The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-18

and let my wife alone I will put It to
you too and fired at me twice.
"She staggered against me and took
her around the waist and dragged her
down stairs, and he fired again twice.
l carried her into the room and laid her
on the floor and In Ave or six minutes
she died
TO KILL HIMSELF.
HE came down the steps and passing
through the room. entered the store and
took up a knife TO cut himself. My wife,
who had come In. told him not TO do
that. and he made break for her. to cut
her | told her to go home and she left.
He then picked UP a Ratchet from the
meat block in the store and cut him
self in the head.
He then went back up stairs carrying
the Ratchet, and as he passed his wife
gasping on the floor said: oh. honey,
don't do that way
He was up stairs when she died; do
| not think he shot himself"
Being further questioned. Mr.. Mailot said
| that some time ago Blayton asked him
| IL he thought all was right at his house,
/ and he told him he would have TO watch
! for himself. He said he did not like the
way Bell and his wife were carrying
! on.
This morning. after the shooting" he
said. "Maret, l took your advice and
| caught them. The door was shut. but
looked through the window and was
| satisfied that she was not true to me-
He said he would have done it last
night. but did not have the pistols.
Mr.. Mallett further testified that he
| had never seen any impropreties be
tween Mrs. clayton and Mr.. Bell. He
did not think Mr.. Blayton was crazy.
but always showed good sense
Gilmore Christian. colored girl, who
was raised by Mrs Blayton was asked
, If she had ever seen any imprOprieties
! between the two. She said on one occa-
sion, a few weeks ago. when returning
from the well she found them standing
up against each other, and on another
occasion saw tlsem standing together
holding hands. and they said to her
that they were telling each other their
troubles.
MISS CRUMP TEsTlFIEs.
Miss Lulu Crump the niece, was deep
ly distressed, but testified with straight
forwardness. and with evidences of edu-
cation and refined intelligence. She said
Blayton was always jealous Of his wife
even Of her own nephews. but that she
was a perfect lady and never gave him
any cause for jealousy. The witness
said she used to 90 10 Mr.. POweFs
school. and was now at Miss Poythress
type-writing school. She said clayton
always carried pistol and was always
afraid that somebody would XIII him. He
was afraid even that his brother and
sister would kill him; that he was afraid
of the culvert. and acted In several ways
like a man who was losing his mind.
She told Of his leaving home and
going to the almshouse when there was
no reason for him to do so.
She said she was at home every day
from . o'clock until s o'clock the next
morning. and that not the slightest i'm
propriety had ever taken place between
her aunt and Bell.
GEORGE BELL HIMSELF.
George Bell testified that there had
never been any improper relations be
tween Mrs. Blayton and himself; that
there was rarely ever any opportunity
for them to be alone together; that be
had not been alone with her the day be
fore but spent the morning on Church
Hill. where his home people lived, anc
| returned al . O'Clock ana spent the even
ing until bedtime with the entire family
Mr. Blayton included.
. He explained the incidents in the col
- ored girls story by saying that Mrs
/ BlHEfOn
20 husband. who told her that he could no
! bear to think that he might die first anC
- she marry some one else, and that n
= would rather kill her than that. and
- threatened 10 do so. He was jealous
Of me. and was afraid somebody woul'
p kin him"
= Bell further said that on the occasion
= on which they were seen standing 10
. gether they were reading an advertise
= ment Of the sale of a farm, both from
the same paper.
,r He said Blayton had shown a disease
r. mind in a number of ways, and that Mrs
n Blayton had sent him out to look for he
10 husband several times when the old ma
had gone away and stayed.
II Last Saturday he went away and rep
ID resented that he was poor and had n
r. place 10 stay, and was admitted to In
~ almshouse, where he stayed Saturday an
Sunday
m THF OLD MAN TAIKr.
IL I saw old man Blayton on cot at tn
M almshouae hospital about O'Clock yes
terday evening his head bound up an
bloody He expressed a willingness 4
O. talk and did so freely, but IL was har
~ at times 10 hear him, his voice was :
re weak and his statements We're little in
T. coherent and slightly contradictory
g. When asked why ne Killed MS WIG
Is said that she was liking another man
i that she stayed by Bells side all th
time. and was entirely too familiar wit
e. him, and too fond Of him, and that scv
j. eral times he had found him sitting +
d her lap. Another time he looked throug
the glass window, referred 10 above, a0
n saw him standing with his arms aroun
a her.
Y He said on each occasion he remon
e. strated with his wife. but she asked hin
e not to make any row about IT, and sal
d that Bell was familiar. but that sh'
h wanted TO keep him for boarder. an
that it would make against the family, a
/, he was helping to pay the expenses.
: CoULDN'T RESIST HER.
g Here the old man drew deep sigh
! and said that his wife could talk him int
anything: that she talked him into deed
% Ing all his property to her. and could d
; anything with him by talking 10 him.
The old man then related an occasion
on which his worst fears were confirmed
and she again pleaded with him not t
s create a disturbance. aad promised tina
7 she would not again show any fondnes
e for Bell. lie consented but told her /
= must be the last time.
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