Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-04
General Denial
 by Mrs. La,Dson
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Continued from Page One) court audience, the largest of the trial, showed intense interest as Mrs. Law son began her testimony. She said she was 4s years of age and born in Sweden. She came to this country when she was 21.
 T was married to Jonas P. Law son." she said, "in New York, 23 years ago. We lived there five years and then came to Woodstock. We have Our family consisted of my husband. l myself, son, 21 years old. daugh- | ter. 12.
 T was at my home on the night of August 14. My daughter went to party at MT. ComstocSs that evening and I accompanied her part way driv- ing her in buggy. We had two l horses, Tom and Jim. that were used | for farm work and driving. Tom was gentle to drive and Jim was afraid of automobiles. I don't know whether Jim was safe or not My husband was not very well that | afternoon, he hadta sick headache. He | and Adolph, our son, put up the horses. | We had supper about or 2 o'clock. Then Adolph went down to a camp with Harris May. Adolph took lan- I tern with him, the only one we had. ] He left between and 8. After supper my husband killed chicken near the | woodpile outside the cellar. He picked | off the feathers and I helped him | draw tit. Then he sat on the steps. l Then he lay down on the lounge while was working at the sink washing dishes, I think. Then Ben Johnson l came. He lives a mile away. He had his little girl in the wagon with him. l MT. Lawson went out and he and MT. l Johnson went down cellar and I went | out and talked to the little girl They were not in the cellar long and after a little talk he drove away. They went to the cellar after cider. Both were drinking men.
 | Left Husband Reading Paper.
 After MT. Johnson went away my husband came into the kitchen. sat down and started to read a newspaper, either the Norwich Bulletin or The Ob- server, 1 do not remember which. I went upstairs and retired in the first room at the head of the stairs T suppose you will be sitting here awhile until Florence comes,' I said to MT. room for Florence, for her father sometimes put out the lights when he went to bed"
 On Good Terms with Husband.
 Mrs. Lawson said she was on very good terms with her husband that night. She went directly to bed she said. and slept until Florence came home. She heard a horse stamping in the barn and was very nervous, having been without much sleep for the two previous nights. Her health had been bad since 1910, she said, when heart trouble developed. After being awakened she went into her sons room to be where it was more quiet. Her husband had not come up- stairs at that time. Later she got up and went to see if her husband was in their room, but found he was not there. She heard her daughter come in and spoke with her, but could not recall what was said.
 Had Not Worn Blood Stained Stock
 inas. | After a time she put on black upderskirt over her nightdresS and went to look for her husband. Asked by MT. Torrey if she had worn the
 blood-stained stocking put in as an exhibit at the trial when she dressed
 to go downstairs Mrs. Lawson replied
 in the negative.
 She took a lamp and went to the
 barn and listening outside heard a
 horse stamping. She said she>went . to the barn for her husband because
 she had failed to find him in the
 kitchen. She did not enter the barn
 on account of danger from fire from , the lamp. It probably was almost mid
 night at the time she said
 Described Finding of Body. , Mrs. Lawson described how she had
 gone to the May home and awakened
 John s. May, who had returned to the
 barn with her and went into It. she following him. Her husbands body lay in the stall. she said. She touched the body, reaching one of her arms under the neck to raise the head In
 response to a questian she said she
 did not cry. She could not recall what she said at the time. She did not , leave the body, but stayed and prayed ! for a few minutes Afterwards she suffered a great pain in the heart and { could not recall just what she. did Mrs. Lawson could not recall that Dr , ISpalding had given her medicine. Did Not Go Into Cellar. I Mrs. Lawson said she knew nothing f about the blood on the cellar stairs and testified that she did not go into the cellar either on the night that MT T Lawson was killed nor for severa
 days afterwards,
 Mfr. Torrey showed Mrs Lawson tht 8 eiab with which 1t is claimed that l. MT. >Lawson's head was battered il and asked her if she had ever strucl n her husband with it. Nc. I did noti' ? she vehementiy declared Did you ever strike him with anything tha would crush his skullf'
 '.No. I never did" she replied, . Drank Stale Cider.
 Mrs. fawsen testified that rste ge Iaiong pretty weil,v with her husband
 a drinking man. she said he draHi
 stale cider and that during their earl.
 married life she objected te this prac
 tices but later gave up doing So, find iag that her pleas Wezs af- ne aSak