The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26
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the Indictment was read.
Hear Indictment.

"Philip A. Strother ana James "A.
Strother stand up said the deputy
clerk, Gilkerson.
Tho young men rose promptly and
stood while the clerk proceeded with
the rending OF the verbose document,
accusing the brothers Of the murder
of William r. Bywaters, on December
15 1906.
The attitude and manner of each of
the young men evinced deep emotion.
James. the older, stood with his hands
claspcd loosely In front Of him. He
scarcely lifted his eyes from the floor
while the reading proceeded. His
brother scarcely allowed his eyes to
leave the face of the reading official.
His lips were tightly closed and his
cheeks were flushed. He has strong.
attractive face.
The prisoners were not required to
plead. having entered plea Of not
guilty on last Thursday when 1t was
decided to await the arrival of the
Shenandoah venire.
AT 1920 Judge Harrison adjourned
court to 2 o'clock. While the Judge re-
sumed the bench at that hour, there
was wait Of several minutes, owing
to the fact that the Jury had to wait
until nearly 2 before they could get
seats in the dining-room at the crowd
ed hotel. The veniremen from Shen-
andoah not Caught" on the Jury. left
for home this afternoon. but the crowd
I at the afternoon session was greater
| than at the forenoon.
i Keith's Statement.
4 AS soon as Judge Harrison raped
! for order at 2:1o Sct!ng Common
| wealth's Attorney John Keith, be-
| gan his opening statement. Mr. Keith
| in the outset explained that he was
| ia the case because Of the fact that
! Mr. Charles NJ. Waite. Commemorative
attorney. felt he was disqualified to
act. Entering upon the facts of the
| case Mr.. Keith said the relations be-
| tween Bywatcrs and his wife, sister
of the defendants. we're such before
they were married rs men regret to
see.
lie said that while both Bywaters
and Miss Strother denied the charge
OF having been improperly intimate,
they both finally admitted the truth
and it was agreed wedding should
take place. it is understood, some time
in January That was on Friday, and
on Saturday the defendants came to
town. a license was secured, Rev. Mr.
, Ware was taken out to the Strothers
home, and the ceremony was performed
with the bride in bed, presumed to be
/. threatened with typhoid fever. The
minister's suspicious were not aroused
4 After the ceremony. the brothers
r kissed their sister and shook hands
, wlth Sywaters. The minister came
, home, and nothing more was heard
r from the place until there came mes
, sage over tho telephone that even
2 Ing saying Bywaters was lying on TIL,
, roof of the porch at the Gaines hom,
: dead. Mr.. Keith explained at length
e the nature of the thirteen wounds, sew
A eral OF which would have caused death
He.said it would be shown there ha,
t been consent to the marriage al
4 around.
Il Mr. Keith said it would be attemptc,
by the other side to show that BY
t waters was trying to desert his neS
+ wife when her brothers shot him.
|. I'VE shall show he said that BY
n waters was not trying to escape; W
4 shall show that he was killed in tina
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d Mr.. Jeffries, who made the openin