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.tumps on the left-hand side going to

stumps on the left-hand side going 10
Richmond.
on cross-examination, he said:
That he had seen another blood
spot two miles down the turnpike.
The spot was a small one ne said.
There were also a number of drip
pings This second blood spot has
been great puzzle to the detectives
and no one has been able to explain
il.
Did you speak of this second blood
spot 20 any One2"
I'VE talked about it; suppose 9TH
ers saw it,"
DO you know of any other per-
son who saw it?''
Yes. sir: my cousin. Broadnax
Robertson, son of Mr.. Stanley Rob-
ertson. of Woodland Heights. was
with me Thursday. He saw the sec
ond spot"
Mr.. Wendenburg then. on redirect
examination. asked if he had seen
the blood spot Wednesday, The boy
thought he had not He did not look
for second blood spot Wednesday.
The next day, however, hearing that
someone had seen second spot. he
rode up on his bicycle TO look at IL.
Paurs Fathcr-in-I4aw Called.
r. j. HouchenS, father-in-law of
Paul Beattie. was next called.
Mr.. Wendenburg asked:
when did Captain Mcmahon. of
Richmond. receive the first informa-
ton regarding that gum"
ION the following morning after
the murder"
How soon in the morning.
AT about Sis o'clock"
T.. w. Farley Takes the Stand.
e. w. Farley. a drug clerk with the
Polk Miller Drug Company, was next
called
DO you know the accused?" Mr.
Wendenburg asked.
Il do"
Have you treated him within the
last two months for any disease?"
Yes. 1 gave him medicine for n
disease which he said he thought he
had"
rs the medicine you gave him
ever used for any disease other than
that which Mr.. Beattie said ne
thought he had?"
ut is rarely used for any other
disease"
Did you see Mr.. Beattie often?"
When 1 was treating him, saw
him frequently"
Did he say anything about his
own domestic relations?"
He mentioned marriage and mat
on one occasion. 1 don't re-
member whether he was talking
about himself"
The line of REORGANIZATION then
opened by Mr.. Wendenburg was ruled
out by the judge and the witness was
accordingly excused.
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GRIEF Leafs TO
AWFUL TRAGEDY

SOUTH THOMASTON, NE Spe-
cial.-Grief over the death OF his wife
lea Edward Bennett, an Englishman
and graduate OF Oxford University.
England, who had been a resident OF
this town for the past six years. TO
murder his three children and then
take his own life yesterday.
mo OF the children were killed By
the use or chloroform, and the third
by cyanide OF potassium and chloro-
form. To make his own death Ger
tain the man went to the waters
edge and there took a dose of cyanide
OF potassium and jumped in. His
body was found when the tide receded
last night.
The murdered children are Edward.
aged six; Barbara, aged four, and
Nancy, aged two. Benefits wife died
three weeks ago, and since then the
children had been cared for by q
aousekeeper. Mrs. Thurlow.
Describes the Tragedy.
After having killed the children, ap-
parently during the night, Bennett
wrote minute description OF how
the deed was done, and also a long
paper in defense OF his position.
The letter is addessed to the Rev.
Russell Wood, pastor OF the Episcopal
Church at Rockland, where Bennett
and his family attended, and is as fol-
lows:
My darling children have gone to
join their mother, as 1 am going to
join them all and to face my Cod.
who l hope will forgive me If L have
done wrong.
Nancy and Eddie went with chic
reform alone. Nancy certainly with
no pain. and 1 hope Eddie with very
little. Barbara l had to give k. c. H.
(cyanide Of pOtassium). and I am
afraid that she must have suffered
but il was very short, and 1 gave her
chlorotorm Immediately so l hope il
was not very bad.
Makes Sure or Death
I ana going to take X. G. N AS
/ do not know how much to take l am
going down to the sea SO that / may
certainly drown if the K. G. y. is not
sufficient. l am placing the sofa
against the door so that Mrs. Thur
low cannot get in and will have to
get help. which will mitigate the
shock to her"
Then follows a dissertation on muir
der and arguments by which Bennett
seeks TO defend his act.
The murder was not discovered I'M
til late today. on a cot beside her
fathers bed was the body of the
baby, Nancy. She appeared to be
sleeping peacefully, but Investigation
showed that life had been extinct for
hours.
In an adjoining room were the
bodies OF the other two children. side
by side, on their bed. Benefits bed
had not been disturbed. On his desk
were found the letter and a financial
account which the man had pre-
pared.
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MEETING OF U. S.
BAR ASSOCIATION

