The evening world., 1911-11-24

diAn't krcw ne val q married mani
A. Yes. I took her arm md asked her
II she didn't know George was my hus-
band and she said Mo- I asked her II
she wanted George and she said No."
Prosecutor Edwards questioned the
defendant In a gentle tone OF voice that
encouraged h girl to answer freely.
II asked George ~ everything was
ove between us and whether he would
give up his religion" she eaid. II
pleaded with him TO do the right thing
! was striving 20 get him back. l
wanted him TO go 20 church for ] knew
~ he ala he would come back 10 me.
He asked ne what I was going to do
for n living. told him II would be
hard TO get work. He laughed at me-
q. Then what did you DO? A. ! went
10 the drawe and o out the re-
voiver."
q. Then what did YOU dor A. ] hot
him ! remember the noise OF the
pistol twice. lie didn't say anything
when I took the revolver from the
drawer.
Q. Where did George fall7 A. He fell
on the bed.
q. What did you do7 A. ! kissed him.
q. Had you made up YOU mind TO
kill George when you got Mr.. Ford's
revolver A. on, I can't say I made
up my mind to anything. just know
] wanted II snd I felt happier when l
had II. ! didn't think OF killing George
then. / had weighed the question Of
suicide IN my mind so often ] cannot
say whether I was going TO use tho
revolver on myself or him. All the
night I worried. I thought Of killing
him In the morning. I prayed and then
j determined to shoot him.
Q Then III you have n moro talk
with GeorgeY A. I had one more talk to
see ~ l could persuade him to do right.
Q. n he had said hi would rive
~ fsesis Iayes would y0a Aave
hot hamf a. I . snsws1 you
IN yes and No.
HOPED FOR At LEAer ONE
KIND WORD FROM Nm.
q. Wa It your resolution 10 shoot
George II you could not win him backf
A. / had no special determination. II
he had said n kind word II would
have helped. II would rave iightened
the trouble and iightened my heart.
Q. Wa you mind made up TO shoot
him whether ne Game back or not7
A. I did not form a determination. A
few words Of kindness would have re-
lieved my heart. II would have taken
some OF the trouble OF my mind.
She was asked n O'Shaughnessy had
not demonstrated with her for flirting
with other men.
Il recall all that" me replied. 'but
there was never any other men,"
During the cross-examination letters
from O'Shaughncssy to his wife shortly
after tho marriage were ead TO the
jury. In these letters the husband
urged her not TO slight motherhood.
The prosecutor intended to show by
them that h Slain man was a good
husband and wanted her 20 be q
mother.
In one of these letters. o'shaughnessy
wrote:
Better 70 Live In poverty thar to
desecrate tho gift of Almighty God.
! would sooner give my soul to the
yours"
SAYS o'sHAUoHNEssY TRIED
TO MAKE HER JEALOUS.
In one Of tho letters he spoke Of his
jealousy.
"He was always trying to make me
Jealous" said the defendant, and I
was always complaining OF his jeal.
ousy of me. All the time I had when
not working ] gave to him. I conhded
in him. I talked over everything with
him"
when Mrs. O'Shaughnessy ieft tho
stand Simeon Ford was called as a
character witness.
"she had an excellent character" said
Mr.. Ford.
DR.. Gregory. chief alienist Of Bellevue
Hospital. testified as TO the mental con-
ditto nof tho defendant.
From her ohildishly frank attitude
toward the crime and other things" he
said, II came TO the conclusion that she
was suffering from acute insanity Of
the melancholy fype."