The Washington times., 1904-06-27
LINE Of DEFENSE
IN WELDON TRIAL
NOW DISCLOSED
Viii Try to Implicate
Others in Killing of
Mrs. BealI.
A NEGRO IN The CASE
Questions Show Attempt to
Put Guil5 Upon the
OeIrichS.

NDO4I lAliO-
The line Of defense which will be
adopted by counsel for Andrew Wecdon
was disclosed this morning While ar
guing the law as U the admission Of
certain testimony. attorney A A. Lips
comb said that he would produce CIR
cumstaatial evidence 20 show that osher
f,ersons besides Weldon were implicated
in the murder of Mrs Rachel BeaIl
Several witnesses have been asked ques-
tions by Air. Lipscom5 during the course
of the trial which showed that counsel
icr the defense was attempting TO brins
out evidence calculated to damoge NJ
and Mrs. Oclricis and other mcrabeTs
3f the Beau family. The charac srs az
different members Of the Beall Family
have been touched upon. and other
;sOSes have been made By tie defense
10 show that the actions of Mr.. and
ITs. Celrichs on the day or the death
OF A.rs. Eeail were not IS frank IS
they might have been- VITA the COM
in1 10 light OF this iEtcntion on the psil
of Weedons attorneys interest in the
witnesses which viii be csIied Tor the
oeIensc has increased
Proceedings Begi~
Criminal Court No. was crowded thi>
morning when Justice could took h.s
seat. Woedon came in promptly. accom-
panied By his wife who has entered the
courtroom With her accused huseard
every morning since the trial began
when the first witness was called Airs'
weldon retired 10 the witness roon', as
she vii testify for the defense
weldon IS Unchanged in appearances
ana IS taking his trial cOoily. lie IS II
constant communication with his eoun-
sci. apparently advising them. row ahd
then. az 10 what questions 10 ask
Lucy Bean Takes stand
.fne nrst witness today was Mrs. Lrry
Fsatl we or N-grren Bean Mrs. Bea1
or Friday testified that Ga the Taor-ins
Of the day Of the homicide. Weldon
came 10 her house. which Is near the
Wcedon house shortly after 10 o'clock
and told her ne had Killed Jessie Beaii-
Today she was cross examined by Ar.
Libscomb
The defendant. said Mrs. Bean, hrd
on a dark avercoat and brown alpine
hat When she saw Weedon he nad
come in the front door. through TIE
parlor and was standing IN the dlnlls
room. Her son was on The back porc,i-
= have killed Jessie Beall. the biac-s-
headed - Siot y.
God have mercy on my soul ara
doubled uD and fell under the stove 1
shot her IL the head. Now m goli.s
10 kill Minnie Bibb. were NeedoE 5
first words. He then went outr witness
SAID.
Closely Cross-Qaestioned.
Mr.. Libscomb tried 10 break the wit
ness down BY asking her If she told tia
Coroner's jury that WeedOn had told
her Jessie BeaH said God have mercy
on my soul,
Were you told BY some enc 70 swear
here before this court 70 that n ORD r
to supply a reason for the dead woman
having her hands in front OF her Whcl
she was shot
II was not Mrs BeaH replied.
Here followed a verbal passage b.
tween the opOsing counsel u grew -
warm that Justice Gould had 10 inter
fere.
Mr. Lipsccmb questioned he witness
CLOSELY upon what she had testified 70 at
the .~3roner's jury. Mrs Beau could \ -
remember many things she Is reported
10 have said as shown by the stenog-
raphers notes of the Coroner's hearins.
An argument came up on question
asked by Mr.. LipscOmb. 10 which Mr..
Beach objected. This question was:
A Searching Question.
Did You tel Mrs. Brady that a col
ored man had been called into the
Oclrichs house 10 hang the curtains on
the day of the murder. and that ne saw
Nh and Mrs Oelrichs trying to bury
tho body of woman. ana when she
asked YOU who the coicred man was.
cid you tell her you did not know?
In the course of his argument Mr.
L'pscomb made an important announce
ment when he said that the defense.
when its time came would produce cir
cumstantial evidence TO show that other
persons were implicated in the murder
of Mrs. BeanL The argument OF eoun-
SCI for the defense was that Mrs Beau
hao rnade so many reckless statements
that she was. in effect, a biased wit
ness. The court ruled out the question.
TAX With Mrs, Jcues.
Mr. Lipscomb then asked Mrs Beau
il she had called on Margaret Jones. OF
912 New York Avenue and during tie
course OF conversation asked Margaret
Jones not 10 tell anbody she had been
there. and say further To Mrs. Jones.
IF 1 had il al 10 go over again, re-
ferring 20 the murder and subsequent
occurrences, Il would never gay WHIT /
have said. hut If | hadn't Warren would
Witness said she had not said that
The efforts Of MP. LfDscomb We're
clearly 10 show that the Besh family
had cooked mp a case against Weldon,
and We're compelling certain members Il
that family 10 testif, 10 things that
would be damaging 10 Weldon
Mrs. BealL when questioned again by
Mr.. BeaCh, said Wesdon had visited her
house few days before the murder ard
had shown her q pistol Asked as 10
discrepancies between her testimony be-
fore the Cdroner's jury and the state
laentS made before the IuIy la court
Mrs. Beall replied that she thought IL wax
better 20 wait and tell the wnole story
in court
George E Murray. who keeps a gro
cery on The corner of Third and {