The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05
FULL STENOGRAPHIC
REPORT OF BEATTIE'S
DIRECT EXAMINATION
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my wife was lying on ;he bottom Of
the car
gun--!n what part OF the car?
a l threw 1t up in the back of the
car reckon 1t was on the bottom;
i. might have been on the seat; just
threw tt In the rear OF the car
@ Were there any doors on the side
OF the car?
n. No. sir.
@ Why didn't You follow the man
That will be asked YOU, and mirh,
as well ask It myself
HIS First Thought.
A My first thought was to get up
ana go after the man. who was going
off; l had gotten the gun and he 1ad
run UP the road. My secoui thought
was for my Wife; threw the sun n
lying down IN the front OF the car on
the foothoard. got in: her dresses
were lying over the left hand side ~
the car. remember stepping on them
as got in. picked her up around
the waist or some part OF her body,
and pulled her up on the two seats.
across the Two seats her head lying
over in my seat. the drivers seat and
l was supporting with my legs the
lower part Of her body across the seat
In that position Gndicating). felt
her pulse and her heart but | knew
/ couldn't tell in my condition whether
she was dead or living, l was so ex-
cited could not l hollered Muir
der" and Help" both. and I reached
over and blew my automobile horn.
Nobody came. 1t was dark. and didn't
know where the houses were around
there, although l am very familiar
with the road. Knowing that the doc
tor was at Mr. Tom Owens. and that
1t would only take a few minutes to
get back. 1 got in my seat, placed my
Wife in the seat she originally was
Q. Was your engine running at that
time?
Ran Car With One Hand.
A Yes. sir, tho engine never stop
ped running. I got in my seat and
started the car. My wife was sitting
1t seemed like her back was broken;
her head was down in her lap. I put
my left arm around her waist and ran
the car with my right hand. l said
that night that l thought about half
way down. l didn't really know where
II was The lights went out. l don't
know whether il was from fast run
ming and the air getting down in tho
lights or in using u carbide tank.
Everybody knows that sometimes wa
ter gets in the hose and a sudden jar
VIII throw the water up. and IL will
cut off the gas supply. Anyhow. the
lights went out, and | jumped out OF
the car. ! held my wife first TO see if
she would sit in the seat, ana she
didn't slip out. She was all down in
a knot in the seat. jumped out OF
the car to light my lamps and l real
lied then that 1 didn't have my coat
on. l looked for ii and found II in
the rear OF the car. l got a match -
G. Do YOU know when you took your
coat off?
a. No, sir. asked Mr. Tom owen
the next day if had m coat off when
/ left there, and he said he didn't
know I got match and lit my lamps
and got back in the car and came
down TO Mr. Owens house. don't re-
member what my first words were.
Q. How fast did you run back.
a. 1 had the throttle wide open. AS
said before. ] can take that car and
make nifty or ftty-tive miles an hour
open.
Q. Do you recall how close you were
to the Belt Line when your fixed your
lights?
wild Ride win. Ccrsse.
A. No. do not l can recall going
across the Belt Line The car seemed
TO jump in the air about two feet, and
i thought 1t was going to turn over.
Say that dndicating) is the width Of
the road where il crosses the Belt
Line the roadway is filled in j may
have been running so fast that didn't
turn to go in the regular track may
have gone across the railroad That
turn at Mr.. Owens where You go in