The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-28
Magistrate Strider.

ana mat ne hdd seen them trying TO
bury the dead body of a woman, but
Judge Gould ruled it out
Magistrate Strider.
The first witness called by the defense
today was H G Strider. the magis-
trate. who issued the writ Of eiectment
to remove Andrew Weldon from 256
Ninth Street southeast. Witness said
he did not know the defendant. but
knew Mrs. Minnie Bibb, agent for the
BeaI property, and Mrs. Jessie Bean
Oelrichs
Mrs. Oelrichs. he said, was at his Of
fee on the morning of December II last.
about 10 o'clock. She inquired for Dep
uty Marshal Nash. She was in the of
flee about a minute. In answer to ques-
tons from Mr.. LipscOmb. Judge Strider
said that Nash had left his Office about
papers on persons i'm the southeast sec
ton Of the city. He returned about
1880. Nothing material was brought out
ON cross-eXamination by District Attor-
ney Beach.
SAY Man in Yard.
Eliza Payne, a negro woman, followed
Judge Strider on the stand.
How old are yOu?" asked Mr.. Lips
comb.
MY toughest guess is I'm about sew
enty," was the answer.
You aren't from Virginia are you.
Eliza -
mo. sab, Use from Delewah. sab"
We'll, I'm sorry. You ought to have
been from Virginia" said Mr. Lipscomb
with all the bland modesty OF a native Of
the Old Dominion.
Yes sab" acquiesced Aunt Eliza.
Il 4 l. H.. Il
near the Oelrichs house. On the day
Mrs. Beall was murdered she went TO
return a wash tub she had borrowed
from Mrs. Ireland, who lives next door
TO Mrs. Oelrichs. Witness went TO the
Oelrichs back yard. thinking It was Mrs.
Ireland's. She knocked at the side gate,
which was fastened on the inside. A
man came to the gate, and opened it
just wide enough for her TO see through
Witness could not see into the yard. The
man, who wore a black SLOUGH hat, told
her Mrs. Ireland lived next door.
Entered Mrs. Ireland's.
Going to the back gate of the next
house Aunt Eliza was met by Mr..
ireland, an elderly gentleman. He told
ner TO come in, and she went in and
put the tub down. While she was stand
ing there a woman came and spoke to
Mr.. Ireland The following conversa-
ton took place:
Did you hear a scream next door, a
little while ago." this woman asked
No, | did not, replied Mr.. Ireland.
Didn't you hear anyone scream
the woman repeated anXiously.
NO, l did not. was the emphatic
reply. wnereupon the woman left. Wit
ness was not asked TO Identify the wo-
Elan.
Witness then went home. She fixed
the time as about L o'clock, certainly
no later than II.
Next Door NeighbOT.
The testimony Of Mrs. Z. F. ireland
was 10 the effect that she moved into
1916 II Street northeast. on December 8
She was living there on the day of Mrs
Bealls death. On that morning she was
working i'm the house. She heard pecu-
liar sounds in the next house. They
gave her the impression that something
had fallen out Of her piano. which was
in her front parlor. She heard neither
screams nor pistol shots. She never
located the sounds Her windows were
open, and her Authoritarian. Matthew
ireland, was in the house with her Her
son was asleep in the house, but the
sounds she heard did not awaken him.
Mrs. ireland cOrrObOrated the testi-
mOny Of Elizab beth Payne in regard
10 the return Of the wasn't. o. Her faith
er-in-law opened the gate and the first
witness saw of Aunt Eliza was when she
had come into the kitchen. Mrs. Ireland
fixed the time as 11:40. When she came
through the dining room on her way To
the kitchen she looked at d clock TO see
If il was time for her to get her chill
dren's lunch She did not see Mrs.
Oelrichs that day, but thought her faith
er-in-law had. The first she heard OF
the murder was about 800 o'clock that
afternoon.
Visited by Mrs. 0elrichs.
The strongest point of Mrs. Ireland's
testimony was 10 the effect that on
Thursday. May t. Mrs Oelrichs called
on her and asked her If she and her faith
er-in-Iaw could not testify 10 having heard
screams and pistol shots on the morn
ing Mrs Bean was murdered. Witness
told Mrs Oelrichs she could not give
such testimony. as she had heard neither
screams nor shots
But your futheT-in-law heard them.
Mrs Oclrichs said, according TO Mrs.
Ireland'S testimony.
Il told her he had not heard them.
said the witness. emphatically. and
that he was angry because she had tried
10 get him 10 say he did"
Witness stated further that Mrs DEL
richs had told her that people were
trying 10 get her Mrs. Oelrichs. to
prove an alibi but, because five months
had passed, the tTaGcsmcn on whom she
member the exact time OF her presence
In their places of business.
A Missing Skirt.
Another incident Of the conversation.
a = rsnorfaJ nv Mrs ireland vv1S Mrs