The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-25
Prisoner Declares He Was
Frenzied By Daughters
Story.
CHILD-WIFE-WIDOW
RECITES HER STORY
Father on Trial for Staying of His
Son-in-law of Three Weeks
Defends His Act.

Defending his act that made his
daughter a widow and himself one OF
the branded on the ground that his
victim had misJreated the one most
dear 10 her parent Albert H- willard.
on trial in Criminal Court No I, for
The murder Of Irving w. Beck. took
the stand this morning and told the
story OF the killing of his sou-in-Iaw
OF less than three weeks. and placed the
prisoner within the SHADOWS OF the
SaIlOws.
He vas followed by the chId-wife-
widow, Dorthy Willard Beck, whose
husband he is accused Of killing The
Siri. less than fifteen years old. quietly
told Of he- experiences with Beck
Many women were present when VII
lard began mis- story The paIIor OF the
cell was on Il @ prisoners face, and he
was rather nervous when he entered
the stand.
Led on by his attorney, Thomas c.
Taylor Willard told why he killed Beck
4 killed uim,'- said Willard because
was mad I was =oaded 20 a frenzy
by what my wife told me on the niEh-
of May o..
No Detail Hidden.
In a low voice. never once covering
any Of the details that. he asserts, MADE
him a madmau. Willard told why he
slew He said that his wife told him
Dorothy came home under the influence
of a drug the sunday before she WGS
married He stated that his wife in
formed him Dorothy has said she had
been visiting with Beck, who taught
her how TO smoke and drink
Step By step, under the guidance Of
mis- attorney- Willard recGEnred the
various miSsteDs Of his dauc1ll-sr, eiis
due, ne asserted. 20 the power held over
her by Beck When 10 came 10 the day
of the murder. Willard said that he re-
membered nothing of what happened
Thar day
WIZARDS memory was soreIy taxed
on cUUSS-eXauiuarioU lE District At
tornev Baker Ar- Baker hypotneltcaiI- p
detailed 10 him the purchase Of the pis-
rolT the visit 10 BecS's store and ended
by asking
Is this not EC7 Didn't you DO that
m al mixed up the man replied
Z may have. guess that's right I'm
so mUddled 7 don't remember.
Asked To Tel Cause.
"TeH the jury why you killed irving
W Beck commanded Attorney Taylor
when willard took the stand
4 killed him when I was made goad-
ed 70 q frenzy by what my wife told
me on the night of May D.
My " fe told me that on the Sunday
before DOro -hy's marriage she came
home under the influence Of q drug She
was sick all that day the man con
tiuued in a low voice.
she told me ne had taken her To a
house on = street where he had room
and where he taught her to drink and
smoke Together they visited Fish al
ley southwest
All Sunday night wandered around
looking Tor the child went 10 Beck
and said. For Coos sakS, tel! me where
my daughter isI
She does not want her mother or
YOU TO know Beck replied. After that
I don't know what did
Dressed As School Girl
Dorothy Beck. bareheaded, with her
brown hair caught behind by bow Of
black ribbon dressed I'm q white sailor
waist cut low IN the neck, and 2 blue
skirt which fell scarcely below the
knees, was called 20 the stand about
11-I5 O'Clock Not even a. marriage rinE
was ehere 10 suggest that she had NOT
. been called from some childish game
into Court Of Justice, where her
fathers life hangs in the balance
The failure OF the defence 10 e=raD b.
lish sufficient basis on which to justify
. a recital by the chiId-wife, and Mrs
Mary Willard that Willard had been
told Of the ALLEGED misconduct OF Beck.
+ has practically sounded the death knelI
TO the defense OF insanity
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