BOSTON, MASS Special With
a greater abundance of material for
discussion than at any other time in
recent years as a result of recent mo-
mentous rulings of the United States
Supreme Court and important enact
ments of Congress, the thirty-fourth
annual convention Of the American
Bar Association opened here today.
The sessions, which will last for three
days, will be held in Hunting Hall.
Keen interest was felt in the ad-
dress of Edgar II. Farrar, of Loui-
siana, in opening the convention. for
he promised to make some pertinent
comments upon the work Of Congress
and upon noteworthy changes in ju-
diciature since the last convention.
Various committee reports on the
nomination of new members and the
election of a new general counsel were
included in tOdays program
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MOVED PART OF
his BACKBONE
Man Who Was Unable to Move
for Weeks Will Soon
Walk.

NEW YORK Special.-Physician
are watching with interest the progress
Of Jacob Mehlman, who underwent an
operation at Beth Israel Hospital for
the removal of fragments OF his back
bone, which for weeks had been press
ing against his spinal cord, causing
total paralysis OF his lower limbs.
Mehlman is n painter. He was at
work in Hoboken in July when he fell
from a scaffold. When he attempted
to set up he found that his legs would
not respond. He was removed to the
hospital in Hoboken, where it was
found that his spine had been frac-
tured.
AT the request of relatives, he was
taken to Beth Israel Hospital, where
he was operated upon by Drs. Richard
Lewisohn, Leo. 3. Mayer and Adolph
Jacoby. Hardly had he begun TO re-
cover from the influence OF the anes-
thetic than his legs began to move,
and to-day, ii is declared, 1t is only
question of time when his recovery will
be complete and he Will be able to re-
turn to work.
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FOUND HAIR PIN
AT BLOOD SPOT

RICHMOND, VA Special
Detective Sergeant Jack Wilt
shire followed w. ID. Kidd on the
stand this afternoon. Sergeant
Wiltshire testified one day last
week. He was recalled to make
certain measurements clear to the
jury.
He was followed by Thomas L..
Owen, an uncle of the slain WO-
man, who reiterated some of his
previous statements.
Alexander Robertson, sixteen
years old, of Forest Hill, was
next called. Robertson testified
to finding Mrs. Beattie's yellow
hairpin near the scene of the
murder. He said he found the
ornament the. morning after the
homicide, few feet from the
blood spot to one side of the auto
and in the direction of two stumDs
on the Ieft-hand side of the road
going to Richmond.
Robertson also noticed another
blood spot two miles down the
turnpike, between the scene OF
the crime and the Owen home.
There were also number of
dr1ppings near the second stain.
Robertson said. The second blood
spot has been a great puzzle 10
the detectives. They have been
unable 20 account for Ii.
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Reject EVIDENCE
OF BLOODH0UNDS
(By l.. II. C.)


CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE.
Special. Judging by a chance re-
mark dropped IN court Saturday. the
movements of the bloodhounds taken
to the scene of the Beatue murder
will not be described in court. Tes-
timony on this point is probably in
admissible. At any rate, little has as
yet been said about the dogs. and
that little was offered cautiously.
Judge Watson may be called upon
TO rule on this point-that is, to de-
eide whether the movements of the
bloodhounds and the reasonable de-
auctions drawn from their manner of
trailing, are admissible evidence.
Inasmuch as all bloOdhounds do not
know their business. il il exceedingly
doubtful whether any of them can be
trusted. The point has been adjudi-
Gated in other States, but, so far as
is known, the Virginia courts have
never passed on it.
So far as the Beattie case is con-
cerned, il will be recalled that the
actions of the penitentiary dogs-welI
trained animals they are, tOO-were
exceedingly significant. They refused
TO go any distance into the woods
and circled chiefly around the road
From the very first that was regard
ed as a suspicious sign.
thing like so much time to Mr.. Scherer
as had been expected, and the cross
examination was far easier than the
prophets had foretold.
Much time was devoted to the evil
dence given by Mr.. Scherer at the in
quest and to seeming Variances be-
tween that eViC nee and his evidence
at the trial
Some of the points raised by the
defense were hard to understand, and
they evolved a rereading Of the stem
ographic report of the inquest.
Mr.. Scherer kept his head well at all
times and seemed perfectly at his ease.
The court instructed the jury care
fully as to the effect of Mr.. Scherer's
evidence at the inquest, part of which
was read in court
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EMO THEIR LIVES
In SUICIDE PACT

