The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-07

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cide?"
The week before the homicide |
saw her three nights"
"On Thursday preceding the MUIR
der, when did you join her?"
About a quarter to o.
How long did you remain with
her?"
Until IL o'clock, | reckon?"
Where did you go that night?"
we went out riding"
/ Took her to the country?"
. YES"
Denied Seeing Paul Beattie.
The prisoner denied that he saw
or telephoned Paul Beattie on
Thursday night and said he might
have seen Paul the week before.
Did you phone to Paul at any
time to meet you?'
! No"
Did you ever go to McEvoy's?"
! Didn't you go to the phone that
night?"
didn't
Whose number was it,
'Beulah Binford's."
Didn't you say over the phone,
meet ME at Short and Main street
/ in a few minutes?"
mo, sir"
/ why were you 50 solicitious that
your friends should not know about
the Binford girl?'
Il didn't want them to know it.
No man would"
Paul has testified that after you
left McEvoy's on Thursday you took
him home
Il didn't see him any night ex-
cept Saturday."
Then your denial covers all that
Paul has testified to as to what
you did that Thursday night?"
Yes
Now, if John Joseph, owner of
the place on the corner of Short
and Main, and John Britton with
him would testify that they saw you
on Thursday night before the muir
der, and if a lady, Mrs. Nolan, who
was sitting on the porch that night,
would testify that you came to
Pauls home on Thursday night. and
Mrs. Beattie was to 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
McEvoy's and that was Saturday
night, and l am sure l wasn't there
then"
"On Saturday night Paul came to
your store?'
About I or o'clock | didn' t
notice. him. just happened to see
him there"
What time did you leave the
store that night?"
About 10 or 1870 o'clock"
DO you deny leaving a Mr.. For
tune to whom you were showing a
pair OF shoes for his child, to
speak to Paul Beattie. After the
store closed Paul was waiting for
you, wasn't he?"
Il was lighting the lights on my
car when he came up. He asked me
where l was going and / said into
Richmond, end he said he was go
When you took Paul home on
ing there, so l took him along"
When you took Paul home on
Saturday, what did you say about
Beulah Binford?"
- told him to call up Beulah
Binford under the name of Mrs.
Fisher, and say that | would be
there in a few minutes"
What did she call you?"
Henry"
Did she call you my darling
Henry?"
The Dear Kid" Letter.
No. sir; not in personal CONVEX
sation."
Mr.. Wendenbberg then read the
Dear Kid letter. the witness ad-
mitting writing it.
Didn't you on Thursday after
the homicide, deny to Detective
Scherer that you had sent Beulah
any money!"
Yes"
Were you asked abbout that?"
Il don't remember
'At a quarter after 10 o'clock on
the Saturday night before the muir
der, it was testified that Paul gave
you the gun. Now, as you took
Paul home that night you must
have gotten the gun them"
i didn't get any gun from him."
The testimony shifted to the
night of the tragedy.
What reason could that man
have for numbering you or your
wiie:"
None that l know of. Might
have been trying to scare me-"
There was no provocation given
hy you, was there?"
Meme that / know Of"
When the man in front of you
appeared, what did you say?"
"Mothing."
Wife Did Not Scream.
She went toeher death in ST.
lence?"
Yes"
You mean to say she did not
scream?"
No"
Even when the gun was pointed
ut herr"
1T was not pointed at her, and
when the car jerked forward, he
Tired at her"
What did the man do then?"
He started to hit me with the
gun. fell down after getting the
gun and the man was running up
the road when | got mn