The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-27
had a private conversation before leav-.

had private conversation before 'cav-
Spr the office.
I,cv. JOSIAH, w. Ware. pastor of 81.
Stephens Episcopal church. here, testi-
fed to Bywnters coming TO the iectory
I'm his buggy and taking him to the
Etroihar nome on the afternoon OF De-
romtnr 18TH to perform the ceremony.
l3ywators explained that Miss Strother
wss ill., Il waited in the phflor about
thirty minutes, said Mr. Ware, Il met
philip strotl1er at the house Finally
Philip Strothcr came and told me every.
Thing was ready, and we went mp stairs
Those prcsent at the ceremony We're
the principals ard the two brothers
Mrs. Bywaters WIS yeeping through
the whole ceremony. BSwatcrs was re-
,narkably composed.
Kissed Sister Repeatedly.
Bywaters seemed very atfcctionatc
Witness said he told, James strother
thas as his sister was of age NOBODY
need give her away. but Strother sai"
he prefcrrna to make the response IN
that capacity. and did 80. The ceremony
was performed according 10 the Episeo-
hal ritual no word omitted James
strothcr Kissed his sister repeatedly az
; ter the ceremony. A plain gold ring
was used Witness thought she wore
no other ring,
On cross-examinatio by Mr. Jeffress,
witness said he did not Know the &C.
PENDANTS we'll. 1ic said the marriage
Ice was a iive-dollar Bill, tWo-uoi'i.r
bill, one-do,lar bill, and two dollars IN
halves aud quarters. lie satd ne "a"
.een nothing to arouse his lsuspici -
H1 saw James Strother and Bywatcrs
shake hands after the ceremony. Jelirles
asked the witness what We're the pf ON
,ses made by the man IN the rl'uAi VI
marriage, and the minister read Tue cues
tons and responses N which the man mar,
promises to clcave to the woman ana
Cherish her
Heard Half Dozen Shots.
I,ucien II. Crump, Justice of the
ocaco and ncighbor of defendants, toltl
of hearing probably a half-dozen sho's
as he sat In his homo on the pighl OF
I,ecember 10Th He went on MS po1cn
and heard two more shots ana
scream About twenty minutes later
messenger calne from ,ihllip stto NY
asking him to come to his home. Inc
tirst person he saw at the home was
MI Lemon, the next was James Stroth-
or who met him. shook hands. and
took his ovorcuat. He later met Philip
Strothcr and Mrs. Gaines. Philip
Strother, few minutes later, told him
he had killed Bywaters because he had
killed his sister. James came IN and
said he had put two balls in him. OF
words to that effect. Witness asked
that he be not told ANYTHING about
what had happened. Witness saw the
body lying on the porch.
II could make a statement contra
dieting me coroner said the witness
'but guess ] would better not do IT,
which caused a laugh.
go ahead said Mr.. Jeffries, 1--WE
don't mind contradic.ins the coroner,
The witness. however. only had tt
tell of how he. instead of Mr.. Lemon
did certain things in assisting Cor
oner Lewis.
On cross-examination by Mr. Moore
witness said Philip had not only sale
Bywaters had ruined Viola, but addet
he had married her and then tried t
desert her. The STROLLER boys hat
made no attempt to conceal ANYTHING
and wanted TO tell him more than III
cared to hear.
Fired from Within
John y. Bowersett. deputy sheriff
told of locating of bullet-marks in tn
room, Witness said he saw a Stat II
: tile blind of the window leading t.
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appeared to be broken by a shot fire
from the room, Counsel ear defens'
p objected to the introduction {
this testimony as being in the natur
Of expression OF an opinion, but the oil
lection was withdrawn.
LET him tell everything said N
Jeffries. THE fact that the Stat wa
broken by q shot from The room. il es
tahlished, is Of Importance IS going I
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waters was shot IN the room and not Q
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