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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
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Yes; very often
ITO what extent was he regarded as
one OF the protectors OF the farnily?"
.'As one Of the brothers."

Yes; very often
F ITO what extent was he regarded as
one OF the protectors OF the family?"
AS one of the brothers"
when did your mother dfe?'
.In 1905
TELL when the affection of Bywaters
and Yourself for each other ripened into
improper relations?'
"a few months before mother died.
~ few months after YOU lost your
father. Tell the jury the circunstances."
u loved him. l had confidence in him.
He told ME he would love me much
more, and l believed him. He said he
would be true to me and marry me. l
believed in him"
"Those relations must have begun
some time in December, 1904; your
mother died in April, 1902"
Yes
When did you believe you had dis
covered the trouble which grew out of
the improper relations?"
I'm September, 1906
did you call the attention of By
waters to the fact?''
Yes
And what did he say?''
Il thought all there was to do was
for him to marry me. He said he was
not able to marry. 1 thought he would
marry me-. He said he thought thers
must be some mistake about my con
dition."
| How long was it before he became
convinced you We're right in your
fcars?'
About a month"
Tell the jury how far your condl.
ton had progressed at that time"
| About two months"
What did he suggest?''
IAN operation"
"a criminal operation?''
Yes. l rebelled. l thought he
should marry me: should protect m,
as much as my brothers would do, ant
| more
1 did he show signs Of yielding?"
NO. l finally agreed to the opera
ton. | knew there was nothing els
to do. l. knew absolutely nothing
about such an operation"
The witness proceeded to describ,
the three trips she made to Washing
ton for the purpose Of having the
operation performed. Bywaters on eac
occasion preceding her and going t
the office of DR.. Leon, who performe
the operation or made the attempt,
The two staid at the Montrose Hotel
On one occasion at least they regis
tered as MIR. and Mrs. Tyson, of Rich
mond. On each occasion Bywaters wa
present when the operation was per
) formed, and instruments were uset
She experienced terrible pain all tire
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MONTVALE NEWS.
Mrs. Darling Will Soon Join Her

Husband IN Panama.
MONTvALE, VA. February 2T.--Mrs.
Samuel Darling and daughter arc the
guests this week OF DR. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Early hrs. Darling expects to
leave Virginia In the near future to
Join her husband who is engaged In
business on the lsthnus OF Panama.
Mr.. Stuart Buford made business
visit to the Roanoke Machine Works
Monday.
The Shakespeare class met Mt the
usual hour on Saturday afternoon. on
which occasion Mrs. +. c. otey was
hostess. Miss Mabel Otey read the
character sketch. "Gonerel and Regain,
the Cruel Daughters OF King Leah,
formed the subject.
Mr.. Perdue OF Roanoke; Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams. OF Bedford: Mr.. Scott Wells and
Mrs. John N. Wells, OF Lynchburg; Mr..
ana Mrs. Ed. Pcryis OF Alexandria. and
Mrs. Wells, OF Evington. attended The
funeral Of Mr. John Wells. which took
place from the Presbyterian Church on
the 2sth Rev ]. W. Carroll, OF the
Methodist Church, was assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Batten, OF Bedford, In conducting
; the services The body was Inferred In
the adjoining cemetery. Mr.. Wells re-
moved from this place several years ago
to make his home In Campbell county.
He had gone to Roanoke for medical
treatment. and was there MT the time
OF his death. He is survived by ms
wife and one daughter--Mrs. PcrYls, OF
Alexandria.
MT. Hartwell Thompson and Mr.. =. q.
Otey passed through Montrale this morn
Ing on their way to Penick. whittier
they had been called TO see Mrs. Bette
i Goggin, who is critically II at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs, Will Thomas.
Rev, Tazewell Mccorkle VIII hold a
! com 1nunion service ut the Montyale pres-
byterian Church Sunday morning, March
3D. - N, 2
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DR.. Leon Very Brutal.

