The Washington times., 1921-10-13
TESTIFY
T0F|GHT|NG IN
DWYER'S HOME
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lett said. "she directed the remark "a
Dwyer; you wouldn't do that tc
Julia" Triplett alleged Dwyer then
turned ON Mrs. Dwyer and kicked her
on the shins.
Triplett said he had heard discus
sions between Mr.. and Mrs. Dwyer rel
alive 10 Dwyer's bringing Miss Coyle
| 10 the Dwyer home TO live. When
there had been trouble over that sug
gestion. he said. Dwyer had then
sought to have Miss Coyle move from
| her home, four blocks distant on
street, TO the home OF neighbor re-
siding next 10 the Dwyer home.
| Triplett said that on one occasion
he had received a blow intended for
Mrs. Dwyerp Upon cross examination
| he said Dwyer had sometimes correct'
ed him I'm his actions or remarks, but
! that Dwyer likewise corrected his own
| children and had not been partial 10
| them In such instances when all. IN
ciuding himself, were subjected to cor
rection.
Table Overturned.
Triplett further testified that Dwyer
| had On one occasion overturned the
dinnet table, loaded with dishes and
/, food, when Mrs. Dwyer had angered
Dwyer with a remark concerning MS
keeping company with Miss Coyle.
DIR. Matthew Donahue. 1717 Thirty
fifth street, who said he had been
called to attend Mrs. Dwyer by Mrs'
pwyer's sister. Mrs. Buetner. testi-
fled ne arranged for Mrs. Dwyer' o
transfer to the Washington Asylum
Hospital from the Georgetown Hos
pitai, where she would receive mot
better, but more appropriate treat
! ment In a psychopathic ward. lie
said Dwyer told him he "wouldn't
pay q nickel for his treatment OF
Mrs Dwyer, her removal TO the
Asylum Hospital or for her treat
ment there" To c. Chester Cay.
wood, Dwyer's attorney. he admitted
he had not been engaged, by Dwyer.
but by Mrs. Dwyer's relatives. he
said he had not noticed "any black
eyes or signs Of beating"
| DIR. Edith Cole, who examined III
| teen-year-old Ethel Dwyer upon the
| request of the Board OF Children j
| Gus rdians since her detention away
! from the Dwyer home, testified the
child was under-developed and ap-
peared to be a child Of hardships.
! She said Ethel had told her. neverthe'
less, that her father had been good &c
her and treated her well
4 uFOCcT hShS0 NDDbt u utNhs0opSs
| Harry Pasternack, Dwyer's grocer,
was forced to wait more than five
hours yesterday. despite his wish Ia
observe the Jewish holiday, In order
to testify concerning the Dwyer piir'
chases before and after the death OF
Mrs. Dwyer. He said the purchases
were less now, but when reminded
that the children were not now being
provided for at home, he was unahle
to give figures showing comparative
sales.
policeman DOwd, Of the Seventh
precinct, testified he had been called
to the Dwyer home thirty times
within the last two and One-hali
years" in answer to reports that
there was trouble there. He said
ne usually arrived about an hour
after the trouble was, over"
"Mrs. Dwyer would tell me that
she didn't want to GeStQ. court abeef
her husband because of the children.
lac said.
Dowd and Policeman Taylor. who
also testified, both told OF meeting
| Dwyer before Mrs. Dwyer's death In
company with MISC Coyle several
times In Georgetown at a late hour
and that Dwyer was giving the girl
considerable attention."
Dwyer and Bride to Testify.
While awaiting the continuance Of
the case, Dwyer was confident today
that he could explain the testimony
presented against him.
"I will go on the stand myself be-
! fore the case is over" he told The
Times. "and my bride will testify also.
We are going to get the children back
five have TO tAke the Ase TO a higher
cour-ttto do ittfr:6A otGeW words with
the children wins they were fHa court
| Yesterday, and the little girl s&lod she
would attempt suicide II we didn't get
them out Of the House Of Detention
pretty quick"
When the children arrived at court
yesterday, Dwyer and his son left the
court building and went to the orpo-
site side Of the street to greet thcn.
Both kissed Ethel and the father also
kissed the two little boys.
Charges that I abused Mrs.
Dwyer will fall one by one when
! I get chance to talk" Dwyer
said. II will bring witnesses to
show that Mrs, Dwyer was subject
to spells and that my frequent
endeavors to quiet her have been
wrongly judged by those who tes-
| tilted against me to have been
occasions of wife-beating. @
Il
Calls Charges Distorted.
zone witness yesterday said
| had been seen to throw frying
pan and meat out of the window
during a row. On that occasion j
came down stairs and found the
meat on the stove burning, filling
the house with smoke. The other
charges made against me have been
similarly manufactured by distor'
| tion."
AT the continuance tomorrow coun-
sci for Dwyer will endeavor to show
through Dwyer,s own testimony and
that of frfeHds OF the present Mrs.
,Dwyer that, the latter is a ~ per
son to mother the three Dwyer
children, and that the home environ
| ment is such as to be conducive to
happy and proper rearing OF the
youngsters.
EMIGRATION URGED TO AID