The evening world., 1907-02-27
Bride Widowed by Crime
of Brothers Bares Shame
to Save Them.
PLEADED FOR MANS LIFE
Sitting in Invalid Chair, She
sRelleafses Chiidhood Court.
ship, ThehlDeeeit. !.

crLpEPER, Va. Fob. 27;-Tha key
stone OF the nnHrit,en law defense OF
james and phttif stro,srcr for ;s1s ipitiz
Ing of--Wiiiiam +. Bywntcrs was set
fn piace to-day by their sister. Viola
By-waters, the girl whose betrayal
brought on the crime. Propped up In
an invallds chair. She told th4 story
sos her too confident hove. OF her efforts
TO conceal the truth. OF the dodging
and twisting Of the author OF her ruin
when ne was asked 10 make the on.y
reparation in his power. of her mar
Tiase 10 him and OF what she remc,a-
oered OF the crime. sd
Her testimony shed a new light OH
the rngady. She swore that a short
time after the marriage certsnoay BY
waters was sitting by .hs side 6t her
bed and she had her arm around his
nse.s---lsls.,- her
4 aister. Mrs GsIne., ~er~ In the room
II was suspected that BYwatcrs was
going TO decert his bride and confer
-ence -&aA-heinE held ----------
- Hsiwaters s1rt.d.-fiiy jumped up and
daRhed Tor The door, but tho strother
hoyf hruded MIN on In his sudden
Z rusIl hs pulled her from tue bed 10 the
MOOT Seeing that he could not escape
by the door he turned 10 the window.
and then began the shooting.
She never looked on Bywaters's face
: rstrr ttru utghtE OF IT'S tragedy. shc
said.
A Pathetic Figure.
The courtroom was cleared when Mrs.
BYwaters WAS called for the defense.
She waa wheeled in by Mrs lEaine.:
There was n,lrmur OF sympathy In
the room at the nrst sight OF her white
face and burning hollow eyes Az she
passed the prisoners box she smiled at
her brothers and they nodded reassur-
ingiy TO her. Court attendants lifted
the invalid chair to the witness stand.
John l. Lee. OF counsel for tho de-.
tense, conducted her examination. He
was the parso1acation o. fatheriy gen.
llsnessI but SO Overwhelming MAS the
shame and confusion OF the unfortu-
rate yosszs, woraHn tssat- grr-zs aeat
of gentle urging was necessary 20 per
-anada- her -hagtn her -stn-y Daring
trz rsrirxt StIu 1roks tnto srz-sur ;'.I,-
tervais.
In his oss-examlnation Common
! as-eaith.s Attorney Keith wns always
the courtiy gentleman. and in every
way Ira pititul condition OF the gal
wi,o WAS 80 tragicaily made widow
was recognized.
Mira. Bywaters testified. that she was
twenty-three years old, and tina, she
had known Bswaters aince she Was q
little child. Az that time, sne said. he
treated her as brother would. He
became more affectionate after her
fathers death In lsol ana rhe witness
in.ireply to question said that her
rria lions WIFI BY va feTs-s. began about
four months befofd her IEaiiers deAtIi.
in 1905.
said .Iie- told me he would then -hayo
a greater love for me, and 1 believed
In him, loved him ana had confidence in
him. and felt that he would marry me
as had promised 10 do"
Al tho request OF Bywaters tois made
three visits 10 WashIngton, where TWO
epera tipin we're performed on her.
- ls pkaded for hia Life
Mrs. Bywnters testified to going back
home. where aha met one of her broth-
arH but did not tell rim any tiiinEs.s ffos
, later spoke to- hErHsl bout HfRtteyI
but abe denied IT. Bywaters also de-
Med their relations. but finally they
were Obliged TO confess. Tho witness
tween Bywaters. her brothers and her
self. and she became afraid that they
were gotng To kill b, wat trrs, and that
shel pleaded for his lie.
During the conversa ton her brother
French said that tzita adid nuta Know
he wanted them. 10 be married The
witness says that she again pleaded
with her brothers. and Il was her peal
Z Ing that saved Bxwatsra,s i lite, pg--
waters said shat hc would marry her
but rrrr tftetf -Santrt; 1t peIr on He
Z -left--about- I'D. .eioek==that= t=eyenlag,~tb tbe-
unders,Rnatns being that tho marriage
should take place al time designated
came, be again asked for time, and she
IVY " fiy did yotf@ do that ~, shssAwHs
asked.
Because felt that II he did no,
swant= Ito marry me- he would not .raas-
me right and would desert me-"
-. After etthe-.Ma-riass.--.,,-----....
After their marriage she said her
brothera Kissed her and-ahnnk Ays-
waters's hand. They told him OF tho
hundreds OF dollars they would advance
him and said they would forget the
That did Bywaters say 70 their kind
effer7f
rHe Haid nothing
The witnesa then related how BY
waters had said he wanted to come to
ara tell his mother of the marriage.
afrs. Bywnters said that later nhe ask.
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