New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05

ing him running up the road my mex
| thought was for my wife. She was lynn
to step on her dress to get in. ! felt o
her pulse. but ! knew | couldn't tell
being excited. whether she was dead o
living. holered murder and help AM
| blew the horn. but knowing there was
| doctor at Tom ovens | seated my wifi
on the left seat Her head dropped for
ward. and holding her with one hand.
ran the car with the other. little wa:
wife In the seat and jumped out to n
the lights. | realized then ! had no Goa
on. ] lit the lamps and went on to MI
owens house"
How fast did you run backg'
about forty or nifty miles. an hour.
Can you recall how near the belt lin
it was that YOU stopped
NO, remember, though. that the ca
jumped nearly two feet when II did eros
the belt line tracks. There was one ba'
turn where ! had to let go o, my VIII
once to use both hands for the turn. Mr.
Owen and DR.. Mercer helped me carry m!
wife into the library. I asked II ] shoul'
send for an ambulance or take her to
hospital, but he said she wss dead.
remember asking second time II sh
do you know where your coat wa
found?"
Or. Mercer found it on the footboard o
the machine.
did you give Mr.. Owen and the Off
GERS all the Information possble?"
II told everybody what / knew and sale
I'd show them the spot
when they asked what YOU did will
the gun. what did you say?"
II said | had put 1t into the rear OF tht
car They said IL wasn't there, and SAID
perhaps II had been jolted out at the bel
line crossing"
Described Man Who Shot Wife.
What description OF the man did yol
Il told everybody he was large mar
about feet tall. with his face full Of
beard"
TT was dark night wasn't it,"
There are woods on both sides OF the
spot where the murder occurred?'
Yes"
The prisoner said the lights Of hi.
machine did not help him any in seeing thu
man and that his description was guess
did you know whether he was a whit
man or negro?'
Il think he was white man, by hi,
voice"
The detectives have testified that ycl
showed no signs Of grief How was that?
house and when the detectives came; they
were all strangers to me and ! tried tc
compose myself to give them all the in
formation ] could"
Whose suggestion was It that they g
out and find tile gum"
Mine; but they all told me was In nj
condition to run the car"
DO you remember placing the cal
around the blood spot?''
"A lot OF detectives were there that AT
ternoon. They wanted my car and go
my brother to give IL to them. hat
nothing to do with placing the car
lie blood
get into the road from the carr
NO"
Did you see Paul Beattie on Wednesday
night"
Eyes. He came over and told me Beual
said she was sorry for me-"
Did YOU tell Paul Beattie that IL she
bothered you, you would Kill her II 1t tool
hundred years.
Il said | didn't want her TO bother me.
Paul Beattie has testified that he came
back on Thursday TO give you an answer
from Beulah. How long did he stay,
About a half to three-quarters Of ar
hour. / asked II the police had been t'
why did YOU ask that"
Because during that afternoon Detec
about going with Miss Bnford | toll
him | didn't mind telling him anythin'
In the world about my relations with th
girl. but not to let II get out to my PEG
pie
Did Mr. Scherer intimate to you tina
il might be considered motive for TN
crime"
Paul Beattie said when he saw YOU
you expected to be arrested Did you sa!
so to him.
Reattie testified that during his tall
with Paul they were sitting on the porci
with several other people within hearing
Denies Paurs Testimony.
wow. Paul Beattie has declared tina
he said this thing looks black to me- ant
that you said i wish 10 God ] hadn'
done il though she never loved me an
ONLY married me for my money. Di
yo %N eyer make mat statement
pau! Beattie said YOU remarked How
in hell did those detectives find out Their
was No. she'll in that gum Did got
make any such statment?'
No
Beattic told Of his visit to the hom
of II q. Smith, ir.. in company with Johl
Sandifer and Luther Wells. declaring h
did not know he was TO he arrested.
II told Mr.. smith" said he, that
thought they were going 10 bring Beula!
Rinford into the case. and ] gave him al
the information | could. When ] left
told Sandifer and Wells that ! wanted &
call up Paul and find out If the police ha
been 10 see Beulah. That was all.
\ sharp argument ensued az TO Beula
Binford's being produced in court, coun
sci for the defence declaring the girl ha
been held in Jail incommunicado. Judg
Watson said IL was not his impressio
that counsel for the defence Was prevent
ed from seeing her. and that II ii wer
not the intention of either side 10 pu
her on the stand, he wanted to release he
from Jail The prosecution intimate
that II intended TO call her later.
BeattIe's examination WAS then re
sumed and he denied emphatically that n
had been on the Midlothian Turnpike be
fore the murder that night. lie said h
was not there at the time stated by Re
land Sydnor "a witness for the prosecu
tion.
1T has been testified that YOU identife
that gun" said Mr.. Smith. will you te
ali YOU know about that gum
"The next morning when the gun wa
found several people we're standin
around. and we all assumed that IT wa
the gun with which the murder was CON
mitted. -. =. .,,, -
gun before that
No"
Sheriff Gill brought to the courtroom
| both the gun and the blood stained clotl
ing of the prisoner.
Was II possible for you to identif
that gun?"
NO That was the only gun found
and everybody naturally concluded tina
was the gun with which my wife wa
murdered
Hill Carter, for the defence, then sal
the defence desired to have Beattie 20
into the ear and demonstrate TO the jur
how he claims the shot was fred and no,
his wife was seated
While the car was being sent for IN