The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-08
Pleas Of Dying Woman.

THE woman was pleading with the
man. She was saying that she want
ed her love back again and that she
did not want the man to be cruel to
her. The man answered roughly.
AT one time heard him say 1 am
tired of all this, | am going to end
his Then | heard the woman say:
low are you going to end it?'"
The man said something | could not
hear and then | heard him say:
III shoot you. I'm going to end
it,
He got out of the machine and
walked across to the opposite side OF
the road from where | was and after
he had been there Il minute he came
back with something in his hand
could not see what it was in the
darkness The woman was standing
in the machine in front of the left
hand seat in the front part of the au-
tomobile when the man came back.
A Scream, Then the Murder.
Just when the man came back !
heard the woman scream once. Then
the man, who was standing in the
road, swung with the gun in his hand
and hit the woman on the right side
of the face. She fell from the ma
chine to the road and she didn't make
sound.
For minute the man stood looking
at her and then | heard him say:
Damn you, you're not dead yet,
I'll fix YOU.
Then he up with the gun, which
was what he had hit the woman with,
and he shot her where she lay in the
road by the front seat of the automo-
bile. | did not see where he shot
her. | saw him throw the gun some
where and he began to lift his wife S
| body in the front seat of the automo-
| bile aud | came out from the trees.
5eattie Confronts Eye Witness.
The man turned around and saw
me and he said:
Ibid you see this?
Il told him yes, | had seen it,
You -, what the hell are you
going to do about ito he said.
Il didn't say anything. Then he
began to threaten me. He said he
was rich and had lots of friends in
Richmond and if l told on him he
would have me killed somehow. He
said nobody would believe my story il
| appeared in court against him any
way and | had better get out. He
said he would give me some money
| and a suit of clothes if | would &C
away.
Beattie Gives Him Money.
Il told the man | would go away
Then he told me to come to Beattie's
store next day and there would be
some money for me. l went and he
got some money and bought a suit OF
clothes. | stayed in South Richmond
for two days, but l was so scared and
got so nervous after that two days
took the train to this place"
Last night before Mr.. Wendenburg's
startling announcement, it was eX
pected the final argument by counse
would be begun this morning and con
Guided tonight.
Judge Watson expected immediatel!
on the converting of court and the de
livery of the instructions to the jur!
to ask for an agreement as to thu
time, would be used by each side TO
argument. l.. NJ. Gregory was t
open the case for the prosecution t
be followed by attorneys Harry NJ
Smith, jr., and Hill Carter for the de
|, tense. L. o. Wendenburg, who ha
voluntarily assisted Prosecutor Gree
DRY in the case, will close for tn
, commonwealth.
Trial Spells Politics.
Incidentally Gregory today is up TO
denomination for commonwealth al
torney in this county and Wendenbur
= in Henrico county is a candidate TO
the state senate. Neither has bee
. able to devote any time to campaign
: ing on account of the trial.