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it was utterly impossible to close the doc,
until all had entered.
Judge Harrison directed that the jury be
brought in. and when Mrs. James Strother
and Mrs. George A. Williams, the latter q
cousin of the defendants, appeared it be.
came necessary for the judge to remind
many OF the spectators that the presence OF
ladies' would necesstate the abandonment
OF cigars and pipes. 1t was believed by the
spectators that the jury would be given the
case last night. and all were sorely disa n
polhted When they heard the judge direct
that the court be adjourned until this morn
ing.
At the session of the court held yesterday
afternoon Attorney John NJ. Lee of lynch
nurg was deiiyering his closing address
when The Stars report closed. He made
an eloquent appeal to the jury for the ac-
quittal of the defendants. Near the close
he complained of fatigue
Il ate no breakfast nor dinner TODAY ~
he explained, land 1 would like to ask If
your honor or the jury would object to INV
taking glass of coffee.
None whatever the court told him.
ing to friend.
Coffee said counsel. I'm afraid to fool
with old John Barleycorn."
Attorney Lees Address.
After touching upon the question of in
sanity, counsel related several thrilling in
cidents of war times, and surprised Juror
Bushong by informing him that he (the
juror and the father of the defendants had
fought side by side during the battle at Ce-
dar Mountain. Mr.. Lee then told of a
speech that Cant. Woods had made before
the Virginia State Bar Association at Hot
Springs and repeated the language he had
used, for the purpose of convincing the
jury that the captain had favored the So
called unwritten law at that time Can't.
Woods was commemorative attorney for
Albemarle county at that time, and, speak,
ing upon the duties and responsibilities of
such an officer, he said he (Woods) had com
mended man for having horsewhipped an
other man who had insulted a woman In
the case of the man who had used the
whip. Capt Woods was reported to have
said to the man who did 1t, If you did 1t
genteeily and thoroughly you may go home
and sleep soundly. and so long as I am
commemorative attorney I'll see that no
grand jury ever hurts YOU"
And now" said Mr.. Lee. II would like
to know by what silver rope he has been
dragged from his old moorings."
In conclusion he said that everything the
defendants could hope for, cherish and love
is in the hands of the jury, and he advised
the jurors to ask divine guidance in their
efforts to reach a conclusion which will
maintain the sanctity of the home, protect
the daughters and the honor and good name
OF the defendants.
Closing Address for State.
Capt Micajah Woods in his closing argu-
ment to tine jury, said he had never seen
a jury in Virginia pay more attention to
the development of the facts and to the
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came stronger; but there was something to
cause Bywaters to pull from her, and then
he was fleeing from bullets instead of from
his wife.
Reference to Wounds Inflicted
Capt. Woods spoke of the thirteen bullet
wounds that were received by Bywaters,
and called attention to the fact that two
wounds had been inflicted while Bywaters
was facing the one who shot him. The bull
let holes in the right shoulder of the coat Of
the deceased, he argued, were made while
one of the defendants had hold of the coat
and was pressing it against the head of the
victim. 1t was in this way that counsel
made an effort to account for the piece of
fabric in the wound in the head of the de-
ceased. The shutter, he said, is a silent wit
ness in the case.
1T is the law that you gentlemen of the
jury, said counsel, "are here to make a
true deliverance between the common
wealth of Virginia and the prisoners at the
bar. If you believe that Bywaters was killed
in pursuance of a resolution or determina-
ton formed before the shooting took place
it is your duty to convict"
Capt. Woods referred to cases In which.
he stated, persons had killed others who
had been guilty of offenses against women,
and said in those cases the defendants came
forward, admitted their guilt, said they
were ready to take their medicine, and that
they had no apologies to make. In this case.
however, he stated, the defendants came
into court with plea of irresistible Impulse
or emotional insanity. He said the former
cases represented Virginia of the past and
he was sorry that such a course is not still
pursued.
Mr.. Moore interrupted Capt. Woods and
challenged him to cite a single case in
which an acquittal had been brought about
In a case where insanity had not been the
| about the ''unwritten law" when the court
had ruled that plea under that law
could be entertained.
Capt. Woods spoke Of the social and po-
litical standing of the defendants, and
appealed to the jury for conviction OF
murder or manslaughter, saying that q
conviction would teach them that a private
lynching in the county cannot be tolerated.
The plea of insanity was ridiculed by coun-
SELL who asked the jury not to be swayed
from the conscientious performance OF
their duty by sympathy and ortory Take
the facts and draw your own differences,
and then If you apply the law as 1t has
been laid down by the court your con-
| sciences will uphold your verdict
At 1 o'clock Judge Harrison said he
thought the jurors were probably tired and
that they would prefer not to continue con-
sideration of the case before resting. One
of the jurors said he thought they would
all prefer to go to the hotel, and II was
because of that statement that the case
was not given to the jury last night.
The quoted statement OF the juror was
taken to mean that the men had not de-
liberated upon the case to the point OF
reaching an agreement, and Ii was gen.
orally believed that an early verdict would
not have been reached last night had the
case been submitted. T. III. b.
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Episcopate Won't Give In.

