The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-05

Until II O'Clock, I reckon
Went out riding"
Yes"
The white-haired father of the pris-
oner covered his face with a palm leaf
fan through this portion of the testi-
mony.
The prisoner denied that he either
saw or telephoned Paul Beattie on
Thursday night, and said he might
have seen Paul the week preceding.
Dld you ever telephone Paul at any
time to meet you at Short and Main
mo. sir"
Did you ever go to McEverts' bar
NO; I don't know where McEverts'
Darroom IS. I'm pretty certain that on
saturday night, which was the only
nlght was with him, didn't take any
drink with him"
Paul has testified that after you left
home"
4 didn't see him any night except
IT, Then your denial covers all that
uld that Thursday night?''
Now, if John Joseph, owner of the
place on the corner of Short and Main,
ana John Britton, with him, would tes-
thy that they saw you on Thursday
night before the murder and If Mrs. No
Ian, who was sitting on the porch that
nlght would testify that you came to
PauPs home on Thursday night and
Mrs: Beattie would testify likewise.
would you still say that you were not
with Paul that night?''
Yes, sir. There was only one night
l could have possibly been in Nc
Everis' and that was Saturday night
and m pretty sure I wasn't there
them
That's the night Paul says you gave
hi i'm inst
it?' '' = 'iO''' ''''D' ''i0 ''-'' '7''
$50 he said.'
What time did you leave the store
that night?''
''About 1920 or 1925 o'clock"
DO you deny leaving Mr.. For
tune, to whom you were showing a
pair of shoes for his child, to speak to
Paul?"
After the store closed. Paul was
waiting for you, wasn't he ?"
Took Paul to Richmond.
Il was lighting the lights on my car
when he came up. He asked me where
I was going and I said into Richmond,
and he said he was going there, so
took him along"
Had you ever before taken Paul or
his wife out riding?"
Then you took him from Man
chester to Richmond that night?"
Didn't Paul carry packages or mes
sages to Beulah Binford for you?''
About three years ago I sent
package by him.
You never asked Paul to carry any
messages either?''
mo"
when you took Paul home on Sat
urday night. what did you say about
Beulah Binford ?''
''I told him to call up Beulah Bin
ford under the name of Mrs. Fisher,
and that I would be there in a few
minutes -
what did you say about not phon-
ing if your people were near?"
"I said that"
''Did you ever see BeuIahs diary
that she began to keep after she got
Il believed I did. I think I glanced
through it."
Where were you then?''
81 don't know where it was"
The prisoner later said he did not
remember when he read the diary. The
prosecution produced the diary.
Were you in love with Beulah from |
the time she came from Norfolk until |
the time of the death of your wife?"
II never loved her"
WAS she in love with you?''
''I can't speak for heN.''
Didn't she write you so in her
diary?"
Il don't know; she may have"
This was a diary kept by her be-
tween you two ?"
Il had nothing to do with it,
1T was kept by her with reference
to her feeling for you, wasn't it?"
81 don't know"
Wasn't that diary kept for the pur-
pose of writing you note every day?''
81 never received it, if she did
Regarding the admissibility of the
diary. the court ruled it should come
from lips of Beulah Binford-'
Il do not think that book is testi
mony.'' concluded Judge Watson who
cut off the prosecution from proceed
ing further with questions regarding
the diary.
What was Beulahs pet name for
you when she addressed -
Henry
did she call you my darling Hen
mo, sir. not in personal con-
Mr.. Wendenburg produced the dear
kid" letter concerning the purchase
If furniture for Miss Binford, inclos-
ng a $40 check and the witness admit
)r four days before the murder.
Didn't you, on Thursday after the
lomicide. deny to Detective Scherrer
hat you had sent Beulah any money
'r had aided her in any way?"
IN the presence Of DR.; Loving. Ser
1idn.t Detective scherrer ask you con-
IF he had, I would have told him all
knew"
In your dear kid letter you asked
Beulah to get itemized bill of the fur
liture and what must be paid each
week?'
YES"
why was that?"
''I thought she might say the bill was
. with oceans Of love- What do you ]
mean by that?''
Nothing. Just gush or taffy.''
81 Brimming with kisses. What do you
nean?'
wen, few men are without girl of