The Washington times., 1920-07-25
SLAYER LOVED
2lO-LB. NURSE
Alleged Confession Tells of Civ
ing Wife Death Kiss" As
Potion Took Effect.

MANCHESTER, VI. July 25.-Helen
Irene Guillow. the third angle" In the
domestic triangle which the State
claims led to the murder by poison OF
Mrs. Eva Pettibone, admitted her love
Tor Byron M. Pettibope, when called
as witpess at his trial late yester-
day
Miss Guillow told OF taking a taxi
ride with the undertaker's assistant
two weeks before Mrs. Pettibone
died, of going with him on a hearse
from Bennington to Manchester to
get a body two weeks after the wife's
death, and of her familiarity with
MIN before and after the alleged muir
der.
When Pettibone had tonsilitis she
testified he stayed at her home for
a time, and when he went to a Troy.
N. T., hospital, she said she accom-
panied him as his nurse.
An afectionate scene that occurred
In Bennington jail between Pettibone
and Miss Guillow following the
formers arrest was described by State
Attorney Graves.
"WHY DID YOU DO ITt"
Miss Guillow was brought to his
cell" he said, "The first thing she
said was Bryan. dear. why did you
DO itT She cried and placing, her face
between the bars kissed him. He
Kissed her in return. Then he said.
Calm yourself, Helen, you are free "
Deputy sheriffs were stationed at
the court room doors yesterday turn
ing back all minors who attempted to
enter.
The crime with which Pettibone is
n 60 Rco nd
nance which 1T is claimed led to 1t,
are as unique as the several persons
who formed the principals in the sor-
did tragedy.
Pettibone, 1t is alleged by the State,
has confessed to the murder. He
now repudiates the alleged admis-
sions, saying that they were dragged
from him by brutal third degree
methods in which drugged cigars.
the dictograph and other fantastic
features figured.
Married to a woman who fell in
love with him when, as a sixteen
year-old. unsophisticated country
boy, he came to work in her husband s
store, Pettibone has had many af-
fairs with women during the twelve
years since their marriage.
1t was the last one with Helen Irene
Guillow, 210-pound trained nurse,
WHICH leu tne young
man, the prosecution contends, to give
his wife strychnine.A ~ 4 =
THE "I<Iss ,OE DEATH"
The poison potion, Pettibone admits
in his alleged confession, was given
to his wife in a dose of salts before
she went to bed. Then Ghe explains
how. with an almost unbelievable
fiendishness, he kissed hef and joked
with her until the deadly drug took
effect.
The successful dose. the State has
also attempted to show by witnesses,
was preceded by a poison attempt
three days previously. Pettibone
then, it is alleged, tried to give his
wife poison in a cup of tea.
The circumstances surrounding the
poison tea party. foiled when Mrs.
Pettibone detected the obnoXiously
bitter taste of the drug, was told to
the court by Mrs. Bessie Wright, a
guest at the Pettibone house at the
Sunday evening meal. She told the
jury:
"Pettibone prepared the supper.
He brought in four cups Of tea, one
for himself, one for his wife, one
for Eugene Rice, their boarder. and
one for me. Mrs. Pettibone slipped
her tea from a tea spoon and then,
glaring at her husband, sitting di-
rectly opposite, said My tea is