The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-13
RICHMOND VA WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is. 1901


night, about dark. Walters came in the
back way to sec the witness, and Lett
a gun at the gate. He then told Walters
OF the visit OF F'arrars servant Alter
wards at Walters request the. witness
hid in the rear of the Walters residence
to guard in order TO see what took place.
Walters was in hiding in an adjoining
lane. from which he had a view of the
front entrance to his residence. Walters
saw some one enter the house. He then
Jumped over the fence and said to wit
ness, .'He isr't there" and insisted that
Updike shoulG go with him. They tried
to look in the window and found the
curtain pule;: down. Both then went
or. the porch and Walters handed Wit
ness both shotguns and a stick. so that
he could get lis latch key, saying, They
have changed the latch on me- In the
meanwhile Updike went down from the
porch
WALTERS; ENTERS THE HOUSE.
Walters entered the hall, taking one OF
tho guns with him, but soon called back
that he did not need witness. Updlke
heard scuf1ie, so grabbed for his shot-
gun and entered the house. Looking in
to the sittineroom he saw Mrs. Walters
and Stuart Bailey, and as Farrar was
not present, and he did not expect trou-
bic, he left his gun in the hall.
Mrs Walters said. MIR. Walters
SLAPPED me ir the mouth and am bleed
ing She was standing in the middle
of the room and witness did not see any
blood.
MEN CLINCHED.
Walters and Bailey were advancing on
each other. They clinched. Then Wal
ters drew his pistol. and Bailey, seeing
it, drew mis-. Walters shot first and
Eailey next. After that the firing was
very rapid, and at the last witness be-
lieved tl:at the hammers were swapping
on empty shells.
The shooting took place wholly in the
sitting-room. though towards the last
Walters backed or was pushed into the
hail. where he fell. Bailey jumped on
him and struck him with his fist sew
eral times in the face. Witness pulled
Bailey off the dead man.
AS the mer. clinched Updike attempted
to part them. No words passed between
the combatants i'll his hearing. Mrs. Wal
ters escaped from the room as the firing
was in progress.
HIS CLOTHES AFIRE.
Cpdiko ran across the street and
'phoned for a physician. When he re-
turned Walters was lying partly in the
hall and partly in the parlor, and his
clothes were afire. due to the close range
at which he had been shot.
One pistol was lying at the foot Of the
stairway and the other at Walters feet.
both empty. Bailey was walking rest
lessiy about the sitting-room Witness
also testified that upon returning from
across the street Mrs. Walters told him
that another shot had been tired.
'PHONE TALKS.
NIr W. a. Lankford, brOther-in-law of
the dead man, related several phone con-
versations he had heard between Mrs.
Walters and Mr. Farrar on Saturday
night last. Hc heard Mrs. Walters say
that her lushand: had gone to PoindeX-
ters drug store to get some medicine.
Mrs. Walters asked if he could not send
her brother out to stay with her. Farrar
responded that Stuart was busy just
then. but tll:.i he was himself thinking of
taking a. walk
To this Mrs. Walters answered, mo, I
think it is best not to- Fifteen or twen-
tv minutes later Farrar called up the
Walters residence and told Mrs. Walters
that her husband was sitting in q store
adjoinino the drug store, and two doors
from the telephone exchange. Witness
left the exchange and had a brief con-
versation witt. Mr.. Walters, who ex-
pressed a wish to hear what was going
on between his house and Farrar- They
won't into the exchange together.
IN THE HUSBANDS EAR.
Soon Farrar again called up the Wal
terS IeSluenCe ana DOCn the Witness dHO
Walters heard the conversation. The
witness, however, heard only a part of it.
Mrs. Walters said: ''Will. something
has happened to-day" What was lt?
'Oh, you know" What time. While
you were asleep Mrs. Walters added:
II am going to take a bath and go to
bed. I wish you were here to put me
to bed or 'fiX me for bed
After this Walters said TO witness: "Al,
I am greatly relieved. I just wanted to
get positive evidence, then L will give
them a --- good thrashing and leave"
Witness said: John. don't do anything
rash,, and he replied Il don't expect to-
WANTED POSITIVE EVIDENCE.
The witness also related a conversation
he had with Walters on Sunday. during
which Walters reiterated his wish TO get
positive evidence. Again on Monday
they talked together, when Walters said
he would make the impression that he
would be absent from home at night and
would get Bob Updike TO help wath the
house Mrs. Walters testified that she
was sitting in the room talking to her
brother when Walters came in with a
double -ba rreled shotgun and said: l
expected to find Bill Farrar here and
intended to blow out his brains" and as
he said it be rested his gun on the music
stand.
MRS. WALTERS TESTIMONY.
The witness further stated: My hus-
band said he intended to have a settle
ment. and walked up to me and slapped
me in the face My brother asked him
what he meant. Mr.. Walters said moth