The evening world., 1911-09-04
BEAT7E TRAPPEDM A lie ON WITNESS STAND N HIS own DEFENSE

on the Thursday night preceding the
homicide and commissioned him to buy
a shotgun" said Lawyer Smith. mo.
sir" the prisoner answered.
III YOU had wanted any firearms
would you want him 70 get them9'
mo, especially II I had wanted them
FOR anything Of that kind
Did YOU see him Thursday night at
allr' NO"
How many times dId you see him
within a week or two before the MUIR
der. "IIe was At the store about a
week or two before. That was since we
talked about putting his brother David
Into the navy and about the property
out OF which ne said my father was
trying 20 cheat him"
'Did you see him that night?'' "Yes.
in the store early. lie said he was 60
Ing 20 Richmond and asked mo to take
him owe after the store closed"
Did YOU know anything. about his
going TO the pawnbroker's shop or buy
ing a gum" mo, sir"
did he bring you a gum" mo. SIR"
The prisoner said that after taking
Paul Beattie home. he went riding with
Beulah Binford. I'VE had two pune
lures" he added. "She got a pump
out OF the rear seat"
'it there had been a gun she would
have seen ~" '"Yes."
Where is Beulah now" I'm JAN.
! reckon. where the prosecution can get
her II they want TO-"
when were you out next with
Beulah?' Monday"
TOOK HIS WIFE THREE OR
FOUR TIMES.
''In that week and the week preced-
ing did o take your wife out?" YES.
| look her out the Sunday before. the
Friday before. the Wednesday before.
Three or four times a week"
ION the night Of h murder, Tues
day, what time did you leave your
hoass7" "a littl saftsr Q O'Clock. I got
the machine out Of the garage. Z HAD
only rome . short distance when I saw
! had . nat tire. I had to jaok MP the
rear Of the car IA M g."
"Do you know how long IL took your"
"JudgiAg from the time I left my house
ana the time I rot TO Mr. Owens, II
must have taken an hour"
"Whsn You got to Mr.. Owens what
did you do3" ~ went upstairs In Tho
house where my wife Vas. Louise wal
nursing h BABY, ana I Kissed her, sit
ting beside her M talking with her.
Mrs. owen cnms In later and said Ur,
Mercer . coming.
"Did you play with the babyf' Eyes.
Z walked mp ana down the room with II
and put my Anger In its mouth for II
to bite"
THE only intimation we have had
about our wife being unhappy has come
| from Mrs. owen. your mother-in-Ia W
| Was there anything in your life tina;
caused your wife to be unhappy" mo
She had no reason to be"
TELLS OF RIDE ON WHICH WIFE
WAS KILLED.
state what happened after you start.
ed on h automobile ride with you
wife," I'VE were at the house about
three-quarters OF IN hour. SOMEBODY
suggested that my wife take q wrap
II couldn't be found. Tom over
brought out his r~aincoat, I thon tool
a prescription from Dr. Mercer to b,
nllsd. We went down the Midlothian
Turnpike to . drug store. I ratified OIL
the door, and nnaliy the druggist came
took the prescription and went back e
NIL It, while I stood on the running
board about ten minutes taking witt
my wife,"
was your VITO IN a good humor7 p
"Yes. paid him for the prescrip
ton, bought some candy for my wife
ana got into the car and headed mp tn,
Midlothian Pike. ust as We got to MI
owens house to return my wife lug
gested that we take q little spin"-
"who suggested that You take tn,
rider" my WIFE,"
III she hadn't. ala you intend Z
go7" NO"
We'll. what happenedT"
Three cars passed-one was goln,
fast, about forty miles an hour. wa
running slowly. The car left a lot o
dust, ana when the second car came IN
wife suggested that We go faster so a
moi to get their dust, and we did thl
and passed the third car"
Whats the number OF our carr
"S9O."
Does that number look anything lik
Dll?" mot to me"
/, state more ~ that ride" I'VE passe
three ears, The last thing I can remem
Der before We turned around was u TO,
, OF cedar trees which my wife said woui
make good Christmas trees ana the cat
, near where wa turned"
MAN FIRED SHOT; HIS WIFE
A FELL DEAD.
y state what happened then"
: About three-quarters of a mile or
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