Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-12-09
W0MAN'S FATE WILL
SOON Be WITH JURY
Question is Whethe. Mrs. Bird.
song Gould Endure
PUBLICITY OF ALLEGED REPORT
One Witness Testifies that Woman
Fired on Doctor Butler the Second
Time, After Cody Adjusting the
Weapon.

Time, After Cody Adjusting the
Weapon.
Hazlehurst, Miss, Dec. 4-An an
nouncenent of Mrs. Angie Birdsongs S
lawyers thai they would attempt to
complete their evidence Saturday
makes it probable that the defendants
vindication on the charge of murder
ing DR.. Thomas Butler will depend
upon arguments and appeals to the
ury rather than upon long, minute
evidence.
Several causes contribute TO rem
der a speedy trial desirable. The
prominence Of the families of both
the defendant and DR.. Butler have
made many Of the details of evidence
especially unpleasant.
Ia the small community of Monti-
cello where the tragedy happened,
there has not been much dispute
about the facts in the case and for
this reason vital points in the evil
dence have been reached quickly.
The principal question has been
whether a woman could endure the
publicity of such reports as DR., But
Ter is alleged to have made.
With surprising rapidity the pros
ecution completed its evidence today.
A day and a half had been occupied
in presenting the states witnesses.
Two leading points were aimed at
by the prosecution First il was
attempted 10 SHOW that the youthful
defendants act was deliberate and
that she followed her already NOR
tally wounded man out of his Office
to his yeranda where she adjusted
her revolver, after he had pleaded
for mercy and that with fhe weapon
again ready, she fired three more
bullets at him. The second aim of
the prosecution was to- prove DR.. But
.ler's good character.
One of the states witnesses, Mrs.
Nora Garrett lived In house across
the street from DIR Butler. She
tai shooting both in the office and
outside and that she heard the ply
sician's cry:
Angie! Don't shoot me any more -
A moment later Dr.. Butler exclaim-
ed:
MY God. Angie, what will become
OF you when you d.e?'
The witness said that she herself
called to Mrs. Birdsong 10 stop shoot
ing.
This witness said that there was
no truth in report that she had in
formed Mrs. Birdsong of stories about
the latter's character alleged to have
been circulated by DIR. Butler. The
prosecution went into details about
the nature of the physicians wounds
and then rested it's ease
The defense Immediately called as
its first witness the defendants s moth
erin law, Mrs s. f. Birdsong. The
latter testified that the defendant af-
ter the birth of her last child had
shown signs OF insanity, and that
these symptoms were repeated about
the time CT the killing. The moth
er-law said that Mrs. Garrett, who
had testified for the state, called up
on Mrs. Birdsong a few days before
the tragedy and that after this Wis
itor's departure Mrs Birdsong remark
ed 5hat il she found that DR. Butler
had told Ill stories about her she
would kill him Witness said Mrs.
Birdsong had been out at night only
once during the period the stories
referred to and then the defendant
had gone for medicine at witness re-
quest.
Other witnesses told of Mrs Bird
songs attempt at suicide few days.
before the shooting.
Mrs Birdsongs defense is emotion
al insanity