The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-06

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Wade did It. did not tell the
neighbors i washed the walls. That
was "A lie. l won't say there was
no blood on my white apron, for my
head was bleeding badly
Wade told me he would be back
to take the trunk away. When Mr..
Ferguson came to my house Wade
was under the bed in the back bed
room. The pianola was playing that
morning for just while. My little
girl tried to operate 1t and couldn't.
and then my boy. and he couldn't.
ORDERED CHILDREN TO PLAY.
"Mr. Wade told them to play so
the noise wouldn't be heard.
81 didn't see see the shots fired. I
heard them. Wade told me to say
was found out.
MY little girl took a message to
have telephoned to Wade TO be sure
John came with him"
On REORGANIZATION Mrs. Mott
was asked
Did you think Wade had any
intention of killing or harming your
husband?"
She answered.:
II thought So"
Testimony of william Rooney,
former milk carrier for Wade, and
that OF Johnston, brought out the
fact that Wade had been on the
lookout for Mott, weapons in hand.
for eight days preceding the MUIR
der. Rooney was hired by Wade.
He watched two nights at the Mott
house. armed with a Ratchet on
promise that he would be paid 5000.
He collected only -.
WADE THREATENED DEATH.
THE second night" Rooney testi-
fed, wade went with me and said
that he was going to kill Mott. That
was further than 1 wanted to go
so left the Job"
This is Johnston's story as he told
1t to the court:
"On August Wade told me he
had a run in with Mott the day be-
fore and Mott told him to keep away
from his house and his wife. Wade
said Mott kept a record of the calls
he made to his house. On Monday
night a week later Wade asked me
to go to the Mott house with him
and to bring the Ratchet and small
Ak, which l did.
IT sat in one corner on the stairs
and Wade in the other. We waited
until 1890 then we went home On
the way home a man came up Bos-
ton avenue toward us. Wade said,
That looks like MOTT If | had a
shotgun 1 could kill him. The man
put his hand in his back pocket and
Wade turned his head away. The
man went by.
"The next night met Wade was
Wednesday Before left home
ask ed mother IL could take Charles
shotgun, and she said / might get
into trouble. But / took IL and put
1t into my trunk and met Wade and
went to the Mott house. He waited
outside in the truck until about
o'clock. An officer came by and ask ed
us II we were going to stay there all
night. We told him we were waiting
for some one.
TOOK OFF HIS SHOES.
Friday morning Wade said we
night. l took the Ratchet and ak
as on Monday night. Mrs. Mott saw
a man coming up the street and call
ed to us, Here he comes But IL
was the man next door. We waited
a while longer and went home,
Next day. Saturday, I was Sleep
Ing. l got up about 9 o'clock for
supper and Wade was on the phone
and said he wanted to see me that
night down town. He was in his car
and Mrs. Mott was with him in the
car. Wade said: wen go over to
Motifs house tomorrow morning at 7
o'clock.
IL knew there would be an argu-
ment or fight.
II was to meet Wade in a restau-
rant / went into the PLAZA, but he
was not there, so I cruised along In
my truck on Broad street and ran
into him. He asked me II had my
AK. I gave him my Ratchet. He
said. Why haven't you got your ak p
/ said no, so he said we would have
to go over to his house.
80 1 parked my truck and got In
Wndc's truck and We went to his
barn. He went to the barn and got
a piece OF iron pipe and threw II at
tho back OF the truck. He got u
couple OF quarts OF milk and said we
would seem to be delivering.
AS we came toward the house
saw Mrs. Mott was on tho upper
front porch. and Ecstured to us to
go around back, We did, and took
of our shoos IN the hall. We went
up In tho dining-room, leaned
against the sugar barrel and he sat
In chair noar tho door. nsted him
for my Ratchet,
HOW DEATH nLow CAME.
'He took the piece OF pipe, !
didn't hear what he and Mrs Mott
said, they talked so low, didn't ace
tho children, I noticed Mrs. Not rub
her hands like they were cold. Wade
sat there n few minutes and he was
sort or sweating. She went upstairs
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