Evening star., 1911-08-29

and he said Never mind what I want II
for Will you buy it?' I told hi1
would He then gave me one
two-dollar and two one-dollar bills
and he also gave me cents
and told me to buy three shells for the
gun. Then he asked me II when I got
home I would call upsMrs. r. T. Fisher
"a name which Beulah Binford assumed
on occasions) and tell her that he would
be right around at her house for his
wffe's Dress"
Paul went on to detail how on the Sat
urday following he had gone to the pawn
shop and had picked out the shotgun. It
had couple Of brass-headed tacks in
the gripstock. and he had ripped his fin
gers on them when he picked up the gun.
These tacks are on the gripstock Of the
gun in evidence
He told how the gun had been taken
apart and wrapped in a bundle with his
name written on the paper.
That night when the store Of Henry G..
Beattie, sr., was closed Paul met Henry
latters machine they went over to the
pawnshop. On the way over Paul gave
his cousin the three yellow shells loaded
with No. shot which he had purchased
according to the latter's' directions.
Throughout all this testimony the sal
low-faced witness kept his back resolute-
ly against the prisoner. He seemed to
be exercising his memory to Its utter
most In recalling unimportant details.
even down to the names OF the streets
through which his cousins machine had
passed on the night when the call was
made for the shotgun.
when did you hear that the murder
had been cornmitted?"
/ 1.-THE next day."
Did you see Henry Beattie that day?'
Yes. when 1 went over there to see
him he was standing with his father.
Henry shook his head at me when he
saw me, and I thought by that he meant
me not
sci, was on his feet to object to any state
ment of what the witness thought. The
Judge sustained him.
when his father walked away Henry
said, I want you to do favor for me.
Message to Beulah Binford.
This favor was to deliver q message to
Beulah Binford.
"And so you say he gave you q mes
sage to deliver. did he. Paul?'
Eyes. sir; that night he gave me mes
sage"
"And what was 1t. PauIT'
He said: Go to her (Beulah Binford)
and tell her that IL she calls me up or
opens her mouth or says anything about
this affair I'll kill her If it takes me a
hundred years"
"I went to that address, and when /
told Beulah Binford the message Henry
1 reckon Henry will marry me when
this is all over"
This inadmissible testimony was in the
ears Of the jurors before the Judge could
stop 1t.
The court solemnly warned them that
made in the presence of the defendant,
and he told them to forget that Of Beu-
lah Binford.
1.-THE next day-that' was the second
day after the murder-Henry called me
on the telephone" the witness continued.
land wanted me to come over and tell
him what Beulah had said when I de-
lvered his message. l went over and
told him what she had said"
Sorry He Had Done It.
when you saw Henry that second day
after the murder of Mrs. Beattie had
been committed what did he say to you,
If anything?" was the query.
1.-The next day I saw Henry" the
hatchet-faced young man on the stand
answered. slowly. and with particular
care as to his enunciation, "he was sitting
on the porch drinking bottle of beer.
/ told him things looked black, and /
was sorry for him.
I wish to God I hadn't done It, Paul.
he said, though / know she never loved
me. and she married me only for my
money. I'd give a million dollars to
have this thing undone. l wonder how
those detectives found out that there was
g. No. shot In that gun?"
And now go on" the voice Of the COM
monwealth's prosecutor broke the tense
silence In the courtroom. What else
did he say to you at that timer
II said to him, I'm sorry you got me
into this business. Henry He answered.
quickly, You're not in half as bad fix
as am,' and then, when I started to go
away, he grabbed me and spoke to me
hurriedly. Paul. he said. want you to
stick by me. You VIII never regret It.
You would not go back on me. would
you? You keep your mouth shut about
all this and stick by me- Then I said
to him: I won't stick anywhere. II
they como after me, I'll tell them all I
know
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