Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-01-18
BOUND OYER TO
The GRAND JURY.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
OF MRS. ALvA BAILEY. WIFE
OF EDMUND J. BAILEY
WHO KILLED JAY
LAwDER, HELD
FRIDAY.
WOMAN is HELD As ACCESSORY.
/ W Beutlv Testifvies That She
WOMAN is HELD As ACCESSORY.
y. W. Bently Testifyies That She
Asked to Borrow Weapon TO
Kill Jay Lawdsr With
Motion to Continue Hear
ing overruled.

being kept, at 11:30 O'Clock, and went
directly to the court room where she
was Joined by her attorneys. Messrs.
E1monston s. Stallings and the hear
Ing began at 1l:5o O'Clock.
NV. BENTLEY TEsTIFIEs.
]. W. Bently,a merchant OF Farber,
was the first witness called to the
stand; he was an eye witness to the
shooting and stood within two steps
OF Lawder when be fell.
Bently testified that he had known
Mrs. Bailey less than a year and when
asked II she ever asked TO borrow a re-
yolver from him replied.
"Mrs. Bailey came into my store one
day and asked me il / had a gun.
Ireplied yes 1 have two. She then
asked me If / would loan her one. l
told her l would not and asked her
what she wanted with it; she said L
want it to kill jaw Lawder with, or
make him come across.'''
Attorney Edmonston, for the de-
Tense then took the witness and asked
when be was standing, and the posi-
tions Of the principals where the shoot
ing occurred.
81 was about a foot behind Lawder
where he was shetland about four feet
from Bailey; the ball struck him on
the left side OF the head, close to and
in front OF the ear.
Bailey was standing four or five feet
southeast Of Lawder, nearly behind
him.
/ did not see Bailey, though be was
partly facing me, until l saw the gun
In front Of my face. When 1.-THE gun
was fired l threw my head back, like
any one else would do, as the smoke
hit me IN the face. Jay Lawder fell
instantly, and Ed Lawder grabbed
Baileys arm, that held the gun, with
bis right hand, and threw bis left arm
around his lBailey'sl neck; bending
bis arm back he threw him between
the a and the platform, falling on
top OF him."
Q.-"Do you know OF any intimate
relations that may have existed be-
tween Jay Lawder and the defendant
prior to the killing"
A.-"No sir"
Q.-"DId you, prior to the killing,
have a conversation with Mrs. Alva
Bailey, during which you asked her to
have Jay Lawder pay part OF Bailey's
store ACCOUNT"
A.-aNo SIR"
Q.-"Dld you know OF Jay Lawder's
f%requenting Bailey's house while
Bailey was away?h
A.-"No sir"
Q.-"Were there any JUNIORS in
circulation in Farber, prior TO the
killing, that Jay Layder and Mrs
Bailey we're intimate?m
A.-"No SIR"
The defendant frequently interrupt
ed the proceedings BY talking, an
swering questions and offering ex-
plantations.
The next question Of the attorney
for the defense, "Have you told all
that you know concerning this case, =
was objected to and the objection was
sustained, the witness answering
mo" 10 the meantime.
At this point the defense released
the witness and moved that the court
continue the preliminary examination
OF Mrs Bailey until Saturday morn
ing. and have the defendant, Edmund
J. Bailey, brought into court and al
low him TO be present at the examina-
tion, citing as the basis OF the motion,
the laws which permit the accused to
be present 10 court at each and every
step in the preliminary examination,
or any other examination which bears
upon the crime with which be is
charged The motion was overuled
and the hearing continued.
BOUND OVER TO THE GRAND JURY.
{ The next witness introduced was
Deputy Sheriff VIM. Barnett. The
attorneys for the defense objected to
the manner OF the examination, and
the objections we're sustained; after
which the case was rested
After elaboration the court bound
Mrs Bailey over to the grand jury,
which meets Monday, January 18th.
MRS. HALEY A CHANGED WOMAN
Mrs. Bailey is a changed woman A
month since when she was arrested
her manner was defiant and she APP
peared TO have little thought OF any
serious results that the charge she is
under might end in. Now her man
ner aud appearance is materially
different and she Is almost another
woman. When Deputy Sheriff Barnett
from the ll:30 Wab-
ash Friday morning With the prisoner
who bad been sent 10 the Montgomery
jail because it possessed better quar-
tiers for a woman, be was met by Jas.
Clark, Of Farber, Mrs Bailes's father.
The meeting between daughter and