The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-02

town?
About 20 minutes after the eere-
mOny. tried TO reason with him, and
pointed out that there was no woman
about the house aud that we, her BROTH
ers, could not attend TO her like her hu %
band could. Finally | told him firm y
that we did not want him TO leave.
believed he wanted 90 get away an I
get out Of the country, but when he in
sisted we offered to take him home II be
would promise TO zone back. He was
willing to 20, but not To return. Phil
even called a colore 4 man and told him
to hitch up the team.
DID NOT ANTICIPATE TROUBLE
Tell what transpired downstairs when
your sister, Mrs Calves came IN.
Mr. Strother told the same story ~
did Mrs. Gaines, that Bywateis wanted
her to remain with his wife so he could
return 20 town. He also told OF q
alteration between Mr Gaines and
Bywaters, declaring Bywaters used
profanity and said he was going % cut
Gaines throat Someone called By
waters and be went 20 his wiies room.
Odd you anticipate any trouble
then?
A-None, but said he might try to
get away and told Phillip TO 90 TO
Yiolas room. A few minutes later |
went up and he was sitting by the bed
put my hand on his shoulder lightly
and said: "Bywaters, what are you
going To Do? We're afraid yOu are
going to leave this place but you cant
20. for We are going To watch you.
THEN SHOOTING BEGAN
Suddenly he ierkrd away from my
sister who had her aims about bis neck
ana pulled her out of bed. Philip got TO
the door befor- did and heard a shot.
Then Mr. Gaines brought Bywaters back
don't know how he dill it, but
got into the room. Philip and | both
advanced, firing just as he cleared the
window. | ran down stairs and fired
from the yard.
Odd Philip get out on the root?
A-No.
Q Suppose Philip had been on the
porch, what would have happened?
Al would have shot him.
Q.--Was Viola screaming?
Alike a maniac.
Odd Bywaters speak in the room
between the time he came Do * with
Gaines and when he made dash for the
window?
A.-NOt a word.
Q-Was the window through which be
jumped up?
A.-les. Ii was up then and be must
have put It up, for it was down during
the ceremony. The blinds were open,
too, when he went out.
Q-What was your feeling when you
began TO shoot?
A II became like wild beast, and no
power on earth could have stopped me
from killing him when he deserted her.
Q-Had you any i'll feeling against By
waters?
A.-Not until he ran for that window
After the shooting. MIR Strother said,
be called up DR.. Strother and asked him
to send the sheriff aad his reason for
wanting him. Then Judge Grimsley
called up, he declared, and he told him
Bywaters was dead. Later, be said, !
Philip came in with Mr LamOn, who |
was the fret person on the place outside
OF the family.
Q.-Were you drinking that evening?
A-No; but had drink in Culpeper |
that day.
Q-Had Philip been drinking?
Al am almost positive he had not
Philip Was called to the stand. In re- |
spouse to qestions he declared be had |
not mad anything to drink that night |
and in fact had not touched liquor since
August.
what was the condition of your mind
when you fired2' asked Mr.. Moore.
II Just couldn't have helped doing
what did to have saved my life" re- !
piled Philip Strother
Q-What did you think Bywaters was
trying to do2
Al thought he was trying to desert
her.
HAD BEEN ARMED ALL DAY.
Then to rapid-hre questions Philip adj
mitted that be had been armed all day,
that be had his two pistols in holsters on
his hips during the ceremony; but he said
le carried the weapons frequently and
seldom took them of np1n those occa-
,ions until he went to bed
HE SHOT TO KILL.
Mr.. Keith-You knew you were shoot
ng at Bywaters?
A-Ies, sir.
Q-You knew you were shooting to
xiii?
A.-Yes, sir.