PARIS. March "A majority of the men,
bers of the French Episcopate held a pri-
waite meeting Tuesday in the Catholic In
stitute.
No results of their deliberations have been
made public, but it is understood in clerical
quarters that they discussed the gaasral
eli onofr,,o5 +bo ,3oo;,;.
maintain the status quo in the matter o.
the churches, notwithstanding the fact that
the financial situation almost inevitably will
lead to the withdrawal of a number of
priests who are determined not to resort to
private worship until compelled
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West Virginia Legislature Adjourned

CHARLESTON, W. Va, March THE
legislature finished it's work Tuesday night
and adjourned. The report of the confer
ence committee on the general appropriation
bill was agreed to by both houses and the
bill passed. The legislative appropriation
bills were also passed, to be Immediately eff
fective. The house passed the Logan char
ter bill and the bill changing the beginning
of the license year to July. but motion to
put the latter in effect from its passage
failed.
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Closing Address for State.

Capt Micajah Woods, in his closing argu-
ment to the jury, said he had never seen
a jury in Virginia pay more attention to
the development of the facts and to the
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to be revealed by her physician that By
waters weakened and said: IN take the
blame upon my shoulders
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A Railroad Time Table
That Every One Can
Understand.
} the man Of buSf-
ness whose time

|ITO the man Of busf-
ness whose time
ism0ney, the cas-
lily remembered sehed-
ule Of 6 ROYAL BLUE
TRAINS" to Philadel-
phia and New York
every Odd H0ur''-is a
matter of profit.
)7,9, II, 1, 8 and s o'clock
are the hours of depart
ure from Washington
during the day, omit
ting the II o'clock train
on Sunday. All trains
have excellent day
coaches and Pullman
service, with dining
cars serving a Ia carte,
excepting the ''ROYAL
LIMITED" at 3p.m., the
best and most attractive
train In the series, which
serves q famous table
d'hOte dinner. This
train is all Pullman, but
no extra fare is charged
other than regular Pull
man rate.
Royal Blue Trains
returning, leave New
York "Every Even
Hour" during the day.
The midnight train
leaves Washington at
11.3O p. m, and return
ing leaves New York at
1.30 a. M, permitting an
unbroken evenings en-
tertainment In the me-
trOpOliS.
Reservations may be secured n
baltimore 4 Ohio Ticket Offices,
1Ai7 6 Street, N. W., near 18th
Street; 619 Pennsylvania Avenue,
and Station. New Jersey Avenue
and c Street.
Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
Philadelphia & Reading Ry.
Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
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not much sleep in his eyes. Early the
next morning he procured stationery and
wrote a message to his brother, James F.
Strother, sending it to him at his home in
Welch. W. Va, asking him to return home
at once.
Even when he wrote the letter Philip
showed desire to suppress the trouble. in
forming his brother only. He had seen the
suspicious incident but he was not fully
convinced that his sister had been guilty
of wrongdoing. Being the youngest brother
he did not care to take the responsibility
of starting an investigation which threat
ened to disrupt the family and cause other
troubles
Investigation Results.
Jim" Strother hurried to Culpeper and
an investigation was made, but the result
was not satisfactory. With feeling of
doubt as to the guilt Of the couple, Jim
Strother returned to WEIGH, only to remain
a short while before being again sum-
moned to return. Miss Viola's condition
had become such that something must be
DONE On one side. she realized, there
was nothing but publicity and disgrace,
while on the other was the probable death
of the man who had caused her ruin.
Marriage was her only hope, and this
was suggested by her, but Bywaters was
opposed to such a solution Of the trouble
He suggested criminal operation, and the
young woman finally consented. A trip
to Washington was made, and q physician
performed an unsuccessful operation.
second visit was made to Washington in
November, after the departure of Jim
Strother, but 1t was not until the third
trip was made that another operation was
performed. and Miss Vioias absence from
home resulted in an investigation which cul-
minated in the shooting The young wom-
an gave it out that she was going to visit
a school friend in another Virginia town.
In order to make the deception complete a
letter was sent to the town to be mailed, in
order that 1t might bear the postmark Of
that town.
During the few days she was in the city
of Washington she was left alone in a room
in a hotel and endured much suffering. She
would probably have remained there longer
had it not been that she learned of visit
to Washington on the part of her sister,
Mrs. Gaines, and her brother, Philip
Strother.
Bywaters was told that Mrs. Gaines and
Philip Strother had called at the physi-
clans home, and he promptly said: You
must go home" He had refused to marry
her when she baked at the door of the Of
flee of the physician who performed the
operation, and then he demanded that she
travel to Culpeper when her condition was
serious. She yielded and came here. Her
brothers. Jim" and French. reached here
about that time, and the investigation was
begun In earnest.
Miss Viola and Bywaters entered vigorous
denials to the accusations.
There's nothing the matter with her,
Bywaters declared, when the suggestion
was made that a physician be summoned,
and 1t was not until her real condition was
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
he


