The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12
CAMDEN JURY
 HAS EVIDENCE Argument Monday in An-
 dreWs Trial. "A LIFE IN BALANCE
LIFE IN BALANCE
Children Tell Terrible Story
 of Double Murder.
Fste sf JeAn Andrews Rssts on Im- yressioa Made by witnesses. Jusse Miller Releases TaIes-
 man ,. B. Stewart.
By wiII T. sh.eha..


 By win T. sAeehan.
 Camden, Nov. 11.--(staff Correspon- dence.) )-vAnother day of anxiety must be endured in the four narrow walls of a jail cell before John Andrews may know whether he Is 10 live or de.
 A jury of his peers who hold his life in their hands went to bed at a late hour tonight with all the evil dence in their minds in the case which this thin faced young man with the set steady eyes, is charged with the brutal murder of his young step- mother. But the jury is not yet called upon to write that verdict for while four arguments which will drive home that evidence are yet to be made The attorneys will speak Monday and the case of John Andrews. which has di- vorced and tried seperate from that of his brother. will so to the jury about noon.
 And in giving. life or death to John Andrews the jury will have to decide who told the truth to the two chill dren, Annie and Agee Andrews on one side, or Bob and John Andrews, the defendants. on the other. If the chii- dren told the truth their two half brothers will hang. If the statement of John and Bob Andrews rings true, in the minds of the jury, they will go free. These four and none others saw the terrible deaths in the front yard of the i'll fated Andrews hSme. Two of the four are indicted for those deaths and -he other two who are children point the accusing finger at them. &
 Defense Has Inning.
 The defense had its inning today. First of all they went out to break ~ A fxuA iI- dren. Evidence was introduced to show that the two children had fallen under the influence of Martha An drews. a strong minded old. woman. the sister of Jim Andrews, and who is assisting. as she may. the prosecution Ths auestion at issue is stiiI did Jim Aladrewss Kill his wife. Rama. or did his son John kill her at the original command of the fathers For two hours today John Andrews was on the stand telling of the scenes and hap panirgs of the night of December IT.. He spoke slowly and cautiously as though he realized fully that his life was at stake. He had answered a telegram from his father. he said, by going to Schuster. With his brother, Bob, he, went ot the old mans home. where supper had been eaten. The old man called them away from the room where his young wife was.
 sFIe told us," said John Andrews on the stand. '.that there would be hell to pay there that night. He had tried to live peaceably with Rama. He said he was going to git shed of her if he had to kill her We begged him not to do it. Rama came into the room and he stopped her. He took me and Bob and went down the railroad. When we heard the shot ran back. Bama was lying on the ground and Pa was stoop- S~rw aka I of him. He jumped up and pointed the pistol at me, saying. I've cut her d--d throat and I'll do the same with you IT you don't like it. I caught hold Of the pistol As I wrenched loose 1t went on. Pa started back to the house but fell before he got to the porch. I went to him and found him dying
 Children on Stand. The dramatic feature of the case. even more dramatic than the appear ance of the defendants on the witness stand was the testimony of the two children. Annie and Agee Andrews. the natural children of James Andrews. and cared for and maintained by him. The jury had been prepared for the testimony of the children. Clarence Andrews. their brother, preceded them. On his cross examination MT. Miller asked: Are you the son of James Andrews: and who was your mother?" Mag Holder" replied the boyish witness firmly.
 twas your mother ever married? questioned MT. Miller.
 The Solicitor was on his feet in an instant to protest against the question. 'Tts purpose is evident" said the So- Iicitor warmly. Tt Is to humiliat to this boy and discredit him before the jury. It is an insult to the boy. noth- ing more and nothing less"
 Colonel Quarles seconded the pro- Nvn@ all 6xyo mi n ''rne narents of this boy" said Col onel QuarleS, 'are both in their graves; he Is not on trial here, he cannot be put on trial for any offense they com Ynitted in their life time and before he was born. and those parents are beyond the reach of this court. We protest against an irrelevant and illegal ques- tion asked to humiliAte and discredit this witness"
 Mr Miller spoke quietly in answer to the arguments of the States attor- ney.
 ''They asked the witness who his fa- ther was" he said. T asked hin; who his mother was and if she was mar ried. It Is a legal, relevant question and your honor will so decide. They have raised no legal question. It is only a question of propriety. and. your honor, what question of propriety Is to be considered when a mans life is at stalker" The court directed the witness to an- swer the question.
 "was your mother ever married?"
 Not that I knows off, replied the boy, looking his questioner steadily in the eye.
 This question to Clarence was suff- cIent It was not asked of Agee. An nIe, the girl. was very bright and very pretty. She had a moving story to tell. She was in the room when the trouble began and the old man stopped his wife. She had herself, she said ran to John and told him not to shoot in there and he had replied: If you don't want to see 1t shut your eyes"
 Little Girl Tells Story.
 She described the way the frightened young woman fled to the old man, threw her arm about him and begged him aot to let John kill her. She and Bob and the children left the room and hur- ried to the railroad. The shots were fired and Bob hurried back followed by the children They came upon the body of Bama Andrews. with Bob stoopinE beside it and she heard him