The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-27

before his own life began. He talked
with inc about y faded photograph !, OF
gates sqI j. sessions i Of isii-'fs Tho picture
hangs over the mantelpiecc in the I'm
groom. Ills father the inte 59 en-,
the late Charles T.. O'lerrnli is y mem
bcr Major Jas. II. DooicS. of Rich
mona, Is also Of the, group.
Tho visit 10 the home m ny, pTo w
70 better understand the testimony
which has been or may bio 'gtven.s
The visit of Itself 1t not evidence,
There was nothing II, tho visit 70 2
far us supplying tho correspondents
with additional facts SURROUNDING tha
shooting, but there WIS much IN ~
to awaken their sympathies
Undertaker's Story.
After the return to the courthouse ~
M. Thompson, unaundertake:. OF Cu,pSl -
testified to having been requested pg wv ~
coroner to go to RotheiW0od anu " n, y
the body of ByWaterIs Tor or !, pml'I ,onrht
the body to town on The night o. !, 1,ln
killing. He did not remember rincn ti i,.''
about beds In the room than that n1 . nhu
pulled away from ilear the WinuoW ,f.,
Ing to the porch II sige bed; on WIZ,
we're springs and 10 covering. He thou iii !
he recalled that there was anotter l,e y
Oh which was a mattress ana ulsulfh'ise BY. =
covering. He could not see "a, t'h ~ DIV, ~
He thought he heard somebody as ,i ~
bed clothing While he was In the mouse, use,
ana thought he saw u roll of bed e,otnlns
on the floor of one of the rooms, re eop IN
IT for granted tie bed clothing was 10 W
put around Mrs. Bywaters
( Cross examined by Mr. Moore, Witness
said he saw no indications of any nttenln J.
to conceal anything. He said lie saw. = !,
group proceeding to the cato. and hc9la
somebody say Mrs Bywaters was beine
moved. He could not see her. 1t was
dark. !, J,
DR.. Charles Stewart cowie, was called
to tho stand, aud tho dummy used yes
ttcrday was again brought I'M, and tie
coat and vest worn by BSwaters When
shot were put on 1t. Witness had re-
Gently made some experiments Tor INC
purpose of discovering how far a b,iiict
discharged at an object covered with
cloth would carry cloth into the wound. Z
What Was to Be Proven. q
Counsel for the defense insisted that
the prosecution disclose what was intend
ed to be proven by this line OF evidence
entered upon.
the object Of the prosecution in introduc-
ing the testimony of DR. COVE. one
bullet fired by one of the brothers entered
the coat on the shoulder. ranged beneath
the outer cloth, but over the padding and
lining, and then entered the head. The
coroner took from the wound In the head
back of the left car the ball from thu
pistol and shreds of the cloth of tllt
coat.
1--WE propose to show said Captain
Woods that bullet which ranged
through the cloth of the coat would no
have carried into the wound In the hea,
any portion of the cloth unless the clott
or coat had been held directly agains
the spot where the ball entered the head.
And the veteran prosecutor, standirt
beside the figure, seized the collar o
the coat and pulled 1t UP until tn
spot where the wound was located, wa
covered, which was two or thre'
inches above the collar. VIXEN the lat
ter is in the usual position.
Jury Much Interested.
The Illustration was effectively done
The jury watched 1t with manifest.
(, the deepest interest.
I'VE submit that the fact sought t
be established. is not material" sal
! Mr.. .Jeffries, who held the coat in tina
7, position
Captain Woods intinlated that tina
| was a fact to be diclosed.
! Counsel for defense, after but mo
/ ment of consultation withdrew objec
| ton, and DR. Cowic was allowSd t
| proceed He said he had made eS
| periments with the object OF discov
ering whether bullet fired at clot
not Immediately against an oblec
/ would penetrate and carry into tn
| object any part of the cloth. Els es
1 periments had convinced him that
| would not do so.
4 How many Of these experiments d
YOU 1nake?" asked Mr.. Moore on eros
4 examination.
4 Two" replied the witness.
He said further, In answer to Que:
tons that he had never conducted sin
liar experiments at college or els:
where.
Although the entire time consume
bv the testimony OF DR.. Cowic W:
4 not over ten minutes. and the exper
/ ments, which he had made We're n
so exhaustive as they might have bee
/ his testimony brought to the -nlin'
OF the jury a most striking and SUI
4 gestiYe line of reasoning.
The prosecution rested Its case !.
, this point, and court adjourned T