The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
LETTERS FRAUDULENT
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the many thrills of the trial, there was
a hint that neither side was exactly salts
fed with the effect of the letters. The
defense recognized the discriminating evil
| dence, especially in the letter in which
Vawter practically offered to sell his wife
and virtue for a S63 liquor bill The
| prosecution was not over-fond of the
| tone OF the letter dated June 10, 1916.
This letter, after requesting Heth TO
stay away from the Vawter residence.
concluded, Il do not propose to have her
pure name dragged in the dust and cou-
Piled with the very unsavory reputation
that you have so far as the fair sex are
concerned"
There is an apparently well-founded
| rumor that an attempt will be made to
show that this letter was written by
Vawter after the killing OF Heth This
| is again evidence of the intensity OF the
| case and the bitterness with which it is
| being fought.
AS the fight OF the defense continued
this morning to establish that Vawter
was insane when he wrote the inhuman
| letters, which plea is meeting with vigor-
| GUS opposition by the prosecution, con-
siderable significance is coming TO be
attached to this feature OF the case. Lit
tie weight was attached to the insanity
theory when it was first introduced. but
now IL is coming to be regarded as one
Of the deciding factors OF the case.
The defense today made further inroads
into the evidence OF insanity experts call
| ed by the Commonwealth. Such evidence
| has about fallen fiat because OF the ap-
parent incompetency of the physicians
as experts.
| The prosecution has recognized this
weakness, and will be prepared to call
ahenists, at the opening OF court Monday
| morning, whose reputation will not be
assailable. These specialists will be Dr.
]. S. DeJarnette, superintendent OF the
| western State Asylum, and Dr.. ]. G.
| King, former superintendent of the
| Southwestern State Hospital. DR.. De-
! jarnette has the record OF having exam
ined more than 1000 cases of insanity.
"BuII' Star witness.
The defense showed today that It re-
CARDS Bernard Williams, better known
as Bull" as its principal witness. He
was a guest at the Vawter house on
the night Of the murder. He testified
that after the shooting he heard Mrs.
| Nawter cry, "Oh, Stockton, 1t is all my
fault" To this Heth is said TO have
replied, according to Williams, No, it
is my fault
! Prof. C. p. Miles, a brother-in-law to
Nawter. and others were called to sub
|
| Long have the fairies found refuge in
the nursery, but-the doors are closing
against them"
Perhaps not one of the jurors who in
spected the Vawter home this afternoon
noticed these words scribblcd with a
| childish hand across drawing which
hung in the snug littlv room of Rachael
| Nawter, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr..
| and Mrs. Nawter.
| yUas \
| in the meaning of these words than there
was in the SCARED walls where two bull
lets which had missed Heth had lodged
and left their imprints of disgrace. But
1t was this remnant of the grucsome and
| murderOus night which was given con-
siderable attention by the jurors.
Prediction Comes True.
The little sentiment about the fairies
impressed one as prediction which has
come true. The drawing was likewise
done by the hand of the sweet little
daughter. winged fairy with a jeweled
crown kneels and cries before a closing
door presumably the gateway to the
realm of the fairies, gnomes and happi-
ness. When the little one drew the pic
ture the tragedy in which her parents
figure was perhaps then in it's staging.
If the picture were up-to-date the door
would now be still farther closed. and
perhaps, this symbolical avenue to an
honorable family name, proper surround
ings and opportunity will soon be barred.
The same can apply to Charlie. the g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs Nawter. In
the nursery his toys stood about among
his sisters dolls.
| throughout, the arrangement and fur
nishings bear evidence of taste, refine
ment and wealth. One would scarcely
believe that in such ideal surroundings
so foul tragedy could fnd a breeding
place.
The AFFAIR has wrecked Prof. VaWteT
financially. He did not conceal this fact
to the corps OF newspaper men who chat
ted with him before an inviting and roar
ing hearth fire as the Jurors were ev-
amining the hallway on the second floor
where the shooting took place.
He offered to sell a magnificent ma
hogany dinning room set, for which he
said he paid $50, at the sacrifice price
OF 500. On the table lay a small wrench,
IVawter picked this up and thoughtfully
and patheucally remarked, this is all
that have left of my automobile"
Picks Up, Manuscript.
He invited the newspaper men into his
study, the appearance of which was
dominated by his scholarly attalnments.
Prof. Nawter picked up a stack of type
written sheets which he said constituted
the manuscript for his new textbook on
physics. Il don't know what will be-
como Of 1t now" was his remark,
1t must be remembered that Vawter
| is under $4,000 bail and therefore at
| liberty at present. He had been re-
leased Immediately upon his arrest.
Attorneys for the prosecution betrayed
that they were very much pleased with