The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-11
Death of Bama Andrews
 Agreed Upon.
WHO WAS ExEcUTIoNER
This Where State and De-
 fenSe Have Clash.
ASee Andrews Tells of the SlayiDg of His Father and His wffe-De- fendant's Attorneys Fight
 inE Every Step.
By win T. sheehan.

By wiI T. sheehan.
 Camden. Nov. 1o.--(stafr correspon
 dence. 1.-The decree of death for Bami
 Andrews was signed, sealed and deliver
 ed on the morning of December IT, an,
 hours before midnight it had been re
 morselessly carried out. Her gashet
 and mutilated body lay prone upon tn, ground before her home before the da,
 was over and the man who uttered that decree was her aged husband wh, went down to death with her.
 Of this both State and defense in tn, case of John Andrews, charged witt her murder. seems to agree. The de, fense claims it. The State does not deny 1t.
 But did the aged husband execute the sentence he passed? Was he botf judge and executioner? The answer death to Bob and John Andrews.
 That the old man had determined upon the removal of his young wife one way or another may not be doubted By a witness for the State, the defense proved that not only had the old man after quarrel with the young wo- man, summoned his son Bob from his himself agreed with Bob and sent the telegram to John at Repton to come at once.
 The Line of Cleavage.
 Perhaps both sides believe that the brothers were to do violence if not murderous work. But what happened that terrible Saturday night, when the awful family council was held at the Andrews home? Here indeed the de- fense and the State divide.
 The defense holds that old Jim An drews did the bloody work of taking off his young wife. And having murdered his young wife, the defense holds, the eld man was seized with remorse and attempted to turn the pistol upon him. self and was shot in struggle with John.
 The State would not have it this way. The brothers were sent for to do the bloody task and they did 1t, is Inc theory of the State. Whether they did or did not originally assist in for mulating the death sentence, they came together to execute it. But how did the unhappy old man die? The State would have it that after summoning ais grown sons his heart revoIted at. the bloody work as it went on and his manhood was reused by the sight of the awful deed, he fought back his two soas and in the excitement of the oc- . casion one of them sent the bullet through his body that took his life.
 In the semi-darkness of the kero- sene lighted court room, Agee Andrews, the natural son of James Andrews and i3 years of age. told of the most tragic scene a boy was ever unhappy enough to witness. He had seen the double murder and In a half whisper he told of 1t to a breathless audience, who hung upon every word of his almost indistinct story.
 Andrews and Wife QunrreIed.
 He had met Bob and John at the de- pot. They had made him go to the brick yard while they went on to the house. He waited an hour and went to the house himself. The grown folks were quarreling. |
 Pa he slapped Rama and she said see how he treats meT
 The boy went on with his story: Bob said to Rama, Gimme that baby. and he took the baby away from her. She ran over to Pa and hugged him and said. Don't let Bob and John kill me, please don't
 Bob took me and the other children and started down to the railroad. John stood at the door with his hand in his pocket. Rama was crying and scream ing. Bob sent me back for a blanket. John was still standing at the door, and he told me to get it and git out.
 When I was about half way to the railroad. I heard shot and Rama ran out screaming, and he shot at her again and she fell Pa showed fight and John shot him. He fell off the porch in the yard. Bob heard the shooting and I met him trotting back. He stopped when Rama fell and cut her, saying. C. D. you, I wish you could feel it.
 When I passed Rama going to the lot, her clothes were burning. Bob told me if I didn't say all of us were down | on the railroad when it happened he would kill me-
 Such is the story of Agee Andrews | which has thrown the shadow of the | gallows over his half brother, John l Andrews.
 Many Witnesses on Hand.
 cloud of witnesses was before | the clerks desk when the court con- | Vened at S:30 o'clock. There were per | in the big murder case. They were | sworn, warned and put under the rule. | The special and regular jurors were re- ! quested to leave the court room, and | there were so many witnesses and ju- TOTS that the court room was practical | ly deserted outside of the attorneys | railing.
 The indictment read by Solicitor Thompson charged only the murder of | Rama Andrews, by shooting with a | pistol and cutting with a knife. against the peace and dignity of the State of | Alabama.
 The indictment was against both | men, but it was explained to the jury that John Andrews only was on trial
 Mir. Miller stepped before the jury and told it that John Andrews pleaded mot guilty" ,. ..
 George W. Stewart, who was post master and in the mercantile business at Schuster. was called to the stand and testified as to the arrival of John and Bob Andrews on the Fiomaton train the night of the murder. They came up to the store where the witness was at work, but stopped at the steps and took a drink of whiskey. One of the men threw the bottle against the mail crane and asked the distance to the home of 'old man Jim Andrews"
 Heard Screams of Woman.
 The witness said the man who asked the question was John Andrews, and he was told that the Andrews home was three or four hundred yards up the railroad, on the south side. This was about 6:30 o'clock on the night of De- cember 16 or IT. The witness was at work In his brick kiln near by at o'clock when he heard screams of a woman and of children. He heard 1