Evening star., 1901-09-06
Mr.. BEACH TESTiFlES
A CHEsAPEAKE JUNCTION PROPRIE.
TOR SAYS PLACE IS ALL RIGHT.
Continuance Of yagrancy Case In
Police Court ToAay-SOme Lively
Questions Asked.

The trial of the case of Madge Davis, one
OF the women arrested at Chesapeake juno
ton on a charge Of vagrancy. which was
begun In the Police Court before Judge
ktmball Wednesday. was continued today.
The defendant was recalled to the stand
by Prosecuting Attorney Sinclair and qnes-
toned briefly. but nothing new was
brought out.
Andrew r. Beach, proprietor Of one of
the Chesapeake Junction resorts, was the
next witness. He was examined by Mr..
Sillers. He stated that he conducted a
summer place just across the District line
In the state OF Maryland. Some Of his
patrons live In MARYLAND and others are
from Washington. Among those who had
been there he said was the Chinese minis
ter. He was licensed. he said. to conduct q
wholesale and retail liquor business in the
state OF Maryland. He never allowed any
disorderly or ''disreputable'' people about
his grounds. II he knew it. He describ I'd
the rooster dance In much detail. Mr..
Beach said there was not anything i'm
proper shout the dance. There have been,
he declared. as many as 1900 visitors at
his place in a single night. He was ac-
quainted with the defendant, but had never
known her to act in other than a proper
manner, and did not believe she ever took
part in q rooster dance, as "she was too
heavy" He denied that his place was q
resort for prostitutes.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr..
Sinclair. In reply to questions he said he
has a residence in this city on T street
northwest. He sometimes remained there
place. He was asked If he had not fire.
quently spent the night with woman by
the name of Thompson.
Mr.. Siliers objected to the witness an
swering the question.
Judge Kimball decided that the witness
could refuse to answer the question If he
did so on statutory grounds. Beach said
he would avail himself of that privilege.
He denied that the rooster dance had been
given at his place more than three or four
times. but said prize waltzes were quite
common there. In these a gold medal was
the prize. He was asked II he had not
told an officer that he had had criminal
relations with the defendant. He denied
this In q most excited manner. He admit
ted having paid fine for selling liquor on
Sunday, also that the license OF his place
was in the name Of Jack Shea, and ex-
planned that he had done this because after
having paid the fine above noted the grand
Jury OF Prince Georges county, Md, would
not issue him a license IN his own name.
He also admitted having paid sos in fines
in Maryland since the license has been in
Shea's name. He claimed that SO far as he
knew no disreputable women ever came to
his place.
After Recess.
Upon reassembling at 1:3O o'clock this
afternoon, Mr.. Beach was again called to
the stand. In reply to questions from Mr.
Ryan. the witness said Policeman Bryan
had visited his place and had asked him to
get him a girl.
Answering a question Of Mr.. Sinclair the
witness said the defendant had visited his
place time and time again.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Beach's testi-
mony, Madge Davis was recalled to the
stand. She was asked by her counsel II
she had ever had criminal relations with
Mr.. Beach.
Mr.. Sinclair objected to the question. and
the court sustained the objection. The de-
fense here announced its case closed.
Special Ofacer Digney was called to the
stand as witness in rebuttal. He was
examined at length in reference to an al
legged incident related by the defendant in
which she claimed that on one occasion
Sergeant Hartman threw a peanut at the
defendant Nothing Of the kind. he said,
occurred. He was cross-examined by Mr..
Gfllarq