Los ANGELES, CAL, Special
AS the result OF a suicide pact, Mrs.
Lydia CARRIER, aged slxty-two. and her
daughter, Claudia aged forty-two,
ended their lives sometime last night
IN their cottage homo. 1867 Santee
Street. The bodies OF the two women
were found by the bath room OF their
home by a brother OF the elder wo~
man, Il. S. White. OF 555 Croker
Street. Both came here a few years
ago from Pittsburg.
Towels had been carefully inserted
beneath the door and window, indi-
eating the care with which the deed
had been planned. Gas was pouring
from an open jet into the small room.
White said the women had been hav-
ing financial trouble.
The mother was attircd in night
clothing. while the daughter was par
TALLY dressed. The following note was
found on the bath room floor:
Don't blame Claudia. 1 want Reg
ina to have all 1 possess"
The note was signed by Mrs. Gar
Der. Regina" is Mrs Tillett, a widow
OF 400 Alpine Avenue, North Side,
Pittsburg. a sister Of Mrs. CARRIER and
aunt of Claudia
According to the neighbors, the
younger woman had been in i'll health
and about month ago had attempt
ed TO kill herself bv aSphyXiatiOn. She
had been suffering from melancholia
and was considerable care to her
mother.
IT was the habit OF Mr.. White to
call up each morning to inquire after
the health Of his niece. This morn
ing he got no response and hurried
TO the CARRIER home. Finding ii lock-
ed, he forced an entrance and made
his CHASTITY discovery.
Miss CARRIER was at one time en-
ployed in the county recorders office
and later in the coroner's office as a
copyist. Last week she transferred
some property to her mother. The
coroner took charge Of the bodies.
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Tragic Ending of Childish Prank.

UTICA, \. Y, SpeCial-Falling
from a COW to which he had been
tied by his playmates. Lewis Burns.
the seven-year-o son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Burns, was dragged by
the frightened animal around a field
until he was dead, according to word
which reached here from Pulaski
Lewis, with his two sisters, eight and
eleven years old, went out to the pas
ture to take turns riding cow that
long has been pet OF the family. 1t
was a sport the youngsters had en-
1oyed frequently during the summer
vacation. The COW was gentle and
had never tried to throw or harm the
children while they were driving il
around the field. Laughing merrily.
Lewis started Off on the ride. He
had not gone far when the rope be-
gan to slip. The boy tried TO cling
to the cows back. but his hands
slipped over its hide and he fell. This
frightened the COW. 1t dashed off on
wild circuit OF the pasture, drag
ging the boy along the ground. His
skull was fractured, right arm and
jaw broken and nearly all his cloth
ing torn off. He was dead when pick
ed up.
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MAY STOP ALL
WESTERN R, RS
Most Important Lines Will Prob
ably Unite in Strike if Con-
ference Fails.

CHICAGO, Special That the
threatened strike of railroad EMPLOYEES
would tie up practically every rail-
road from Chicago westward and
would involve all roads in the United
states, was the startling fact revealed
today, when 1t became known that
employees OF the Chicago and North
western road have Joined the ranks
OF the malcontents.
Employees of the Hartman systems
and of the Illinois Central ALREADY
have made their demands, and con-
ferences between union officials and
heads of the roads are I'm progress.
On these conferences depends the
peace Of the railroad world.
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YOUNG THIEVES
Sent TO JAZZ
Nd, VA-special.-

r / c II NJ o n d, VA-Special-
Willie Mason, Clarence Ross, George
Burnett and Robert Brown, all col
ored, were charged in the Police Court
this morning with being bad niggers.
The boys range from eight to twelve
years old. According 10 Detectives
Bryant and Kellam, the boys broke
into a laundry and got hold Of a lot
of clothes belonging to the proprietOr's
sons, and when they emerged from
the building, they were beautiful pic
lures.
In addition to adjoining their own
bodies, they also stole a lot of clothes
belonging TO customers of the laun-
dry. Their case was continued till Sat
urday, the boys meanwhile being sent
to Jail.
Justice John gave explicit directions
that they were not to be confined in
the jail proper, but put in a room off
from the other prisoners.
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BURNED CLOTHESg
OF DEAD WOMAN

