The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-28

shook with emotion. and his eyes grew
wet with tears. Continuing he said,
After a while she suggested that II
got Bvwaters TO come over to the house
I would be able to see for myself nov
far wrong nay suspicious were We went
down 10 the telephone and she called
Bywaters up and asked him To come over
BywnteTs Asked TO Explain.
'Bywaters came over lie offered TO
snake hands with me, and 1 told him
that there was something he must eX-
plain 10 me before ! would take his hand.
I told him that I knew he had wronged
my sister and taken her 10 Washington
for an operation He laughed callOusiy.
as though at something funny. and said
such a charge was ridiculous. I pressed
him. and he said that / ought 20 be
ashamed 10 make such ar accusation
AGAINST my sister and against him. tie
lifted his hand and sw0re 10 his inno-
cence He said that a man who would
do such a thing deserved TO be killed.
Mrs. Gaines Accuses Him.
While we were talking my sister, Mrs.
Gaines. came fin the room. Bywaters
said. Hello Cousin Nellie. and offered
Viola is dying from an operation you had
performed In Washington Bywaters
laughed, and said that she couldn't prove
IT, Nellie said she world prove 1t and
was going 10 send Immediately for doe
tors 20 make an examination. BywateTs
said such a course would reflect on Viola,
and that IL would be better to give her
some medicine ourselves II anything was
wrong.
He was cornered at last and finally
acknowledged what he had done, saying
that Viola was as much TO blame as he
was I reminded him Of what he had
said about deserving death. and he said
yes: that he deserved 20 die. but begged
me not 10 kin him. We were in Viola $
room then. and she pleaded with me
not 10 xiii him. ByWateTs said that he
loved Viola and would marry her. I told
him that I did not want him 10 marry
her. and that I thought I ought 10 Kill
him. Viola pleaded 50 hard that for her
sake I held back
Agrees 10 Marriage.
We then agreed that the marriage
should take place. and Bywaters wanted
il put off until Viola was we'll ] said
that it would have TO take place when
my brothers and 1 decided 10 hold it.
Bywaters agreed. went into town and
had d conference with Jim and Philip.
and it was decided to hold the wedding
Saturday. 7 did not go TO the marriage.
7 stayed in town. I hated the whole
business and couldn't bear 10 think Of
Bywaters marrying Viola. II 1 had
known what was going to happen after
the ceremony I would have been there
myself
Strother was allowed to retire. and
Mrs. Gaines took the stand. She told the
story OF her discovery Of Viola's condi-
iiOn and COrToborated that part OF
/ StTothor's testimony TN which she had
/ part Coming down 10 the night OF the
marriage. Mrs. Gaines was asked to tell
: what happened after the ceremony
sister Went to StrothervOod.
/ She said that she was at her home
until after the marriage and went to the
/ Strojher home later with her husband
They arrived to find the brothers and
/ BywatcTs IN conversation in the parlor
/ She went upstairs to see Viola and found
+ her crying because she had been forced
/ to marry Bywaters, and was afraid that
/ he would not treat her well. OF would
/ desert her, because he had been driven
/ into marriage
Viola asked me 70 stay with her that
/ night" said the witness, and help her,
/ but l tod her that 1 had to go home TO
4 my children, and asked her why Bywaters
/ couldn't stay and nurse her. She said
/ that he had just told the boys that he
was going 10 town to tell his mother
YH,. b,t
! ting out some announcement cards.
went down stairs and found the boys
1 talking il over. ] asked BywatCrs why
4 he wasn't willing 70 stay and he answered
/ that he was going 10 town and would do
as he pleased. or some such remark.
told him I thought he WAS the lowest dog
that ever lived.
Byunters Used Dad Language.
Mr.. Gaines came in right then and /
guess ne heard me. for he told Bywaters
that he wanted to let him know what he
thought Of him; that ne had violated
every obligation OF an odd Fellow and
/ gentleman. Bywaters got furious and
used some Of the worst language I have
ever heard
Things quoted down a little and BY
waters went up stairs 70 Viola Philip
went up soon after. Mr.. Gaines and /
were out on the porch at the time. ]
went in and found Jim alone in the DIN
/ tng-rOom, l told him that | thought BY
waters was fixing to run away from town
and that he ought TO be watched. and Jim
went up stairs. I could hear them talking
and pretty soon I said TO Mr. Gaines
that we might as well go up. too. I went
Up first. MI Gaines following.
As ] got to the door ! could see By
waters sitting beside the bed. with Viola $
arms around him. As soon as / got to
the door he jumped up and ran past me-
[ showing me aside.
1T seems 10 me I cried out that he
was getting away. and that seine one-I