On the first occasion, at least. DR..
Leon was very brutal in his treatment.
Witness stated in reply to the ques-
ton, that Bywaters did not remon-
strate With him. The doctor assured
her there would be results In forty
eight hours. There we're none. Each
time, Bywaters according to witness,
insisted on another operation. and she
demonstrated, but yielded. She test-
\ aad that one occasion they had gone
| to Dr. Waters, of whom Bywaters said
| he had heard, hut the doctor refused
| to perform the operation, and advised
a marriage. That was on the occasion
of the second visit to Washington.
| ~ believe he intended to marry mo
then" said the witness After you
returned home. do you recall an oc-
| curlcnce which caused your brother
! Philip TO suspect something wrong?"
4 YES"
TELL about it.
"Jim came home. and he told me
Phil. had seen Mr.. Bywaters cross the
upper hall. going from my room to his,
one night.
"Jim said this had caused Phil to send
for him to come from West Virginia.
denied everything.
did Jim intimate he was going to
speak to Bywaters?"
II asked him not to.
"Why?"
II wanted to shield him.,
Bywaters's Letter
did Rywaters write you a cttc,
about it,
Yes
The letter was exhibited to the prose
cution, and was passed back to the fla
Their of Bywaters by Judge Cirimsey
The father read it with manifest emotion
The letter was written from Washington
the latter part of last November
lie begins: "My Own Dear Viola" ar
goes OH 10 tell her how worried he
through dwelling on her condition. "Yo
and your people were always so nice
me- runs one sentence, land now "a
them TO suspicion mo Of such Il sneakin
thing HI said he WAS worried by til
fact that PIN had seen him leaving he
room, and Intended to tell him he wa
looking for a glass to take drink. an
did not want Phil to see him do |!
as he did not want 10 tempt him.
Fe tells her TO come to WushIngto
ana they Will go to Blanche Miller
me letter closes yours Lovingly 70
ever, Bin
Had DSwaters acted improperly vii
you on that nghtg" asked Mr.. Lee.
Yes"
second visit was made to Washinl
ton The day before Thanksgiving. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28

Pulled Away From Her.
I'm about fifteen minutes he said he
would go back to town and get out am
nouncement cards, and tell his mother
| of the marriage
Did you say anythins?'
No, was very weak.
When he spoke OF announcement cards
did you say anything?'
Il told him Jim was going to town
and could attend to them"
Tell whether Bywaters was called to
| the telephone
He was. He was gone twenty min
utes and told the girl to tell him to
| come up
| .Why?' No.
| u felt safer with him with me-. ID.
''Why?',
II thought If he saw my condition he
would make no attempt to leave me-
The other twS boys. Jim and Phil,
came into the room. Jim was standing
at the head Of the bed.
MIS- Gaines was near. Bywaters
was sitting s by the bed. Wines
showed by placing her arm aroun,l
Mrs. Gaines how she had both hers
about Rywaters. Phil was sitting by
the stove. =
Did YOU hear Jim say anYthing?" J
He asked Mr.. lBywaters iwhe Their he
still intended To desert me. Then Mrs
Gaines came in."EsS
i did Bywaters make a reply? 2,
i NO"
What happened?"
j He sprang up. He almost drew me
with him, as my arms We're around hin.
/ He started downstairs."
4 Did he pull you up?"
am quite sure was on my feet
i What happened them"
Il was in such q terrible physical
condition can't remember
Witness said she could not recall
whether she screamed; she could no
4 tell whether there was any shooting
IN the room. She never saw Bywater
again.
From the time you were marie:
until Bywaters sprung from your side
was there any sign that the boys
wanted to do him harm?"
NO
Did you see any pistols drawn?'
No"
, Witness said she was taken to Mrs
Gaines's house that night. She did no
} remember anything which occurred un
til the next day.
Under Cross-Exan1ination.
AT 1880, after being on the stant
an hour and twenty minutes. the wit
+ ness was taken in hand by tho prose
/ cution for ross-exnmination. The cX
|, | animation was postponed for a few
r minutes, in order to allow the witnes
t to rest. She sat with her hand shield
ing her face from the gaze of the spec
t tators, apparently much exhausted.
/ How many times did you see DR.
: Waters in Washington" asked MIR
y Keith.
q -Four or five He came to the hote
+ to ask mo to stay with them. He wa
very sorry for me-
DO, you remember having a con-
d vcrsation with him about the case?"
!, Yes
: You and Bywaters made fun dis
= closures?"
YES"
r "rhe doctor advised you to be mar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
MURDERED A POOR
CANDY-SH0P WOMAN
Body Found by Boy, With Bloody
AK Lying Beside