OF the Wcll-lnformcl Of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant ard
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; 4 laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because lis colo-
roncnt parts are known to thcm 70 he
wholesome and truly beneficial III effect,
acceptable To the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand witt ~ -H-
cc.lcnt combinat.cn oi Syrup Of lies and
Elixir Of Sienna. the California l'ig Syrup
Co. proceeds asous ethical lines and relics
on the merits of the laxative Tor It's rcwark-
able success.
That is one OF many reasons Why
syrup OF Figs aai El.Nir Of ScnIa j.. Gwen
the preference Ny the Wei lnfartncd.
10 get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for saio
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cent
per bottle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
Sausage a la George AIDE.

George AIDE. in n recent address 10
the graduating class of Il Taunton
cooking school. amused his fair hearers
not IA little by the recital of some bur-
lesque recipes. The following were
among hem:
"l~iomemade Sausage-Take five
pounds of end steak ut > cents "a pound.
and pound it with n sledge until it
looks like red current jelly. Pass it
through the clothes wringer four lines.
and then let the little mes play with
1t till ii il quite tender. Cook it in
The over TIL it is brown. and. If you
are expecting your husbands mother,
burn the bottom.
Onion Salad-When the man isn't
looking. take n strong. healthy onion
and kill 1t. Drive out the smell with
Il hammer. Serve.
Cream C~heesc-Ciet n quart of milk
and skin it.. Take a tub and drop in
two flies. Let the milk stand in the
tub till 1t is tired. and then dig a hole
in the yard. and lay the cheese in the
hole. and build Il wall around it so it
rant escape. Then. in three months
time, when the cheese is gray, wrinkled
and infirm, grab it by the back of the
neck and eat it quick.
Z: "Bean Soup-ODe bean, four quarts
of water. Add two quantities salt, and
sit up with bean till it d~issolves. Heat
and serve. II you take In boarders.
add more water
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
We've All Seen That Kind.

