Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-29
MRS. L. E WALTERS CARD A Statement of Her Husbands
 Conduct Toward Her. HIS ATTEMPT TO KILL HER
And Her Terrible Struggle to Prevent Him
 From Doing So.
HIS LAST INTERVIEW WITH HIS MOTHER
Gamblers Drove Him to Suicides Grave. Amateurs to Meet on the Diamond. An Excursion to St. simon's
 Island : Miscellany.
Age-Herald E. eau.
 Exchange Hotel,
Montgomery. June 2S.

tXchange Hotel Montgomery, June 2S.
 The following letter was -handed the Age Herald man today, and is from Mrs. Lille E. Walters the young wife who was almost murdered by her husband, who afterwards committed suicide, and whose body was found a few days ago in a decomposed condition, an account of which appeared in the Age-Herald
 To the Correspondent of the Age-Her- aid:
 | Will you allow me space through your valuable paper to correct the statements that have appeared in the papers pur- porting to be my testimony. In such excitement and confusion it would be al- most impossible for a reporter to get the exact facts, which can be verified by the family and next-door naighbors ot my 1 husbands stepfather.
 At o'clock he left went up town, came home at F o'clock and had been asleep, but awoke and he spoke in the k.naeSt Of manner, saying, Dear, il you do not object l will put down the windows" and not dreaming of any trouble, I said all right He then closed the windows, locked the doors and came tp bed and begged me to let him kill me and then kill himself l told him 1 was not ready to die yet. He had his razor and a bottle of chloroform; talked while, then said, T have decided that you shall die, and don't want to give you pain;' he then grasped my arm and sat on my body, holding towel wet with chloroform in one hand and an open razor .irg the other; said that if l did not be still he would be forced to cut my throal with the razor; that he did not want to hurt me. Then l realized that l was Tn the hands of maniac. My little girl began 10 scream, and he ordered her to hush or he would kill her; said he was net hurting her mother. To keep the child from seeing him he laid down the razor and blew out the lamp. and then with superhuman strength l caught him by the throat and threw him from the bed and commenced screaming, made for the door and got out It seemed to stun or frighten him. He never made any srttesssfstto- catch me. then went to the home of the colored.awoman. Ella smith. who kindly sheltered me till morning. Soon my husband came and brought our Ettle 10-month-old baby and begged me to return, saying he was not going to hurt me; but 1 would not go.
 The next morning 1 went home; he was lying in bed, but not asleep; the bed and floor were wet and looked as though he had been vomitings He caught me by the throat and threw me down on the door but l succeeded in releasing myself from him again. He said if had him arrested he would kill me- he had horror of the guard house; he never attempted to fol- low me, thinking l was going to have him arrested; but l hate to bring our troubles in public I went to my uncles. who was my husbands step-father; did not see or hear from my husband at all on "Wednesday, nor did hear word un- til Friday about 1: 30 or o'clock: he looked at me with a strange smile and left the room and never spoke to him: then he started to follow me; his mother got between him and the door. He re- marked: Whats the use of that, mama?" and she replied: Son, Mamie don't want any trouble here this even ing" He spent two or three houre talk ing to his mother; asked her if she needed him in any law suit, if so to take his dep osition as when he left she would never see him again. He would finger around his mother everywhere she went. About 5 o'clock his step-father asked him if he and I had separated He replied: He did not know. We'll said his uncle, who is also his step-father. both by marriage. and cousin by blood, ''she tells me you have quit. and as she has to come to me I rather you would stay away until she goes to her brothers or makes other ar rangements." He said it was hard, when he had no money. no friends, to be told to leave his mother His mother said to him: "Son. you are always welcome to mama. Uncle and have nothing to do with yours and your wifes business. only it is unpleasant for us to have both here together"
 After talking to his mother in the yard again, she advised him to go to Mobile and stay awhile and come back, and everything would be all right. He then left without bidding anyone goodbye. We never heard anything more from him.
 Mr. Payne came and told us he was dead, and I went over home to try and see the last of my hl band. There was a towel folded about his mouth and nose, and could not have been anything work ing out of his nose. My husband was ruined by the gamblers of Montgomery verify. it seems from what I learn, and my experience with him, it was nothing else but gambling from probate judge down to the missing link of thieves crap shooters and tinhorn gamblers While they may be clothed in judicial legal, mercantile, mechanical, railroad, mayoralty or police uniform. their names are the same. am left with three little girls to battle with the world, and all on account of the gambling hells of Mont gomery.
 My husband was just as noble, gener- ous and kind as he could be when pros- porous. but when they had robbed me and my little ones he would become des- perate. and wanted to kill all of us and then kill himself. While in an act of des- peration he tried to kill me and failed, but succeeded in killing himself.
 LILLE E. WALTERS.
 To Meet on the Diamond.
 Every lover of the national game in the city is on the tiptoe of excitement in anticipation of the great game of the season, which Is to come off tomorrow at the park, between the Travellers Pro- tective association and Commerce Street selects, composed of the young business men of that popular street. The game promises to be great one. and very large crowd will most likely attend, as the proceeds will go to the fund of the city infirmary.
 The personnel of the teams k as fol- lows: