Evening star., 1917-05-04

edy. Mrs. vawter said that when Heth
started to the Inauguration that he
wanted to send them some whisky, put
the offer was refused. On the night OF
the shooting she told of going to the
rehearsal and Of returning about 10
o'clock
When the Lights Went Out.
She told of the card game and when
the light went out, about Heth coming
into the room after they had gotten up
stairs and about wanting another
drink. She stated she and Heth each
took two drinks. vawter one.
Mrs. vawter testified that she was in
bed and had just fallen asleep when
she heard little Rachael coughing. Inn
mediately she got up and went TO the
child's room to give it some medicine.
AS she was going into the hallway to
get the medicine, which was kept on a
post of the stairway. she heard Heth
call to her.
He said, according to Mrs. Vawter:
Come in; want to talk to you"
"I will not" she stated. she answered
Heth caught her arm and she resisted.
across the hall and went into the room
Of the boy. Charlie. She testined that
Vawter struck a match, but never said
a word. She heard him going down
the stairs and she followed him. 1t
was pitch-dark, but vawter succeeded
in locating the pistol downstairs and
started up the steps. She asked her
husband what he intended to do with
the pistol vawter told her to go back
upstairs to her room, and he refused to
let her have possession OF It.
Tried to Get the Pfsto..
She said to vawter: "Give me the
pistol and will kill myself" He re-
fused. vawter. she stated. went up
the steps in front Of her and she fol-
lowed behind him. When she reached
the top landing she felt him sway over
to her. She heard vawter say: Turn
me loose" She recogn nized Heth's voice
say: II with not" There was strug-
gle and vawter's body was thrown
over between her and the balustrade.
She testified that she got hold OF the
ger when the shot was fired. In the
struggle she tore the left sleeve OF
Vawter's pajamas This was produced
In court and she identified it.
After Heth dropped on the floor. she
testified, that she bent over him and
or not, this is ali my fault" Heth. she
stated, replied: mo. it is my fault"
Then she testified that Heth mumbled
something about being cold and she
went into the children's room to get
covering for him. She found Vawter
there talking to the children.
Attorney Jordan asked Mrs. Eawter If
her husband condoned improper acts
with Heth She replied that Vawter
always upbraided and condemned her.
She acknowledged that she concealed
facts all along as to her relations with
Heth. Mrs. Vawter testified that when
she was sober she never permitted any
advances from Heth, but otherwise she
could not resist his influence. She ad-
mitted that Heth gave her whisky for
the purpose of getting her under his
control.
Attorney Fails to Shake Her.
Mrs. vawter was magnificent under
the rapid cross-examination, never
once allowing her testimony to be
shaken by the questions of Attorney
Lee, who used every ingenuity to
break down her story.
The witness admitted that Vawter
always drank, and that she drank with
him in their home, but she did not
consider him a drunkard, not even now.
Last spring she said he drank more
than ever. She told of her trouble
with him and named several persons
she called in to assist her in quieting
him.
Attorney Lee attempted to bring up
the incident of last spring when Vaw-
ter was supposedly asleep. but was in
reality awake and caught her coming
from Heth's room. The defense object
ed and Judge Moffett sustained the OBJ
lection.
ted that she was infatuated with Heth
and that she could not give him up.
and that he had absolute power over