PAWTUCl<l1T, II. r., February a.
Mrs. Alexander Henderson WAS MUIR
dered In her little candy store here
to-day by q robber, who, after empty
ing tho money-drawer ana stealing q
through a weii-settled section of the
city. leaving behind him trail OF
blood, Mrs. Henderson conducted q
small store in Brooks Street and made
her home4in rooms above It, a boy dis
covered the body on the floor, With
blood. bloody AK lay nearby but
all inqulries In the neighborhood fall
ed tn disclose any one who had seen
any suspicious character about the
place during the afternoon 8N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
New5High School Assured.

n IN Espectal 10 The Times Dispntch.l
RTc!E' Depot, VA, February 27.--A
rcpreseneative body OF the taxpayers
Of OF Lockstt District met here Yesterday
to Vote upon the proposed increase e. IN IN
ritn Nv a vote OF forty-six to eleven.
The Rice High School is now an as
sured thing. p,s,r,o+ 80,
stir,;ne hmsinoss men. and under the
Isadarshlp Of the emeient and onthus
iastic superintenden,t, nt there !, n Is no
sunn.n, 4tmIIding Completed and equipped
r ready for the opening OF the fall term.
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Did All to Spare Her.

Mr.. Lee conducted the examination
of Mrs. Bywaters, his questions We're
propounded In the most sympathetic
manner, and those in which he asked
her to tell of her improper relations
with the defendant, were couched In
the most delicate terms Frequently
he would precedc a question with tho
term my daughter a form of eX-
preston designed to secure perfect
frankness on the part of the witness.
4 It was evident even before the prose-
cution proceeded with the cross-exami-
nation, that the witness was trying to
tell the whole truth.
The witness spoke in a surprisingly
strong and clear voice Questions
brought out that she is twenty-three
years OF age, that she went to the
Episcopal Institute for Young Ladies
at winchester when She was sixteen
years old,,and remained there two
years, and did not go to school any
more tsf!
How long had you known the gem
ueman. whom You afterwards married?
asked Mr.. Lee.
Il had known him ever. since wore
short dresses.
Tell the jury whether he came to TIN
house often. and how he WAS treated ana
how he treated you
almost like a BROTHER
"And you grew up to be 50 treated?'
Eyes
when did your father die?'
.'lso4''
Prior to your fathers death had BY
waters seemed as o sweetheart to your
No, / felt like a sister towards him
\ did he treat you as a sister aftc
hyour fathers .death?''
Soon after fathers death he becam
more affectionate in his attentions"
.y'You mean he made love to your
SYes,' the witness replied almost in
nu1ibly.
who lived in the house after tn
death of your father?"
Mother, Sister Bess and Philip"
Brothers Devoted.
TELL the Judy the extent to which YOU
brothers were devoted to YOU
1'All of them have always been swee
and lovely to me as they possibly coult
was the baby girl
AFTER your fathers death did BY
waters come to see you frequently
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia - Increasing
cloudiness Thursday; rain Thursday
night and Friday; fresh northeast
Winds.
cept rain In extreme west porttont
Friday rain fresh northeast winds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
MRS. BYWATERS
DEATRLY PALE
Evidently She Had Nerved Her
self Up to Stand Trying
Ordeal.

When Judge Harrison convened cou,,
al 10 he had the room cleared Oh az
save defendants. the lawyers ana otl'e1
officers OF the court, members OF INC W.
families and newspaper CORRESPONDENTS ~
A deaf mute entered the room after inc
prescribed classes had been excluded. ZIG
was allowed to remain
CONFERENCE.-The Attorney keith an
nounced that the one witness the prose-
,cution had intended to put on to-day
was immaterial it had been decided, ana
that the Commonwealth would rest Us
case.
In a, moment the doors were opened
and Mrs. Bywaters, seated in wheeicu
chair propelled by Il male relative, ems
tered the room, accompanied by Nlrs'
Gaines, q sister, and one or two deputies
and Clerk Coons. The chair was rolled
around to the witness stand. Mrs.
Gaines removed the heavy veil which COLI
cealed Mrs. Bywaters's face and hair.
The unfortunate woman was deathly pale,
and her dark eyes glowed with an un-
natural light. She is a pretty woman.
her face showing gentle birth and tcnde:
rearing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
CO l. . s
CURED IN ONE DAY

Munyon's Cold Cure Relieves tho head
throat and lungs almost Immediately. checl,s
FeSers. stops Discharges OF tho nose. takes
away All aches and pains caused ny coldy
vents pneumonia. Sold By all druggists, a6G.
II YOU have catarrh or arc afflicted with
Deafness use Munyon's Improved Inhaler. II
cures obstinate and chroutc cuseA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
IN THE FIELD OF ART.

