The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-16
STEWART FIFE'S TRIAL
MRS. FRANK RICHARDSON
GIVES EVIDENCE.
Flatly Denies That she Was Seen
Riding at Night With the Pris-
oner-Same Story OF
the Murder.

Savannah Mo. March 15.-1n the trial
OF Stewart Fife. on the charge of muir
dering Frank w. Richardson. the State
today practically closed its side OF the
case. They asked. however, to be allowed
to examine one of their witnesses, Lydia
Fusion. early next week. when that
witness, who is III, is able 70 come into
JOUR, The state previously asserted
itiiat tlaes ,sssla prsys nj staes F'!slon w g
nan t'iaf FJfe he'd fiade sdlafssions to
her after the murder of Richardson, that
would connect him with the crime. sne
was not to be found when the State called
her name two days ago Sheriff Holcomp
was recalled today and cross-examineo
about the finding of revolver by carr
Kickoff in sewer yesterday. The state
submitted as evidence this revolver, with
the statement that the bullet taken from
Richardson's head was of the same size
as the empty shell found in the revolver.
James w. Boyd. the leading counsel for
Fife. then made the statement for his
client The defense will show. he said.
that Richardson had once asked his wite
to drive Fife down to the square; that
when he went to North Yakima, Wash,
after the murder. he did not cover up his
whereabouts; that the revolver found by
the Kickoff boy was placed there long
otter the murder. and that Fife was at
the Owl Club rooms at the time the muir
der was committed.
Mrs Addie Il. Richardson. widow OF
the dead man, was the first witness call
ed by the defense. She explained her
presence at different times with Fife. The
only time she had gone riding with MIN
was when her husband requested her to
drive the horse to the public square and
water IT, telling her at the same time to
take Fife along. When seen on the stone
steps with Fife. she said she was look
Ing for her husband, who was drunk.
Richardson had taken a cure for drum
kenness and she told of his quarrelling
on the street with Fife. Witness shed
tears when she said her husband was not
abusive when sober but only when drunk
She told the Same story of the murder as
she had related 1t at her own trial a
month ago.
Mrs. Richardson denied being with Fife
alone in the store on the Fourth of July.
and fatty contradicted the statement of
Gilbert Mcdaniel that he saw her and
Fife riding together at night. All of the
two dozen witnesses who have testified
that they saw Fife and Mrs. Richardson
together were contradlcted by Mrs. Rich
ardson.
THE night Mr.. Richardson was kill
ed asked Flies attorney, was Stew
art Fife at your house at any timer
Not TO my knowledge"
DO you know how Mr.. Richardson
came to his death-at whose hands?"
II do not"
on cross examination Mrs. Richardson
said her husband was jealous of her when
he was drinking.
Did Mrs. Fife, the mother Of the de-
PENDANT. say to you in the store about the
first of December, in the presence of the
defendant. I wish you would keep away
from Stewart and not bother him so much
at his work.? "
NO. she did not"
John Richardson told about going with
his mother to look for his father the
night they met Fife at the stone steps.
He fixed the date. but his recollection was
shaken by cross-examination.