Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

der and arson followed. Since. the crime
was committed. however. none of the
money has been found.
Feeling against Little ran to such an
around the Jail to prevent any untoward
act.
Evidence of the most sensational and
damaging character was introduced yes
terday at Grundy in the trial of Howard
Little.
Senate Justs. a son of the murdered
woman, stated that he had worked with
Little when he was foreman for the Rit-
ter Lumber Company, and that Little had
frequently asked him how much money
his mother had by her" He told him.
Murder Suggested by Little.
Another witness declared that Little
said to him that if he was that old
woman he would not keep money by
him; that it would be an easy matter for
some one to murder the family, rob the
house and burn the victims.
Mary Stacy, the woman whom Little
was to leave with, said that Little gave
her $50 the day before the murder to buy
clothes that she might be ready for a
trip, and told her they would go as soon
as he could get some money from a
bank
Several witnesses testified as to the time
of night the house was burned and voices
building.
Away From Home Night Of Murder.
Mary Lee, who made her home in the
family of Little, the most important wit
ness, was ON the stand over two hours.
She told of Little's relations with Mary
Stacy and his troubles at home with his
family.
The night of the murder, she said, a
lamp was kept burning when Little went
away and he was absent all night. She
was awake twice during the night and
the lamp was still burning.
At O'Clock in the morning She arose
to get breakfast and found Little asleep.
His coat, hanging near him, was wet, as
if it had been washed A lantern which
was not his own was on table near
him.
Little took the lantern out after break
fast and began to file on it, 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, explaining he had cut 1t while
cutting brush that morning. Examining
the wound, she found the blood was dry.
Little appeared very restless after this
and frequently would wake up III the
night and talk with his wife for hours at
d time. He took the lantern up hollow
several miles from the house and hid it
between two logs.
Bullet Fits Pistol.
Little had .32-caliber revolver in his
coat pocket the morning after the muir
der and his wife took the pistol from
his pocket and tried to remove the car
tridges, but was unable TO do SO, and
handed the pistol to Mary Lee. and she
took them out and they fell on the bed.
A score or more of witnesses testified
that the lantern was the property of
George Meadows, had been loaned to
Meadows by neighbor and had never
been returned The lantern which Little
had in the hollow was introduced and
proved to be the one which Meadows Dor
rowed from his neighbOr.
physician who removed the bullets
from the body Of George Meadows testi-
fed that the bullets taken from Titles
revolver and the bullets taken from the
body of Meadows were Of the same
weight and make.
One witness testified that Little had
sent 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 commonwealth to get Little's wife
on the stand. Objection was entered by
counsel for the defense and sustained by
the court.
Both sides rested at ! o'clock and argu-
ment was begun.