I'm The FIELD or AK -
Our clothing practically has
the field to itself. g.
We have studied all the
famous makes, andtheyare all
shy on one point OF, another,
but the clothing we oifer is
made with some Of our own
or your own, ideas added.
To this we add satisfaction or
your money back.
No trade finished atour store
until both parties are satisfied.
And this is the clothing we're
selling in this big price-chop-,
ping sale.
$sB and $2e Suits and Over,
coats at S17.75.
$50 garments at STATS.
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sister said they would all arrange 10
give us money to start to housekeeping
with. Mr.. Bywaters did not say any
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Highest temperature yesterday... s.
Lowest temperature yesterday.
Mean temperature yesterday.,.....
Normal Temperature yesterday $3.50. -
Departure from normal temperature. o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28

HEADACHES AND NNURALGIA.
FROM COLDS,
LAXATIVE RROMO Quinne, the world Wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes cause. Call for
full name Look for signature ~ W. Grove. 25c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
CONDITIONS YEsTEIispA,Y.a3, 4.

Ricslmond's weather was II Leaf and,
cold. Range of the thermometer, n.
a. Niece. 80 GP. Me-. s
IL M. Az o.. NJ. IS
AVerage..,... al La
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28

This concluded the examination of
the witness. who had been on tho
stand for two hours and twenty min
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28

was bleeding to death. Mrs. Gaines de-
nounced Bywaters for having taken Viola
to Washington, and had her operated
,ir,nn cr, ~ i,o la,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
His Just Deserts.

After Bywaters had repeated hIa nro.
testations OF devotion to Viola witness
tod him II he deserted Viola when he
mad married her or IL he deserted her
he would follow him and deal with him
az he desaryna - 49, 800
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Pulled Away From Her.

TEL whether he said anything about
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
SOUTHERN PLAY WHICH
PLEASES AUDIENCE
Americas to Have Excel
lent One.

Manager Harry K. Lucas of the
Americas theatre promises his pat
rons an excellent play in the presen-
ia ton of the splendid comedy "Un-
der Southern Skies" which comes on
Monday night next. In this play there
is strong and interesting story, and
one that is peculiar to the South
alone. This story is told in a way
that keeps the audience entertained
from the rise to the fall of the cur
tain. The characters, twenty-three in
all, are distinct types of Southern
people, from the darby servants up
to their aristocratic masters and
mistresses. A feature of the per-
Torrance, and one that never fails to
take the audience by storm" is a
Halloween celebration. This has
never been done upon the stage be-
fore and it's novelty is refreshing.
The pumpkin dance has proved es-
pcially amusing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
Hitting at ''PhilanthrOpists"
Montgomery Advertiser

The Washington colored woman
who delivered an address at Battle
Creek, Mich, recently, and who was
so furiously bitter against the white
people of the South, made one state
ment that her Northern friends should
take to heart. Many of your rich
men," she told them, will gladly
give thousands to help my race, but
refuse to give an honest, honorable
and educated negro respectable en-
ployment." That was hitting some of
the Northern philanthropists in a
vital spot. They are ever ready to
give both money and advice to edu-
cate and elevate the race in the South
but when members of that race go
North and endeavor to make a living
by honest labor they too often get
the cold shoulder AS a general rule
the Northerners do not want the ne
gro among them. Their love for the
race is of the long distance kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
Southern Prohibition.

