The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-10
WILL BE TRIED FRIDAY
LAWRENCE TO HAVE PRELIMrNA- RY BEFORE SELMA MAYOR.
! Friends of H. Beaman Suspect Con- spiracy Against Him--Prisener Declines to Make a Further | Statement.
Advertiser Bureau,

The preliminary nearing oi w. -. Lawrence, charged with the murder or H. Beiman. Sunday. has been set 10, Friday morning. Friends of the dead man suspect a conspiracy against Bel mans life.
 Beiman made two statements before his death, one of which has been divulged. The other deposition before a notary. Is In the hands of the au- thorities and will be read at the hear ing Friday. They are said to be the same in substance.
 In short statement to Samuel Eagle a merchant, after he realised that he was mortally wounded, Beiman declar- ed that Lawrence shot him after he entered the rear door of the store be- fore many words were uttered, and ac- cused the clerk of cold-blooded mur- der. Eagle was reluctant in repeating the statement, but on being questioned whether the foregoing was true he replied in the affirmative. Further more, Eagle said that Beiman was jealous of Lawrence's relations with Beiman's wife.
 Lawrence Is reticent. He has been advised by his counsel to maintain silence and he has said nothing further than his testimony before the Mayor yesterday afternoon in which he de- clared that he shot Beiman accidental ly. In that statement Lawrence said in substance:
 MT. Beiman, my employer, and I were talking abou ta number of &C., counts l was to collect on an intended
 trip into the country when the accident
 occurred. I had been cleaning a pistol and while talking to MT. Beiman the
 pistol was in my left hand. He re- ferred to a certain account which he oot T atert ls,x xxrtf hiv~a a I reached with my right hand to get the invoice from the shelf the pistol was discharged, have always been friendly with my employer"
 Lawrence was asked this morning at the county jail if he wanted to make another statement. He said he would say no more about the affair until .his hearing Friday morning. He has em- ployed able counsel and it is said will be able to make a strong defense,
 At police headquarters this morning 1t was said that two pistols were found in the store office where Beiman met his death and it is thought that the second one belonged to Beiman. Bei- mans store has been closed by the au- thorities pending an investigation and examination.
 When Lawrence was brought before Mayor Atkins this morning to answer tHe CHaTBe or snow cause why he should not answer at that time both the defendant and City Attorney Schafer appealed for more time.
 His attorney was out of the city, pleaded Lawrence, but he would be ready tomorrow and he wanted a speedy hearing. On the other hand the City Attorney made an earnest plea for another week before the hearing After arguing at some length, he with drew his request for a weeks time and asked the Mayor to set the hearing for Saturday morning.
 This is quite a complicated case and in order that justice may be done I ask that the city be given time to investigate and properly prepare Its case" said MT. Schafer. There is a possibility that there is no charge whatever against the defendant while there Is also strong possibility of most serious charge against him"
 After hearing both sides, Mayor Att kins, who was inclined to give the prisoner a hearing at the earliest pos- sible time, summoned the witnesses to appear Friday and remanded Lawrence to the county jail without bail.
 There Is a possibility of the defense carrying the case into a justices court, but that is not considered a proba- bility.
 The funeral of the late H. Beiman took place at o'clock this afternoon from the family residence.