Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-05
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brought Paul home Saturday night"
about II o'clock. 1t was the same
that vas there Thursday night
How could you tell 1t was the same
machine?" asked Mr. Smith for the de-
ut looked the same to me-"
How can you tell one machine from
1.-The machine Of Thursday night and
of Saturday night had a yellow top"
Told Paul to Tell Truth.
Didn't you all tell Paul he was in a
bad hx and to tell all to the police?"
mot until we knew he had bought
the gun.
''Then you all tried to edge Paul out
of it?"
II just told him to tell the truth"
wasn't he worried to death and
pretty nearly crazy?'
mo, sir. He didn't act crlzy."
did you ever see him have n
hts?"
II has had V breakdowns."
Did Paul tell you anything about
the alleged confession on hat Thurs
day night"
He told us only about the purchase
of the gun" Mr.. Houehens was dis
missed.
John Joseph a Syrian, who has a
confectionery store at Short and Main
streets, testified he saw Paul Beattie
at his stand Thursday night, July IL.
What did Paul do at you store?"
HE came in between s and 10 at
night and sat down.
What did he do?"
HE had been there seven or eight
minutes and a machine came. Another
young fellow was in 1t and they went
west"
"When did you meet the prisoners"
"In the jail
WAS 1t the same mar who came for
Paul."
Il think so, but l wouldn't swear"
Frank Mason, who claims to nave
Main streets. testified that he saw Paul
there on Thursday night and that a
machine called for him.
Cousins Were Together.
William McEvoy, a bartender. testi-
fed hat he saw Paul and Henry to-
gether bout half-past s o'clock in Nc
Evoy's bar, drinking beer, ION either
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday night
before the murder"
On cross-examination he was asked
il it was not Saturday night, but he
said he didn't work that night.
John Britton corroborated McEvoy's
testimony, declaring he saw Paul and
Henry at the bar on Thursday night
before the murder. He said he thought
they had a machine outside n came
between s and 9 O'Clock,
BY previous agreement the defense
was permitted to bring in the testi-
mony of John d. Blair when it could
be gotten, and the witness appeared
after the interruption OF ten minutes
asked by the prosecution. Blair was
one of the boys who came from d
dance at Bon Air on the night of the
murder. He corroborated K~estleoerg'a
testimony that 1t was he the two boys
saw with a woman on the %runuiEg-
board of a machine that had stopped
on the road.
James Rafter, a night Waterman OF
Mayo's bridge, relieved by Paul
Beattie at 7 o'clock every morning,
testified that on the Sunday mornins
when e. II. Neblitt said he saw PAU
with a gun at the cement house. He
saw no gun there.
IF 1t was there l would have seen
the gum" said Rafter.
Did you see Paul when he came te
work.
Yes"
did he have a shotgun or any other
kind of gum"
No"
THE gun could have been hidden
however, In the cement house. couldn'i
it?" asked Mr.. Smith on cross-exami-
nation.
Il suppose so"
E. j. Houchens, father-in-law oi
Paul Beattie, said he saw the latter
going to work on the Sunday morning
in question and that he carried no gun
w. H. Lewis said he was at the
bridge on Sunday morning, saw e. II,
Neblitt come and go, and during the
whole time did not see Paul with q
gun.