The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05

MS Toic, YOU turn from the roaCWdS
at right angles past the stop at the
corner and then YOU nave to make a
figure 5 as you go in the gate, l don't
say that | held my wife going around
that place. because ii is Il very diff
insult turn in the daytime, with both
hands and running fast. At night and
with one hand l don't believe anybody
could make that turn running fast
don't say that | didn't let go of my
Wife for an instant to make that turn
Anyhow. when got in the yard hol-
Tered to attract attention Mr. Tom
owen | think. was the first one TO
come to the car. l told him that my
wife had been shot. don't know
whether | used the word shot or killed
or murdered or how Anyhow. he took
her out of the car. and Or. Mercer at
, that time came up and lent his as
sistance in carrying my wife into the
library, / think it was. Anyhow. the
first room on the left. l Went in
there. DIR. Mercer was in there, and |
asked him ii there was anything l
could do whether to send for the am
bulance or talk her TO Il hospital or
what He said, NO there is nothing
you can do. She is dead"
9. You asked DR.. Mercer what?
Asked Whit He Could Do.
a l asked Dr. Mercer whether there
was anything | could do, phone for
the ambulance or take her to the hos
pital, and he told me, no, there was
nothing ! could do. that she was dead.
l remember going back second time
and asking him ii She was ocad, and
he said, yes.
.. Do you know where your coat
was then, when you got back there?
a. Yes. sir. Dr. Mercer said that
| he picked 1t up out of the 'front.' OF
the machine, on the running board.
q. On the what?
A. On the footboard l mean.
Q. That is in the front where your
feet go?
A Yes, sir.
G. Now. Mr.. Beattie. did you give
Mr., Owen and the officers all the in
formation that you could in reference
! to this matter?
A EvoFy officer that came up there
that night I told him everything 1
knew. They all asked me where 1t oc-
CURED: told them l didn't know, but
that I knew exactly where l turned
around, and that I thought 1t was
| about three quarters of mile or a
mile from there: and l wanted 10 20
up again and look for ii and take them
up there, but they wouldn't let me DO
.. When they asked for the gun,
what did YOU tell them?
a. told Mr.. Tom Owen the gun was
in the car.
! .. Did YOU think IL was in the car
when you told him so?
y. Yes, sir. We both went out 20
look for the gun together. and it
wasn't in there, and | Told him then
II must have jolted .rit
Bounce ut Belt Line.
- DID YOU suggest the place that
1t might have jolted out?
~ l don't remember that | did.
/ q You said that at the Belt Line
you do remember having terrible
| bounce?
a. Yes. sir. remember telling
somebody that night that thought
the car was going to turn over, that
II jumped about two feet and hair
| thought
9. At the Belt Line?
A Yes. sir.
9. Now, Mr.. Beat,ie. did you give
them description Of the man?
I c. What was the description Won
gave of the man. and what is IN. lie.
scr'PtIoh You now give of the man
as near as you can recall?
~ The same that / gave To every.
.'""y toIo' .hi.t il was n large man,
as well as could remember-o,
curse IT was all guessing, but as well
as could remember and see, nc was
large man. about six feet tail and
his face was full of beard kimo ~,
/ Scrubby heard
g 1t was dark night was il?
| g. Was the moon upp
y. No. sir.
Woods Close to Road
=. AT the point where the murde,
Mas committed, were there woods On
~ H.
y. There are woods un there ,,h.r,
tic blood spot is. Yes. Sir.
- DO the woods grow up close n
The road at that point
y Yes. sir.
@ Thick woods?
| a Very thick
s,S g Are there tail trees on both
A Very tall on one side M, 60 .au
! on the other YAH
9 Is it dark spot? THAT $ the
point want 10 get at.
| y. Yes sir.
G. When YOU stand in front 81 a.,
automobile there is a very good IIeh.
| put whe; you stand behind the li-nts
90 those lamps give you much lieht
behind them? '7
!. @ Why don't they show behind :" t
~ Because the light can't show,
| through the brass on the lamu ana
'heF are MADE to reflect in front
. They are not made to rive =
| light behind?
y. No sir.
e Those are the bright lights
Where are the other lights?
a Ihere are two little oil iamps on
'"e SIDE but don't us. those axcen,
IN case OF emergency
- 1hoSe two were NOT Dpbtada
y. No.. sir
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