New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
Tells Of Wife's Death.

"sha went to her death in silence
Is reckon she had enough confidence in
mo "a handle the situation. ~,
was your wife looking at the man
II don't know ,,
"DIdn't the wound show it,
"yon mean 10 .say she didn't scream"
Even when the gun was pointed at
~, wasn't pointed at her. thought he
was pointing II at me- ana Wnen tne a.
ierked forward and | bent down ne hreo
What reason did he have to point 1T at
ycoTI thought he trying to shoot above my
head to scare me. -,
What did the man say
What What did he do"
ole started 10 hit me with the gun Wneh
7 got 70 the rear of the car:
'Gyou saw he was powerful man
"He was a large man and probably pow
crful." .,oa ,ou,ra the man
What for"
ITO fight. reckon.
wei as | say. 7 fell down after getting
the sun and the man was up the road"
| .arrhen after YOU had captured the gun
YOU irst thought of your wife,
"Thcn after YOU got the gun you were
s,,issed and gave up all pursuit Of the
ma" + saw him going UP the road and I
! thought OF my wife. IT,
"After YOU had disarmed the man who
murdered your wife, YOU thought OF your
wife,"
YES"
The witness said he could not have re-
loaded the gun which he secured in time to
shoot the highwayman.
did the man rum
Yes"
~ Couldn't tell. I could only see yard
or so" ,,o Ground after getting
the gun and the man vi" w" y" ''o
ground and yet ran
which part of the gun struck you on
the nose?"
THE stock" -,.,..1 49,, a,,,, ,,o
,o,, amt I, into the rear of the car. Then
Won went to your wife who needed no as
sistance?
"Wo object" said Mr. Carter. Judge
watson ruled ont the question because the
uitness had stated previously that he ala
moi know that his wife was dead until DR.
Mercer told him at tAe owen home.
"pIdn.t YOU tell Mr. Tom owen when
,.ou reached the house that you were held
nm and that your wife had been killed
II said she was shot
The witness related how his wife fell be-
tween his back and the seat after being
sbot and Prosecutor Wendenburg produced
tho sh,rt worn by the prisoner that night
and asked him why there was no blood be-
tween it's shoulders on the back
II must have had my coat on said
Beatte, 81, 81, a., ~,
well. put this coat on said Mr.. Wen
denburg. and the accused man donned the
brownish coat which he wore on the night
of the murder. a.
Turn your back TO the jury. SAID tue
prosecuting attorney. NO spots of blood
are visible on the back ~ your coat 40"
do you account for that
II did not say she touched me. $50.
DO YOU mean To say the head dldh
drop toward your
Il Iurced out Immediately and mayce
this blcSl beside the pockets came from
that" -
When YOU returned To the machine now
did you place her, 49,,
II put her head on my seat ana INC
| lower part Of her body against me ana iet
OF her pulse and hollered for help.
II want YOU To explain how you P'''c"
| the body across the seats 1870, -
| Well her head was In one seat hn'i her
| body In the other and her feet must nave
| been dangling outside the car. u you u
| lay down here, Mr.. Wcndenbuts. u SNOW
| you Just how II happened.
| Never mind I won't take any chances
| Court adjourned at $50 O'Clock to toh-
! vene tomorrow at 9.lo a. m-tal'icr 'hah
| usual