Causes for Southern prohibition
are largely commercial and industri-
al" he said. Drunken negroes are
not nearly so valuable as sober ne
groes, from a labor standpoint, and
the South sees it. Besides, white
mems wives are safer with sober
negroes than with drunken ones. The
men of the South, in short, have the
idea that the saloon is bad thing,
and, as they are always nervy in
backing their opinions they have TAX
en- the shortest way to put it out of
business.
Business men everywhere are
finding out the less booze there is the
better workmen they have, and as la
Dor competition grows keener en-
ployers are becoming more exacting.
A Pittsburg liquor attorney once said
in my hearing that he would not be
surprised if, within five years, brew
cry stocks and bonds in this State
would be selling for fifty cents on the
dollar as the result of the temperance
ideas spread"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
MESSAGE LIKELY
TO BE CONSERVATIVE
III Roosevelt Will Not
4bandOn Policies.

,-' GTON, D. c., Nov. g.
(Spe. -, lille President Roose-
welt q .. admit that he has in
any ributed to the present
financia yency, he has become
convinced it is very important
for him IA steps to remove the
causes { r ion and excitement.
That he g., " greatly sObered by
the events D asst two weeks and
is deeply 81 4 over the ten
dency to uns 'ues is impressed
on all who h discussed with him
any phase of the business situation.
1t is regarded here as certain that
there will not be nearly so many
sticks of giant powder in the annual
message as was foreshadowed a few
months ago. If those now near the
President and upon whom he relies
in time of great stress have their way
there will not be even one dynamite
stick in it.
The President is anxious to help
matters at this time, and anything
that can be done to improve financial
conditions will be done. While he
will probably shorten sail in one
direction, he is willing to lengthen
sail on the other tack
There is to be no actual abandon
ment by the President of any of his
policies, his friends say, but he now
recognizes a fact which he has never
before seemed to realize-that any
thing said by the President of the
United States is likely to have great
er weight attached to it than he in
tended, and that the less he talks
now the better it will be for the
county until present apprehensions
are allayed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
A Business Question.

IT'S a business question" he con-
tinued. They used to say that if
prohibition was ever to be realized it
would be through the instrumentality
of the churches Well if the church
es want to bring prohibition about
they had better be stirring, for the
business men, the employers of labor,
are favoring the elimination of liquor
simply as an economic proposition,
apart from any moral views they may
have"
All this was said without a trace of
the rabidness so frequently imagin-
ed to be a part of the stock in trade
of a Temperance crank" There is
nothing of the lean and watery look
about Mr. Stevenson. He is a big,
hearty man. who argues for temper
ance as he argues his cases in court,
and who has put on flesh even under
the stress of a campaign which open
ed in August.
There is no doubt that the temper
ance sentiment is growing in this
State" he said. my talks with many
men in many counties during the cam
paign convince me of. that.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07

We have secured the agency for
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new
laxative that makes the liver lively,
purities the breath, cures headache
and regulates the digestive organs.
Cures chronic constipation. Ask us
about it. Sold by all druggists.
o DIV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
Dancing Proves Fatal

Many men and women catch colds
at dances which terminate in pneu-
monia and consumption. After expos
ure, if Foleys Honey and Tar is taken
it will break pa cold and no Serious
results need be feared Refuse any
but the genuine in a yellow package.
Sold by all druggists. o DIV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07

The chairman of the Massachusetts
Democratic State Convention says
that it was "straighter than any
held in Boston for 10 years." Demo-
cratic conventions in Boston must
have the peculiarities of Bostons an
Gent cowpath streets.-New York
Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07
PROHIBITION IDEA
SWEEPING COUN!P
Business interests Press
Movement Forward.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov e.
(SpeciaD -'ProhibitiOn sentiment
which is sweeping over the country
and which has so strikingly demon
strated it's strength in the South re-
Gently, has nothing ephemeral about
it. 1t is based on deep moral and
economic grounds. The sentiment of
the country is growing against the
liquor traffic as it did against slavery,
and | believe the next five years will
see a wonderful change in this re-
gard in Pennsylvania"
In these words Matthew Fl. Steven
son, of Pittsburg, expressed his be-
lief in the speedy triumph of prohibit
ton. Mr.. Stevenson is Prohibition
candidate for state treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-07

The West has cornered the small
bills. The farmer is determined to be
paid for his wheat and corn even if
the East has to worry along with
nothing but yellow-backs" to pay
its carfare and buy its beer.-New
York Tribune