The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-02

THE blood was In the indentations
where the pins go through"
What could be your reason for
having the left-hand seat washed and
not have the right-hand seat washed,
too2"
The left-hand seat could be lift
cd out and could be washed IN Il
short time. The other seat was SO
bloody that II would have been neccs-
sary to turn the hose on it and We
diant have time"
Doesn't the cushion on the right
hand side come out as easy as that
90 the left2"
1T cones out easier
What was your object in Washing
the blood off the left-hand sea-
To get rid of it,"
But didn't you have a reason :"
y es. 4 didn't want anybody to
sit In the blood. II / had had time
70 wash the other seat 1t would have
been done, but there was SO much
blood on the right-hand seat ii would
have to have been sluioed out"
Would Have Had IL All Washed.
Witness described the extremely
Bloody condition of the right-hand
seat, Mr. Wendenburg encouragi1g
him to tell the conditions surround
.ns the scat 1t was my intention
to have the whole durn machine
washed off, remarked the witness
with some show OF temper, later With
craving the Objectionable adjective.
il you had known then It was
gong to be taken out of your pos
session you would have had it clean
ed UP. wouldn't you2" asked Abr.
WeEdenburg
1t would have been cleaned the
first trip We made" tartly replied
the witness.
Would you have destroyed the
evidence of this crime ?" persisted Mr.
Wendenburg.
In the light Of what has hap
pened, sure. And II l had known
what was going TO happen / wouldn't
! have taken all those detectives out
on the road. Mr.. scherer wouldn't
have had the opportunity OF placing
the machine over the blood spot or
doing anything else like that"
why would you have taken those
opportunities from him, Mr.. Beattia."
pursued the attorney. bent on cor
nering his quarry.
Why give il to him ?" replied the
witness
why should YOU have done that?"
persisted Mr.. Wendenburg
why should have given Mr..
Scherer the opportunity to get up
all this stuff he has gotten up some
how" was the reply.
Pushes Witness for Reply.
But the attorney for the prose-
cution was relentless. Again he rang
the changes on the why"
Witness gazed straight in front for
several minutes without saying d
word
What's the trouble, Mr.. Beattie? ?"
finally asked Mr.. Wender1urg.
Witness finally said; II don't know
how TO answer the question in a way
that won't he misconstrued."
After another minute or two he
said; Il don't know just how to an
swer the question" He was re-
CURED by the court 10 answer.
Witness explained that his answer
had been made ON the spur Of the
moment and finally said:
Il would have had the machine
washed to destroy the evidence
against anybody"
Would you have the evidence de-
stroyed 20 save your brother"
Certainly ! would have. What
man wouldn't help save his brother -
DO you know it Is wrong to de-
stroy el idence'
Il would have destroyed evidence
used falsely against my brother"
DO you think that any part of
/ the evidence should be destroyed
/ Don't you think the Jury ought TO
have the benefit OF all the evidence"
Yes. when the evidence IL put
1 before them in the right way. Had
| / known that the case was being
worked UP in the way It was since
tho crime. ! would have destroyed
/ the evidence"
Carried Message to Girl.
! Did you carry message from your
+ brother to Beulah Rlnford, in Hem
7 rico jail" asked MIR. Wendenburg. sud
denly coming to the conclusion that he
/ had done about as much damage to
the defense along the other line OF
cross examination as he could reason
ably expect To do,
/ Il did? promptly replied the wit
ness,
+ What was that MESA ge?"
1T was not a message. lie asked
mo merely TO tell her not to give up
or tell the detectives anything excepr
what was true. His message to her
was Don't forget me-
Asked H. he knew of Henry's reia-
tious with Beulah Binford. he replica
'Henrys relations 10 Beulah Binford
are known to everybody In Manches-
ter?"
Did you know Of his resumption of
relations with her the second time ?"
Il kueW, It, all the tisnes knew
1t when she first came back to Rich
mond. Henry said to me, Don't YOU
know that d girl is back in Rich
mond p"
Defense excepted,
do you know your brothers hams
writing"
Il have seen it very little"
Sought TO introduce Envelope.