The Washington times., 1906-12-25

Evidence mas come TO light in this
city tending 10 show that the strother
men, Philip and James. who shot 70
death William i. BywateFs, in Cul-
peper. county. Va. for refusing to live
with their sister Viola after they had
compelled him 20 marry her, were JUS
tiGed Ia their suspicious that Bywaters
did not intend TO keep tbs obligations
he owed to the beautiful Virginia girl
This evidence is IN q statement made
by Viola Strother, v0icing simultane-
ously the love Of a young girls heart
and the misgiVings Of a Woman's Judg-
meut.
In the early part Of this month, only
q few days before she returned 20 Cui-
peper 10 see the man she loved and
doubted shot before her very eyes, she
said 70 a manicure here.
I love a man very. very dearly. but
/ fear him and can not trust him.
Vital Piece of Testimony.
Such a statement from the person
who, above all others. loved Bywaters,
viii be a vital piece OF testimony Ia the
defense Of the StrotRer men who will
be charged before the court with the
killing Of Rywaters. Miss StrOther. now
Mrs. Bywaters uttered the words at
the very time that she was here TO uh-
dergo a criminal operation on the ad-
vice OF ByWaters. the man who was re-
sponsibIe for her condition.
She spoke TO an utter stranger, the
fears and misgivings in her heart fore
ing her 10 eonfde in some one, a mem-
Der of her own sex. Her harassed man
ner, the sadness in her eyes, the pitful
note in her voice bore witness 10 the
fact that despite her great love for By
waters, the chain OF circumstances run
ming through their couriship had taught
her To reason, TO doubt, and TO suuer.
While BvwateFs and Miss SsF5tiFSs-
We're at a local hotel. registered as MI.
and Mrs Tyson" Mr. Tyson TOOK the
Mrs. Tyson 10 the ofice of manicure
- "This," he said. lis Mrs. Tyson, my
wife. She Will be In Washington for
several days"
After that the manicure saw Mrs.
Tyson again. She noticed that the
young lady seemed greatly worried, ap-
paTently harassed by terrible trouble.
The manicure talked sympatheticaly
with Mrs. Tyson. and soon became con
vinced that she was in serious difficult
what is the natter" she asked.
Tells Manicure Secret.
; "Oh." said Mrs. Tyson. 4 am in
". but I'm afratd-I cannot trust him."
The manicure tried TO comfort her.
but the young woman's sorrow was toe
great for consolation. She left the Of
fee. still detected and afraid.
/ 1hIs w-s tne nTsI glimpse offered an
/ outsider of the traedy. the beginning
4 OF the END OF the tragedy. ~n nat tol-
/ lowed came in rapid succession.
! Miss Strother was violently III. At
/ last it was thought she could with
/ safety make the journey home. She
them. their sister distrusted even while
/ JaAen i'll again
| Her brothers became aware OF the cir
| cumstances. They decided to XIII young
! Bywaters, the man whom. unknown 10
| them. ser sister distFusted even While
she loved him. Bywaters pleaded for
! his life. saying he would marry Viola
/ Strother. His request, strengthened by
/ the agOniZed pleading OF the girl WAS
The marriage ceremony was performed
: that very night while the girl lay in
| he'd, too weak and ill 70 arise for the
ministers blessing Bywaters SAID he
/ He tried 10 escape down the siiiirs-
, Frustrated in this, he sprang through
/ q window. The StrOther meE shot aim
/ before he had gotten through the WIN
! dow. shot him 10 death before his
i brides eyes. He died in thirty minutes.
Woman's Intuition.
Miss strother. when she told the
manicure of her doubts. was appar-
emily right. Her womans intuition had
read his conduct Alright. When he tried
10 leave her side that fatal night, he
had to break roughly away from her
arms that were around his neck.
She had distrusted him before there
was talk of an Immediate marriage. His
leaving her was prevented Dy the bul-
lets fired by her brothers hands.
In all trials for n killing on the 'un-
written law" which. according TO the
Strothers' attorneys. will be their de-
Tense, the motive is of course, the
str. ngest feature
The defense will be strengthened by
8 this evidence that even the Girl who
Ic,,oa I2,,.r,n fore s,rst.al LIN