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¥ | James G. Findlay. duly 16, 1¢25. -19- i'and had talk with Hattie Smitherman and she seems to be willing to talk to me I questioned her about the trouble that she had with Roy her hus- be d and whet was the cause and it seems that there is nothing that would connect with this case; Smitherman seems to want to get into a house where they can be more alone and have a place more like home and then mime Hattie seems to want to be on the contrary side of whatever Smitherman asks, which may be eaused by the fact that Hettie is still suspicious of Smitherman. I told her to kmow which whom she was living as there is another family living in the two rooms at the back of the house. Later in the day I had a gute te lone talk with Smith an; I find this man to be rather open in appearance, free to talk about the case and willing to tell anything that is asked of him. He explined his posi- tion in the matter of marrying Hattie as being a matter that was brought’ sbout by Minnie Savage and put over almost before he realized what was ‘being done, but that after it was done he ssid that he thought that he ‘would make the best of it and get along with Hattie if he could he | Says that he did not know the woman before he married her but that he has found her alright and is trying to make her a home and take cere | of her properly and also to try end get ber into a better class of |reople than what she has been running with. Smitherman seens to have | ‘been well raised and hyve an ambition to be someone and is a good worker ‘being a contracting painter and has a lot of good work here. He talked |of the two trips that he made up to see Savage with Hattie and said , that on the first trip that they drove uy there in a Ford coupe and that ithey left her at night and got there about 11). M. and he went in the | house and laid down on a couch and slert until about four 4. M. when |Minnie woke him up and they drove back to town; the second trip that they ‘made they drove up there in a Saxon car and took Minnie's little girl and ' her Little brother with them and did not stey there but a short time. | ‘Smitherman Says that he did not hear any of the talk between Minnie and | Earl and that Minnie did not talk to him abcut what her purpose in com- | { , ing up to see Earl was. rm / e @ | smitherman asked that we give him a feir consideration in this matter as’ he realized that stepping in at the time that he aid that he had brought! suspicion upon himself but thet he knew nothing that would be of benefit! in this case and that should he hear of anything he would be only too jeled to give the information to me. Minnie Savage came up while I was talking to Smitherman aid seemed very | much surprisea when she saw that Smitherman was there talking to me in a confidential manner and told me that she wanted to talk to me when I was not busy. after Smitherman left I talked to Minnie for some time and lher reeson for coming to see me was that she wanted to see Earl and thev had told her at the jail that she coulda not talk to him at this time ard. -ghe thought that if I went and telkea to Earl that she could then talk |to him. 1 told her that I did not know that I really cared to talk to | ‘Earl tut that I might ond left the impression that I knew what I was ' ‘doing which seemed to agitate her and she became angry and said that ~) 2S ‘