Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-16

continued from then up to abou, twenty months ago, and how he. repeated attempts to break off relations [ with. Dr. Tetlow had precipitated the situation that resuked in the tragic | death of. Dr. Tetlow at his home, Al West Broad street, Stonington, were all i fold by Mrs. Mabel Kenyon. Friday, iR | the superior court where she is on trial | for the murder of the doctor. on June Il. 1
 Mrs. Kenyon laid bare the whole story | of her life in an all day session on the witness stand, telling her story with | coelness and self possession and mark ed dramatic effect. At times her voice | sank to an almost inaudible whisper | again it was clear and resonant, and at times she assumed masculine tones and all the gruffness at her command I as she intended to convey this impress sion of the way she was spoken to i'm mediately after the shooting. Several times there were tears in her eyes and she seemed on the point of breaking down, but she always rallied and re-
 med the even flow of her recital She ndled the revolver fearlessly in. show in5 how she had held it put on an apron to indicate how she said the revolver caught in it, once wore her cape to 1l-I lustrate how she wore it on the day of l the tragedy. szAs occasion demanded, she l gave graphic Illustrations of her actions | at various times by kneeling on the floor beside the witness, stand or show ! ing in other ways what she had done She, stood the long ordeal well but when court adjourned at 4.3o she hadd a momentary fainting spell, but soon re- | covered.
 1 Judge George E. Hinnan had court | adjourne,i till next Monday morning, l telling the jury that because of a ses-
 sion of the supreme court here Tuesday ! it would be necessary to have Mon
 day session of court
 The Time of the Shooting.
 In her testimony Mrs Kenyon reach .ed the time, of the shooting at the open hing of the afternoon session of court l She had been to Dr. Tetlows room once
 on the morning of the tragedy to get
 trowel and was drawn to go back again when she saw the doctor motion to her
 as she stood on her veranda. On this
 second visit to Dr. Tetlow's house, sshe testified she went into the sitting room
 She described for Attorney Rathbun the location of the furniture in the room at
 that time, saying there were two rock
 ing chairs and the pillow was. back of
 the porteriere on the right side of the
 room. The door was open, when she
 went in and sat in the willow chair In
 a moment the doctor came in and sat in
 a chair. which sshe said was the plain
 wooden chair in coult with "a bullet hole through the back. They were sit
 ting about two and one-half feet apart.
 Well" said the doctor. Then vI stood
 up, continued Mrs. Kenyon. put my hand [ on his shoulder and said You must promise me" He answered q will prom :, isef nothing. How absurd" I got up took the little octagon stool to the back , of the room and remained standing, f After all I've said to you at half past . six this morning don't you realize the : condition I am ill. I had rather be dead said to him.
 ? I don't think you have the courage to do it, he answered.
 I musn't see you again
 . I'll see you in half an hour. he said. e Then there. was some talk about wha
 a woman had said about the baby. Sh, v was glad it had not inherited my ner d vousness I told the doctor, continued e Mrs. Kenyon.
 f What does she know about nervous n ness, he said... Did she ask you wh, z was the father of the child? d Then I think screamed, Mrs Ken
 yon continued in her testimony. Next
 remember standing in the street oppo
 site Mrs. Clark's, thinking of Cottrelr
 shop and the river Then I was nea L Browns hedge. was tired. though r if I could get the revolver. I remem 70 bered I must see him in half a i- hour. In half an hour must be deat .s There was, actual physical pain in m = heart. An overwhelming sense of sham, ,- I climbed the steps. went to my son r room. got the revolver. I tried it wit If my thumb. I had never fired revo If yer before. put on my cape and car n ried the revo'ver outside. I caught th
 reflection of my own face in the mirrc ,e and seemed to have Vision of my fa " ther saying as he had so often sait l. Face life bravely, chil9ren.' D ID End Her Own Life: ss Then Mrs. Keynon said I decided to 2 It. back to our room and started for tn II. Tetlow house. holding the revolver Wit 10 both hands across her breast She car . ried it out side her cape and saw n '. one in the street
 It with the revolver in your hand, wha er ~ did you go. for?" asked attorney Rath CT bun.
 ITO end my own life"
 m ama Did you go there for any other. pu, ne pose?"
 se' For no other purpose whatever" of When l was half way up the stairs 8 ,d o Dr. Tetlow's the revolver went off iu was remembering my son said to m
 C.I
 you. The doctor was sitting in tn wooden chair when I went into h
 room. He said nothing. I walked i
 past him. past the stand. I fired tf T, revolver towards the floor not toward of the doctor.' l can do it I said The w I fixed it again to turn it on myself. nd Then I stepped forward. I have a ok impression I was going to kneel dow Y. I didn't know what would happen The st Dr. Tetlow grabbed my right han n- That's, where I don't remember. It in very faint to me. I wrenched ava e. and hit the table and heard the gol IT. fish globe crash. I heard the docto
 "are. you mad?" Then there was
 blow. The doctor. struck me right he
 lover the left eye) I swayed ar ator I think I hung over the radiato ctA ttA the doctor was unconscious. steppt .S ,SIi forward and asked him what was Il si matter Then fthere was the crash ,ao' the revolver. am sure 1t caught ny, my apron: eaE -~ sF ns ,es Mrs Kenyon put on. her long blr r. apron at this point to illustrate h ea point
 io Had you any intention of hurti1 sI the doctor?" asked attorney Rathbun.
 'T would not have harmed him al
 more than I would have my baby"
 Attorney Rathbun introduced as an e CT hibit at this point the broken bits af- the gold fish globe which he had in rhe paper bag
 cts Mrs. Kenyon explained that she h vas later put the gold fish globe fragnler [iss and tbe revoIver m the rnante{ and h ra- faken hotb urith her when she want ry-