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suffering and broke up n home that
he declared, had always been guided
by love and appiness rather than
to again see the woman he cherished
as wife go back to the insane asy.
lum.
Paylinic told his story In half-Eng.
lish and half Austrian. and his re.
cital OF the thrilling details were at
times hard to understand. He told
the jury that he had lost money.
Knew AFFECT Poverty.
Al one time he had nothing to
eat. He had cndcavored to buy
home, but the strike in Newport
News caused him to lose more money
and his little home was sold. He
declared that he had always Lowell
his wife. She loved him. He had
made her II promise to kill her rath.
er than see her again go to the asy
lum. She reminded him of the prom
iscs. He kept it. He would do so
again IL conditions warranted. He
loved his wife dearly. but he prefer.
led to see her dead by his own hand
than to see her raving maniac, con-
fined in the terrible asylum. Al
though strikingly nervous, ,Pnvlinic
told his long story to the jury with
the air of man that was telling the
truth.
When the prisoner was first placed
on the stand he asked to be allowed
tn address the jury.s Judge Black.
stone refused the request saying
that he should be treated like any
other witness. He must tell his
story, Pavlinlc had book, from
which he desired to read. Again the
court said no. Pavlinic became fret.
ted. Il will not testify at ALL" said
he.
Finally Induced to Talk.
Judge Edgar e. Montague, the law.
yer. who is making the fight for
the mans life, coaxed him. He told
the Austrian that to 60 on and tell
the jury. Pavlinic started. HID talk
ed excltedly at first, but became calm
as he went on with the recital of 4 |
case that must go down in criminal
annals as unusual at least. He re-
iterated his story over and over
again. Never once did he express
any regret for the terrible crime
charged against him. He felt that
he had done what any indulgent hus-
band should have done under similar
circumstances.
He was put through severe
cross examination by MIR. Lewis, but
this brought forth little new ma
tcr:al from that told In his main
story.
1t was close to o'clock when
Pavllnic left the witness stand and
the court took recess until 1OI
o'clock this morning. 4
Jury in Sheriff's Charge.
The jury, which must say what
punishment, If eay is to be meteG
out to the murderer, was turned over
to the keeping Of Sheriff r. x. Cur
tbs, for the night. On the jury are
Messrs. George w. Johnson, David
Wyatt, Jesse Routten, j. w, Evans,
D. w. Johnson, Robert Clarke IT. \
j Ivans, George w. Lewis, w.
Holston, G. NJ. Johnson, Elijah Wal.
luce and H, s. Crockett They are
all from Fox Hill. 1t Is the same
july that tried LccLard Sheetz, Jr.
When the case was taken up at
~ O'clock yesterday morning, after
the usual motions had been offereI
by the defense. the empaneilins of
the jury required but a short while.
X. Dir. George X. Vanderslice, the
coroner, was the first witness. He
told of his investigation. Sheriff II.
X. Curtis and Deputy Sheriff C. G.
Curtis were put on tho witness stand
and coEroborated DR.. Vanderslice's
statement as to the coroner's inves.
tigation.
This closed the testimony for the
state.
Defense Begins lts Case.
Mr.. Thomas Newman, deputy treas