The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26


Whose car was it?"
Mr.. Paschairs. It's a Speedwell"
Whose was the other car with
your"
1T was Mr.. Lass,ter's cas-an Alec"
They are both very heavy. power
fnl. fine running mach'nes?"
yes, both are good cars
Asked About Drinking.
Nj Briggs, there is a question that
! dislike very much 10 ask. but which
Is important Had YOU all been drink
Ing that night7"
II could not say as to the others
had drank half of bottle of beer
Why did you leave dance a, Bon
Air as early as 10 o'ciock?"
We left early because James Pas
chall had TO be home early. His
some fellows out there
They were the boys that came
home in tax;cab?"
Yes. | suppose So
Didn't you make the trip from Bon
Air to Richmond in twenty-five min
uteS?"
II don't know. ] didn't time It."
Don't you know that your trip was
talked about afterwards as a record
trip from Bon Air to Richmond?
No: l never heard II so mentioned
Who was running the carr"
"Paschan"
Did you slow down when you came
TO the car standing on the roadside?"
Yes, we came nearly to standstlll.
Paschall was running. / remember he
had to shift his gear. but don't re-
or came to a dead stop"
What did you all sayr"
I'VE asked them If there was any
thing we could do for them"
Il didn't understand you to tell that
to Mr.. Wendenburg" commented Mr..
Smith
Il didn't understand nlm to have
asked me-" replied tn. witness.
WHO was 1t that spoke to those In
the other carr"
1T was Joseph Mont somery. think.
He asked II they needed any help.
don't know what the answer was eX-
actly, but we came on into town"
What time was It when you spoke
to them?"
1T was between a quarter to II and
II o'clock. We got home at Ave min
utes past IL o'clock"
When Mr. Briggs had been excused,
Judge Watson a $40 adjourned court
to this morning at 10 o'clock. when
other members of the party returning
from the Bon Air dance will he ex-
amined
Scherer ON stand To-day.
The present plan of the prosecution
Is TO put on certainly four or tive OF
the boys and to give the jury as ac-
curate description of the man and
woman passed En the roadside as
the darkness of the night would per-
NIT.
Then will come Special Agent
scherer. who will follow Tsp the line
taken by Messrs. Wiltshire ard Wren.
telling of the various statements
the dogs and other evidence OF a cir
cumstantial character which led the
detectives on the case 20 urge an ar
rest even before the discovery of the
Paul Beattie testimony.
Paul Beattie was at the courthouse
yesterday and expected to go on the
stand. but was not reached. He wGs
brought back 10 Richmond last night
In a motor car
Last night it was stated that the
prosecution was debating which OF
After the boys have finished their
story the State will either call raul
Battle and go actively into the pur-
chase of the gun, which will open up
the whole question of Paul Ieattle and
his alibi. or whether the motive end
will be taken up. the Norfolk wo-
men called to testify to alleged state
ments OF Beattie that he would get rid
OF his wife, leading up to the placing
of Beulah Blnford on the stand and
the recalling of the physicians who
were barred under the court ruling
that sufficient basis had not been es.
tablished for the line ~ Astioning
proposed.
To Spring big Surprise.
The Commonwealth promises q sur
prise in the way of new evidence. At
torneys and detectives who have
hitherto met the newspaper men half
way were silent. declin III; to give the
name or the line OF the evidence but
1t may be stated wish authority thar
the Commonwealth has and will prob
ably offer this afternoon by means of
one or more witnesses called in the
public list, but whose connection with
the case has not been suspected or
limited at in the newspapers, strong
testimony. which will go far TO round
Or. the direct case OF the Commonwealth
1t was asserted that the new evidence
was strong-very strons-but that IT
would give the case no new turn, de-
velop no surprising state Of affairs, but
serve to confirm and put into evId >nca
some situation hitherto commonly
suspected. but not before capable Of
being presented to the jury. The Com
monwealth Is frankly tubilant over
Its results of yesterday. 1T sot into
evidence the blood spots. the wo mans
scream before the shot. the man in
Il car with a yellow top at the scene
OF the crime, the man answering v.rs
much TO the general description of
Henry Beattie.
Defense N"t Cast Down
The defense was not unluly cast
down. however. Il was tho lrosecu-
lions day in court. but the dercns.
gathered from the wreckags ruling
OF the court which prevented SyGnor
from saying that he ( sought the Lone
man in the motor CAT was Henry Beat
tie when he was unable or unwilling
TO make positive Identification
The defense also reduced the dis
lance along the railroad track that
the gun had jolted or had been thrown
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