The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-05

police had been to see her"
why did you ask that?"
Because that afternoon Detective
Scherer had been to see me about
going with the Binford girl 1 did not
see how that had anything TO do with
the murder. ! told him didn't mind
telling him anything about my rela-
| lions with the girl, but not to let II
get out to my people told him
everything about it
did Mr.. Scherer intimate to YOU
| that it might be considered a motive
for the crime?"
"No."
Paul Beattie said when he saw you,
you expected to be arrested. Did you
say so to him?'
mo SIR
Where were you sitting with Paul ?"
"On the porch. The whole house
was lit UP. There must have been
| fifty to one hundred people who came
up to express their sympathy"
did anyone stay beside you long2''
Chester Lord did"
there?"
| YES"
Were other people within hearing7'
was that the brightest and most
public portion Of the porch?"
Yes"
this thing looks black to me- and that
this thing lokos black to me- and that
you said I wish to God I hadn't done
! 1t, though she never loved me and only
married me for my money Did you
ever make that statement?"
| mo"
Then Paul Beattie said YOU re-
marked, how in the he'll did those de-
! tectives find out there was a No. &
shell in that gun. Did you make any
such statement?"
NO"
Did you have any intimation that
you would be arrested?"
Not until after / o'clock, after Paul
had gone"
HE gaid you took him in a dining
room and gave him a bottle of beer.
Do you remember that?"
/ NO"
Then he said you went out on the
back porch with him. Did your
mo-
Beattie told Of his visit TO the home
Of Attorney Smith in company with
Sandifer and Luther Wells declaring
that he did not know he was to be
arrested.
Il told Mr.. Smith" said the accuTe6.
| that / thought they were going 20
bring the Binford girl in and 7 gave
him all the information could. When
1 left I told SanSifer and Wells that ]
wanted to call up Paul and find out "
the police had been to see Beulah.'
Was that all Of the conversation p
Yes
An argument ensued ss to Beulah
Binford being produced in court, coun-
sci for the defense, in a sharp clash
with the prosecution, declaring that
the girl had been held in jail incom-
municado. Judge Watson interviewed,
declaring that IT was not his impress
/ al he G1E1
prevented from seeing her and further
more that If 1t was not the intention
of either side ultimately to put her on
4 the stand, he wanted to release her
from jail. The prosecution intimated
that it intended to do so later.
The prisoner denied emphatically,
when his examination was continued,
that he was on the Midlothian turn
pike on the night of the murder pre-
vious to its happening. He said he
was not there at the time described
by Roaisnd Sydnor, witness for the
prosecution.
1T has been testified that you iden-
titled that gun" said Mr.. Smith. 'Win
you tell all you know about that gum
| "The next morning when the gun
was found several people were stand
ing around and we ell assumed that
it was the gun with which the murder
| wss committed"
did you have a chance to examine
the gun before that?'
| NO"
| Sheriff Gil, upon request OF counsel
| for the defense, here brought to the
court room both the gun and the blood
stained clothing OF the prisoner worn
on the night Of the murder.
WAS 1t possible for you to identify
that gum
INC. That was the only gun found
and everybody naturally concluded that
It was the gun with which my wife
was murdered. All / knew was that
If was a single barreled gun"
!. At this point Hill Carter for the de-
Tense told the court that the defense
| desired TO have the prisoner get into
| the car and demonstrate TO the jury
how the shot was fired and how his
wife was seated.
While the Car was being sent for
cunsel for the defense asked permits
SIGN 20 put Charles H Kestleberg on
the stand to ask him one question.
| Prosecutor Wendenburg objected to
breaking the continuity of the exami-
nation by detracting the attention Of
| the jury, but Judge Watson allowed
! him to take the stand.
What was the number of your
carr" asked Mr.. Smith
Dill said Mr.. Kestleberg, and the
| witness was excused.
/ Lee Paschal, one of the boys who
came from the dance at the Bon Air on
the night Of the murder ana who had
/ previously testified for the common
wealth, was asked If he remembered
the number of the car he and the other
boys saw with the woman on the left
running board. He said Il was Dill
| Court adjourned for luncheon at 1:15
for both sides were to confer during