartain-the baby was born Oct. II,
1920, Sunday night was working
in the shops when it happened--my
wife was at my brothers. house at
that time, they were expecting the
birth of the child-Miss Lizzie
Screws and myself stayed at home
and looked after children-Miss Liz
zie always looked after the children
when my wife was away or at home
when my wife was away the child
rem were with Miss Lizzie-we were
taking boarders at that time-had
five at one time and had two at that
time, Mr. Bennett Hill and Mr.. Cal.
Thomas"
"0n Sunday night S. T. slept with
me, Ed. Ray in room on north side of
hall, Sadell, Anell and Miss Lizzie in
front room on the south side Of the
hall-there were beds in that room
at that time-a day or two after Miss
Lizzie came from Mr. Harris to live
with us-the room next to front
room on south side of hal had in it
corn, feed stuff and COW feed-there
was one room next to my room on
north side of hall-she miss Lizzie)
slept in south front room whit child
rem that night had suffered with
appendicitis for 10 years-the folks
at times would have to haul me up
that long hill would eat some
thing at times that would cramp me
and give great pain castor oil and
other things would relieve the pain"
II went down to brothers that
morning and stayed as long as could
sit up-don't remember if children
went with me that morning or not
had cramping spell just after eating
supper-then took glass of soda and
Waterfall Thomas and Bennett Hill
came into my room and read the Sun
day paper-Miss Lizzie fixed me up
dose of castor oil-the children got
into a squabble over paper dolls-I
made them go to bed-they said their
prayers by the side of my bed, all
into the squabbe over the paper dolls
and told them they must go to bed
if they could not get along-I didn't
go to sleep until something after 10
o'clock told them l was getting
easier, and all went to bed, Cal
Thomas and Bennett Hirgoing up
stairs-telephone rang some thing
like IL or II o'clock-someone called
me, l think it was the children or
Miss Lizzie or both-I went to the
phone and my wife told me about
Kate's baby-I then told all the child
ren-told them Kate had big boy.
later told larger boy-sure, didn't go
to children's room never to my mind
made an ASSAULT ever ] threatened
those children never knew it-if
ever worshiped anyonee in the
world, it was my wife and those child
ren."
81 was born Dec, S,-my wife said
she was AZ years old-Sadell at
that time was 10 years old-Annell
years old, ] rhink-httle boy and
elder boy was ~ or 13-the organ
was in the hall next to door to room
where Lizzie and children slept had
been in Lizzie's room but mad been
moved out to make room for the extra
bed-never in my life acted indecent
towards any of the children-we had
been separated 10 or IL days before
/ heard of this charge had been
back to see her-I met her her, put
my arm around her neck and walked
back in the house with her-I know
Mrs Velma McCormick-after / had
been in the house, / heard someone
talking in north room-my wife and
went in the east room-we talked
some time-she (Velma McCormick)
came out and told my wife to get me
away from there-I stayed all even
ing, we talked over our business af-
fairs-didn't know when Mr.. Frost
came after me-on following Thurs
day l was arrested, was there on
Saturday."
WILL SARTAIN-Cross examine
ton by Atty. Harris. Testimony In
substance as follows:-
"Some feed stuff and corn was in
that room-prior to time of putting
| feed in that room, bed was in there
IS. 7. and Ed. Ray and sometimes
the little girls slept in that room
they did sleep in the room next our
room until Miss Lizzie came--later
bed stayed in room but had no bed
clothes on it, just the bedstead--Miss
Lizzie helped put corn in that room
/ first put in chops and hulls, bed
stead sat in there at that time-my
wife sold the bedclothes off it to 3
Mr. Tutor didn't gather the crop all
at one time-was not long occu-
pied before the baby was born-could
not be positive, something like week
bed was taken out of that room
and put in front room and got bed
clothes from upstairs and put on 1t
the bed was put in front room with
Miss Lizzie and it was fixed up for
the children-left 2 beds in room
east of Mrs. Sartain's room, 2 beds
in Miss Lizzie's room and one bed in
other room--never have threatened
this little girl (SadelD told
her she had no business to go to her
grandparents of bringing
her back home-nothing like her
crying, and me cursing her for telling
things-all was said. some time early