The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
Woman Charged With MUIR
der Talks of Her FavOrite
Authors and Love of
the Theatre
TROUBLES CAME IN
RAPID SUCCESSION
DURING WHOLE LIFE
Coroner's Jury Yesterday Unable to
Reach Verdict and Recommends
That Grand Jury Take Up
the Death of Mrs. But
ler's Husband
nv RICHARD r. LussIER

After having gone into the killing oi
Robert r. Butler the Woodlawn cloth
ssar, for several days, and having wrestled
for over six hours without arriving at a
verdict. the coroner's jury on the Butler
Inquest adjourned sine die at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning with disagreement.
The jury, however. recommended that the
September term of the grand jury make
a thorough investigation into the death
of Mr.. Butler.
Mrs Butler received a representative
of The Age-Herald in the Jail corridor
very cordially yesterday and talked on
a number OF subjects vivaciously. She
would not, however, make any sort OF
statement concerning the predicament in
which she finds herself She stated that
her lawyer, Mr. Harsh. of Harsh, Beddow
& Fits. had advised her not to talk to
anyone.
To other questions of the reporter Mrs.
Butler answered willingly. she stated
that she was q years of age and had
been brought up at Gallant a small coon-
try place. about 12 miles from Gads-
den. She had lived with her parents
until they were murdered in November,
1911 She was Yisibly affected at the
reference to the death of her parents
Life Full of Troubles
My life has been full of troubles,
she said. II guess l must have been born
under an unlucky star. Why should l
tell you the story of my life? There Is
nothing of interest about it.
MY name is Priscilla I.utes Butler"
she began, 'and I am only 21 years old
not % years, as you newspaper men have
printed. My people were not wealthy
but We're comfortably well off for coun-
try people, and / never wanted for any
thing
Il was educated in the rural schools
1t was very lonesome out there at Gal
liant, but l lived there with my parents
until they were killed nearly two years
ago l inherited the property and came
10 birmingham.
you needn't talk to me of sweethearts
for there is no romance in my life. 1t
has been full of troubles and l no more
than got out of one trouble than another
arrived.
Fond of Theatres
eyes. I am very fond of the moving
pictures and like drama the best. 1 am
also an inveterate theatregoer. AS to
reading why | read all the newspapers
and current magazines when at home.
] have no favorite authors being i'm
partial in my desires on modern ltera-
ture and the classics. of the poets Ten
nyson pleases me the most. although
little Lord Byron helps towards making
a rainy day a little less drear. OF the
modern authors Robert w. Chambers is
to me the most interesting. | find that |
get along very comfy with the latest
Chambers, a box of chocolates and the
Grafonola going at full speed"
Mrs. Butler talked on literary and the
atrical subjects and proved very we'll in
formed. but when pressed to change the
subject and gave her own version of her
latest tragedy. she said:
II cannot make statement of that
affair. My lawyer forbds it, / assure
you that when the proper time comes I
will explain the whole thing and give
yoE boys a great big story. but at the
present time ! must keep still"
And with these last words she walked