The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-10

The letter had come to him ut the
general delivery in teh postofflcn: he
did not have his mail sent home. He
grabbed the letter from me and tore
II up. / had a private detective get
evidence against him. He, too. was
trying to get evidence against me.
He learned that Wade was max
ing visits to my house to take me
out riding. He got the little girl to
watch me. Then he and his partner
in the gambling house used to go
into the house next door and watch
from a darkened room.
HE bought a pistol and brought
1t home with him. l was afraid he
was going to kill me and l hid the
pistol behind the piano.
Did l give Elwood Wade that
pistol? Yes, but not to kill my
husband. My mother advised me to
get it out Of the house. She was
afraid to have 1t in the house af.sy
Mr.. Mott had beaten me the night
he thought l was trying to signal
to Mr.. Wade from the bedroom
window.
That night he beat me I was sit
ting in the bedroom with the two
children. He came IN, took the chill
dren out into another room and
pulled down the window shade. The
children started to cry. He grabbed
me and threw me down. | struck
the bed. He grabbed me by the
throat and was5 choking me, so that l
could not utter a sound. 1 thought
he was going to strangle me to death.
My mother ran and got Ferguson,
and my husband left"
Telling of the killing of Mott at his
home. No. 2G5 Judson avenue. Sunday
morning. last August 20. Mrs. Mott
continued:
TELLS OF MURDER.
"My husband was in bed in the
attic room. The only other persons
in the house were myself and the two
children. My mother had gone home
to Chelsea the day before after living
at my home since May. We were all
packed to move. was going to join
my mother in Massachusetts,.
About s o'clock Mr. Wade and Mr..
Johnson came in the back door, car
rying milk bottles. Mr.. Wade had
oa'" III, ms III peloie nc "a
urbeu . ~" VS. s,,rnrisnd uben thew
came in They had removed their
shoes on the back stairs They passed
right through into the dining room.
Mr.. Wade had an iron bar and the
revolver. | didn't see whether John
ston had any weapon. | told Mr..
Wade not to go upstairs. You could
not do anything to him, he Is so
much bigger than you, l told him
please don't go up
I'VE were talking IN low voice
when the doorbell rang. J went dowh
to the door II was the paper BOY
AS came up the stairs again 'ohn-
SION ran down the attic stafro' h'
flew by me and out the BACK way.
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MUTT TRIED III IS'AE'
"Was Mott trying to get away
Mrs. Mott was asked:
"Yes, sir, he turned around and
tried to go down the front stairs.
Mr.. Wade was hitting him as often
as he could. | tried to separate them
at the head of the stairs, but 1t was
no use trying to do that. ! got one
OF the blows on the mead MT. wade
intended for Mr.. Mott
dldnt cry ior nelp because
thought MI NOUS hoIler'nG was
enough TO arouse everybody MT.