The Washington times., 1904-08-04
HUTH IS HELD FOR
MRS. LEWIS MURDER
Coroner's Jury Charges Him With Crime.
Prisoner Starts to Make Statement.
Witness SWears at Him.

Special policeman Mosby Williams.
who was with Lewis. cOrrObOrated the
latter.
Frank A. Winter, painter. who lives
In the house adjoining that in which the
murder took place. was reading in his
room when he heard the death struggle
He also saw Huth at the window but
could not reach him.
He told Of frequent fights between the
couple; said that there had been a quar-
rel on the morning of the murder and
another two weeks ago, when Huth had
threatened to knock the woman on the
head.
Louis Blackeye followed. telling Of
seeing Huth and of having heard him
confess the killing. Later he found
Huth in the rear alley, where Huth
jumped over the fence and for the time
eSca ped.
He said ne had cursed Huth. and had
tried to capture him, but failed.
Blackeye said Mrs. Levi had lived in
the house two months, and had made
friends.
1t was at this point that he was un-
able TO restrain himself. and he went
at the prisoner in torrid language.
His abuse created an uproar. and the
Acting Coroner Threatened to clear the
court room. Huth simply smiled.
The facts as given by the preceding
witnesses were ccrroborated by w.
A. Pearson Michael +. Morrisey. Jere-
miah Mccarthy, +. Martin, and Ralph
Mckee.
DR.. r. W. Baker. acting deputy cor
OEer. described the wounds on the body.
There We're no less than half a dozen
deep gashes. any one of which would
After hearing the last witness the
Acting Coroner said to Huth:
DO you want to make any statement?
If you do. you may. But remember
that II will rFr0ha bly- ~ lTGad against
you at your trial.
Huth mumbled a few unintelligible
words, adjusted the bandages that hid
the wounds he had inflicted on himself,
rose slowly from the chair beside a
stalwart policeman, and making his
way 10 the witness stand attempted TO
speak.
Huth Starts to Speak.
The women were drinking with two
men," he mumbled, so low that he
could scarcely be heard.
Speak louder" ordered the Acting
Coroner. Il can't" whispered the muir
derer
You must Try it," insisted Glaze
brook
IF I'm not talking loud enough youse
can go TO h" shouted the prisoner in
a broken wheeze. Il can't do no better. .
The prisoner refused TO talk further.
He was taken back TO the hospital.
Throughout he displayed callous indif-
ference.
The last witness was Ralph Mckee.
who told Of the finding Of the prisoner
I'm Locust Alley, weak from loss of
blood. with his throat cut. lying on his
elbow and picking at the arteries In his
wrists with a dull table knife.
All Of the witnesses agreed in their
stories Of finding the unfortunate woman
lying with her throat cut, in pool Of
blood on the stair landing Of the sec
ond floor OF the dwelling. and ali en- bel
llshed their stories OF the struggle with
descriptions Of the gurgling and heavy
breathing which told Of the woman be-
ing choked and of the knocking over Of
chairs and tables in her final struggle
against death. in the dark. and at the
time that Huth was sitting In the win
dow.
In connection with this murder. It
has been published that Huth went "a
the home OF his mother. 30 u Street
southwest that his mother and father
We're separated and that he obtained
clothing from his mother.
Huth's mother never lived at that ad-
dress: ne obtained no clothing there;
he did not call there at any time. ard
his mother has been dead for sev~ral
years. and was never separated from mis-
father.