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PENALTY'0 CRIME
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dict returned being guilty as indicted with
out the qualifying clause.
Cold-Blooded Deed.
The story of Strather's crime, as it was
told In court. brought to light a particu-
larry bloody and cold-blooded deed Emma
Baylor, colored, one of the Witnesses stat ed
that in October, 1897, she occupied house
433 Franklin street with her husband and
children. Strather and Emma Talbot rent
ed room upstairs, living there as man and
wife. At the time of the murder they had
occupied the room about one month. The
evening of the 14th of October Mrs Baylor
heard loud talking in the room upstairs
She awoke about o'clock in the morning
Of the 18th and heard a humping on the
floor above. She ran into the kitchen and
heard voice say, Let me up" Mrs. Bay
lors husband went to the room above but
could not gain admittance He then went
for the police. A few minutes later Mrs.
Baylor saw Strather leave the house and
go to nearby hydrant where he washed
his hands. They had blood on them. Her
husband returned with two policemen. Mrs.
Baylor went upstairs and Rosa on the
bed, covered with blood. Mrs Baylor no.
tced several gashes about the head and
face of Rosa. The room upstairs was
rented by Strather. Blood dropped into
According to James Baylor the morning
of the 18th of October he heard a noise
in the room occupied by Strather. He went
upstairs and raped on the door. directing
Strather to open it. Strather replied: "All
right all right all right" Baylor raped
again. but received no answer He heard
a sound that was repeated. like somebody
hitting something solid. He raped again.
but the only response was: All right.
The sound he heard seemed to come from
the bed. Baylor fastened to the second
precinct police station, about three blocks
distant, and returned to the house in the
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men.
On reaching the house one of the police
men said to Strather: What's the trou-
ble?" Strather replied: 1T amt anything
more than case of murder" Baylor
the woman on the bed, and described the
bloody scene. One of the policemen found
in the room Ratchet covered with blood.
Baylor identified 1t as his property. He
said to Strather: why did you take my
Ratchet out of the box?" The reply was:
Il didn't get it out of the box I got it off
the shelf.
The Defense.
In setting forth his defense Strather
stated at the first trial that he was twenty
four years of age and was born in Virginia.
He had lived in this city regularly for twelve
years past, and had known Rosa Talbot
for six years He had lived with her for
nearly three years. Strather added that he
had been engaged in the sale of news
papers for twelve years in the vicinity OF
18th and F streets,
Strather denied emphatically that he had
uuarreled with Rosa the day before the
murder; or that he had at any time threat
cned to kill her. When they retired the
night of the l4th of October their relations
were entirely peaceable.
Strather arose, ne said about > o'clock
the morning Of the 18th and went down
to the yard to wash at the hydrant Re
turning. he noticed Ratchet lying on a
shelf He carried it upstairs for the pur-
pose of fastening latch on the door. AS
witness entered the room. according TO MS
story. he placed the Ratchet on a chair.
Rosa was standing by, window. She SAID
to him: EIir
Il had dream last night that you were
going with other women, and fortune tel
Ter told me the same thing, 50 l believe it.
Strather said he told Rosa that she was
foolish to listen to pack OF lies and waste
her money on fortune tellers. Rose; became
very angry and d quarrel followed. Rosa
struck Strather several times with bottle,
saying:
''TIl kill you because Of your running
with other women.
The blows, he said. fell on wound IN
Strathers face caused by an liberated
tooth. Intense pain was caused Strather
thought Rosa was going to Kill him He
was very nervous and frightened for fear
she would kill him. and was greatly excited
because of fear and pain. Strather declared
that in his fear, excitement and suffering
he struck Rosa with the Ratchet. He was
very sorry. he said, when he realized what
ne had done.
Strather further declared that Rosa was
continually quarreliug with him and had
frequently assaulted him. because of her
SupDosition that he was running with other
women She had once cut him on the lip
with a penknfe. Rosa had often threat
ened to kill him. and such threats on her
part he said. had been repeated to him by
other parties.
His Wife the Victim.
In the Winston case. according to the
doc H.
room occupied by himself and wife, at 81
Sd street southwest, between 8 and o'clock
the morning of Monday, December II,
1897. Emma who worked at night, return
ed between 10 o'clock and IL O'Clock. She
prepared breakfast and then went upstairs.
Between Il O'Clock and l o'clock Elizabeth
Johnson, Emma s ssterin-law, who was
down stairs, heard a noise as though some
thing had fallen. She then heard Emma
cry Mercy" The reports of two pistol
shots followed. Elizabeth summoned po-
iiceman, who went upstairs and found the
door of Ninstons room locked The door
was forced open. Emma was lying on the
bed bleeding profusely from three wounds
in the head. Winston was found by the
side of the bed his knees, bleeding from
wound in the face.
The morning of the murder Winston OBJ
tanned pistol from a saloon where he had
previously left 1t. The pistol was found on
the bed. The government introduced testi-
mony to prove that Winston had repeatedly
threatened to kill his wife. 'Fll make you
smoke and ''Ill kill you this night were
among the threats which the witness said
were uttered by Winston.
AT the first trial in outlining the de-
tense the jury was informed by counsel
that Mrs. Winston committed suicide, and
that before killing herself she fired the shot
that wounded her husband
The defendant was placed on the stand in
his own behalf. He declared that his wife
accused him of running with another wo-
man, and was, therefore, angry with him
Inc morning of the 18th of December he
SAID, ne fell asleep in rocking chair He
was awakened by pistol shot. He went
to his wife. who was lying on the bed. He
saw tnat she had his pistol. He tried to
get 1t from her. when he felt a sudden
shock and did not remember anything
further until he came to his senses in the
hospital
A mild sensation was caused the nth of
last February during the second trial of
winston. The defendant took the witness
stand and declared that his statements at
the frst trial We're false. At the first trial
winston. as detailed stated under oath
that his wife had killed herself after at