Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-13
THE AsHBY.MARYE TRIAL.


the trial OF Lawyer A. Aylets Ashby,
charged with the murder OF City Eogi-
neer E. A. Marye, and when court adj
iourned 10 the afternoon the accused
was on the stand aud had almost com
pleted his testimony. The common
wealth objected ID the witness stating
what Msrye told him. After argument
Judge Bsrhem took the point under
consi ieration and adjourned court until
today when the Gaze may be finished.
The feature OF toe morning session
was the dramatic presentation OF the
case OF the defense by Mr.. J. l.. Lee,
OF Lyochburg. During his reclta. OF
the facts leading up to the shooting,
Mrs. Mary w. Garrett, mother-in'ls
Of the accused, was very mlch affected,
as indeed was everybody In the crowd
ed courtroom.
The commonwealth at the conclusion
OF Mr.. Lees address put Cd Oficer
Wood ward. who testified to arresIing
AshDy aud to the facts of the shooting.
Several eye.witoesses we're examined,
ss was also DR.. Aylett, the surgeon in
charge of the case. At o'clock the
common wealth rested, and the defense
put Miss May GARRETT, sister-in-law OF
he accused, on the stand.
The defense put on Miss May Gar
nett, who testified ss to the events &C.
curing at the home. She was asked II
she was engaged to Marye at any time,
but the question was ruled out aud this
line OF examint ton abandoned. Miss
| Garnet. testified that she fret met Mr.
Marye 10 the spring of 1913, aud be was
a const ant visitor until August OF tnst
year, when Mr.. Marye went South.
During that time .they oorresponded 10
only friendly way. Mr.. Msrys re-
turned the following April and renewed
his st entions. Shortly after that Mr..
Msrye was request I'd to cease his visits,
aud altsr that mis- conduct ID her was
very insulting. Ga one occasion he
came up and, placing his face as close
| ID hers as possible without touching
ner, called her the most contempt Die
of women. Similar occurrences hap
pened at ether times, and her mother
advised her never to 90 without 40
tscolt. Whenever she met Mr.. Marye
and she was alone he always insulted
DER. This conduct went on from the
lime that he was forbidden the house
until about November. Mrs. GarDt t e
timoDy corroborEtsd that OF Mis-
May 10 reference to Mr.. Marye's visi1s.
she told how 10 the fall Of 1900, after
Marye had been denied admission to
the Garnet house, he met her and told
DER that Miss HAY had ruined bis life,
referred to her letters as being as "cold
as the North Pole" and said he was
going 81 make the entire Garrett fam
lily suffer for his wrongs. After that
she would not let her daughter 20
upon the street without On Escort. %
The fatal afternoon, when Marye wac
throwing ttjnes into the house, she
went TO the door to talk to him. De
watcLed her through tle glass and de-
liberstsly threw q brick at her, narrow
ly missing her head. 81 hate TO testify
ID his actions 10 justice to the living"
said the witntss, who then proceeded
| TO tell how she had had q message
sent to Msrye's brotner by neighbor.
Ashby tlen took the stand 10 his OVID
defense. He told his story 10 o clear,
Straightforward manner. 90 the after.
noon 10 quet ton the phone in his office
rang, and 1t proved ID be his wife. Sac
was evidently crying and stated that
Ned MaTye was throwing bricks through
the windows at the house. He saio
| toat he was dsEsd for a time and did
not know what to do. He borrowed
A revolver from Mr.. Banks aud started
nome. ~ do net see WE'LL" he said,
"aud / was crossing the street al
| Twenty street and suddenly found
Mr.. Marye right in front OF me. With
out any hesitancy, and without resllZ-
Jog what / was doing, made some
remark which do not remember and
fred. l fred three or four times In
rapid succession and remember Mr..
Hsrye going past me. Then Officer
| Woodward grabbed me and said you
nave shot me- told Woodward tnsi
! | was sorry that had shot him and
that l did not intend doing 80. Neither
| of US knew that Mr.. Msrye was shot st
that time. We entered a drug store.
As we did 30 Mr.. Msrye was standing
up and he said Come here, Ashby.'
At this poiLt the commonwealt b
objected to the admission OF Whist Mr..
hsrye ,t4ted at the me, claiming that
it was not point OF the res justa The
admission Of the statement Was argued
ii some length and will be passed on
oy Judge Ba rham at the opening Of
court t,dsy.