The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-27
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TESTIMONY OF MRS. VIOLA BY
WATERS WILL NOT BE HEARD
BY CURIOUS oNLooKERs.

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witnesses testifed at the morning ses.
sion yesterday AZ the trial Of James
land Philip strothers. Jointly charged
4 with the murder Of william f. BY
waters. their brother.in.iaw, on the
might of December Is last, when the
Circuit Court was convened by Har.
rison to-day.
Rev. w. Ware, the minister who
married Viola strothers ana Bywaters,
an hour before the tragedy, was the
most interesting witness Of the four.
4 Questioned by commonweaith'sA ttor,
ney Keith and Capt Mica5ad Wood,
his associate, Rev. Ware described In
detail tho arrangements for the mar.
rage on the day 1.-THE shooting made
4 with Philip strothers, one Of the de.
PENDANTS. He said mat the service
was read by him while the young
bride lay i'll in hei. ped. Mrs. By
waters. he stated, CRED continuously
during the ceremony, while Bywaters
was composed, and answered the min.
fsters questions In a clear. 1fm
voice.
Both OF the defendants, Rev; Ware
said, were in the room during the cere-
mony. and were entireiy SOLICITORS for
their sister. Rev. Ware stated that
James strothers and Sywaters shook
hands after the ceremony had been
solemnized and appeared in perfectac-
cord. James strothers, he said, In
sisted on giving his sister away in
marriage. stating that he wanted that
part Of the ceremony included.
4 j. o. Lemon, the next witness, re.
Shearyed the scene at the strother
home after the fatal shot had been
fired. He arrived there, he stated,
within few minutes after the shoot.
Ing and found Bywaters on the roof
Just outside of the room where the
two brothers had afst begun firing.
Bywaters. he said, apepared to be dy.
ing but managed to drink some whis-
key which Lemon procured from one
of the strother brothers.
Lemon stated that young Mrs. BY.
waters was on her Der crying plteous-
ly. She called for brother Jim and
asked him to forgive her for lying
about her condition.
During the recital OF Lemons testi.
mony James Strother was completely
overcome. He showed great emotion
and tears streamed Gown his face as
he heard the story of the tragedy re-
enacted,
Deputy Sheriff ]. F. Bowersett and
L. B. Crump. one or the srothers'
neighbors, were the otner two wit.
nesses. Mr.. crump stated that Philip
Strother told him tina, he had killed
Bywaters because Bywasers had ruin
ed his sister. Both nrotners, crnmp
stated, told him that they had fred
the shot,
This afternoon the jurymen visited
the Strother home, "Hotherwood,
four miles from Culpeper. where they
examined the premises surrounding
the tragedy.
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Mrs. Viola Bywaters. the dead mans
wife OF an hour, Is expected to TESTIFY
for the defense. Mrs. Bywaters mas
been Ill since the night OF the shoot
ing, but Is understood 10 De SUFFICIENT
Fly well to appear In court; Judge
Harrison announced that the cour'
room would be cleared while her tes-
timony was being given.
/ The Attorneys Talk.
Before the admission OF testimony
the attorneys stated their line OF nc.
ton. The defense was particularly
strong.
Mr., Jeffries addressed the jurymen
Immediately after the remarks made
Inv i q Keith ncttnp nrosecutinr