James Dewitt, KY, 1897 June

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know what he has in mind. She said I can trust him,
Grandfather was the last one to see or talk to her only
the ones that killed her, when she turned up missing
everyone in the community hunted the woods for her, They
got so close on the track of her. Someone carried her
down to the Spicy Wood School yard and then someone went
to Grayson City and brought the Sheriff out where a large
crowd of people were, The coroner said she had beendead
three days, She was wearing a black shoulder shawl, The
killer choked her to death with the shawl and it was drawn
so pight had several knits in it and was very hard to un-
tie. In the crowd of people was an elderly man, Mr, Jack
Hood, Sheriff turned to him said I deputise you to hunt
-_games down -and-arrest him, dack-turned to my father,
William Harrison Justice, and said"Bill I deputise you to
help me, First place they went was to the home of MaryXKu

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know what he has in mind. She said I can trust him,
Grandfather was the last one to see or talk to her only
the ones that killed her, When she turned up missing
everyone in the community hunted the woods for her, They
got so close on the track of her. Someone carried her
down to the Spicy Wood School yard and then someone went
to Grayson City and brought the Sheriff out where a large
crowd of people were. The coroner said she had beendead
three dayse She was wearing a black shoulder shawl, The
killer choked her to death with the shawl and it was drawn
so gight had several knits in it and was very hard to un-
tie. In the crowd of people was an elderly man, Mr, Jack
food, Sheriff turned to him said I deputise you to hunt

| Jganes down-and-arrest him, —dack-turned-to-my father,
William Harrison Justice, and said"Bill I deputise you to
help mee First place they went was to the home of MaryXKx

know what he has in mind, She said I can trust him,
Grandfather was the last one to see or talk to her only
the ones that killed her, then she turned up missing
everyone in the community hunted the woods for her. They
got so close on the track of her, Someone carried her
down to the Spicy Wood School yard and then someone went
to Grayson City and brought the Sheriff out where a large

crowd of people were, The coroner said she had beendead
three days, She was wearing a black shoulder shawl,
killer choked her to death with the shawl and it was drawn
so fight had several knéts in it and was very hard to un-
tie, In the crowd of people was an elderly man, Mr, Jack
Hood, Sheriff turned to him said I deputise you to ian
Janes down and-arrest him, Jack turned to my f {
William Harrison Justice, and said"Bill I deputise you to
help me, First place they went was to the home of Mary!

"I believe I can tell you of the 2nd hanging in Carter Co,

as it happened in mt Grandfather's family, Ym, Calvin Shee
perd in April of 1877. lis sister Rebecaa Dewbit had a
daughter Lizzie that married a man called himself Mr. James
Dewitt. He came in the community from whereabouts no one
knew. He worked around certain jobs for people in the area
got acquainted with Lizzie and evidently they married for
how long I don't know, but he got involved with a woman
named Mary Fultz, didn't want to live with wife no longer,
She woubdn't give him up. One eving in April my Grandfathe
was out in his wood yard cutting kindling, Lizze came over
the h®ll from Rebacca's home down through grandfathers wood
yarde She stopped. He said where are you going? She said
to meet Jimmie as he told her to meet him at a certain plac
and they'd talk of living with each other again, Grarfifa-
ther said be careful about meeting him alone as you don't

DEWITT, James aol

"I believe I can tell you of the 2nd hanging in Carter Co,
as it happened in mt Grandfather's family, Ym, Calvin She-
perd in April of 1877, His sister Rebecaa Dewkit had a
daughter Lizzie that married a man called himself Mr. James
Dewitt. He came in the community from whereabouts no one
knew. He worked around certain jobs for people in the area
got acquainted with Lizzie and evidently they married for
how long I don't know, but he got involved with a woman
named Mary Fultz, didn't want to live with wife no longer,
She woubhdg't give him up. One eving in April my Grandfathe'
was out in his wood yard cutting kindling, Lizze came over
the h#ll from Rebecca's home down through grandfathers wood
yard. She stopped. He said where are you going? She said
to meet Jimmie as he told her to meet him at a certain plac
and they'd talk of living with each other again, Gratfifa-
ther said be careful about meeting him alone as you don't

DEWITT, James = a

"I believe I can tell you of the 2nd hanging in Carter Co,
as it happened in mt Grandfather's family, tm, Calvin She-
perd in April of 18/7, His sister Rebecea Dewitt had a
daughter Lizzie that married a man called himself Mr. James
Dewitt. He came in the community from whereabouts no one
knew. He worked around certain jobs for people in the area
got acquainted with Lizzie and evidently they married for
how long I don't know, but he got involved with a wo

named Mary Fultz, didn't want to live with wife no longer,
She woubda't give him up. One eving in April my Grandfathel

was out in his wood yard cutting kindling,
the héll from Rebecca's home down through grandfathers, wood|
yard, She stopped, He said where are You going? She said
to meet Jimmie as he told her to meet him at a certain plac}
and they'd talk of living with each other again, Grauéifa-|
ther said be careful about meeting him alone as you don't

Lizze came over



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