CHESTERFIELD c. H-Special-
Detective Sergeant Jack wiltshire. of
the richmond police department,
was recalled after w. d. Kidd had
concluded his testimony. Detective
wiltshire said he had measured the
distance between the turnpike and
the point at which the gun WIS found
ne sale the distance was twenty feet
city Sergeant ]. G. Saunders, con-
was called by Mr. Wendenburg. though
the officer is defense witness.
was the gun found on the Belt
Line railway shown to you by Mr..
Pettigrew?" he was asked.
yes, / saw It,"
about it7"
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FRANK SKINNER, WORLDS
TALLEST ELK, is DEAD

AUGUSTA, GA, Special j. Frank
Skinner. the tallest Elk in the world,
died at his home here today after an
illness extending over several months
Skinner was seven feet and four
inches high.
He was at one time with a circus
and travelled Europe as the tall
man." but for the past ten years has
been a travelling salesman.
I While skinner was higher than the
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Poultry Trust Men Released

NEW YORK, Specoal.-Justice Bis
CioH, IN the supreme Court, has grant,
ca the certihcate OF reasonable doubt
asked Tor last week by William Trav-
eTs Jerome in the case OF the thirteen
! Hloers OF the Poultry Trust" who
months nor sentence to the penitentiary
Justice Bischof said: 1.-THE Donnellv
'hI 'hlrteen were tried and convicted :"
- IN az probability they Will be given
peal. PN''Ni"S ap-
h "e thlrteen were released in $4,000
PAL each, which was furnished bv the
Sa1teu states Fidelity and Security
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BLACK Hand Fires Rombs

NEW YORK, Special.-Two bon,ha
were exploded by Black Hand a" InDs
in congested districts early vestaT dt1s
the city. O'iohs OF
Enemies of Pasquale Porazzo q
S%ealthy Italian baker at asa Hicks
street Brooklyn, set off a bomb IN
front of his bakery, demoIisbino IN
front section of the building. AsiGe
from cuts inflicted by broken glass
none was seriously injured. e'''SS
Inc second bomb was set off In
A In oi the oil importing house of
thirteenth Street. This buiIdinq I1aS
injured O OHe was
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Il saw blood on e." i
Where was the bloodT"
ION the barrel or stock"
MIR. Smith then asked. on cross-ex-
animation:
Did you notice a scar on Mr.. Beat
ties nOse?"
Il did. later"
CIots of Blood on Gun
Gould the blood have dripped from
Mr.. Beattie's nose on the gun
Il do not know; the blood was very
thick in little clots. They showed
finger prints"
Thomas owen, uncle OF the muir
dered woman. was then recalled.
MI Wendenburg asked:
What became of Mrs. Louise Beat
ties clothing mean the clothes she
had on when she was killed."
LOuise's Clothing Burned.
They were burned"
by whose order?"
My wife, not knowing that they
should be kept. suggested that they bo
burned. \ servant burned them.
Did you see a bloody glove under
Beattie's car that night?"
Il did"
What became of it?"
Il do not know"
Mr.. Smith then asked:
Have YOU any reason TO think that
the accused was instrumental in hav-
ing the clothes burned?"
None whatever"
Beulah BinfOrd will not testify
for the present, but the State will
use her aS a rcbuttal witness
that is TO say, she will be used by
the prosecution after Henry
Beattie tcstiiics, to rcbut his
statements.
This Is authoritative. IL comes
from Luther l.. Schercr.
{, lcr5 of the States witnesses
Will DC also used the Same way
after the accused tcStifieS.
Paul Bcattie Is still I'm custody.
1t il said that he may again be
wanted by the prosecution.
He is in charge of a deputy. and Is
not allowed TO talk to anyone about
the case.
Following his leave-taking OF the
stand he sauntered out on the court
house green and Joined his wife and
father-in law, l.. j. Houcnens.
There is report that he may be re-
called TO the stand today.
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Richest of India Princes Dead.

