The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-04

was still IN Mysteries. the hearing was
resumed on the grass under the trees
Henry Beattie returned 10 the stand,
with Detective Sergeant Bailey beside
him.
Did you buy or take any part re-
Gently in the purchase of u gun with
Paul Beattie?" asked Mr. Wendenburg
mo. sir"
DO you know Paul Beattie?
Yes. He is my cousin"
Did you not have a meeting with
him on Friday night? Did you tell
your cousin to meet you a, Short and
Main streets?"
NO"
Did you meet him last Friday with
motor car and did you ask him 10
buy a gun for you?"
NO. have had no conversation
with him about a gun"
Didn't you two so together TO a
pawnbroker's office to buy gum"
No"
Did he buy three cartridges?"
Not for me-"
For whom?''
II don't know"
10 you ueHS tudt ne u!o any IHlHS
toward aiding you TO get a gum"
Yes"
Previous to this killing. when was
the last time you saw Paul Beattie?"
Il took him Saturday night from our
store TO his home in my car He was
! in the store in the early part Of the
evening. left the store at 10 o'clock
on Saturday night and reached his
home in fifteen minutes. He lives at
FOL Randolph Street.
Vigorous Denial.
Suppose ne We're to come here and
say he delivered to you u gun, or
hardware man were to come here and
say ne had sold gun TO you two last
Saturday, what would you say?"
II would say It was not So
What would you say II your cousin
were to say he were with your
, Mr.. Smith protested that it was an
Improper question.
The witness repeated that ne knew
nothing about the gun.
Are you and your cousin on friend
~ terms?"
Yes, in the main. We had n russ
, about Davis Beattie, for whom ! was
appointed guardian. l took him OF
10 the navy. but that had nothing TO
| do with 1t. There is no reason l know
Of why he should be against me"
Were you not out Monday night
with Beulah Binford until o'clock"
We decline 10 answer" said Mr..
Smith.
Then came :, series OF questions. with
the same refusal to answer from coun-
sci. Mr.. Wendenburg asked in each
| case whether the reason Tor declining
was because it might incriminate the
witness. and again Beattie refused to
| answer.
Have you sent any communication
to Beulah Binford in the last ten days
sending your love and oceans OF
kisses" Mr.. Wendenburg asked.
Il object" snid Air. Smith
Haven't you in the past ten days
| made preparations with Beulah Bin
ford to furnish u home for herr"
NO"
Haven't you furnished her money
| for that purpose?"
I'VE decline 10 answer" cut in Mr..
| Smith.
Bculnh's Furniture Bills.
Haven't you asked her to get Item
lied bills of furniture? HaYen't you
told her that you would be good? When
! did you last see this woman" We're
you with her on Monday night in ID
disreputabie house?'
Ihe rain OF questions went on, but
The witness remained silent.
| ID idn't you meet her in Norfolk after
her child died in 1910? Didn't you pay
the funeral eXpenses7"
| No answer.
Didn't you on last Monday go to
the Binford girls home. on West Main
street, In Richmond? Didn't you once
send this young woman 10 school and
aid in her ,.ducatiun3''
sun the refusal to reply to any
questions of this sort
Haven't you stated that this was
the gun that did the killing"
u said that was the gun they found.
and we took 1t for granted 1t did tho
killing. 1t was single barreled gun
and In general looked Ike that"
When you were married did your wifo
/, know of your past relations with this
| Binford woman?"
she knew all about it. Everybody
knew OF it,"
DID your wife know your relations
with this woman were being contsn-
ued?"
The witness declined to answsr.