Samuel Gonlpcrs. while attending the
convention of the National Civic Fed
Grafton in Chicago. got into an arsu-
ucnt With :, banker.
Al the end of n Of the bankers AS
sertions MI. Gomp"rS retorted saily:
Yes. 1t is possible to say a good
word for almost amy state Of things.
isn't it? | remember once, In a very
untidy chop house IN Syracuse, hearing
a guest exc'aim as he took up "A soiled
dill of fare:
by Jove. What an excellent idea
samples OF the various dishes glued to
the incIiu,'"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
AMERICAN GIRLS TO
ENGLISH COLLEGES
Women's Clubs Have Plane
Similar to Those Of Cecil
Rhodes.
r.om TIC ~. ram pioneor W

p,,nr us;., .m.a,,h,n w., 80. ,.,ch-
ON "''
iAs schemes OF ''''i H'''"eS i"i '"'
diffusion of the culture 81 The EN.s-
fish rpiyr-Si4ios and id.:s IL rouzhnut
~, wn,,5 nov. h.eu fa,..,, NV ,vo
noy,ors,, ,.nn,. :. ..l.,he ,,3l A,,cr,cn,
.,o,fego ,ri,l. ,,;u hn riv.r an onuo,-
tunity TO- s,,Gy i'm oSfora cnnb,idca
or 9,asn nnjyarei.ies m,cb MS I'M.
,rboGar sch,,arn WV do ~ oxford
,rbis nlao Nas ,rnorrgod fc,. the
rcst linn" ,rb,,,s,lay Dv Professor
Y,ro,.ae = pnt,.r If tha l.,tycrsity Of
nyirnosnt, ,-,n +; nv .,n 5mfrin.
,nnara ,yhicb VII, sclert ,wn ,nnrcsont-
s.;vo Anno, loan rirls tn ~ f., the Eng
III, -sti+rrin1- na~t ,,n rho nlan
T.; ~ Nefniar ,,rorrnod -, tbn
r. ~ rsa,cortgnia. ,ln,,,,n..
i'.N - L. ,.r, j., ,,ae,n,
,rl,a Snciat, Of .r,erie,n Women in
d. ne 'S"elI'. n ~. ,.7D,a1fon ,,s
,WiNr1 "'u - A,n.rie, r.,a dr.
y, 80 ~ 49, n,., m'c,, WIN
.iuvu .i,".t ~ ~. m - ..r., lr,,yli.i,
aup,.".' ~ - - .,n,
ii,,,'ot.ni S',s h'ns " ) n',,
lhe .nIes nini.lS 80 : "ia,.srir
w. NO" "ui.i'' "o1'. ~ - T.,
"iu.i ,.i'u'" .
l'aiiheu Ny t,N ti"' ~ az ~
women $ cluhs !" ,H.i. ~. =" ~
"uhiry 10 Suci! an e".vi', '"'' " s"i.
'Nn OF NOV. GINS VIZ W. .'s ~.
each state IN inc uhl"', iIS' ~ Wv
N"Ns alc NOW "ei' "H"N' - ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
Too Much Blow.

Captain Wait, OF the notwithstanding
Lusltania, was talking about ma
chinery
.Mnchinery is d~elicate stun." he said.
and the amateur is wise 10 let il alone.
You know about the man VIII" blew
down the gas meter
NO"
We'll. al the cluh one night. a GER
tain man complained bitterly about his
gas bills.
".liang it all he said. my bills are
something enormous. I'm sure I don't
burn :,ll that gas. The company. con-
sarn it. is cheating me.
"A friend spoke up and said;
Look here, do YOU want 10 know how
20 get the better of IN" gas company?
Gee, I. Just do exclaimed the man.
""Then.' said the friend. blow down
the meter. Every night before you turn
in, blow down the meter. The meter,
you see. is full of little wheels. al turn
ing. turning, piling up big bills against
you. every time YOU light the gas. Iiut
just blow down the pipe and
The friend gave a loud laugh AT the
delightful thought.
just blow down h pipe. and
ha. Ia. ha-all The little wheels viii
turn the cher way.
The ,nan thanked his friend for
this good and valuable advice. Went
straight home and blew Il long n
powerful blast down the pip OF the
gas meter before retiring. He did this
every night. Not once did he forget
the last thing before going To bed. tc
blow down the meter With terrific force,
We'll, In due course. at the month.
end. the Inspector came.
The nan welcomed the inspector q
trine nervously and hung about the
cellar door 10 hear what The fellow
would have to say after his inspec-
ton.
The inspector emerged from the
cellar studying :: column of figures
with a puzzled f"oWn. He looked ~
at the master of The house and said III
Il strange voice:
well. Mr.. Smith. | don't know what
the dickens has been happening to your
meter. but the owes You
<gi 49,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
Out Of the Grab. BAD.

