Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-24
She Tells Of tie K ing Of Her Husband When
He tint red the lloUse
Blood on iier Hands Dramatic Incl
dent la the prOiesI 90 states
Attorney Booker.

Plattsburg Mo, Jan. i--lnterest to-
day in the trial of Mrs, Adie B,
Richardson for me murder at Sayan-
nah Of her husband, Frank w Rich,
ardson, conferred in the story told on
the witness stand by the defendant.
Mrs. Richardson apparently produced d
favorable impression and before she
finished testifying the women in the
courtroom were in tears,
While Mrs Richardson was on the
stand Sensational incident TOOK
place that resulted in the court filming
G. f, Booher, leading attorney for the
state, and father OF the county prose.
cutor, fifty dollars and ordering the
jury from the room.
Mrs, Richardson had been asked II
she had told everything to this jury
that she had told to the coroners fury.
mo, she replied mot to the coro-
ner's jury but to Mr., Booher"
What did you tell TO Mr. Booher?'
Your honor interposed Mr.. Booher.
his voice trembling with emotion and
tears courslng down his cheeks, II have
stood this long enough ! object to the
court allowing my name to be con-
tinually dragged into this case with
insnuations that the witnesses have
told me more than have made known.
IL. -
Here the attorneys voice gave out.
Mr. Clerk" said the court, fine Mr.,
Booher sos"
Il protest, your honor, that / am
not being treated fairly"
Fine Mr. Booher $50" said the court,
"and Mr.. Sheriff take charge Of Mr.
Booher and remove the jury from the
room"
A recess was taken. A few minutes
later Attorney Booher returned, apollo.
glzed TO the court and Mrs Richardson
proceeded.
Mrs. Richardson detailed 1.-The events
OF the day OF the murder, IHcember a.
1900. At 7l5 In the evening Mr. Rich
ardson and George Crontley had, she
said left the house for Richardson's
store, She was to go later 10 the Epls-
copal church, where the children were
attending a Christmas entertainment
and from there to the store 10 accom-
pany her husband TO the theater She
told OF leaving the house and remem-
bering on the way that she had for
gotten a brooch given her by her hus-
band, and OF returning to the house for
II. Realizing Il was late she tee-
phoned Richardson that she would not
go TO church, but would stay at the
house and fix the Christmas tree for
the children and await him there.
Then Mrs, Richardson told of the ar
rival OF her husband and OF his death,
81 heard a buggy drive up," said the
witness, "and then heard footsteps
coming up the brick sidewalk. | turned
the light down In the room and sat on
the couch near the door, expecting 20
surprise Frank There seemed to be
two persons coming up the walk. Just
before he reached the doorway lead
ing from the hall TO the bedroom,
there was a report and he fell back.
ward. When he was In the hall heard
someone say'Has II come to- or some
thing like that. When he fell ! placed
my hand under his head and tried to
raise him up. ! supposed he was try
ing to brighten me. Then I III the
lamp. was startled but at first did
not fully realize what had happened
When ] M the lamp there was blo61
on my hands"
Mrs. Richardson bowed her head and
wept before she was able TO continue