Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-31

which showed that the roint where tt
bulle, entered the vail was 5 feet
81 inches above the floor and only ono
inch higher than the highest part OF
the couch and three inches higher tha:!
the lowest part Of the back Of the
couch. He stated thar he was attract
by the excitement about the Rams
cell house as he vas going 10 work
and upon entering saw Katherine re-
c.. ming on the couch. That she had
wing gum in the paper in her rig''
/ hand and that her left hand was
c.osed or a small piece Of chewing
gum. That he made a search for car
ridges, ut could not find any.
'ir CT White, constable. was
--- on n sand. and said thct he va
~i'cn a v-l-r7nt for the arrest ~
Stems . 90, O'Clock on Nor+a'
morning. That upon aporoachine
me Stevens house at Halltown. voun~
Stevens vas seen on the porch ard
that he called to him TO come out TO
his car. hich he did. That he told
MIN that he was under arrest. and ask
ed him where the gun was with which
re shot the girl That Stevens re-
r'ied. that the gun that the girl shot
! herself with is upstairs, and that the'
procured il. That on the way back IN
Justice Nichols Office Stevens remark
! ed 81 will tell you all how il was"
| That the gun became heavy in his
| pocket, and that he took il out and laid
! il down and that Katherine picked i
| VI and that he called 10 her 10 put i
down that il would 20 off, but it the
went of, and that he became afrai'
and went home.
Nr Maurice Wentzell testified thai
] he Mid Cnrc,ahla White u,ber
| he went to arrest Stevens, that h
heard Stevens say that il was the gun
that the girl shot herself with. Said
that on .Fav back Stevens said he would
tell them how il was. That the Ru-
became heavy in his pockets. and 'ha'
| he took il out and laid il down, ana
that Katherine picked it up ard sal 60
Relieve | Will Kill Myself" and tina
the gun went OF. and he cried: an
| God. Katherine, What Have ""
Done" and that the light went or.
| he could not see, and that he became
afraid and went home
MI ]. s. Glass testified as re
volver expert. end upon being show
the revolver with which the tra"-
was committed said that il was a Colt
| 81 calibre automatic safety. That ~
fire it the safety catch had to be re
leased and the handle clutched Tight
before the trigger could be pulled.
AT this stage Of the proceedings
much excitement was created BY Prose
cutting Attorney PorterReld recuestiro
/ that the revolver with which the shoot.
ing occurred be frsi to see wha, kind
! Of powder the arr 'idges contained
which was objected to hv Co, Brown
| counsel for the defense After some
l a
| to the revolver being taken outside
and fired. which was done. End il VS.
found that the cartridges contained
Smoke'ess powder, and that there wa
no powder marks made on the paper
~ which II was fired. although il was
held ONLY a few feet away.
Mr.. ]. E. Sponsler. uncle of Kath-
crime Littleton, testified to seeing Kath-
crime Littleton sitting on the couch
win her hands in her lap, with paper
in her right hand. Saw blood on knot
of back door.
MIR. Frank Walker testified % see
ing Undertaken Echols take chewing
gum out of the dead girls mouth.
Mr.. Carl Grub, Mayor Of Bolivar.
was placed On the stand. and said that
he was called early Monday morning
and coroborated the statements of the
oFher witnesses.
Mr.. John Rockenbaugh testified that
Stevens showed revolver al Halltown
on Sunday afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney John T. Por
/ terhcld then opened the areumen. for
the Sta'e, and was followed bv Col
| Forrest w Brown for the Defense who
| asked that the prisoner ONLY Re held
! Tor involuntary manslaughter. In clos
| 'ng Prosecuting Attorney Portcrfeld
dweit upon the point that there were
only TWO persons present when the
tragedy was committed that on, vas
dead; and that the prisoner nad no,
testitied as to how it haporro:
claimed that there was a sinister mo.
tive and insisted upon the prisor.r h
ing heid on the charge CT murder. He
SAID he could not conceive how an in
nHcent person could deliberately leayc
a girl dying and bleeding TO death
ana 20 home without calling her fami-
| " or physician TO her relief.
UPON the conclusion of the orpu-
ment Justice Nichols said that he had
only. heard one side of the case and
would have to hold the prisoner for ~
der " '''u''
The prisoner was in CHARGE .
Sheriff w o. NaCoughtrv and Denrt,
Sheriff w B Alder. and was hrom"b.
oack to Charles Town end placed ir
Jail. p'"NSa II