a. 4 church tair ii Pottstown the
other night they rad u ''grab-bag."
A miller paid :, dime and plunged
his hand into The great bag of turkeys,
tins OF .ciapplc and chains
of sausages. He drew out Il card that
contained these words.
GOOD FOR ON: GRAVE.
Not Transferable.
James Dust.
The church's aged s~lavr-dieger, hay
ing nothing else to Subscribe TO III"
had subscribed Il gravc-dig-
cling. The miller has hung the quaint
card in a frame oVc bis desk aud VOWS
that if he dies before James Dust his
grave shall bc due for nothing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
When Women Vote.

a wife had occasion To 60 "tt 20 n
Woman'S vote meeting. 50 left . lNid-
ding in the saucepan for her husband.
When she arrived home she won't on
With her washing and inquired h"w
he'd got ON.
Very well said he, Il Thoroughly
cnfoycl the puhdins.'
Good" said The wife. What did
YOU do with The cloth ii WAS boiled
in
Cloth. MY gai?' said hubby. as he
nhstractcdly continued reading ms pa
per. Wa there a cloth
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
In the Same Prcdica reent.

An old lady IA tlic ears pulled on
one of those long. in;crininabie roup.i
tickets sold 10 caii.ornia tourists ana
handed il To the conductor. who had
lately been transferred from II SINAI
road.
Am going in the right direction"
She :iskeI. The conductor took 'ho
ticket. mnrolied it and turned u rI,rid'
down, examined the punch in:ihs aho
sad.
amy more than | do about Il. you ~
lost"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
Why SIonn's Itninient nna Vet
Urinary Etcmcdics Are the beA
to Use,


Urinary Remedies Arc the bese
To Use.
Let me tell YOU why Sloans Llni-
ment and Veterinary Remedies are the
safest and most practical OF the mar
kct to-day. In the first place. ltr. Enrl
s. Sloan is the son OF II veterinary sur
gcon. and from his earliest infancy he
was associated with horses.
He bought and sold horses while yet
very young. He practiced rs a v"'er'-
nary for twenty years, and has bat'lHi
successfully with every disease 10
which that animal is subject.
All his remedies are the result of eX-
pcriincnts made 10 save life or relieve
suffering while he WAS practicins his
profession.
Any reader. by writing t" Or. Earl
s. Sloan. Glo Albany street, Boston,
Mass. VIII receive "s.iloan's Treatise on
the Horse free. This book tells how
To treat horses. cattle, hogs and poni-
try.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
A Knock.

That fanlou railroad man, the late
Samuel Sloan said n New York
banker. loved fast trains and hated
SLOW ones. They tell Il story about Il
iliok he once played on Il railroad
whose service was notoriously SLOW.
Having, several lines, tc use this
railroads. afternoon accommodation. he
caused n sign tn b. painted, which he
look from his pocket alid hung in the
front of one of the ears when nobody
was looking. Tho sign said:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
A Joilier.

Mayor Douglass. Of Niagara Falls,
said the other day of an office seeker:
He Is a %jollier. He reminds me OF i
chicken thief OF Utica
"A police reporter wrote Of this thief.
-rhe prisoner laughed aloud for mercy.
And when the night editor asked for an
explanation OF that queer sentence. tbs
reporter said:
ITS exactly what happened. Every
Door old feeble Joke the magistrate
made, the scoundrelly thief roased III
q split his SIDES"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26

's' N''' hANsi'
hic ihat | could not
slrai.htcn up after
STOPPING Without
sharp pains shooting
through my back. l
had dizzy spells. was
nervous aud my eye
sight affected. The
X d neg Secrctions
were irregular and
too frequent. ! was
in Il terrible condi-
lion but Do:iN'S kid
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26

One of the three thrones OF The car
was presented to the Ia Alexis In
1860 by h Shah of Persia. 1t is en-
tirely covered with thick plates OF gold
set with precious stones alternating
with plaques OF ivory chiseled in high
relief.