The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-05

cut OF bed and grabbed me by the
throat. i shot at him, but the bullet
went into the wall. We struggled
10 the stairs and down to the land
ing leading to the second floor.
There Mott fell, and l hit him with
piece Of iron pipe. We fought to
the foot of the stairs, by that time
Mott wasn't so risky"
SAID SHE BROUGHT KNIFE.
Captain Regain said:
IT think 1t was in this position
that he said shot was fired, but
there was no sign of the bullet. He
| said Mrs. Mott cried. He's making q
lot of noise. Stop him
WADE said: How Will I stop him.
"Then she brought the butcher
knife. He said then Mott rolled
down the next flight of stairs.
Wade said Mrs. Mott kicked the
knife down the stairs to him. Be-
fore Mott rolled down the stairs
| Wade hit him on the head again
with the pipe. Wade said he asked
Mrs. Mott what they would do with
him. and she said, Put him in the
trunk Wade said Mott was pretty
heavy. but she helped him. 1t was
| to wash up the blood.
| There were two trunks used. The
first was a decoy. The second bore
the body to swamp ten miles from
Bridgeport, near Easton."
! Answering a question of States At
torney Cummings, the witness said
Wade described the vitality of his VIC
tim in the words:
TOUGH ONE TO FINISH.
ale WINS tough one to finish. He
must have had nine lives.-
That night, the witness said Wade
told him, Eddie" returned with the
truck and took the first trunk away
to Bridgeport address. He then re-
turned for the trunk in which was
Motifs body, and, with Wade's help,
carried it to the Easton quagmire.
Regain testified that Wade told him
that in the fight on the stairs, he
(Wade) exclaimed to Mott:
You tried to get me and I'll get
you"
Wade added that he thought at one
time he was going to come out the
loser in the fight, saying:
He hit me a couple Of pretty good
cracks"
DR.. Samuel Garlick, medical ex-
aminer, who performed the autopsy
said the body was folded in the trunk
The head was bent forward upon the
chest.
EIGHTEEN STAB WOUNDS.
There we're eighteen stab wounds.
Mott would have not been able to
move after the final blow on the head
said the doctor. Death was caused by
compound fracture of the skull ap-
parently made with a blunt instru-
mcnt The skull was cracked into
several pieces.
Patrick J. Flanagan. superintend-
ent of police. testified that Wade came
to him for permit to carry re-
volver and explained:
Mott said he would get me-"
Police Captain Hall testified, as
did Flanagan. that Wade added:
you know, I've been knocking
around a lot with his wife"
INSANITY HIS DEFENSE.
Near the close of the afternoon ses-
sion, when Egah. the last witness of
the day, was on the stand repeating n
statement which he said had been
made by Wade Of his own volition.
states Attorney Cummings asked per-
mission to introduce the statement as
evidence.
Objection was made by H. Com
ley. chief counsel for the defense.
Judge Hinman, presiding, announced
that he would give his ruling at the
opening OF court tomorrow and dis
missed the jury
Mrs. Mott may take the stand to.
morrow. Neither the Mott nor the
Wade children were in court today.
The Mott children, II is said. played
the piano on tho day OF the murder
while Wade and Mrs Mott cleaned up
the blood stains. They were told by
Wade to do So.
DR.. A. r. Dirtndorf. Of New Haven,
former head OF the State Insane Asy-
lum, and DR.. John G. Lynch. OF
bridgeport, specialist in nervous
diseases, we're in court today. The
defense will call them to testify as to
Wadc's sanity.
Johnston and Mrs Mott were
brought to court together in cur
tanned automobile and sat together