The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-29

As firm as adamant. Special Agent
Luther i. Scherer stood the fire of
the batteries OF the defense in cross
examination Monday morning, finally
quitting the stand at Has o'clock.
absolutely unshorn.
Mr.. Scherers testimony under
cross examination was given without
hesitancy and with that same straight
torwardness and clearness which
marked his evidence on Saturday un-
der direct examination, and which
made such marked impression upon
spectators and apparently upon the
jurors.
1t had been freely predicted that
Mr.. Scherer would DO severely grilled
by the defense with purpose OF show
ing that he had taken an und AS ac-
tive part in building up of the case
against Beattie for the reason that no
had been so active in interviewing and
getting statements from Witnesses.
/ Whatever might have been the orig
! inal intention of the defense. atfer
+ it had received volley after volley OF
Scherer-made missiles. 1t decided this
morning to let the officer down easy.
SO 10 speak,
You stated on Saturday Mr.
Scherer. said Mr. Carter. that you
had charge Of the secret service de-
partment OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, did you. not"
I stated that / had charge of the
secret service work OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company. w q.
baldwin, of Roanoke, has a contract
to furnish q certain number Of men
10 the company ana l have charge OF
those men for the company.
What are your duties2'
My duties in connection with these
men is TO uperintendent and handle
them in the detective and investi-
eating work Of the company. That
IS a part OF my duties"
YOU are then detective?" inter-
rogated Mr.. Carter.
Not Detective.
i have stated my connection with
the work and answered your Question
the best | could. / would say that
am not detective, although l have
been called a detective, q special agent
and police officer" replied the wit
ness
y on have had charge of this case
In some capacity since july -, have
you not"
4 can't say that have, l have.
! However, been very active. Mr.. Jar
-seti ami several other officers asked
myself and Detective Wren 10 take
charge of the work. on July 20 or q.
this request was made by tho Conn
lnonWealth.'
You have had charge then since
soon after the 19th2"
81 would say that have. I have
given almost all my time to the case,
/ and l have done everything that /
could, both day and night"
! You have been in conference every
! day with some ore or more of the
/ witnesses in the ease. have you not ?"
u have. l have done all that /
could"
you have examined a good many
! witnesses the Commonwealth has pro-
! duced?"
! Il have examined or talked, or other
/ officers have done SO with every wit
ness put on the stand. | tried to talk
/ 10 every one"
/ and you had statements made by
( them inquired the attorney.
/ Il had statements made out by most
of the witnesses. In other words, when
first saw a witness | would ask
him to come around to the office, and
there talk 10 him and take down his
statement"
Two witnesses of the Common
wealth, who have been summoned here
are in jain aren't they" asked the
cross exauling attorney
Two witnesses for the Common
wealth are In Jail. cannot say wheth-
er they have been summoned here or
not" replied the witness.
Il refer TO Paul Beattie and Beulah
Binford They are in Jail are they
not"
Yves. sir"
You have had interviews with
Il have