The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-09

first because he was trying 10
home"
Werner Was found dead ia his
barn last Monday morning, his
head hacked 10 pieces by score
OF wounds inflicted with a mattock.
Mrs. Werner was held. following
the inquest Friday AZ Issaquah,
where she collapsed on the stand
when questioned by Deputy Prose
cutor Edgar J. Wright about quar-.
rels with her husband.
with her now In the jail cell
Ia her little baby girl Agnes,
~ months old. Since the child
was brought 10 her, the woman
has briqhteneds perceptibiy
and has lost the vacant stare
OF horror that was so notice
able when she first came In.
Deputies are securing the North
west today for Roderigo Rocco
who Is believed TO know something
OF the crime.
Officials declare be was seer
near the Werner farm shortly be
fore the murder. The theory II
that he has fled from the count.
and is now on his way out OF the
country.
Lived Lonely Life
Frightened at first by the
sirangeness of her new surround
ings. Mrs. Werner regarded every
one with suspicion. Newspaper
men failed ditmally in attempts &c
get interviews with her. She re
fused 70 talk to anyone.
During her married life she has
been accustomed to the loneliness
Of the hill farm hidden In the
woods. In the last ten years she
has seen few people and has not
lived the life of the ordinary WON
an. Occasionally she left the
drudgery Of the farm TO attend a
dance at Issaquah. Twice she
came TO Seattle.
To Matron Mcclure and Star
reporter, she told her side OF the
case In full.
She revealed the lonely life Of a
woman in the hills yesrning hope
iessly for years for the love Of man
She did not plead for sympathy
She simply asked for a square
deal.
As she talked. little baby Agnes
cuddled up In her lap.
Talks Of Her Child
"Bye.bye. mammal" she insisted
In words scarcely coherent
Baby can't go bye-bye. now.
said the mother. Mamma can't
go out. honey
Look" said Mrs. Werner as
she clasped the child to her breast
"She is my baby darling DO look
like woman who has killed the
father Of her children? Mo- No"
Says She is Innocent
Il have decided to tell the truth
TO the officers" she said. The
real murderer OF my husband will
be caught When | come up for
the test know | will be found in.
nocent and that some day soon
can 20 back To my children.
when the public does find out
the truth the people will learn
that have my own side In this
case. Just want all the folks 10
wait until the end before they de.
eide I am a bad woman.
1T Is true. my husband was muir.
dered ! have been murdered and
tortured for years, and | am still
alive. It is wonder that / am
though
During years of hard work and
slavery all the love ! have ever
known was my love for the chill
dren. Some folks. when they ge,
married, have the love they want
| don't know what that love is.
WANTED 1T so MUCH, JUST
AS ALL GIRLS DO WHEN THEY
TELL SOME MAN THEY WILL
MARRY HIM.
People who criticise me now
don't stop to think that | was only
l6 years old when | married and
my husband was ".
Wouldn't Love Her
"He was past the loving stage
He did not know what | craved for
But | married him and for reasons
that concern no one. tried tc
love him and wanted him to love
me. but he didn't.
The years have been lonesome
out there on that farm. worked
in the fields like a man. drove
the horses on the plow. | cut the
hay with a scythe and helped with
all the chores and mems work be
sides, caring for my four little chill
dren as they came TO us. II was
hard to bear, | tell you.
Couldn't Leave Farm
II tried to get away from IN,
loneliness at times, but he has al
ways objected to my leaving tn,