Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
ADMIT HADEEYS ALLEGED CONFESSION
TO RECORD AFTER VERBAL ENCOUNTER

his wife) was going West to secure
u divorce. He proposed to her. she
said. and. on the strength Of his rep
rcsehtations regarding the divorce
she became engaged to him.
DIR. liadlcy gave her AN engage.
mcnt ring. she said. At this time she
knew Mrs. IIadley wae In Richmond
shc admitted. The doctor came e
her one night, she said. and told her
that he had just seen his VIII. 10 :,
train. declaring that she WINS on b,,
way West to secure a divorce Shc
saw him nearly every might durir.
the remainder of his stay Mt IN. has,
pitai. ana, eventually. they agreed r.
be married on April 80. 1919. 1t was
on December II. 1918, that she learned
from DIR, Iiadley that his wife had
dicd IN California. lie had left ,hc
i'oepi'ai on December G and wrote her
from Atlanta. Later. he wrote 10 her
rom Texas concerning his wIfc's
death.
Gave Her Watch
Asked IL DR.. IIudlcy. had given he,
"'tch--"hich the prosecution In
dichtcd was one which had bee,
owned by his wifc--Shc replied in the
Affirmative. and identified one which
WAS shown. In addition 10 an in
scription which the doctor had en-
Gfavc1 on the watch for tho ,hep
MISS MERGERS benefit, the prosecution
showed that the watch contained tho
initials IS. T. H." the Initials being
those Of DR.. Ifadicy's wife. The
watch was given Mrs. Zobsll AS a
Christmas present. ana bore the in
Scriptioh: Gladys. may all the com
ins years be as bright az this Christ
mas Day"
Mrs. Zobcll. then Miss Mercer. lcf,
the hospital In March 1919. and re-
turned 10 her home In BROOKLYN She
hhd been corresponding rather regu-
ari: with Or. Hadicy up TO the tim,
MIS- WIGS body had been identified.
hhc declared. She never heard from
him after he had learned tina. "A wor.
rant for his arres, had been issued
IL was while being questioned I'm
regard 10 her relations with tho ac-
cuscd physician that Mrs ZvDcr,
nearly Hwo"rcd. She was assisted
from the stand ana taken to Tn.
jury room. where she was allowed
to remain for some time
Love Letters Arc Rcnd.
number Of letters which She
had Identified as among those which
Or. iind!ey had addressed to her.
were read TO the jury, by the Com
inonwcaith's Attorney. The saluta-
ton. Dear Iioney-b bird" was used
In ali Of them. In one. he sent her
millions OF kisses" and In all Of
them he referred Ia their approach
ing marriage. All OF them contained
references To his plans for the fu
turc. OF his intention Of giving up
the practice Of medicine, and of the
happy Nfe they would lead together
on his Texas ranch. Most Of IN.
Lots and lots and lots and lots OF
love and were invariably signca
Ell"
You arc the only girl In the
world for me-" asserted two or three
OF the letters.
iiadley's aged mother. who had
come all the way from Texas to DC
WIN her son during the trial, sa,
behind him. Once or twice durlu:;
the day. She whispered 10 him.
Wien Mrs Zobeil resumed \,he
stand. she had fully recovered her
composurc. and lrr- attitude toward
Attorney Gum. .or-, the defense. was
one Of defiance. She was married
she said. on January Ii. 1899 She
refused to tell nor husbands name
or give his occupation. insisting tina,
ne had no connection with the case
and should not be dragged into it
She iiaty refused to answer a NUN
Der of questions
sheriff Sydnnr IS Called
l.. g. Clark. father OF Mrs. J. W.
Hill, who had previously testified that
the iiadlcys had roomcd a, her house.
corroboratcd his daughters testi-
m5ny.
Sheriff Webb Sydnor. who went
West TO bring Dr. Iiadlry back after
he was arrested in New Mexico, and
who had been working on the case
since the finding OF the -,woman's
body in the James River on Dccem-
Der 20. 1918, was then called To the
stand. His testimony was largely a