Evening journal., 1904-05-06
MRS. POWELL WEEPS
IN TELLING HER STORY
Special to The Evening Journal.

Dover, May 6.-For the first time,
since the gruesome discovery of the
mangled body of Estella Albin in her
attic. Mrs. Mary A. Powell. the ac-
cused murderess Of the girl. yesterday
gave vent to her feelings before the
public, and sobbed as though her heart
would break. Throughout all the pro-
.ceedings, from the day of the murder
up to and Including the trial this week.
Mrs. Powell has maintained stolid
Indifference which has been remarkable.
After her narrowing recital yester-
day. however, the woman could bear up
no longer, and although she made an
effort to regain her composure, she
could not, and she cried out in her an
guish:
"oh! didn't mean to do it! Oh. Oh!
Oh!'
The womans passionate weeping
brought tears to many of the specta-
tors, and the woman's lawyers, too Sob
bed. The States prosecutors. however,
looked at the prisoner, steadily,
throughout the scene.
When Mrs. Powell again went on the
stand in the afternoon, Attorney-Gen-
eral Ward said:
Mrs Powell, did you not attend the
coroner's inquest on February 1O?"
"Yes, sir"
did you not then say. on your oath
that the last time you saw Essie AL
bin was when you put your dinner pot
on that day?"
"wen. told that, but that was part
fly true"
And you were on your oath and said
that?"
Il suppose / was"
while you We're putting down those
beer bottles, and Essie Albin approach.
ed you, did she have anything in thai
right hand?"
Il don't know; I couldn't see"
How was it. then. that you strucl
at her hand with that beer bottle?"
Because l did not know but that sh,
had something in It, the way it was
drawn"
How was it you aimed at her hand
and struck her head?"
Because her right side was neares
to me, and her hand moved quicker
than her head"
a =
incident of the deadly combat i'm tn
attic, which she had given minutely il
the morning. but added that while sh
struggled with Essie. the latter go
her knee on defendants right hand, an,
while Essie held her firmly by tn
throat, tore Off her apron and proceed
ed to choke witness, who was under
meath her. She was getting weaker al
the time.
How did you get that knife out o
your right pocket and get it open
she was holding your hand under he
lnee?"
Il snatched it out from under he
leg"
But what was she doing, II she wa
! on TOP of you, all the while you wer
gettins the penknife open?"
"She was choking me and trying I
/ take my life"
How long did you fight, as you say
before you cut her?'
well. until / was losing strength an
knew she was going to take my life
but Mrs. Powell did not finish the sen
1 tence.
Here the prisoner broke down an
was sobbing pteously. Rocking to an
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, crowd in the court room gazed
amazement at the remarkable chang
Y in the stolid woman. Justice Spruanc
ordered a glass of water and fan, an
after a while the woman became quie
Z How did you cut her throat?" tn
, Attorney-General resumed.
Mrs. Powell took the opened knit
t and held it blade upward in her han'
waving It twice. irresolutely. rs tina
the way you cut Essie Albin's throatl
i Mrs. Powell Smiles.
s Here occurred the first lighter inc
i, dent which has appeared in all thes
narrowing details. Before Mrs. Pow
p. ell answered the Attorney-General
a question. she looked around and said;
Il can't show you unless l have soml
G thing"
mo. not me-" said Mr.. Ward. as
jumped back from the side of II
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