Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-03

| would both be SO GLAD IL you woul,
come and take dinner with us Sundu,
or come up some night before. hav,
been real busy this week with summc
school. Have not had II drink sine,
Monday at dinner. and that merely Il,
imitation of one. But, believe me.
know no one will am done with JOIN
Barlcycorn
BE sure and let me have Il chance
| OF talking with YOU soon. and when
ask this l am not thinking OF myself
| but Of some whose happincss. If not
their life. depends upon it. have III
words of abuse. for I hope sincerely
| that my life will lift itself above ever.
obstacle. What with the way me
| this summer and tho way my family
has done. ii is Il wonder to me that
am sane. and guess YOU doubt that
Believe me- | am your sincere friend
&c. T. V.AWTER
please drop me line and let me
know that you got this note. and that
can see YOU.
Nearly four months later, Nawtcr
again wrote TO Heth,
''Blackburs. Va. october Is. lal6.
"AIN Dear Stocktcn.--ln icticr-writ-
ing | have Wood ow beat :, block
can't say what | want 10 say % YOU
as va never seem TO get the chance
and il is also hard TO Write jusl What
| would like for you TO know IL il
were not fer the fact that feel as
sured that you are a most sincere
friend OF mine | probably would never
lave written At all. ] don't know why
YOU avoid coming to SEQ us. but l have
an idea. and believe that am correct.
know YOU would do anything yol;
could for me. and you feel that by stay
ing away YOU are doing what | wish
YOU TO do. | want TO assure YOU that
this * not so. Mrs.. Nawter and beth
want YOU 10 feel that our home is
yours. and propose to show YOU i'll
every Way can that we do want YOU.
In fact, there is no one that we know
that We miss moro. Please come TO
sec us often. | sold YOU once that I
thought YOU were one OF the best pco-
pie that knew. and I am moro tnam
ever convinced that | was right then.
meant il. and :N"an II now. /:
YOU have given me cause to worry. YOU
have also helped me more thar any
one. except MY faithful VIE. TO get
myself together.
Il ;.n so glad OF one thing. and ;hat
is even II | have lost my self con.
troll and said things TO YOU that
should not dream o. saying now
haze never said one word against YOU
10 any one. II not for my sake S;oci:,
Eore YOU will soon come >horle again.
just rs YOU used TO. for The SAKE of
one who deserves nothing but tie best
OF everything in life. 1t has hurt her
more than you can dream of YOUR
not coming. and know that AN.
the cause o: you not. IF there IS any
thing that | cIn 10 for her hardness
I am going to dc. it. Zen. crnber. tina;
I want YOU TO feel perfectly at home
Ak our home. and I viii prove TO you
that l am made Of the real stuff. You
have, stock in mat hig. old frame Of
yours one Of the squarest and biggest
hearts that ever any one had and il
is that | like and a.imirc YOU for. I,
is your bgnesS OF heart your square
ness, that are your assets know
IL IS hard 70 forgive. You have said
YOU cant, You can. though. / can Fo,
=" hen ! think OF your side Of the 1ucs-
,icn ! can see it Clearly. aud know
II YOU look AT my side you can see 1t.
W. can be batter friends thar ever.
a.
he our friend no matter how you may
feel. know. because as asked
ne The o'her day When you took -----
over 70 Christ;anburg. What thought
OF Air l'eth. ! told her and meant
Z thar thought he Wa one of Tho
nc, people I knew. and because that
ne N~ss always wiling 20 do more than
MS part. other people abused his gen
erosit:. I need your friendship. and
value IL. and some day YOU viii real
re tia, my friendship is valuable.
am always Your sincere fr,cni.
&C. r. NAWTER
STOCK. I am dead earnest in Whit
-ay. Don; iouht me or suspect NE
"f ul:er:or motives, for | never had
on" Of those 'l---n things in my life
40 too internally honest. and always
90" jest what ! think"
Professor Nawter did not deny that
he was the author Of the letters pro-
cuccd by the prosecution
pr w +. Henderson. college ply
stefan at the Virginia Polytechnic In
statute. vas the first witness called
He roid details or the night Of tile
tragedy anG Of being the iirst 10 arrive
al the Nawter home. he testified tina:
Professor Fawter called him over the
telephone aboIt the saEe tine that
Bernard Williams arrived at his door.
nnHe hospital. testified in lerhnica!
Language as 10 the nature Of the