The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-02

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do so on condition that Professor
Nawter would quit drinking, A sol
emn pledge was made between the
pair. This agreement was made Just
after Christmas. 1915. IT was never
broken until the night of the killing
of Heth. on this night in question.
MIR and Mrs. Vawter put the chill
dren to bed and then went to an
amateur theatrical rehearsal. Re
turning from the rehearsal about 10
o clock, they found Stockton ifeth in
their home. few minutes later Pro
fessor Nawter made the remark that
ne smelled whskey and he asked
" f1U had Il ffctr tiet1ted tt1at he had
any whiskey. hut in little while he
produced small flask in which he
said there was a sufficient quantity
for four persons. Ii was decided to
drink the contents of the flask and
BERNARD Williams. q v +. 7. stuucnt
who was living with the Nawters. was
invited Ia have a drink. Professor
Nawter called Williams a second time
aud the party went into the dining
room where the liquor was divided
into four glasses, Heth did not drink
with thent rs he said he had just
had a good one After. the whiskev
had been consumed Heth suggested
that they have a game Of cards
They played until IL o'clock when
the lights which are furnished by
the Virginia Polytechnic institute
power plant. were cut out, as they
are not allowed 10 burn after t..
Following this a candle was procured
and everybody went upstairs to he'd
Professor and Mrs. Nawter had been
in their room but a few minutes when
they heard a knock at their bedroom
door. Mrs. Nawtcr slipped on a XII
mona and Heth walked into the room.
He had quart and pint of whis i.
key, which he gave TO Professor Vaw-
ter. Nawter took one drink and Heth
took two or three; Heth fingered for a
brief conversation and then went to
'1~ room. where he went to bed
Professor and Mrs. Nawter were soon
asleep
Fatal Morning Dawns.
About o'clock in the morning
Nawter woke up and found his wife
missing. Rising from his pillow. he
heard a noise in the hall and went out
there to investigate. Just as he step
ped into the hall he saw his wife run
into little Charles room. Young
fawter was occupying the room with
his little sister. because of the fact
that his room was not In a fit con-
dition to sleep in on that night Con-
fident that his suspicion of her con-
duct was justified and that she had
been in Heth's room. Vawter went
down stairs to get a pistol Mrs.
Xawter followed him, d Nclaring her
innocence. She told her husband to
''tt-r fhe pistol over 10 her and she
would end her own life. He refused
and she struggled with him along the
steps trying to get il away from him.
NaWter told her 10 go on into their
room and that he would tell her what
ne got the pistol for. When he reach
| ed the upper stairway landing just a
few steps from the top. Heth jumped
I on him and choked him.
Nawter told him to turn him loose
and Heth said that he would not.
Then Vawter shot him Attorney Cal
houn, chief counsel for the defense.
said that he will prove this by three
witnesses, that after Heth fell over
| in the hallway Mrs Vawter bent over
him and said to Stockton. Dear. this
In all my fault" Heth said. NO, Il
is all my fault