The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-06

been "lixed.up"t since the night OF. the
whipping. that 1t assurredly had not.
Defense asked how she had gotten
out OF bed and she stated that she
was grabbed by The left arm and
pulled out Of bed by one OF the men.
who proved to be her husband after
she had pulled the mask partly of OF
his face SO that she was able to posi-.
lively recognize him. y ISIS
Stated that she was able to recog.
nize Mr.. Adams from what she could
see of his face and neck pelow nls
mask. Z
Attorney for the defense asked
whether the material OF which this
mask was made was cheese.cloth, or
other thin gauze. II she was able to
see the mans complexion through 1t,
but the justice ruled the question out
upon objection entered by the prose.
cutting attorney.
Defense asked If there were any
words spoken. to which Mrs. Sutton
replied that nothing at all had been
sald. Immediately after the whip
ping Mrs. Sutton said that she went
down stairs. and then went to the door
which the men had gone out through.
She said she cried aloud, and scream,
cd, as she came down the, steps.
Mrs. Sutton stated that Mr.. Sutton
stood at the head Of the, bed next u
her. and said that he was. the tallest
of3the three men. ia low man stood
atithe foot of the bed.l I'D, /, Z,
The man in the stairway, she said,
had on6adg straw Int. but1ishe, could
only seeahis head and shoulders.
Defensehthen questioned her, re.
garding her conversation with Mr.. SUIT.
ton at tho baltimore and Ohio depot
on Saturday. when she stated that he
had told her that he had written her
these two threatening letters, but.
that he had only done so in fun. Mrs
Sutton was then excused and Mr., Ba-
kcr called. Il 49,.
Mr.. Baker was asked II he knew
Wesley Sutton. and he replied that he
had known him for four or five
months.
Mr.. Baker stated that during the
week before the beating was admins.
tered. or to be more exact, about Au.
gust 18th. Wesley Sutton and Arlie
Stevens had come to his home and
wanted him to 20 up TO Arlie Stevens
home, where either he or Stevens
was to write letter, the letter to b.
given 10 Stevens. who would have the
letter rewritten on the typewriter.
The letter was then to be sent to
Mrs. Sutton. Lettir was to tell her
that she was going 10 be tarred AMI
feathered, and later upon cross.exam.
nation Mr.. Baker said that he was
not positive whether or not the letter
told Mrs. Sutton that "she would be
tarrcd and feathered If she did not
leave town within pr 10 days" /.
Upon cross.cxaihination Mr.. Baker
stated that he remained at the home
of Stevens about one hour and a
half, then coming down street with
Sutton and Stephenson.
Mr.. Baker further said that when
1t was suggested that he write the
threatening letter that he made no
reply.
Mr.. Baker was then excused anu
Mrs. Sutton recalled. Prosecution
first questioned Mrs. Sutton, and she
said that the letter which she last re.
ceivcd was written on typewriter.
She said that she could repeat the let
ter word for. word. and did so. The
letter according to her testimony, was
us follows:
Mrs. Sutton: If you don't leave
town in s or 10 days you will be tarred
and featllered. II Mr.. Sutton interferes
he will receive the same dose" z
The letter was not signed. Defense
then took the witness stand. and the
cross.cxamination showed that the let.
ter had been destroyed after Mrs. SUIT
ton had had It some time. She de.
stroyed the letter by tearing It into
small pieces, the pieces then being,
thrown into the cuspldor. She stated
that the pieces could not be resurrect.
edfand pleced together. She said that
the Letter had been received one morn.