The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-20

mother was down there (at Kate's
home) talking to him---he said Kate
had little baby" "Ed. Ray was
sleeping across the hall from us that
nigh-Miss Lizzie was sleeping
across the hall from Will Sartain---
one bed was in Lizzie's room--one
bed in Will Sartain's room-one bed
in Ed. Rays room and one bed in our
room-don't remember if had
boarders sleeping upstairs--there
was one door in our room and one
with curtain going in hall to Ed. Rays
room it was the same room me and
Sadell had slept in all the time"
ANEELL PERKINS-Cross examin-
alton by Atty. VIM. F. Hamilton.
Testimony in substance as follows -
"Name is Annell Perkins, don't
know if Bennett Hill and Cal Thomas
boarded there then-I know they did
board there-when there they had
rooms upstairs-don't remember
where they were staying then
when staying there was one in each
bed upstairs" sour room had one
door with shutter and other door
with curtain and had no shutter-I
occupied that room that night-know
Lizzie Screws-with exception of
short time, she came after mother
married and remained there until
after mother and Will Sartain sepa-
rated"
81 hadn't been in bed only short
time when this happened-went to
bed at usual time to $3.50 o'clock
/ soon go to sleep-on this night had
got to sleep he (Sartain) came in
the room before / got to sleep-sald
for me to turn over and go to sleep
some times / go to sleep about 9-it
was Sunday-had supper to $50
don't remember of Bennett Hill being
in room talking to Will Sartain when
went to bed-Lizzie went to bed
when we did-she tucked US in she
lived with US until the separation
she was like a mother to me-lived
as one of family-she did family
washing-went out on farm with Ed.
Ray helped him bring corn, etc.
mother cooked good many times
while mother was at Kate's, Lizzie
did the cooking and looked after the
family"
"He (Sartain) told me to turn over
and go to sleep-about year from
that time when they separated
never heard word about it and was not
mentioned to me or anyone else until
then-about a year after it happened
first heard of it, after Aunt VeinAa
came up-I first heard it when Aunt
Velma Mccormick told it in my pres
ence that it had happened"
'I used to call him "daddy" but
now call him "Mr. Willie"-Aunt Vel
ma said she would rather see mother
dead than for her to go back to him,
none of us wanted to go back to him,
and now get rid of him for all time
heard telephone in the hall-light was
/ burning when he (Sartain) came in
the room-he had been sick-was
working in shops and subject to sick
spells-don't know if he had sick spell
that night-heard Lizzie say she gave
him medicine that night, but do not
know whether she did or not-tele-
phone was in hall, organ was in the
hall, it was there that night-organ
was moved into the hall when corn
was put in the room-bed was moved
out of the room when corn was put
in that room"
"Only one bed that night in the
room where we slept-moved organ
in hall when corn put in the room
moved bed into my sisters room when
corn put in that room-two beds in
our room that night"
"Ed. Ray occupied one room, VIII
Sartain and mother one room, sister
and me one room, Lizzie Screws one
ROOM"
REDIRECT Examination by Harris
" Was after baby was born that
corn was put in the room and bed
moved out-this night one bed in
each room and no corn in house al
all that night-Don't remember where
organ was that night-don't remem.
Der if it was in the room or in the
hall-I think after she (Velma Nc
Cormick) heard what Will Sartair
had done, she then said she would
rather see her sister dead than back
with Will Sartain."
RE-CRoSS Examined by Hamilton
ed. Ray in one room-Lizzie in
one room-me and Sadell in one room
mother was gone, and Win Sartair
in one room"
DR.. ]. H.HARRISoN-Direct exam
ination by District Atty. Denmar
Testimony in substance as follows: -
''Name is J. H. Harrison-Ive in
Tillatoba, Yalobusha county-havt
lived in that community and place al
my life-I practice medicine and an
planter-am graduate of regular
school of medicine-am licensed ply
sician of state-have practiced med
icine since 1888-here in Yalobushs
County since that date"
'Have known Sadell Perkins only
since time came to me for physica
examination--think that time was tht
latter part of August1 920-saw hel
again at the committing trial anC
again. today made a careful exam
ination at that time--don't recall ex