The age-herald., 1902-03-16
FIFE PRESENTS
 HIS SIDE OF CASE Mrs. Richardson SaysShe Was Not With Him Alone DID NOT ATTEMPT ESCAPE Richardson Was Jealous of His Wife When Drunk, But Not Abusive
 When Sober-Tool< Cure
 for Drunkenness.
DID NOT ATTEMPT ESCAPE

Savannah. Mo-, March.-In the trial of Stewart Fife on the charge of murder ing Frank W. Richardson, the state today practically closed its side of the case. They asked. however, to be allowed to examine another witness, Lydia Fusion, early next week, when that witness who Is i'll, Is able to come into court. The state previously asserted that they would prove by the Fusion woman that Fife had made admissions to her after the mur- der of Richardson that would connect him with the crime. She was not to be found when the state called her name two days ago. Sheriff Holcomb was re- called today and cross examined about the finding of a revolver by Carl Rick off in sewer yesterday. The state sub mitted as evidence this revolver with the statement that the bullet taken from Richardson's head was the same size as the empty shell found in the revolver.
 Case of the Defense.
 James W. Boyd, the leading counsel for Fife, then made the statement for his client. The defense would show he said that Richardson had once asked his wife 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 founc by the Kickoff boy was placed there long after the murder and that Fife was at the Owl club rooms at the time the mur- der was committed.
 Mrs. Addie B. Richardson, widow of the dead man, was the first witness called by the defense. She explained her pres ehce at different times with Fife The only time she had gone riding with him was when her husband requested her to drive the horse to the public square and water 1t, telling her at the same time to take Fife along. When seen on the stone steps with Fife she said she was looking for her husband who was drunk. Rich ardson had taken cure for drunkenness, and she told of his quarreling on the street with Fife. Witness shed tears when she said her husband was not abu- sive 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.
 Not With Fife Alone.
 Mrs. Richardson denied being with Fife alone in the store on July 4. and flatly contradicted the statement of Gilbert Mo Daniel that he saw her and Fife riding to- gether at night. All of the two dozen wit nesses who have testified that they saw Fife and Mrs Richardson together were contradicted by Mrs. Richardson.
 'The night MT. Richardson was killed" asked Flies attorney, was Stewart Fife at your house at any time?'
 Mot to my knowledge"
 DO you know how MT. Richardson came to his death-at whose hands?"
 T 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- fendant, say to you in the store about December 1, in the presence of the de- fendant. I wish you would keep away from Stewart and not bother him so much at his work?'" l"
 ''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.