Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-04

| coat. l then took Il prescription from DIR.
| Mercer to 10 filled We went down the
Midlothian turnpike to a drug store.
| ratified on the door and finally the drug
gist came. took the prescription and went
back to fill it while I stood the run
ming board about ten minutes talking with
my wife"
! WAS Your wife in a good humor?''
Yes, j paid him for the prescription.
| bought some candy for my wife and got
into the car and headed up the Mid
| lothian pike. Just got to Mr..
! Owen S house TO return my wife sug-
Sested that we take a little spin
Who suggested that you take the
| ride?
| MY Wife
IF she hadn't, did YOU intend to go?''
| Well. what happened"
Ihree cars passed. one was going fast.
| about four miles an hour. I was running
| slowly. The car left a lot of dust. and when
the second car came my wife suggested
that We go faster. so as not to get their
| dust. and We did this and passed the third
What's the number of your caro-
$50
Does that number look anything like
Dbl. p
Not to me-
State more of that ride
w" passed three cars. The last thing
l can remember before We turned around
was a row Of cedar trees which my wife
Salu would make good Christmas trees
and the gate near where we turned :
state what happened then
Met Man in Road.
+ About three-ouarters of mile ~, q
mile from where We turned We were 60
ing along easy when ii man came from
the left hand side of the road He was
so close TO me that ! had to put on the
brake 50 not to hit him He asked if
were going to hit him. and | said he had
plenty of room and that | should nave
/ then put in the low gear and reached
over to take the brake. He pointed the
gun at me and said, stop or I'll shoot
didn't want to aggravate him. SO said
nothing. As | touched the clutch he fired
and my wife fell back of me-
she fell between your back and the
back of the seat
Yes. In the space OF d moment jump
ed out of the car and started toward the
man. He..raised the gun to hit me. 1
caught the gun as il hit me on the nose.
He let loose and. being overbalanced. |
fell back There has been something said
about blood on the gun. Tom Owen said
and the man ran up the road
Who was the first man you told?'
Tom Owen.
Was your statement to Tom Owen the
SdIiS Nou DIT tHt 1OI onti III
quest?
Yes
Why didn't you follow the man.
Thought of His Wife.
Well. after getting the gun and
seeing him running up the road my
next thought was for my wife. She
was lying on Inc left-hand side of the
car. | had to step on her dress TO get
in. l felt of her pulse, but ! knew l
couldn't tell. being excited. whether
she was dead or living. 1 hollered
murder and help and blew the horn,
Tom Owens. | seated my wife on the
left seat. Her head dropped forward,
and holding her with one hand. l ran
the car with the other. \ little way
down the lights went out. fixed my
wife in the seat and jumped out TO fix
the lights. ] realized then | had no
coat on. lit the lamps and went on
to Mr.. Owens house"
How fast did YOU run back"
About forty or fifty miles an hour"
Can you recall how near the belt
line II was that you stopped"''
No. ] remember. though that the
car Jumped nearly two feet when it did
cross the belt line tracks There was
one bad turn where | had to let go of
my wife once to use both hands for the
turn. Mr.. Owen and i,r. Mercer helped
me carry my wife into the library |
asked If ] could send for ambulance
she was dead. ! remember asking a
second time II she We're dead"
DO you know where your coat was
found:"
,, DIR. Mercer found it on the footboard
of the machine
Did YOU give Mr.. owen and the Of
ficers all the information possible"
Told All He Knew.
Il told everybody what | knew and
said I'd show them the spot.
When they asked wha, YOU did with
the gun. what did YOU say?''
II said | had put ii into the rear of the
car. They said it wasn't there and |
said perhaps i: had been jolted out at the
belt line crossing.
What description of ihe man did You
givco"
Il told everybody he was large man
about six feet tall, with his face full Of
beard"
IT was ii dark night. wasn't it,"
Yes
i There are woods on both sides of the
spot where the murder occurred"
Yes
the prisoner said the lights of his ma
chine did not help him amy in seeing the
man and hat his description was a guess.
man or a negro"
Il think he was a white man. by lis
voice"
Tried to Restrain Grief.
The detectives have testified that YOU
showed no signs Of grief. How was
that?
We'll, there were several ladies at the
house and when the detectives came they
! were ali strangers TO me. and | tried
to compose myself to give them all the
| information / could" @
'N hose suggestion WAS it that they
40 ont and find the gum?
| Mine, but they told me / was in no
condition to run the car.
DO YOU remember placing the car
| around the blood spotc''
a lot of detectives were there that
| afternoon. They wanted my car and 7 got
4 my brother to give il Ia them. had
nothing 10 do with placing the car
| lis there any reason why blood
couldn't get into the road from the car
| No"
/ Did YOU sec Paul Bcattie "Wednesday
| night
| Yes. He came over and told me
| Beulah said she was sorry for me-"
Did you tell Paul BeattIe that.if she