New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

met Beuah Binford In August, l%i,
did your relations with her h begin met her"
And continued how long,? T., tho
Until she went TO Washington III '"'
| fall OF 1905 ,..oi,"
when did you send her TO school
THE same fall Can I explain
| Her people were going to send her 10
school. They all thought I'd heiP ,cation
which ! did. rot to give her an eo" 80 The
for my benefit, but 10 get her o"' "
What do you mean by to get ner o''
of the way" ,,,,r bor he
II mean that ] WASH cducauhe "
"Couidn't YOU get her away in any other S
way?' Insisted Mr.. Wendenburg. Did Rad Rad
have that influence over you 'na' w"
to send her away
Then your relations continued for some IT,,
time. When she was fourteen years o''
Wasn't that a collation. of the la" con-
, corning young girls?'
The prisoner did not answer and his
counsel objected that he was on trial TOT
only one offence The court permitted '"e
prisoner to say that he didn't know his
action was against the law III the girl ran
about town"
Now, when the child was born IL was
| named after YOU WASH II!
YES, It was named Henry Clay
Paid for chiId's Burial.
And when the child died you bought the
casket?" asked Prosecutor Wendenburg.
IL was In the store whens the iuneral
director had the bill and told him the
child had been adopted by Mrs. Trout ana
he said che wouldn't pay II. but turn II over
to the city as my CHILD ana ! h na,u ths
J bill, thinking that would be the last OF IL
did you write any letter to Mrs BIN
| ford to sign some paper In reference TO
| the adoption Of this child. and that II she
| did not you'd wash your hands OF the mat
| teri" ,,.
II can't remember writing 1t. thought
| / had washed my hands OF the matter
when | was I'm the lawyers once.
The prosecutor produced the letter and
asked;
did you write that letter.
II did"
| Mr.. Wendenburg read: Mrs. Binford :
| You can sign the enclosed with your name
| and address. Please do so at once as this
is the last time l will monkey with this
business. When you have an answer call
me up-Henry."
Did that letter refer to the ADOPTION Oh
| the child?' .,,,,,.
that Il does but when the child was porn
there was paper 70 sign ana IL may nave
| been in reference TO that. go,
"Did YOU have any other transaction with
Mrs. Binford about the child
IL don't think SO: ~ ,,.,s
went away
Yes"
| The she was to join her husband. base
| ball player"
Didn't YOU know when YOU were in Nor
folk that she was married?
''She told me So , o,,
"The night she arrived in Rchmond YOU
Joined her, did you not ,,,
I'VE went out riding, had few drinks
! and then Billy Sampson and went horne.
| That was the renewal OF your relations
with here
Weren't your nights to see her every
Monday. Thursday and saturday r, an,
| mo. Those were the nights went ou'
| ever since | was married -,
| .WiII YOU deny being with Beulah toward
! the end on Monday. Thursday ana Sa'ur
day?" -. ho,,ic,de SAW
| her those three nights n.,a.,n
so three nights belonged TO Beuiah!
! 81 had been with her. but don't Kno"
as they belonsed to . neTi tho homicide
when did YOU join her?
| about quarter TO nine. ,o,,
How long did you remain with her'
|
| Where did you go that night
! Went out riding. a.,
Took her out to the country!
| Yes.
Tho white-haired father Of the prisoner
covorod his face with a palm leaf far
through this portion OF the testimony. Inc
rrisoner denied that he either saw or tele.
nhoned Paul Beattie on Thursday night
and said be might have seen Paul the week
preceding
Did YOU ever telephone to Paul at any
time to met you at Short and Main
| streets?
! NO. sir" ,,,.,-
Did you ever go TO McEvoy's bar
mo. I don't know where McEvoy's bar
room is I'm pretty certain that on Satnr
dav night, which was the only night Was
with him. y didn't take any drink with
"Didn't you go to the telephone thai
night" number I'm,
Whose number was it,
| "Beulah Binford's.
| Didn't YOU say over the phone Mee
me at Short and Main streets !" II"
minutes
| mo, sir
Sheriff Gin at this point was ordered y,
Iudee Watson to have the photographer
at the window move away. as counsel "foi
the defence protested that the ordeal o.
the prisoner was sufficient" without The
activity OF the camera men.
"Whv were YOU so solcitous that YOU
frierds should not know about The Binfort
Girl?'
~ didr't want them TO know II. No mar
would"
Paul has testified that after YOU lief
McEvoy's on Thursday you took hin
home
Il didn't see him any night except Sat
urday.'
has testified as 10 what you did mat thurs
day night"
Yes
Not with Paul Beattie.
Now. IL John Joseph. owner of the place
on The corner of Short and Main, and join
Rritton with him would testify that the!
saw YOU on Thursday night before IN
murder. and If A lady, Mrs. Nolan, VIE
was sitting on the porch that night, Woul'
testify that YOU came TO PauTs home OF
Thursday night, and Mrs Beattie Woul'
testify likewise, would you sun say ina
Won were not with Paul that night
Yves. sir. There was only ore night
icould have possibly been in McEvoys. an'
that was Saturday night and I'm prett!
sure | wasn't there then
That's the night Paul says you gave hin
Instructions about the gun, isn't it?'
so he said"
ION Saturday night Paul came to YOU
store"
Rim | Just happened to see him there.
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