The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27

interested. What the Jury saw and
concluded none but the twelve can
say. In the nature of things II must
have noticed these:
yellow top.
Buick make.
Absence of rear doors.
Other testimony. less Important. nil.
ed out the day. In the afternoon Chief
detective Scherer took the STAND and
entered upon q comprehensive and
careful rehearsal OF all the facts nd
circumstances relating to the crime.
FOR the ftrst time the jury got a COM
plete and connected account From a
regal point of view the statement OF
the chief detective was OF great value
to the prosecution: from the popular
point OF view il contained little tina,
was new Various conversations be-
tween the detective and the accused
were recited in detail Certain CON
nlcting statements in Beattle's sew
eral accounts OF the murder were point-
ed out by the witness According TO
MIR. Scherer. the accused admitted 10
him not only his past but his recent
relations with Beulah Binford. gaving
that he spent several hours with the
girl on the night before the shooting.
comment was made by the Witness up.
on Realities lack OF tears or other evi-
dence of sorrow after his wife had
been killed
IN great detail the detective then
went on describing the telltale foot
prints at the stump, describing the
search for the murderer, telling of the
discovery Of the gun. and generally
laying the whole story bare.
Many Objections.
Ihere were many spats between
counsel Here, as everywhere. the
defense Is Directing and Directing, The
Dill or exceptions will fill an enormous
Voiune before 1t Is done. Hearsay
evidence dares not lift Its head here
Mr.. Carter even objects TO hearing what
the bloodhounds saiA in such language
as they could command. Here is n
sample true to the letter:
1T appeared TO me"
1--WE object"
1T is my opinion"
I'VE object"
From all appearances-"
I'VE object"
1T looked like"
We object If Your Honor pleases."
1T was" whatever it really han
pened to be. Only then did the witness
vault the stile.
me important envelope to the Dear
Kid" letter is still excluded from the
record. The States lawyers tried hard
again to get it in yesterday, but Mr..
carter was entirely too much for them.
They will try some more The envel-
ope contains the only date upon the
missive--July II, 1911, four days be-
fore the murder. So far as the letter
sheet Itself is concerned. II has on it
nothing to signify when 1t was penned.
Hearing Goes Over,
Cross examination of Mr.. acherer
was not begun. Here the real test OF
his story will come. and the defense
| Is preparing for an onslaught. So i'm
| portant did 1T regard this matter that
| 1T asked an adjournment when the di-
| rect examination was concluded, in
order to have opportunity for an ex-
! tended conference with the prisoner.
/ BY this time storm clouds had drawn
up again. and mindful of the expert
ences of the previous afternoon, coun-
| sci also began to think of the long
journey back to Richmond. The court
! hesitated TO waste even an hour. Coun-
| sci arose for a discussion, and at one
! moment threatened to exhaust in ar
gument the time they seemed so desir-
! Gus of saving. Finally the matter was
put to the jury. and the patient twelve
expressing no preference, the court
agreed, and the hearing went over Nm
I'll tomorrow mornins.
(Other news OF Beattie trial on
4 pages, 6Ssnd ~