Show WHEN I AWAITING TRiAl Girl Who Shot Syrian Testifies as Mrs Alice A ice Roach Wells TELLS A STRAIGHT STORY WAS IN FEAR OF BODILY HARM WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED When hen the th diminutive female defendant In the shooting case of Tony Hanon was as called to the stand on her own behalf late yesterday afternoon it developed that her name s a no longer Alice Roach but Mrs Alice Roach Wells Veils Her announce announcement announcement ment of her h r new name caused surprise in the courtroom outside of other her counsel and members of her family It was learned that she was as married Christmas eve two months after she shot Hanon I to William H Wells ells Wells Is about a 21 ayears ai i years old and his wife Is 17 She had not reached her seventeenth birthday when she shot Hanon Mrs Wells ells do not look more than her age She Is a 3 little blonde was dressed soberly and kept her self possession un nfl under under der her direct examination by Hurry Harry Rob fob Robinson Robinson inson and her he by hy Dis District District District Attorney Loofbourow She gave her answers in a low voice so low that many of them had to be bo repeated Two Stories Agree Mrs Irs Wells story and the story stor of her sister Mrs Irs Jennie Gibson who preceded her hor on the witness stand agreed closely cloel I in hi detail as us to It the events leading up to the shooting Both denied dented that they the had bought any an goods good from Hanon Ilanon and that they owed him anything They said ho he h did not show them a tablecloth but did didt try t to sell them a skirt Mrs Irs Wells Veils said Hanon Ilanon appeared to be bo beang angry ang when he h called the first day anti and did not make a sale She said he swore and muttered to himself as he closed his grip and displayed ed a large clasp knife I with a threat to kill them When he called next day da sho she said they they were pre preparing I paring larin to wash and as he hurried through the tIle house he ran into a chair and I knocked Mrs Gibsons baby bab off it Then he seized Mrs Irs Gibson by b the shoulder should r Mrs Irs Gibson broke away from front him and ran to Mrs Harris house for help Mrs Wells Veils said she rushed into the bedroom bell room and picked up a revolver on the thc wash washstand washstand washstand stand there and ordered Hanon to leave Tells When She Fired At that time slip she said he was at the th threshold of the tho bedroom She Sh said she fired one shot by him to frighten him and aad he ho went outside the house h use When about abot six or Jr seven meven feet from the house he stopped she continued an and J turned as asIf asIf asif If to com come back She said he was muttering muttering mut and had one hand in his hii pocket pock t tand and she fearing caring he meant bodily harm to her hr fired at him and he went down Mrs Wells Vell testimony 11 the th case for both aides sides and court took a recess until 2 oclo k today when arguments will dl be heard hen During the forenoon session Mr Ir Loot Looi charged N E B a for fOI former former mer deputy sheriff with trying to assist the defense In the case Hileman admit admitted admitted admitted ted that he might have said he lle would sec see that no harm came to the girl but buthe buthe buthe he denied that he had any interest in Inthe Inthe the case Other witnesses yesterday esterdaY welt wele Samuel Edwards Charles H II Lieber A H Steele Dr A Fay Fair Fa H S Fadel May Archie Lawson ee mer William Smith d dO de and R H A Roach brother of the |