The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31
MRS. M'REE TELLS
 DRAMATIC STORY She Takes the Stand in Her
 Own Behalf IS SLIGHTLY EXCITED
Denies Undue Friendship Between Herself and Garland-Is Unable to Explain About Wounds
 in the Back

OpelOuSaS, La, OcIoDer oV-INelleide- ing her statements that she killed Allap Garland in her room ina the Mckee home to protect her honor, and be- cause she feared he would do her bodily injury, Mrs. Zee Runge Mckee sat six hours in the witness chair here today telling dramatic story of the incidents leading up to the tragedy Her attorneys appeared pleased with the manner in which she answered the by the defense and of the prosecution in the cross examination. Several times, however, she became more or less excited, speaking clearly enough to be heard all over the court room, but rapidly that the expert stenographer was unable to take down her statements. The room was damned W ith spectators, many standing on their chairs to get a view of the woman who Is accused of murder. Only two or three times were em- barrassing questions put to her by the prosecution. One asked for explanation of the three wounds in Garlands back in the face of her statement that the young man was advancing upon her when she raised her revolver and fired. She was too excited, she said, to re- member exactly what happened.
 Denies Friendship Mrs. Mckee denied absolutely any undue friendship between herself and Garland and explained the circum- stances under which he spent three or four nights at the Mckee home She admitted that Garland and herself were often together, adding her children were always with her, however. | She said she was a good shot; that she and Garland had often practiced craftsmanship, and that he beat her shooting once. She was asked by Mir, Dubuisson if she thought that Garland intended to attck her in her home at 10 o'clock in the morning with all the doors open and with her children and two servants in the yard. Mrs. Mckee replied that she did not know what Garland might do. as, he I had said he was not afraid of her: tha she could not scare him, and that he was advancing toward her; that she | fired three times and she supposed he must have turned just as she raised the revolver to fire.
 Do you think that he was going to hurt you then and there?" Yes, sir
 Now, you are positive that was why you shot him?'
 "Yes, sir,
 Mrs. Mckee spoke emphatically. why did Allan come to your house and spend three nights?"
 Why. I'll tell you." replied Mrs Me Rec. His uncle, Henry, was visiting the Garlands and Allan had had some trou- ble with young lady and he ordered AL .T- 11-.. would not let him come to my house and stay for the next few nights. I did moi want to do anything that would cause friction between the two families, so I went to Mrs. Garland and asked her w ether there would be any objection to Allan staying there until his uncle went home She said Mo- and that was why Allan stayed at my house." Mrs McRee identified the revolver with which she killed Garland, as she re- smned the stand for the afternoon session and a continuance of the cross-examina- ton.
 Was Good Shot After admitting that she was a good shot, and that she and Garland had heen shooting at targets together, she was asked;
 Now, just one question: Aren't you stouter and stronger than Allan, and
  ing that you were?' asked Attorney Veasey for the prosecution. q said I was f1eshier and bigger and I do nc. know about the other-strength of a man as compared with woman''- Mrs. McRee replied
 "Couldnt you have picked this boy up by the arms and pushed him out of the hOuse?'
 'T might have if I had had that much time, MT. Veasey."
 Do you think a woman is going to get into a fist fight with a man who has in suited herr" Mrs. Mckee asked. T don t thinl, so and I don't think the wives of any of these jurors would have done it. She spoke with rising infection Attorney Veasey objected to witness arguing before the jury. LangstOn Suspended Oklahoma City. October 30.-J. Luther Langston, secretary-treasurer of the State Federation of Labor, was suspended today by the executive committee of the federation, which has for several days been hearing charges that his accounts show a deficit of about $500.