Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-03
stating that ne,h,s death wa,

| wounds. stating that lleth's death wus
caused by the shock.
! When the Commcmw"ai rested.
much to the surprise OF the spectators.
/ Charles Nawtcr. Jr,. eleven years old.
500 at the defendant. Was called to tho
| stand When asked ii tao knew tho
nature Of am oath the child replied in,
! the Affirmative.
| What VIII happen To u little boy
who does not tell the tru,h"" was
asked him.
lie viii go to tho bad place" was
the ready answer
The child ,eSt'r,cd as to being awak.
cncd Qy pistol shots aud OF his father
/ telling him not TO worry and TO he
good to his mother.
nEVlEWS MS lIEE
From COLLEGE DAYS
Upon taking the stand Nuwtcr pr,c
tically reviewed his life from his c,,-
lcsc days up until the present limo
II, admitted he drank and that n took
hu, very little whisky to "completelv
down me. lie said lie loved stockton
lieth as a brother until II. susn,c,oa
improper relations with. his wife. Wien
asked Tor specific Instances Of improp.r
relations he stated that OH one o,,,u-
sion he saw hi" wife run out OF Ileth.s
bedroom i'll night dress. When hs
asked Tor an explanation She said TINT
she Was liking Ncth's collar. lilo dc.
nornScd her. and Went to Hcth's roam
and said;
stockton. you libcrtinc and rob
Der or homes: what do you mean bv
such conduct with my wife,"
lie testified that Heth jerked hin,
into the room. choking him and ours
'ns him for his suspicion Of Mrs. Vaw
ter
Nawter protested to DC unable to
resist tie arguments ana blandish
ments Of Heth and his wife. and said
he would always accept their ex-
cuscs
On another occasion Nawter stated
that Hcth choked him into insensibil-
ny when he accused him OF kissing
Mrs. Eawtcr. He stated that the four
times he had broken his pledge about
drinking was when Hcth offered hin,
whisky.
Nawter admitted practically every
detail OF the shooting AS WAS given be-
fore the bail commissioner and which
was produced in court on Tuesday dur
ing the opening arguments OF counsel.
When he awakened TO find his wife.
missing from her bed and saw her
running down the hallway. he imme-
dtately started downstairs for ms ois
tol. riis wife, he stated clunE to him
and he stated That he thought she
said. Kill re first" Al the TOD of the.
stairs he grappled with IIeth, WHO
choked him. and rs he was losing
consciousness he fired the three fatal
shots.
Nawter then told how he went into
the childrcn's room where little Rach
ael was found crying. lie took both
children into his arms. kissing them
and saying: children ! don't know
what they will do to father. but hav.
protected YOU Whatever happens, oe
good TO mother"
LOSES CONTROL OF HIMSEIF
As HE TELLS Or TRAGEDY
Vawtcr completely lost control of
himself when he detailed the horrible
events of the fatal night. He presented
Il peculiar study in psychology.
When the prosecution commenced
cross -eX'mination. Attorney Jack Lee
stated that nume-nus things would
come UP that had not been introduced
before. and that they were thirSs he
would not care for his wife TO hear
Immediately the women left tho court
room Under cross examination Vaw
ter admitted writing certain letters
out that he was drunk when they were
written. Several times during tho cx
animation the accused man broke down
completely and went
leonard Williams. tie student vIo
roomed in the Nawtcr home and was
present on the night Of the shooting.
was called to the stand Williams
stated that he never knew OF the al
legged relations between Heth and Mr..
Nawter. but that the two drank to-
Sethar frequently, and often went into
the country in llcth's automobile. He
corroborated testimony relating TO tho
entir. party taking drinks and playing
cards. and said that just after the
shooting he had heard Mrs. Tawtsr
say: stock. dear. it was all my fault"
and sa" Professor Eawter with
sleeve torn from his nightshirt and
several scratches and bruises about his
ncc;;.
MRS. NAWTER WILL
TAKE STAND TODAY
Mrs. Vawtcr was In the courtroom
to-day with the two Vawter children.
She was dressed in "a blue coat suit,
~ish al 10 match, and presented a pic
ture Of beauty. She will take the