Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-04
Woman Bares Her Shame, Declaring She Unable to
 Resist the Appetite.
TELLS IN DETAIL
 OF KETK KILLING
Mrs. VaWtcr. Describes to Court and Jury How Deceased ''Salted Her Tracks" by Constantly Plying
 Her With Liquor.

Christiansburg, Va., May 3.--Mrs. Chas. E. Vawter, testifying today at the trial of her husband, charged with murdering Stockton Heth, Jr., , admitted intimacies with Heth, but declared that a few minutes before Heth received his death wound he had attacked her. Mrs. Vawter said always she had repel1ed Heth's ad- vances, when not under the influence of liquor.
 Following the introduction of let ters written by Vawter to Heth, en- treating the younger man not to "mistreat" Mrs. Vawter, the defense began to introduce witnesses today to prove that Vawter was insane when he wrote the letters. Several physicians testified that Vawter ap- parently was unbalanced at the time. The climax of Mrs. Vawter's testi- mony came today, when she told of a happening following the shooting. After Heth had been shot, she testi- fled Vawter said, q have avenged the family honor and I will go to trial with my lips closed to protect your honor.n n-=-=-@.--.=
 You will not" she said she told her husband. "I will atone for my past sins by barring myself for you. , She told a dramatic story of hel home life. Going back to May, 1916 she asserted that Heth had begun "salting her tracks" always plying her with liquor. She said her hus | band once saw her emerging from Heth's room, denounced the guest and a few minutes later Heth brought Vawter into his room, apparently un- conscious. On the following morn | ing, she said she found finger prints on her husbands throat.
 On the night of the tragedy she said Heth was in the Vawter home when she and her husband returned l After some drinking, she said, all re- tired. She was awakened when she heard one of her children coughing She went into the hall to get some medicine, and heard Heth call he l Come in," she quoted him as say l ing,,1"1 want to talk to you."
 Heth Attacks Her. 'I will not" she answered. Heth caught her arm, and when she heard 1 VaWteI moving GIOuiu, SIC IdI across the hall and went into the room Of the children. She heard Vaw- ter going down stairs and followed him. He obtained pistol and start ed up stairs. She asked what he in- tended to do. He told her to let him alone.
 "Prof. Vawter, give me the pistol and I will kill myself she testified she said.
 Vawter, she said mounted ahead of her and when they reached the top he swayed upon her.
 "Turn me locse," he cried, and she recognized Heth's voice say, "I vii not"
 There was struggle and Vaw ter's body was thrown over between her and the balustrade. She caugh hold of the pistol and had her finger on the trigger when the shot was fired. In the struggle she tore z sleeve of Vawter's garment. This was produced and she identified it..
 After Heth dropped on the floor she stepped over to him and said Stockton, whether you recover ol not, this is all my fault"
 Heth replied, No, it is my fault"
 Then she testified Heth mumble( something about being cold and she went to the children's room to ge some cover and found Vawter talking to the children.