The Washington herald., 1919-08-09

spectators: IF you could only under
stand!' while he was answering with
the mechanical 'Yesr and NO" re-
quired OF him
Always was a fine boy" srunted a
portly gentleman in a white-liner
suit. waving a palm-leaf fan in the
sitting air of the court room He's
not the sort that usually sits in that
chair. either-ffne boy. and a good
one. a good one" But worth's con-
dition yesterday was well described
by the Alexandria policeman. who
testified regarding worth's appear
ance on the day of the killing that
he seemed Worried right smart
terday. too.
Did Not Intend to XIII.
What were your feelings, your i'm
pulses" Prosecuting Attorney How
ard Smith asked Stanton" when you
became convinced that your wife was
unfaithful to you?''
Il can't tell you. SIR" the boy an
swered. 'T don't believe I had any
active impulses. It was simply a ter
rible blow; it was as though she had
been killed. only worse, l think"
Worth continues to repeat his former
assertion that he never approached
RoIph with the intent to kill him, but
only 10 find out where Martha had
gone when she left him.
There was sCufflc between
stanton and Rolph, according to
testimony already brought out, and
Rolph struck Stanton upon the
head. Then there was a struggle,
after Rolph had reiterated that he
knew nothing of Mrs. Stanton's
whereabouts. and Stanton declares
he was obliged to use the revolver
to keep from being killed himself.
Il didn't shoot to kill Stanton
said. mo matter how great the
injury was which I believed Rolph
had done me, his death would
scarcely have repaired the wrong.
I bore him no love. of course, but
neither did I seek his death or in
jury"
Family Life Barred.
And so the trial dragged on in
the hot, crowded court room. Wit
ness after witness was called, the
facts of the home life OF the Stan
tons were diligently sought out,
the details of Worth's actions on
tine day of the killing, the details
OF Mrs. Stantons alleged associa-
tion with Rolph. and OF his finan-
cial transactions, OF his attempt to
buy the Stanton home, of parties
which the StantOns gave, or attend
ed. of their relations with their
neighbors-all the minute and. on
the surface. apparently inconse-
quential items of a family's daily
life were brought out for the ears
of all who cared to know, in the
struggle to prove a man guilty Or
innocent of numbering another
man.
"I know did bring unhappincss
to Worth" the pretty girl-wife
said, toward the close of the after
noon. but I never really cared for
another man. Worth is the only
sweetheart I've ever had. since I
was just a little girl, and he is the
father OF my babies. It is not he
who deserves any punishment for
all that has happened. He has been
a good man. a good husband and a
Eood father"
Crowd Awaits the Verdict.
When the case went to the jury
at $50 last night. the little court
room was packed to suffocation.
There werc no arguments. the case
being submitted to the jury after
the Instructions were read. Some
Of the Jurynen said they did not
desire arguments. The jury slowly
filed into the anteroOm.
The crowd hung around breath
Iessly awaiting the verdict.
Thirty-eight minutes later the
jury returned and the foreman,
2. E. Gift. read: Not guilty"
A woman relative of Stanton.
sitting beside him, cried. Thank
Cod" and in a moment. Stanton's
wife who was in a nearby room,
cried with JOY.
The judge and jury shook the
hand of Stanton. who thanked them
for the verdict
The friends of Stanton soon con-
graduated him on the verdict, after
which he and his wife left for