Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-05
STATERESTSCASE
Wife of Dr Simpson on inc Stand 10 Testify Against Him in
 His Fight For Life
STORY OF THE MURDER

simpson trial here Mrs. HOrner, Sinp- sons mother-in-law, on cross examina- tion said that her husband had spoken to Dr. Simpson about will, stating that he was going to change it.
 The witness testified further that pr. Simpson sometimes stayed overnight in New York to make acquaintances about the hotel lobbies, he explained, so as to build up his practice. She said MT. Horner objected to his stay ing away from home. Once Homer and Simpson had dispute over the matter, Mrs. Homer declared, and Homer said to Simpson, q never wanted you to marry my daughter, anyway"
 Mrs. Homer denied, in answer to questions, that she had ever told her brother. Walter Selvege, that the shoot ing of her husband was accidental.
 On redirect examination Mrs. Hor- ner said that two Sundays previous to the shooting Simpson had started to bring a loaded gun into the house and that Horner told him he was never to do that under any circumstances. At this point the witness was excused.
 Marion Walsh, maid in the Horner home, was called. The state sought to question her as to the alleged dis pute between Homer and Simpson over the death of Dr. Pryor, but the court sustained the defense's objection to the introduction of the testimony.
 Mrs. Julia Horner Simpson, wife of the defendant, was called to the stand. She told her story of the shooting of her father in fearful voice. Several times she broke down and wept freely. Once during her testimony the prison CTS feelings gave way to tears.
 After supper on the night of the trag- edy, the witness testified. her husband began toying with a shotgun. He marched about the room, playing sol dier, and she marched after him, play fully beating on small paper box as a drum. A little later Simpson, she said, was in the kitchen with the gun, but came into the dining room, where her father was looking over some pa. pers relative to property in Texas. The doctor walked over to the stove and stood looking at her father. and she re- marked to her husband, T hope you see what you are looking at."
 Dr. simpson replied. T see a great deal"
 Then Dr. Simpson took the gun and went upstairs. Homer also went up- stairs to get drink of water. Dr. Simpson came downstairs again and sat in the dining room, with the gun across his knees, his elbows resting on his knees and his face buried in his hand. Horner descended the stairs and went out into the kitchen. Dr. Simp- son followed. carrying the gun. Then came the noise of the shot, followed by fall, she said, and her fathers voice saying:
 My God, what have you doney'
 Mrs. Simpson said that she ran into the kitchen and asked her husband what he had done. He replied, Don't. don't" Her father begged some one to put him out of pain. She told her hus- band to go for Dr. Donohue. When he returned with Dr. Heyen she said to her husband:
 "wby did you do this?'
 He replied: Would you hang me? How could you do such a thingT
 Later, she said, Simpson told her the was accidental.
 In conversation with the husband early in the evening he told her. she said, he had seen a lawyer and had been assured by him that any such will as Mir. Horner intended to make could be broken.
 DO you love your husbandY was asked Mrs. Simpson on cross examina- ton.
 "I do," she replied.
 In reply to further questions by the defense the witness said that. although the relations between her and her hus- band and her father had not been cor dial prior to the shooting, the two played cards and conversed about ordi- nary matters.
 The prosecution next called the Pol ish boy Winewski to the stand. He was the only eyewitness of the shoot Ing and after the tragedy went insane and was removed to an asylum. Elf forts were made to have him sworn but all attempts to qualify him failed He could not follow the interprete who was present to question him. Tn state then announced that it rested its ease, and court adjourned.