The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30

.,:on the afternoon of Saturday. July
. How many?"
What sort2"
Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany's. No. g."
=, Look at that cartridge" said Mr.
Nendenburg. Offering the shell found
near the scene OF the crime. is il
the same kind OF shell as that YOU
SOLD to Paul Beattie?"
what was the color of the cart
ridge paper
The same as thar"
The witness was turned over to Mr..
smith for oss-examina ton.
What did paul Benttic pay you for
the shells?"
Five cents"
Yes"
tsnt that very cheap?"
Yes. competition is very close The
other dealers do 1t and we have TO
meet competition. We don't make any
money on them at that price"
Did Paul tell you what he wanted
with the shells?"
He didn't state"
Did he ever sell you some pow
some time before"
What's the relevancy OF that?" ask
ed MI Wendenburg.
That he was supplied abundantly
with firearms already suggested Mr..
Carter.
Mr.. Smith withdrew the question.
Where Gun WINS Found.
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire was re
He was questioned BY Mr wenden.
burg.
Did MANDY Alexander point out te
YOU a place whore she found the gun
on the morning after the homicide?"
Yes"
Did you measure from the place she
pointed out?"
Yes. TO the nearest track OF an auto.
1t measured twenty-five feet.
measured again to the nearest point Of
the road and made 1t twenty feet"
Were you present at the coroner's
inquest when Mandy Alexander tes-
tiied?"
Yes"
How far was the post to which
she pointed?"
The witness indicated by objects in
the courtroom. distance found to be
see it." commented MT smith. I'VE
VIII ask at the proper time TO have
the jury Ia zen to this crossing"
J. G. Saunders. deputy city sergeant
and formerly city sergeant of Man
chester, was sworn and testified that
Mr.. Pettigrew delivered to him the
first officer he met the gun found by
II broke 1t and found an empty shell
In IT," said the witness. There was
also piece missing from the wooden
part of the stock. evidently broken
did you see any blood on the gum
II saw blood on the gun. There
were two very plain spots on the
metal part near the hammer. on the
nat pieces near the stock"
The witness was turned over to Mr.
Smith for ss-examination.
You went to the scene of the trag-
edy with Henry Clay Beattie about 8
o'clock?"
Yes"
Did you know that his nose had
been bleeding profusely?"
= saw the scar.
What kind OF spots were they?"
Made as by the tips Of two fingers"
Why Clothes Were Burned.
Thomas f. owen was recalled TO
the witness stand
What became, Of the clothes worn
BY Mrs. Beattie on the night OF tho
homicide?" was asked.
II can only give you the result OF
my investigation" answered the wit
ness cautiously. II directed that they
be not burned. and found them burn
ing. and asked why they were burned"
We object" said MI Carter.
After conference between the attor-
neys for the defense. Mr.. Smith said:
We will admit that the clothes were
burned"
We don't ask you to admit It," re-
toTteu MT. WeuQenp uTB. The witness,
Mr.. owen. has just testified that he
saw them burning" Turning to Mr.
Owen, Mr.. wendenburg went on:
DO you know how they came to be
burned?"
Il inquired had suggested
to the undertaken that he place them
in an clubhouse and from there they
were carried into another Clubhouse
My wife suggested to the undertaken
that It would be so much better if
they could be burned. and coiored SER
wants on the place took the sugges-
ton for an order and burned them"
DID you see glover"
Il saw one glove soaked with blood.
saw some one raise 1t up and drop
IL back into the car"
it7' o'
No"
Then Henry Beattie was IN no
wise responsible?' asked Mr., Smith.
for having the clothing of his wife
burned?"
81 was satisfied from my investiga-
tion." answered Mr.. Owen. that no
was not as to the clothes. know
nothing Of the glove. I saw 1t last
in his car"
Messenger hoy Appears.
Alexander Robertson. a sixteen-year-
old boy, who had been about the
courtroom since the trial opened as
copy boy and messenger for reporters
or an afternoon paper. was sworn and
asked whether he had been out the
Midlothian Turnpike.
II was there" answered the boy.
promptly.
"Did you find anything out theron"
"a hairpin."
"When?"
ION the Thursday morning after the