The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-27
EVIDENCE IS ALL IN
TESTIMONY. GIVEN AGAINST
 HOWARD LITTLE.
vfrgfnia Man Accused of wholesale Murder Hears witnesses Against Hfm--ArwHment of Lawyers
 in Case Begins.

Tazwell. wa. Nov. 2e.--Evidence of the most sensational and damaging character was introduced today at Grundy in the trial of Howard Little for the murder of Mrs. Betty Justis, her son-in-iaws George Meadows; his wife, ana sEfeir thfes chiidfefi SThe case was given to the jufy tonight.
 Senate Justis. son of the murdered woman, was the first witness today. He stated that he had worked with Little when he was foreman for the Ritter Lumber Company, and that Little had frequently asked him how much money his mother had "by her.s He told him that she usually had a large amount
 Another witness stated that Little said to him.. If was that old woman, would mot keep my money by me .. He added that it would be an easy matter for some one to murder the family, rob the house and burn the victims s5 ss
 Mary Stacy, whom Little was to elope with. was the next witness. She stated that Little gave her s20 the day before the murder toSbuy clothes that she might be, ready for n trip. and told her they would go as soon as he could get some money from bank.
 Several witnesses testified as to the time of night the house burned and voices they mad heard going In the direction of the fire.
 Mary Lee, the woman, who made her home In the family of Little was the most important witness of the day. She told of Little's relations with Mary Stacy, and his troubles at home with his family. She stated that on the night of the murder a lamp was kept t,,s haf ora4 ox xnrax, that he was absent all night. She stated that she was awake twice dur ing the night and the lamp was still burning. At 6 o'clock in the morning she arose to get breakfast and found Little asleep His coat was hanging near him wet. as if it had been wash ed A lantern, not his own, was on a table near him. Little took the. lan- tern out after breakfast and began to file on 1t. and would not tell her why he<did so, She said he came Into the room two hours after breakfast and called for bandages to tie up his leg, stating that he had cut his leg while cutting brush that morning. but she declared the wound was dry. Little appeared very restless after this, and freduently would wake up in the night and talk with his wife for hours at a time. He took the lantern up to a hollow several miles rom the mouse and hid 1t between two logs.
 She said Little had a 32-calibre re- yolver in his coat pocket the morning after the murder.
 A score or more of witnesses testi- fled that the lantern was in the pos- session of George Meadows shortly be- fore the murder. The lantern which Little hid in the hollow was identified and proved to be the one which Mead ows had.
 A physician. who removed the bull let's from the body of George Mead ows. testified that the bullets taken from the revolver of Little and the bullets taken from the body of Mead ows were of the same weight and make.
 One of the witnesses testifed that Little mad seat word to his wife not to testify against him; that if she did again she would give everything away and get him into trouble.
 An attempt was made. by the con- monwealth to get Little's wife on the stand, but an objection was entered by counsel for the defense and sus- tained by the court.
 Both sides rested at o'clock and arr ot,uepf was haQIlr