Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-09-19

pei form al autopsy at the re-
qaeSt Of her parents. His state-
iueut was communicated to the
y lice shortly after two O'Clock
and acknowledgements Wiley
aud Smith proceeded to swear
out the warrant.
Williams was taken to police
headquarters and exa mined Ivy
Detective-Captain Wright. The
accused man is twenty-five years
old and his wife was two years
his junior.
Peculiar symptoms exhibited
by Mrs. Williams Sunday after
noon and night, coupled with the
fact that the pair had All argu-
men i'll the presence of the wife's
parents Friday night, during
which Williams slapped her, led
to the arrest of the young llus-
band.
In a statement made at police
headquarters shortly after his
arrest, Williams admitted hav-
ing slapped his wife on the night
mentioned. The parents, Mr..
MIR, and Mrs. George w. Bebout,
of 619 North Seventh street,
were present when this alterca-
ton took place and assumed that
a fall sustained by their daugh-
ter after the blow caused the i'll
jury to her brain from which she
died.
The couple are said to have
become quickly reconciled after
the spat, leaving the house after
having made it up. Mrs. Will
Ii ms complained of extreme
nervousness Sunday afternoon,
alter liza wing been apparently in
the best OF health on Saturday.
Her husband was concerned over
her indisposition and, after he1
mother had communicated with,
determined to take her "jitnev-
riding III the hope that the
night air would benefit her.
Size became violently i'll at one
| O'Clock, her nervousness being
accompanied with fits of nausea
Her husband called her mother
| shortly before two o'clock and
Mrs. Bebout hastened to the
house. Williams then reused
| Or. c. A. Blanton, a near neigh
! Dor, who diagnosed Her case as
! Indigestion and wrote d pre-
scrlption. Williams called a
taxi and rushed to drug store
to procure the medicine. DR..
Blanton administered the medi-
cine and left Williams with the
assurance that his wife would be
much better in the morning.
Size became much more worse
after the departure Of DR.. Blan
ton and her husband again went
out for him, this time bringing
the Doctors son, recently dis
charged from the army. The
younger DR.. Blanton reached the
bedside shortly after the girl
had died.
Coroner Whitfield stated he had
found no trace of poison and that
the death was undoubtedly the
result of All injury to the brain.
Williams, whose occupa ton is
chauffeur, is light-haired, blue
eyed, of handsome appearance
and pleasing, intelligent person
atty. His attitude in his MAJ
row cell at he First police sta
ton last night was of sad resig-
nation coupled with wonderful
seIt-control.
He was visited by numbers of
friends aud relatives, including /
MS step-father, J. r. Jones, OF
Newport News, and his father
in-law, George Bebout. Mr..
Brbout talked with the accused
IN tenderly, sympathetic man |
ner and informed him of late
events at the house. /,
What have they done will,
h = body?" Williams asked him
anXlousiy. he was informed !
that it was at her parents home
and that burial would be today. !
He then asked had his boy been
told and appeared vastly relieved
when answered in the negative
He was the apple of his
mothers eye," said Williams
softly, as he took from his pocket
pictures of the sturdy blond
youngster and his unusually
mother. !
He was like a father to me ="
he said, referring to Mr.. Bebout
Il don't blame them in the least
for causing my arrest"
Louis 0. Wendenburg has been