LONDON.-Special.-Prince Ulmulk,
Nizam of Hyderabad. ruler of the
richest principally in India, died to-
day. For years he had been suffering
from a mental weakness.
The Indian princes wealth was fab
ulouS, and among his Jewels was the
famous White Diamond" worth
$1,50O.OOO
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100000 when he died. and that about
100000 of this was 10 go to Raul.
Her demands upon the estate. says
Mr.. Blumenthal. have been met by
the demand from the sisters that she
tell them the reasons that led TOrrea
10 insist upon the suicide agreement
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SIX DEAD IN COLLISION
OF FLAT AND CABOOSE

REGINA, SASK., Special-Six per-
sons are dead today, following a COZ
Ilslon between a caboose and a far car
on the Grand Trunk Pacific RaiI,yex,
mere yesterday. John r. Hopkinso1
anu anu samuel Meighen were crushed to
HSath ana l.. II. Forth. of LYNN
Mass; Michael Griffith, of Precto1.'
lancashire, England; Albert Marrau'
OF Montreal, and James Christv 90
Glasgow, died several hours Jater
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THREE LIVES LOST
IN hEAVY RAIN STORM

BRADFORD, PA.-Special-At least
three lives were lost yesterday after
noon as the result of n heavy storm
cloudburst The victims were Red
mond Smith, his sister, and an un-
known man, drowned in Tuna Creek
redmond Smith fell In a stream at
Hood stage and his sister died in a
vain effort TO save him.
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JUDGE SUES SOCIALIST
MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE, WIS-Special.-Suit
for $4,000 has been begun by Judge r
w. Eschw eiler against Socialist Mayor
Emil Seidel.
Judge Eschweiler declares the Mayor
made slanderous statements against
him during the last political campaign
and intended to injure his reputation.
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Mexican Ae-ito,or I.1

Ell PASO.-Speclai.- 7, cr;rro.
p I Lara former editor OF a SociaIiSt
paper IN Los Angeles, and more TecnnfC
~ ~ caPtaln IN Francisco 1. Madero's in
ddorreon on charges of assaili6e PTesIh
Lent E,I tart, king Alfonso of Spain on[1
cent r1,h william of Germany in re-
- noI SISned by local consuls for the tbrne
sna an speech at Torreon De Lara
sPteaahlng or President Taft. said. e'i d.
lie is out for cash and cares NJ. g.
S UNDRESSING the poor as long as hbo o LOT
IaXor his rich friends" "S ne can
from from Mexico, where he had Ira hed
xnSeio Later he was arrested i'm To- q
@AHseleS' out his extradition was d,, lbs
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Lucy Lee Svrope Clones.
COLORADO SPRINGS COL.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL Spe-
cial.-Lucy Lee Swope, niece Of Col.
Thomas H. Swope, the murdered Kan
sas CITY millionaire, who has been
spending some time in this city, eloped
with w. b. Byrne, a travelling
salesman living at Denver The
couple went to Pueblo, where they
were married, and then returned here
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Kevcs-Rezennh Draw.

LOUISVILLE, KY Special.-Bert
Keyes. of New York, and Andy Beze-
nah, Of Cincinnati, fought a ten-round
draw before the Tri-City Club last
night.
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- CHESTERFIELD c. H. Special
Alexander Robertson, sixteen years
old, of Forest Hill, who found Mrs.
Beattie's yellow hairpin near the
scene of the murder. was next called.
The pin was picked up Thursday
morning.
In answer to questions, he said he
blood spot IN the direction Of two
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ordinary man. stin he came from
family OF tall people. His grandfath-
er. II IL said, was the tallest man
georgia ever produced. He was near
ly eight feet tall.
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SHM ana Boy Ride Avalanche.

clai.-Death sped at the side of WTI
-, brown, civil engineer. in q viii IA
rue rue OF more than 1000 feet on "t n,1
a stani Of snow and ice down tIn
bjcbos Slope OF Mount Greyback. the
ra Ses' peak in the San Bernardino
With his thirteen-veoro,a
Brown was attemptina, 70 ~ SON.
TTnT1uGntaln' the highest i'm Sontho one
CSailIorhla. AS they paused 70 LII
lar up on the mountainside RrovI resS
Sons SON started a boulder rolling down TUw ms
being sv 1n an instant the two were
huge snow pack. on
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She-So you didn't tbro,,-
at Toms wedding, '"io" any rice
tHe-No; ] felt more like tbrov,,,.
eSw grains of common sense vans
Sne-I see; but you couldn't snoro
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What 1t Amounts To
Tom-Did her last brsb,
Iack-No; he resigned. U'e'