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a lush, daughter in court, which was

some money ana gave IL TO simpson diu a
receipt was handed to Pidgeon for the
$500. He, the witness, did not notice that
| the receipt was dated December IA when
the day on which it was given was only
/ December 3.
| counsel for the State.
Adjourned to Browns on the invitation
| of Simpson, who invited us to have bot
| tie of wine.
who were there drinking at the bar?"
asked Judge Garretson.
Besides ourselves. Callaghan and Bin
] dernagle, there were Mr.. Rappleye. and
| Mr.. Mckenzie of the Journal
/ What did you do next?"
1.-THE party broke up and Noonan went
| with Pidgeon and to New York"
ION the way did you say anything to
him about the Pole?" asked Mr.. Garrel-
| son.
| "Yes, 1 asked him when he would turn
the man out on the street, and Joe re
piled, Next week
| AS Beck was giving this evidence he
| was continually looking at his hands, and
| Judge Noonan suspecting that he was re-
| freshing his memory from notes concealed
| therein stepped up to the witness chair
and asked him.
what are you looking at?''
my hands, replied Beck, holding them
up.
"Humph." said Judge Noonan turning
away. You're not looking at much"
which remark brought from the Court
| mild rebuke.
did you communicate with Noonan af-
| ter that?" resumed counsel for the State.
''Yes, I called him up over the tele-
| phone. 1 asked him about the case, but
| he spoke back: L can't talk over the tele-
| phone about it. There is some trouble
| over here about it. 1 asked him what.
but he replied, Don't talk so loud; 1 can't
talk with you,' and he left the telephone"
Gross examine" said Judge Garretson,
and Judge Noonan proceeded with the un-
dertaking.
Beck then told of his newspaper life. He
had, he said, written column stories for
the Herald" and "World" and, in fact,
according to him, every newspaper in
New York The Sunday editors had re-
quested those productions, but he couldn't
recall their names.
II also did libel work for the Mail and
Express he volunteered.
What kind of work, pray, is that?"
asked counsel.
'tOh, 1 investigated the character of
people engaged in libel suits"
so you were general detective?"
asked counsel.
No, sir. I was not a detective; don't
call myself detective
will you please tell me the difference
between investigating and detective
work." counsel asked.
'sSOme NAV call il the same thing hut
never called myself detective Beck
replied.
How long have you been connected
wrtn the Jersey CITY 'Journal
Since last August
How long nave you known Mr. Rap
pleye?'
For several years 1 have been asso-
ciated with hlm.
We're you ever IN the theatrloai pusi-
ness!
Yes, managed a show for season
what other work nave you done when
you were not writing for the Herald
and posing as a detective!
Il was superintendent OF secret ser
vice bureau.
What was ITS name! asked Judge
Noonan susplcousiy.
o >' F-' ~P 'S VIZ
ness
An, then you superintended your own
bureaus!
Yes, tnere were others interested IN
IT,
What investigations d1d you ever make
In that bureau!
Il handled the Fleming case, the Han
nigan murder case and other great cases.
Didn't you tell Mr.. Simpson that you
were in the late Charles w. Brookes'
officer" asked counsel.
II was never employed by Mr.. Brookes,'
was the evasive reply.
Didn't you say that you were en-
pfoyed as a detective in Colonel Fellows
Officer
Il never claimed to be a detective, I
told you" snapped the witness. Il dis
claim the word detective. / made inves-
LEGATIONS, that's ALL
did you do any detective work in
Elizabeth"
Yes. I went there for the Mail and
Express
What to dor
ITO find If gambling existed in that
city; but I didn't find any" Beck replied
with grin.
What are you grinning at?' asked
counsel sharply.
81 am not grinning.''