The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
MRS. VAWTEH
 ADMITSS|Nl
 SAVE HUI
Wife of Man on I Life Goes on $ and Tells H,
 Story

p. Vawter, testifying today #S of her husband, charged @ dering Stockton Heth, Jr, intimacies with Heth. but < that a few minutes beford ceived his death wounds II tackled her. Mrs. Vawter. life in defense of her hu5 that always she had repeI advances when not under thl of liquor.
 Following the introductid day of letters written to Hetl ter in which the professoil with the younger man "noh treat" Mrs. vawter. the defa denly began introducing witk day to prove vawter insanet wrote the letters. Several Y testified that vawter appars' unbalanced at the time.
 Tho climax of Mrs. vawttS mony came late today wherl lated happenings immediately and following the shooting. Al had been shot, she testified said:
 T have avenged the fami and will go to trial with sealed to protect your honor.''
 WOULD SAVE HUSBi
 You will not" Mrs. vawter told her husband. q will a my past sins by barring mysel you"
 Mrs. vawter told drama of her home life at Blacksr ing back to May, 1916. she that Heth had begun dog. tracks" always plying her wi Once she said her husband. sl emerging from Heth's TO nounced the guest and a 1 utes later Heth brought Val his bedroom, apparently un{
 The witness told of anoth sion when Vawter saw HethE embrace her. Vawter again 7. Heth and later Heth agaiyk Vawter into his room and rS bed. On the following mos said she found finger prinx husbands throat. X
 On the night of the traE Vawter said Heth was in tts home when she and her h%j turned. After drinks all res was awakened when she heaE tie child coughing. She wei hallway to get medicine at Heth call her. Come in."
 Heth as saying, T want
 you"
 T will not" she said shehs
 CLAIMS ASSAUIA
 Heth then caught her arrl# and she resisted. Upon he lessor Vawter moving aroursT she ran across the hall andtY the room of her children. Di
 She testified that vawteIe match. but did not speak. h1 him going down the stafi& lowed him. It was pitchAs Vawter succeeded ir -ltN1 t54n, and started up the steI . . her husband what he iDl al Vawter told her to gob an, room. c''
 She said to vawter:
 pistol and I will kill nj He refused. .cn1 Vawter. she said, wen A1Dl ahead of her. When theinen top landing she felt himg her. She heard Vawter .ss loose" She recognized saying: Ian, T will not" There VI and Vawter's body as@Lel between her and the b!A testified that she got hoB tol and had her finger oH. :. when the shot was fired. SOl gle she tore the left sleeA ter's pajamas This was pEs court ana She identified 1t. FALL MY FAULT After Heth dropped on the testified that she bent over said: Stockton. whether vol or not, this is all my fault" stated. replied: No: it is my Then she testified that He bled something about being she went into the children's get covering for him. She fol ter there talking to the ehil torney Jordan asked Mrs. Y her husband condoned her 2 Heth. She replied that vawte upbraided and condemned her knowledged that she concea all along as to her relations W Mrs. Vawter. under crpss- tion. never allowed her test be shaken by the questiohs ney Lee.
 Court adjourned with Mrs still on the stand and her ez- incomplete. It is indica9 fyio u,,l lao c1,.aaI hxs