The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

lIhOuSS IOr the murder or his pretty Y
Ill Carter, one of his attorneys Ito tn
We're not your relations contin-
Yes"
Did you not see her regularly on
Monday Thursday and Saturday,"
Not every Monday night
Saw Girl Preceding Tragedy.
Didnt you see her those three
nights the week preceding the homi-
Yes" 81
Then three nights of the week be-
longed TO Beuiah?"
Not all of the night"
But the best part of them? p
NO; ever since my marriage I have
made it practice to go out on those
three nights"
With Beuiah Night Before Murder.
Were you not with Beulah the
night prior to the murder?"
Did you see Paul Beattie on Thurs
uay night preceding the murder?"
DO you deny that you telephoned
MN to meet you that night at Short
and Main Streets?"
Il do"
Did you ever telephone him to meet
you at Short and Main Streets?"
Never"
Didn't Go Into Bar.
| Did you 40 INTO BAR with Paul on
the Saturday night preceding the muir
No; don't believe SOL
Are you sure?"
Did you not take drink with
w. r. Hart at Twelfth and Hull
Streets on Thursday night before the
L may have done it. but I don't re-
member"
Did you not say to him. I have got
TO use telephone?'
! Probably So"
Whose telephone did you want
who did you want to talk to-"
"Beulah Binford: but the line was
busy and 1 could not get her."
Did you not get your number and tel
the party at the other end of the wire
to meet you at Short and Main
Il did not"
Did not Hart ask you where you
We're going and did not you reply
'West'-just where you are going?"
Il don't remember it,"
Did you not tell Hart that you
We're going 10 take Paul and his wife
out for a rider"
Il don't remember it,"
Are you prepared to say you did
not make that statement"
No, 1 may have said it. L fire.
when L went to see Beulah."
Did you mind people knowing you
! went TO see Beulah2'
"Of course I did"
Did not you often leave your car
| near her house? 2"
Yes. but no one knew whose car
it was"
Why did you use PauTs manner"
Il don't know that I did"
We're you in love with Beulah Bin
ford when she was down at Norfolk %
mo, sir; was never in love with
her
Was she in love with you?"
Il have no idea"
Did not you read the notes in the
diary?"
! Il don't remember"
Mr.. Wendenburg produced a little
| book with many closely written pages.
| The book contained dozens of endear-
| ing notes. supposed to have been writ
ten by the girl to the accused.
Such expressions as Il am afraid
! you won't come to see me-; Il am go
| ing TO be good girl; Il am going to
/ love you like you want me to-" were
some OF the expressions in the book
JUDGE WATSON RULED THAT
! THE BOOK COULD NOT BE AD-
MITTED IN EVIDENCE UNLESS
BEULAH BINFORD CONFESSED
AUTHORSHIP ON THE STAND.
Pet Names for Henry.
MIR. Wendenburg asked TO be
allowed TO read each entry In the
book aloud 50 that the accused
could enter independent afffrma-
ton or denial. Judge Watson re-
fused, and instructed the jury to
forget all that had been said
about the diary.
Did she ever tell you she loved
you?" asked Wendenburg of witness.
Yes; but all common women do
that"
Did she have pet name for your"
Il don't remember any,"
Did not she always call you
Darling Baby Henry'?"
No; she certainly did not"
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Carter here in
terposed. declaring Mr.. Wendenburg
was trying to get the diary before the
jury against the courts Instructions
How Wendenburg Proves Innocence.
Mr.. Wendenburg denied the charge.
and 10 prove his entire innocence ne
called the little book in an envelope.
pat il i'm an inside pocket and but
toned his coat.
Were YOU in love with Beulah?"
NO; i was not"
Then, why did you end the letter
With oceans Of love trimming with
Kisses -
All my letters to girls end that
way"
Always Kissed BeuIah Goodbye.
Did YOU not KISS Beulah whenever
you ieft?"
"Oh, yes; all the men did that.
',en always kiss their women good
Sc"
Mr.. Wendenburg asked: Did you
take Paul home Saturday night be-
lore the crime? How could he have
gotten the gun at 1890 o'clock with
out your knowledge?"
He did not get the gun with my
knowledge"
Mr. Wendenburg then went over
the route of the car from the Beattie
door to Pauls home, asking how
much time was consumed In making
various parts OF the trip.
Talked TO Beulah Over Long Distance.
Did you talk with Beulah over the
long distance phone just before you
went TO Norfolk?"
Yes; / hollered something over the
phone"
Did not you pay the bin?"
Yes"
did you not so over to the tele-
phone office and settle the account