The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-20
STATE RESTS
EVIDENCE FOR DEFENSE

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MISS LIZZIE SCREWS-Direct ex-
animation by Atty. Creekmore. Tes-
tlmony in substance as follows:-
Name is Lizzie Screws-live at
Mr.. Foster Sartain home-I am az
years old-lived in October 1920. at
time Kate's baby was born with MIR.
WHl Sartain's family-was living
then IN Neihrk house-remember the
day October II, 1920-it was Sunday
was at Will Sartains that. night
MIR. Bennett Hill, Mr. Cal Thomas, me
the children and Will Sartain was
there that night-he (Sartain) was
sick that night, had hurting in his
slde-I gave him a dose of medicine
about 8 or 9 o'clock that night-he
was in bed in room on front north
side of hall all of us and children
were in there until bed-time-board.
ers ate supper there that night-they
went upstairs to bed"
Me and children slept in south
front room, all in same room, across
the hall from Will Sartain's room
that house has 6 rooms down stairs
we slept in room on front. south side
OF hall-there were beds in that
room-there was a middle room next
our room on south side hall, no one
slept in it, it had corn in it-corn was
put in that room on Saturday evening
me and Ed Ray hauled it there Sat
urday-put corn in middle room-Ed.
Ray had slept in that room.
me and children went to bed at
about the same time beds in our
room-Will Sartain did not come in
that room that night-telephone was
put up in front of the hall-the tele-
phone rang after we went to bed
called Will Sartain to answer phone
hadn't gone to sleep yet, was bother
ed about Will Sartain being sici-he
| (Sartain) answered the telephone
he told US about the baby-told me
and the children-children were
awake-we all talked about the
baby"
"Mr. Hill's room was upstairs over
our room-hauled corn and put it in
the room back Of our room, put the
bed in room next to room Will Sar-
tain and wife slept in--had two beds
in our room for some time-that room
back of Will Sartain room had curtain
door opening in hail."
"Will Sartain was working in the
shops
eve hauled corn from the place
/ Saturday and Monday-Mr. Tutor
was on the farm--Mrs. Lena went to
C,ayt Sartains after dark, she came
back on Monday hauled corn on
Monday, finished hauling corn on
Monday-Will Sartain went down to
his brothers where his wife was, ,on
Sunday-Children slept in room l d d
been living with Mr.. and Mrs. Sar-
tain right smart while-part time
with them when living up there where
Mr.. Tutor lived-with them when
they lived in Water Valley-kuow her
sister HRS. Mccormick worked in
the field, washed, cooked while in the
country in October 1920 did wash
ing for them-did wash clothes and
underwear for Sadell during October,
never found (unprintable) nothing
am not related to any of them.
MISS LIZZIE SCREWS-Cross ex-
animation by Atty. Harris, Testi-
mony in substance as follows:-
81 helped to haul corn on Saturday
before this Sunday-was first time
hauled corn since moved to town
lived with them right smart while
about months with them then"
1.-Two bed were in front room-one
in Miss Lena's room-one in middle
room-2 beds upstairs, made 6 beds
in ALL"
"Did stay at your (Atty. Harrisl
house-stayed at Will Sartain's house
long time before Kate's baby was
born-didn't keep up with how long
before the baby was born that went
to Will Sartain's house." "Went Sat.
urday evening with Ed. Ray and got
corn and put part in smoke-house and
part of the house, brought 2 loads
put part load in smoke-house and rest
in the house-done told you once, il
(smoke-house) was no account, would
not ho,d it, and it leaked in there
Saw old man Tutor and the boys, too
when we got the corn-Saw Benson
at that time, he didn't go with us-me
and Ed. Ray got the corn Saturday
night and unloaded it that night our.
selves--don't know anything about
Old Man Benson-have no use fol
old man Benson--never did have any
use for him-he came there after
went there, don't know the time
Benson left know l was there
when corn was hauled by me and Ed
Ray that Saturday evening and put
1t in the room"
~ was worried about Mrs Lens
and Kate and Mr.. Willie-he waI
sick, and Mrs. Lena was gone-I gave
him (Sartain) medicine and waited
on him--yes, was on stand once be
fore--I said he was sick-I gave hin
a dose of medicine about Q o'clocl
II hadn't slept hardly any that nigh
II love him (Sartain), Mrs. Lena
and all the children still love al
Of them--I saw the children dowl
here that Saturday at Court-am nov
living at Foster Sartain's home
told you there were 2 beds in TIL
front room where me and the child