Evening star., 1918-07-27
Mrs. Werres on Stand.

Mrs. Werfes, widow of the murdered
man, took the stand yesterday afternoon
and furnished the most tense moments
Of the trial She was called to Identity
various articles of clothing and jevelry
her husband wore tbs night on which he
was killed. The state rested its case
after she had testified.
Commonwealth's Attorney Frank r
Ball showed her the ring her husband
wore. Whereupon. she said with a sob:
ried"
When shown her husbands scarfpin
she remarked that she also had given
that to him. She was shown Werres'
pocketbook and the note which 1t con-
tainsd. The note. she said. she had paid
only a few days before the murder. She
broke down when Werres' hat was pro-
duced.
While Mrs. Werres was testifying
Gamble sat nearly opposite her. about
fifteen feet away. From outward APP
In the courtroom. More than twenty.
fve khaki-clad boys from neishbor-
ing training camps were present.
Jury Visits Scene.
After the commonwealth had rested
Its case Attorney Ball requested of
the court that the jury be allowed to
visit the scene of the murder before
the defense opened its case. Judge
John T. Goolrick granted the request,
and the jury was taken in automo-
biles over the ground where the mur-
der is alleged to have been COM
mitted.
A short session was held last night
to give the opposing counsel an OPP
portunity to come to an agreement
garding instructions to the jury.
Immediately on the opening OF yes-
terday afternoons session motion was
made by the counsel for the defense
that the testimony Of DR.. 8. T. Ash
yeatsrdsy I morning, Ss stricken aS eerlhsa out sa
regards evidence given on the nature
of the wounds Werres received. The
defense contended that the body was
not examined by the coroner until
In Its opinion. there was no true evil
dence to show that the body was In
tho same condition when examined
as II was on the night of the murder.
Judge Goolriok overruled the motion.
Richmond Officers Testify.
Detective Sergt. J. L. Wiltshire Of
the Richmond police department was
the first witness in the afternoon. He.
with other officers, accompanied Gam
Richmond. He testified to obtainins =
q confession from Newman and to the
denial made by Gamble when firet
questioned that the confession of the
man awaiting trial was fact. Gam
Werres with the iron bar, admitting.
however, that he had used q near"
beer bottle. The ofiicer said that he
was not present when Gamble signed
his own confession.
The second Witness was Detective
Sergt. c. w. Wilkinson, also Of the
Richmond police department. He told
Of making the trip from Camp Lee To
Richmond with Gamble and Newman.
He said that Gamble asserted that he
stole the machine at Baltimore and came
to Washington Tor q registration plate.
Gamble. he said. declared that no knew
nothing Of Wsrres. &
Whisky in the Party.
Gamble. the detective sergeant testt-
fed, said that he was the first to strike
Werres and that he used bottle. They
had little whisky in ths party, accord
ing to the story told by Gamble to tho
ofiicer. After the killing. the witness
said. they pulled Werres' body up into
Jailer Harry Crack Of the AIexan-
dria county jail said that Miss Yetta
Deutsch, housekeeper at the City
whore Gamble, Newman and Mrs.
Kathleen Burgess were patrons for
two days prior to the murder, had
come to the jail to identity the trio.
Sheriff Howard B. Fields was re-
called and asked questions about
Werres' machine, which he brought
from Richmond to Fort Myer Heights,
Va, after the arrests at Richmond.
Tho sheriff said that the machine was
badly damaged. and that he had to
have 1t fxed to drive It home.