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
| upon crimnally.
You cant prove IT." said Bywnters.
Bywaters opposed sending for doc
tor saying 1t would subject her to an
indignity.
y told him ~ believed he wanted her
to die and destroy evidence Of his own
guilt said the witness.
! AFTER the doctors came Bywaters asked
witness what the doctors were going to
DO and when Witness said they were go
ing to try TO save l1er life. Bywnters
again Insisted that something DO given
! her. n ,3'sF -
One OF the doctors said she would
probably have died In half an hour. had
they not come when they did," said Wit
i ness.
"Bywaters said II he had been allowed
20 90 % Viola he would establish his In
nocence, put when he got into her room
ne partially admitted his guilt, and APP
pealed to her to Have his life. Sho beg
ged me not to kill him.
iae pegged for his life saying he had
the greatest affection for her. told
him could not let him marry my sis
ter: that he had treated her as IL she
i
Tho witness and Bywaters went out al
the room together. and Bywaters pleaded
| Viola -
7 finally consented" said Stroller, II
had no faith in him.
told him sol told her so.''
His Just Deserts.
Alter Bywaters had repeated his pro-
tesa lions Of devotion to Viola, witness
| told him II he deserted yfoln when ~.
had married her or IL ne deserted har
he would follow him and deal with rim
j as he deserved
j nc never spoke to Bywaters after tina /
tiHle. lie Was not at the wedding. and
was stu in Culpeper when the shoot-
ing occurred. He had told Bywaters ha
would fix the time OF the marriage. nv.
possible. 'o''s az
Witness and Mr.. Jefrrles b,,rried a.
isotherwood as soon as they heard AZ a..
shooting, reaching thore probably s. q n,
hour and a quarter after the shootiy,r
N.shess said he had no idea a shooting
would occur. 8 8
thought tho whole business wa, net
tied.. said strother. eve had reachel
, se.uement In perfect good faith,
nus concluded the direct examination
anime i oss-eH
Mrs. Gaines Testified.
mrs. Gaines, sister OF the defendants
s vas CARED 10 the stand. and the court.
room was cleared
; fteIen strother Gaines" was the fu1
name anne given by witness, and sbe On ID
, her age was thirty two. = =
: Mr. JeHries examined the wines.
FIRST questions We're devoted to bringjno
OUT FAMILY relations. especially with ref.
erence to Viola =
, My mothers last words ia n,a -.
70 take care of Viola" said the witness
Vlala was always retiring chic,
} Inc family regarded Bywaters as
member Of the circle. and Viola seernet
to care for him in quiet way a ereaI
!. deal. Finally she did not seem TO car,
; ior other young men at all. Flo wa.
: her accepted suitor.
After my fathers death Mr. Rv
waters had often offered to stay witt
the strother sisters at night in the alb
sence or male members OF the family
said witness; The frequently did So.
; Mrs. Gaines testified regarding he,
sisters visit to Washington. Viola lef
Cupepcr ostensibly to visit friend ii
Rectortown, and later wrote friend a
Culpeper she had gone on to see a frlent
IN Washington. and wns sick there
Mrs. Gaines was told that day OF tn,
: circumstances OF Philips seeing By.
: waters coming from Viola's room. Thi
: made witness suspicious. and she made
trip to Washington to find her sister, bu
faled.S ef
! Next day Viola returned. Tho FOL
! lowtng3sday she had a long talk Wit
! VIOLA ling her she would do any
: thing in the world to help her ..Sh
, held up her hand and declared ther
3 was nothing wrong" said witness .
!. Etold her did not believe her., II
Immediately afterwards Viola wa.
seized with severe hemorrhage, an
Q had to go to bed. Witness though
$ stairs to summon doctors She encoun
tered Bywaters, with her brothe
| French. Bywaters offered to shak,
s hands. but; she denounced him. an
2 refused to take his hand. After ro
8 lating circumstances already detailed
4 Mrs. Gaines said: "Bywaters hnall,
I said he was guilty. admit it i
true,' he.isaid. but we were both t
.By;wateHs, said he was willing to we
! VIOLA but did not want to marry he
J until she was we'll.
! Witness said she met her brothe
:, James on tho street in Culpeper til
: next day, and no told her they ha
!. decided Bywnters and Viola should b
= married that night, December 18TH
:, that he was convinced Bywaters WE
!. trying to get away and get out 6
= marrying,
!, Mrs. Gaines did not arrive until
= few minutes after the marriage. ST
!" found Viola weeping bitterly, sayin
: her brothers had broken her heart u
q making her marry RyWatefs.
: She went downstairs and argus
with Bywaters against his returntn
to town that night. y
! Lowest Dog That Lived, !,
'Ho just laughed at me-" sala /, !, W.,
ness, her voice quivering with lndlgp q
4 ton ton. II told him he was the lowest do
thnt ever lived. He had taken my 81!
M M,ahInetnn and almost had hi