Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-28

VI Kimono OF red fleece Tanned. The
Veil hid her face SO closely that not
a feature was perceptlble
Hunt Strothep one of the brothers.
accompanied the widow. and so did
her sister, Mrs. r. l.. Gaines.
. The chair, just before 1t had been
taken to the witness box, was lifted
high In the air with its OCCUPANT, MS
some obstruction was encountered A
moment later Mrs. Gaines removed
the veil from the Widows head and
the jury looked on young face that
was the very apogee of despair-a
Rifl's face, pale almost rs ivory, and
thin and wan from mental anguish
and physical suffering.
Appearance Preposscssins.
Mrs. Bywaters, despite the ravnges
wrought by the awful operation she
underwent. Is still comely, unmistak.
ably pretty and possessed of an air of
refinement which would mark her as
q lady in any company. She has a
head of rich brown hair and regular,
flne-cut features. These now how
ever, are Eleached by most unheal.
thy pallor. MIS-. Bvwatars, hands
wasted from her long sickness, are
thin almost unto transparency.
Jack" Lee, OF counsel for the de.
tense. promptly took the witness in
hand, and Mrs Bywaters showed her.
self absolutely calm externally, though
ut no time did she waste words. Her
answers for the most part We're mono
syllable ALTERNATIVES The lawyer was
as gentle as a woman in his manner
OF questioning the witness His very
voice was musical and soothing.
Her Testimony Begins.
Mr. Lee. in paternal fashion, adj.
dressed the widow ne Miss Viola"
Answering his questions. She said
she was twenCg-three years old on
November 10th last. ami had attend.
ed school at the Episcopal Female In
situte. Winchester. When near nine.
teen she completed her studies and
came Home.
"Had you- known Bywaters before
you went TO school?" asked Mr.. Lee
was quite child, In short
dresses. when first met him."
''Was he your second cousin?"
Witness did not know the exact re.
lationship, SO Lee said he would prove
1t by other means.
s He came to your house very fire,
quently." added the widow. nand was
treated as a member of the family
and a cousin. Soon after fathers
death he began to become affections,
ate in his attentions. Father died Feb.
rnary. "a Z 1904 .SLa
DO yon mean ire litaue ffusG to
your"
Eyes. soon after mother died.
April, 1905"
Mr.. Lee then gently said:
81 want YOU to tell when your af-
fections first ripened into improper
relations"
"a few months before mothers
death"
"Then less than year after your
father died?"
Yes"
Tell the jury the circumstances
nnd promises and statements under
which YOU came to yield to the man?"
al Loved Him and Believed Him"
In no uncertain tones, Mrs. Bywa.
ters unhesitatingly answered, ~ loved
him and had confidence in him, and
he told me he would love me much
more. and would always be faithful
anu ti"S. 'thu / DCiltftu MIN Dt-
cause | loved him and had faith in
him.
did he continue TO come to the
house and be affectionate after that?"
Yes"
when did YOU first discover that
trouble had grown out of your rela-
tions?"
about September. 1906" :
when you discovered that condi.
ton did you call it to his attention.
Yes | told him about it, told
him I thought the only thing for him
to do was to marry me: that he ought
to protect me from the public.
Declined to Marry Her.
He declined. because he said he
lacked the means. He said he thought
was mistaken"
"How long after that was it before
he became convinced"
Nearly month"
The witness, who by now was
deathlv pale and obviously weary,
then began to lead up to the events
preceding the criminal operation and
the three trips to Washington.
This testimony, which 1t Is hest
should be CLOSED over. was for the
most part anticipated by Lawyer lief
fries in his opening statement Mon.
day.
Brutal DR.. Leon.
In a low voice and with bowed
head, the witness told how inconsider.
ately. almost brutually. she had been
treated by DR.. Leon, the Washington
practitioner, who performed the oper-
alton.
ut made you very ill, did it not?"
asked Lee.
Eyes; and DIR. Leon was very an.