Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-27
STATE RESTS CASE
IN SECOND TRIAL OF
MRS. STELLA ABBOTT
(contirued FROM Rage ~

with the other. [ believe he intend
ed to kill me, my father and my two
children. 1 was quicker than he was,
however, and L seized the pistol and
shot him.
Did Not Intend to Kill
81 had no intention of killing him.
but 1 wanted to protect myself and
my children. AS he fell, he said: 4
am shot, but l deserved it, for
have treated you like a cur
"When they took me to the in
quest, L heard the voice of Mary
Powers. 1 recognized it as the same
voice l had heard on the telephone.
She was the last one to see my hus-
bands body She took him in her
arms and kissed my husbands lips,
thereby showing by her conduct their
"A few days after my husbands
death, still another woman, whom L
did not know, killed herself on his
grave. At that time, Mary Powers
remarked that she knew the woman
was not intimate with Mr. Abbott
because Johnny was true to her. My
life has been wrecked. There is
nothing left for me to live for ex-
cept my dear boys, and [ will be
happy to train them to be good and
useful men.
feet of my husband after he was
dead. I did not do it, Gods knows
I didn't"
Mrs. Abbott Concludes
This concluded Mrs. Abbott s
statement. She explained the alb
sence of her father, who has not
been in the court room since the
trial began, by saying he was sick
in bed. A sister, who also was a
close attendant at the first trial
also was absent, and Mrs. Abbott
said she was attending her father.
Of MrC
statement, the court took a short
recess. After reconvening, the state
commenced its rebuttal.
What the state considers some of
Abbott was introduced Wednesday
forenoon.
Mrs. G. M. Mcintyre told of the
quarrel between Mrs. Abbott and her
husband, following a series of tele-
phone calls, and the mannare In
which Mrs, Abbott is said to have
attempted to force her husband to
give the name of the woman who
had called him.
When Abbott refused to tell the
woman's name, said the witness, Mrs.
Abbott went into an adjoining room
and returned with a revolver, using
profane language. She threatened to
kill her husband before SUNRISE
the witness testified, unless he gave
the name of the woman who had
Corroborates Husband
"She cursed him because he was
a Mason" said Mrs. Mcintyre, land
she cursed all Masons."
band, who testified on Tuesday, in
the statement that they had left the
Abbotts alone in the room and went
to heir own apartment at this stage
Of the Qaurrel.
Mrs. Abbott's remarks still were
however.
to speak in a loud tone, the wit
ness said: Mrs. Mcintyre declared
that about an hour later she heard
shot fired, and a sound of some one
Mrs: Abbott cursing her husband.
II heard Mrs. Abbott ask her
father, who had arrived in. response
to a telephone call, whether Johnny
h 1 any money in his pockets" said
that he had ST."
oross-Hxa1nined
A rev minutes later, said the wit
ness, Mrs. Abbot came to the McIn-
tyre apartment, admitted having shot
minutes to die" She did not not mem nei1e
ton any attack by him, according to
the witness.
Cross-examined by Attorney Reu-
ben R. Arnold for the defense, Mrs.
Mcintyre stated that just before the 1a
shot was fired she heard a. slight
noise, but was unable to identify its
source. She also testified that when
she visited Mrs. Abbott at the tail,
the defendan tasked her not to tes-
tlIy concerning her use of profane
language. @iaaaI = - -
Other witnesses examined at the
morning session were CAPTAIN e r.
lett, Of the police department.: J. A.
BeltloWer, of the Atlanta Georgian
reportor1al staff and Angus Perker-
Captain Jet told ddi of a conversa-
ton with Mrs. Abbott on the night
or her arrest. He said she expressed
no regret for having killed her hus-
band and admitted the shooting.
Mr. Ferkerson and Mr.. Believer,
who interviewed Mrs. Abbott at the
police station, testified that she de-
cIared she Shot Johnny because she
loved him" They further stated
that Mrs. Abbott told them that her
husband made an effort to get the
fatal shot.
vo IF can't have him no other damn
ABBOTT, according to both WITNESSES
MI; mr.: Beltlower said Mrs. Abbott com
plalned That her shoulder hurt where
her husband had grabbed her.
Inc testimony of DR.. S. Fl. Green
as as, given at the first trial of the case
relative to the wounds on Abhotf;e
3Dooy was read by Solicitor General
6oyk1n. DR.. Green died a few months
At the conclusion of Mrs Mc1n-
tyres testimony, the state rested IFS
case. The defense offered no fastio
LRphy except the statement of Mrs.
Afternoon Session
LII opening the states case Tues