San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
MOTHER TELLS
. ALLEGED PLOT
AGAINST son
Mrs. Mary Stowe Testifies
Against Daughter-in-law
as Trial Opens.
WEEPS ON THE STAND
Much Of Testimony Given as
Tears Stream Down
Aged Woman's Face.
WEEPS ON THE STAND

Testimony in the case Of Mrs. Pear
Stowe for the murder of her husband
George Stove, dairyman, on May L.
1922, in which the state is asking tn,
death penalty, started in the 45th Dis
trict Court Wednesday morning. Hugh
Stowe, son of the couple who fired the
shot, will be tried after the present
case.
Mrs. Mary Stowe, mother of.the dead
man, was introduced by the state and
occupied the greater part of the morn
ing in giving testimony. She had spent
the night Def re the killing at the
Stowe home and had left for her own
home within an hour before the kill
ing.
Testimony that the wife and her
sons were plotting against George
Stowe was given by the witness on di-
rect examination and, on cross examina-
ton, the defense sought TO bring out
that the family we're in danger Of their
lives from George Stowe.
Mrs. Stowe was arraigned just before
the examination began, before a crowded
court room. ABBOTT 90 witnessed were
sworn. w. s. Anthony made state
ment TO the jury in which, he set out
the facts which the state expect to
prove.
Talk Of Property Division.
Mary Stowe testified that her son
had been married TO Pearl Stowe for
years, the number of which she
could not remember. She said that on
May IL, Henry and Hugh Stowe, sons
Of George and Pearl Stowe, came TO
her house and asked her to go with
them to their home.
did you hear any discussion be-
tween George and Pearl Stowe about
Prosecutor Anthony asked.
"She came out there and said, i am
ready to divide"
The witness testified that CONVEX
sation followed about division of prop
erty and that Mr.. Stowe Offered TO give
her two houses and that she could have
her pick of them. He also offered her
4 milk COW which she might take from
any in the COW lot.
No, / want TO divide half and
half " the witness said Mrs. Stowe
told her husband. She then said that
Mr.. Stowe said he did not want to
sell out and sacrifice his property.
III divide up like l told you. You
,an have all the furniture in the house
except a bed" the witness said Mr..
Stowe answered. Except a bed" the
witness repeated.
The witness testified to the follow
ing conversation between the couple
litter they had entered the house:
- nc -
She had even taken her clothes away.
81 left them at Mrs. Berry's.'
as Why didn't you bring them homer
Pearl made mouth at my son. He
rose and said: Don't you ever make a
mouth at me- Then they quarreled."
Suspected Some Plotting"
She then said she told her son TO
stop and asked Pearl to step out on
he gallery. Later in the evening she
aid the car containing the boys drove
I'D in front of the house and Mrs. Stowe
vent out TO where the car was. Here
dr. Stowe stood up, the witness said,
md spoke.
Here, what is the meaning of all
his plotting? For the last three months
hey have been plotting" Mr.. Stowe
hen asked the boys what they were
alking about. the witness said. The
Joys answered that they wanted TO find
tut If their grandmother wanted to be
AIKEN home.
MY son then sat out on the sleeping
porch crying-crying with broken
|eart. Later they went to bed in the
|ame room and in the same bed. The
fitness said she heard nothing during
be night until the alarm went off about
o'clock the next morning when the
Suple got up and went to the barn
milk the cows. She testified TO
ents leading IN to the departure Of
J. Stowe on his milk route. After
had gone, the witness said, she
pped out on the sleeping porch and
3 four guns leaning against the
u.
i says to them: 4 have horror of
m guns. See IL they are ,oaded.
ked over and none of them was load !
There was Winchester, target |
a shotgun and another shotgun,
elieve.s
Exclude "PIotting" Statement.
he then testified that the three boys |
to the barn. Here she made the |
ement dramatically that they were |
there plotting" Upon request from |
nse counsel. this staten Mt was ex-
ed and the jury instructed not to
der il.
Mrs. Stowe was eOokins break
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