Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-20

my husband came to me in front
Of my fathers house ON Friday night
and ask me to kill him. told him
would not and said, Won had better
beware OF Joe Hess or he will kill
You. NV husband said he was feel
ing very bad over what had occurred
and didn't Believe he could stand 1t
and wished he was dead
Eyes, Hess was carrying revolver.
!" Hess wrote threatening letter to
me with the forged name of T. 5. G..
pitzer signed to it, which letter was
burned. The letter stated that If
didn't do so and so he would send me
to the pen. recognized the hand
writing as that of Hess. =
Mrs. Lord was cross examined by
Attorney wisner. During the cross
j examination recess was taken until
| 2 o'clock.
"wednesday Afternoon.
Court convened in the afternoon at
. O clock when the cross questioning
of Mrs. Lord was continued. For
4 over three hours she was on the wit
ness stand. During the cross examirla-
ton a letter written by Mrs. Lord to
Hess telling him to meet her in a
house in the yard at her home
was read. The witness said she had
first had improper relations with Hess
at her fathers home five years ago
when she was IS years old. Hess, she
said, forced her into submission.
George w. Butts went on the stand
and was asked by the ATTORNEYS fol
the defense about statements Hess had
made to him relative to his relations
with Mrs. Lord, but he was not al
lowed to testify.
NJ w. Riordon went back on the
stand and stssted that he bad seen a
man who said his name was Jospeh
Hess on the night he was said to haze
been caught with Mrs. Lord, walking
up and down in front of her house.
Mr.. Lord, he said, passed the house
and talked to him in an excited way
that same night about 10 o'clock.
Jacob Coffman's evidence was ex-
cluded. it being something that Hess
had told him.
Edgar Lord, who is charged with
being IN accessory in the crime, next
Went upon the stand. He said !
heard RI the difficulty between nv
brother Harry and his wife on the
Sunday following the difficulty. I
had conversation with Harry after
heard of the difficulty. He came out
to my house ON Sunday, Dec. ., on
his way TO see witnesses to use in
getting divorce from his wife. We
started out together to see the wit
nesses. A short distance below the
" Goose Neck trace broke. We
drove on short distance and stop
ped to fix it, While fixing it / look
ed mp and saw a man and boy. / re-
cognized the man as Joseph Hess.
He was walking toward us driving
his COW. The COW went on. Mr..
|
Hess came up to about the front
wheel of the buggy on the opposite
side of where l was, thrust his right
y hand in his pocket, made knocking
bow, said How do you do gentle
mel" and made a motion as if to
draw weapon. Harry followed at
him 'No You don't, you dirty So
and commenced firing at him. Hess
seemed to be drawing revolver out
OF his pocket but did not seem to
know whether to shoot or run. He
finally ran. Harry followed him and
shot several times. Hess jumped a
fence aud Harry then fell. thought
he was shot. / ran toward him and
4 .lled him to come back. / did not
say give him H. Harry, Before
/ got to where Harry fell picked up
an empty revolver and followed ON
after Harry, following after him to
come back. l came up to Harry and
he asked me to give him the revolt
/ yer. didn't and he started after
Hess again. bat soon came back.
Harry went to get his overcoat
and found another revolver that he
had dropped. We p It the two emp
ty revolvers in the buggy and drove
away. had revolver in my poe
ket, but did not draw il or urge
Harry on. "
Lord went through a severe cross
examination durins which, at 5: 40
O'Clock, a recess was taken until
Thursday morning at 8 30 O'clock.
Thursday Morning.
Court re-convened this morning at
8 80 o clock, when the cross exami-
nation of Edgar Lord was continued.
After having undergone long seige
of cross questioning, he was at 10 20