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

road and you had plenty OF room OH
either side"
O.. Where were you. on the right
hand side, the left-hana side. or in
the centre?
A. or the road?
q. Yes.
A. l reckon was near the centre;
think I was running down the centra
of the road.
Q. Is that the usual part OF tho road
for automobiles?
a. Yes.
Threatened to shoot.
@. They are just like country peopis
in that respect?
a. Wen. almost everybody keeps tho
centre OF the road if he knows hi;
vehicle. When 1 said that to him [
put In the low gear and reached over
10 take off the brake, and then ha
raised the gun and pointed 1t at me,
which 1 had not seen before, and said.
stop If you don't I will shoot You
diont say anything. didn't want TO
eSsravate him or try TO make hin,
mad in any way. didn't think he was
gong TO shoot: thought no would b,
crazy TO, 1 let in the clutch. l had
my hand on the steering wheel. | ;ust
s!ipped the throttle around and let in
the clutch. AS / did the car gave +.
JERK forward, and had my eye on him
an tho time; 1 looked right at him Az
lhe car jumped he raised the gun and
hred, Immediately put on the brakes
ana ana stopped again. AS ne fired my wife
leil' was leaning over this way with
my hand on the brake, and she fell
back on me.
O. What did she fall between? What
was behind your back?
y. why. the back OF my seat
9. That's what mean She fell he
e"een your back and tie pack CT tho
y. Yes, sir
. Did she fall towards you at ali?
Grnpples in Road.
"a couidn't say to save my 4life.
~ an happened so quick. On the spu-
VI ,he moment l jumped out OF tho car
ana started towards the man. T
a,e! run: didn't have long enough
uistance TO run. He was standing about
me rear or the car. I jumped OUT of
did he raised his gun 1 don't know,
winch shoulder he raised it over. ana
~ at me. saw the motion, bur r
was going forward and couldn't set
gu. Oh the way. threw my head back
80 Iausht the gun as 1t came down.
una IT hit me on the nose. I nulled
me gun out Of his hands. and from
leaning backwards or from TIN, forca
oi my wrenchins 1 gor overhaIaneed
ana Went back on the ground. some,
.hins mas been said about blood on tho
gun have never seen any blood ON
lhe gun. ono way or the other, bur Mr.
Tom Owen said there was blcaa- on nv
lace that night.
NIX. WENDENBUR argue
WlTNESS:-Anyway II il tba 80.
natural thing in the world for NAV
lhat Is hit to put his hand on the s,ot
where he Is hit I don't say / did:
! uon say didn't, and 1 don't say tho
osopu cropped off my nose. Anyway,
picked the
machine. and the man ran away.
u Which way did he go?
;, a lie went up the road. / told Mr..
'olh owen that the first man / made
statement to that night.
" Dld YOU say anything to Mr. Tom
oven. the first man you told about r.
'oout the man going in the woods?
"a NO, sir. nor did I saw anvfhinp
aoout cFanking the machine or the MAJ,
oeing on the right-hand side Of tho
l9ao nor did L say anything TO him
uoout the man catching the gun thar
way undieating). 49,
Told True Statement.
Q. Was uhe statement tina. Mr. rorr
owen. the first witness. made on the
stand lair and true statement, MS far
him7 'ou ioio
a. Yes, sir. OF what told him 90 a.,
as can recall-as feir as IT con,d noe,
sioiy be- Ii l made all the statements
.he detectives say in the meantime.
now could / so to the coroner's inquest
ana make the statement 1 did MAKE
ries? s'o-
BY MR. SMITH
- Is the first statement Won nsda 20
Mr.. Owen like the Statement vou r,ado
al the coroner's inquest in reference 10 )
the contradicted points?
"a. Yes, Sir. II had told the stories
20 all or the detectives which soma of
them say-that jumped out OF the
car on the left and ran around tho
MIR. Observation-Disclosures b. ,,s
right to refer to what was said a, IND
coroner's inquest and then tel, ma
can't do It? '
THE COUNT don't think that Is
,isht. and the court is gong to tell
AIR. Beattie now not TO argue the case.
out to tell what he knows. You have
two very competent lawyers to arruo
TO the jury for you, Just state what
you know
BY MIR. SMITH
@. Mr.. Beattie. have You ever bear
witness before. except here and al
the coroner's inquest to any extent,
A. don's think ever have in nv
Man Went Up Road.
@. Now YOU told Mr. Tom owe, that
the man was on the left OF your car.
and yon told Mr.. Tom Owen that The
man went up the road?
a. Yes. sir.
Q. And not in the woods-and he
was the first man that you ever lold
y. Yes. sir.
@ And he corroborates You in that
y. Yes, sir
@. Then, after you had w-ested the
gun from the map and he had gone
UP the road. what did You do?
y. put the gun in the car. and thon
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