The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28

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urged II on both or your"
Yes told him I had almost boz
come convinced lie did not intend to
marry mo-
Didn't tho doctor intimate there
would be trouble ut home 10 no didn,t!'
| Yes,
Didn't you shy to him on tint oc-
icnsion that YOU were twenty-five years
old ana Your brothers had nothing to
do with you2 Ak sI5
l24st1 don't remember
When the question was repeated further
along In tho cross-cXuminntion, Witness
| said sho did not remembers; she might
liuvc made such a. remark.
she said SHE told DIR. Waters Bywn-
tiers expected to marry her sometilnc.
Further on Mr.. Keith said, DO you re-
member saying one day when YOU re-
turned from Washington from ono OF
these trips, when somebody said BY
waters was looking fine, Tile always
| looks good to me-?
II don't remember"
Bywaters Agreed.
Witness said sho had Ind that talk
with her brother james because she felt
he suspected something. Mr.. Keith asked
| whether she understood that IT, marriage
IShnds been agreed on by her brothers an:
| Bywaters, and tho reply was In the
atlirmatiye.
| And Bywaters agrecd7' 8
Yes, at whatever time they thought
| best."s
She said Bywaters had told her they
wanted them to marry that AFTERNOON,
and then he talked of postponine 1t.
Witness said she felt Bywaters didn't
| want to marry her,
II was willing 10 mario hip, nr,tnnt
| his VIII. ! knew he didn't want to or
! he. would have married. me long ui.o.',
Witness described the scene again.
with Bywatcrs sitting by her with his
arm around her. She had her arms
\ about him. k-$
Mr.. Keith asked whether jim put his
hand on Bywaters when he came In
and found him sitting by Ills Swife's side.
/ Yes; he seemed very friendly. He
| Put his hand on Mr.. Bywatcrs's shoul-
| der About that time Mrs. Gaines came
In. Mr.. Bywaters jumped up with such
1 force he jerked mo out OF bed''
Characterization continued along lines
4 which did not elicit new information.
4 Counsel for the prosecution read from
1 the testimony OF Mrs. Bywatcrs taken
! at the inquest; but it did not appear
that her statements were contradictory.
Did Bywaters give you rng?"
He brought diamond ring. TIE one
with which was married Brother Jim
] got.''
when did Bywaters give you a
l diamond ring?"
/. Just after we were married.
On Redirect examination, Mrs, BY
waters said she did not know where
Jim got the ring. She said she was
l not nearly so strong at the time OF
the marriage, even as she is at pres
l cnt
This concluded the examination of
the witness. who had been on tho
stand for two hours and twenty min
i utes.
/ Mrs Bywaters was at once yelled
i by Mrs. Gaines, who had remained
close by her side. 1t was plain that
the latter. whose pluck impresses all
spectators, helped her sister to bear
UP wonderfully we'll under that which
was most trying ordeal.
Court adjourned at 1890 imemdiate-
~ after the conclusion of Mrs BY
\ waters's testimony. Mrs. Bywaters's
i chair was rolled out the front en-
trance. whore she was placed in a
carriage and driven to the home OF
the friend. where she is staying
4 Afternoon Session.
Tho courtroom was damned to Its
utmost capacity when the hour 10,
converting court at Q o'clock arrived
/
the time Mrs. Bywaters was on the
stand In the morning whetted the ar.
petites OF the curious.
Judge Harrison had to order the
Z sheriff 10 open a passageway for coun-
sci to enter, so dense was the crow,
packed about the bar. Many ncgroe:
were in the crowd. The sheriff ant
his deputies struggled ineffectualiy
witE The crowd for several minutes
Judge Harrison lost patience.
Il Clear the courtroom" he said Il
the sheriff. Tha crowd departed blu
! slowly, and both the sheriff and thu
court had to repeatedly order the spec
tators to move On towards the door
Many refused outright to so. TIE
Judge enid, to be fair to everybody
, none art entitled to remain should b
allowed to do 80, and farther effort
| to move tho crowd were made. TIL
Judge had to finally Threaten to I'm
those who would not move.
Before court was called to order
: Mrs Il. i. Gaines, nee S1rother; Mrs
Taylor, another sister. and Mrs. Jane
Strother entered and took seats with
, in The bar.
Young Strother Testifies.
George French strother, brother Of tn
defendants, took the stand. he lives u
: West Virginia. He came back here II
4
James that Viola was como from home
. and the two started for Culpeper at once
! Under the examination OF Mr.. Moore, tn
we'll known facts leading up to the shoot
ing were detailed.
strother then told what he had toll
his brothers regarding his conversation
!, with Viola, OF how he had told her o
:. his suspicious, OF how she denied every
thing. He noticed evidences of her hay
Ing deceived him. He told her he you'll
come back again. He had not suspecte
criminal operation. He had suspecte
: improper relations. He suspected BY
waters because he was attentive to hel
and because Of his brother Jim hayin
: seen Bywaters coming from Viola's room
Testimony regarding evidence Of criml
nal operation Is improper for print
Witness said he threatened to go t
: Washington and employ detective t
Investigate the case. Bywate'rs wa
brought to the house.
s "He seemed glad to see me-" sal
Y Strother, Coming smiling and ofrerin
: his hand"