The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-01
JAMES STROTHER'S
STORY OF SHOOTING
Makes Splendid Witness In His
Own Behalf and In That Of
His Brother.

MdkeS oEoieAulu svie'h-o
Own Rehslf and In That OF
His Brother.
a large crowd gathered in front OF
the courthouse some time before the hour
for court to convene. The orders of
Judge Harrison were that the doors were
TO be kept closed until the jury ana eon m.
SCI mao entered. Dus :. .',a .,,5sr. went
Nli'Anaseu 10 set an ,1...a 80. ,,,as man
on On .'ie peiiGn. .,,erisf ,,estsrdnv for
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WINS " . - "s.s's
Accused on 0tdnd.
James A. Strother. the elder of thu
two defendants, took the stand He gave
his age as thirty seven. as born and reared
at Rotherwood, but had been living in
Welch, ". Va, since 1882 He is mar
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Viola wrote him asking for s25 to nav
the cost of visit IL a schoo, friend IN
Fauu,,ier He sent n
C.,1,
again Odllcu 11oll!e.
On December 18th he got telegram
from Phil. telling him to come
Mt once. His brother French and him
self came at once. arriving the fol-
lowing Thursday at or 10 o'clock.
fniilp' on MS arrival, told him of every
Sning that mad occurred pr Strother
/ ana MIS-. Games ALSO ted him OF cir
stonlstahceS connected with tho case.
Aoia arrived the same DAY. Wltness
uefloed ne would say nothing to her OF
ms suspicious. But she broached the
subject saying II looked IKE she was
SlsitS' pul she vowed she was not. lie
s. 55e y! manned. Eer closely. sne con-
I !ihued 10 deny everything. The follow.
ing morning he .ala not see others or
: the fanny bir heen telNlng with her,
ana she to!su '.ltH of the hemorrhage.
She told them she wanted Bywaters to
come to see her, and said everything
could be explained.
Ala n came 70 town d0r ha the doctor s
saved IN town fo, savara1 i,o,,r. 1n,.
strot her saw him when W. non,a . ,,lnl.
frarn po+ha,u,nnd and taIa ~ .,'p.e
sn,,,,t - CIV .o.u ni'li tiieie
.as ~ 49,. "pou' nv pe ~, ana
fiseh Stio'i'pl ss1iu .'ieS iii'u confessed
sYeiythiils. witness !esllslea that
Inc marriage had neen agreed
on ana. assisting Mrs Gaines
20 Destroy eViuehces winch would OK
cite me suspicion OF the servants
french asked mat Jim allow him to
arrange for the marriage. French told
him later he had set no time. but BY
waters had said he was ready at any
time. The following morning. Viola
very iii, confessed everything 10 him
Viola insisted Bywaters would be true
20 her. and begged that he be al
lowed to marry her. The three broth.
ers, and DR.. sttother decided fla n,ar.
riare Should occur. tint oftornonn "a,
waters had M intimation tha n,ar,, =. -
,yas Ia take nIaca at o,,cn pt,tI7,
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