The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-02
brought he dead woman to the owen

brought he dead woman to the owen
home until the next day.
Blood On Seat.
How 5ioody was the seat?" asked
, Mr.. smith.
1t was bloody enough to make a
big spot on my pants"
Did YOU lift the seat up"
Yes. and blood ran in every direc-
ton after / had ridden about two
hours"
How much was that car run after
the murder before being taken in
charge by the county authorities 80
| Tho witness said he had gone up
the Midlothian turnpike several times
for miles. lie declared the blood IN
der the drivers scat still was soft the
next dav.
Counsel for defense asked permis-
I sion for It's witnesses To make an in
dependent examination Of the auto
mobile. deputy sheriff conducted
, these witnesses 10 the machin,. in n
barn several hundred yards from the
: court house
Mysterious Message.
At THIS JunC'urr Attorney Smith for
/ the defense. received a message tell
r ing him of an important witness and
3 examination 81 witnesses was sus-
pended Rumors flew thick and fast
. that additional evidence concerning
th' alleged highwatWau had been re-
ccived but counsel yOuchsafed no ex-
PLANTATION.
When the prisoner read he MESSAGE
10 NJ Smith he became excited and
/ pounded on IN" table IN front OF him
: several times. hts face flushed and he
turned to his fatncr and talked
quickly 10 him. Mr.. Smith immedi-
ately left the room. HilI carter. OF
counsel for the defense. said.
We cannot say anything at this
time We have received some very
tryong at once 10 verify
important Information which we are
The crowd sauntercd out on the
lawn during the virtual reese caused
by Mr smiths absence.
Beattie Again On Stand.
I Douglas Beattic described his first
! hours after 50 happened and his dis
. covery Of the big blood spot. lie re-
7 lated how he motor,d back and forty
= that night. on six trips. carrying diff
, ferent persons TO the scene He said
, that blood from the car was stlil on
, his hands when he handled the gun
which he found some distance from
10 the scene
p ON cross examination the witness
, said when b., had ordered the bloody
, car washed the left hand cushion was
washed but not the right hand one
because. the witness said. We didn't
have tifne."
What was the object ~ getting rid
~ the blood on the left hand seat and
/ not the right hand seat which had
more blood on it, asked Prosecutor
WendenburE
! Didn't want anyone 90 ST In g."
. Tho lsft hand scat was the one IN
. which tho accused alleged that Airs
Beattie sat.
4 didn't know the machine was %
= have been seized later on or I would
have had the machine washed ~
once said Douglas Beattic. and fur
thermore the car would not have
made any more trips that night"
Explain what YOU mean by that"
Wei ! wouldn't have given the Dc
fcctiyes and others the opportunity
90 ride around in 20 and place the car
and say what th"y have about 10
here"
WHY would you deprive them oi
Would Have Destroyed Evidence.
"Wsu bad I known that thoy were
going o. work up n Dase against my
brother ] would have deprived them
DO sou think tha' was riFh, oil. o.
citizen. not as brother. 90 destroy
.veH what man wouldn't
Would t"u destroy that evidence r
lss 10 If Vas going t1 Dol used a.
10 hoe been falsely asaifat my trs-
th,r.
-R-' ,o1 weren't 'hsr'-
And y.' You ha,. deprived o.. ,ury
, - thn' evidence
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