The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

for one minute thought I was the father of the child and Beulah Binford swore at the coroner's inquest that she was not : its mother An effort was made by counsel for the defense to interrupt the prisoners testi- mony for few minutes to have Charles H. zEectleberg testify as to the number of hfs car, but the prosecution objected, say ling it did not want the examination of the prisoner interrupted"
 How long before your marriage" con tinued Mr. Smith. was the meeting in the lawyers officer"
 About February 1s09."
 Well. when were your relations with her broken off?'
 Tn she fall of 1908 and I was married nearly two years. afterwards, in August 1910"
 Knew Wife Long Time
 How long had you known your wife?" | Nearly all my life.''
 How long had you been in love with her?''
 T reckon about 12 to 14 months.'
 How did you regard Beulah Binford during the time you ran with her?'
 "As everyone else did-as a woman of
 e town" plan.SeS,oo D you nave any ioNe TOT her tune Did any other man run with herr" hay Yes" were the relations between you ho.nd your wife up to the night of her eath?" T never spoke cross word to her or she to me. We always were affectionate and l don't see how any one could have been any happier"
 Was there any reason for her to be unhappy"
 Not that I know of
 When you were married did she know about Beulah Bnford?'
 Everyone in town did. I told her all about the effort to blame the child on me, too. l made clean breast of it."
 Did you tell her of your trip to Nor folk and the resumption of your rela- tions with Beulah?' NO"
 was Beulah Rinford the controlling motive of your going to Norfolk?' "No"
 Tell how you came to go to Norfolk"
 The prisoner here corroborated the story of William s. Sampson. his chum, of how he and not the accused had first heard that the girl was in Norfolk. The prisoner frankly admitted the several rides with the girl there and visits to va rious places.
 Did you expect to see her again after you left Norfolk?'
 No In fact, she said her husband was going to call for her. When did you hear about her next?"
 When Billy Sampson phoned me that she was in town on her way to Danville, Va" Did you know what she was going to do?"
 Beattle said the girl was to lead a public life
 Did you do anything to dissuade her?"
 She called me up some time after that and I went over to see her and she asked me if I would help her if she stayed in Richmond I told her I would try to help her out. That isn't the first time I have helped a girl out"
 Has Helped Others
 You have helped others and that was no indication that you cared for one more than another?" Yes"
 Beattie's letter to Beulah promising sto help her out" was produced. There Is one word I'd like to correct" said the prisoner. That word will should be we'll be good It's a thing you'd put in any letter to any one and doesn't mean that said I would be good"
 With oceans of love. brimming with kisses" the letter concluded.
 The prisoner several times stopped to drink some water. but demeaned him. self very calmly and collectively.
 How about that. he was asked" That was just taffy. or gush thai you give to a woman of that kind"
 Did you have any real love for that woman?" T couldn't love woman that I couldn't respect and trust" Please state if you met Paui Beat tie on the Thursday night preceding the homicide and commissioned him to buy a shotgun"
 No, sir" | If you had wanted any firearms would you want him to get them?' No, especially if l had wanted them for anything of that kind" Did you see him within a week or l two before the murder?" He was at the store about week or | two weeks before. That was since we talked about putting his brother David into the navy and about the property outlook which he said my father was | trying to cheat him" Did you see him that nightY Yes. In the store early. He said he was going to Richmond and asked me to take him over after the store l closed"
 Did you know anything about his going to the pawn brokers shop, or buying a gun?"
 No. sir
 Did he bring you a gun?"
 No, sir
 The prisoner said after talking to Pam some he went riding with Beaulah Bin ford. We had two punctures. She got a pump out of the rear seat''
 "If there had been a gun she would have seen it?"
 Yes
 Where is Beulah now?'
 "In jail, I reckon, where the prosecu- tion can get her if they want to-
 When were you out next with Beau llah?"
 Monday
 Took Wife AutOmobiling
 Tn that week and the week preceding laid you take your wife out?'
 Yes. I took her out the Sunday be- fore. the Friday before, the Wednesday before. Three, four times week."
 'On the night of the murder. Tuesday. what time did you leave youD house?"
 "A little after 8 o'clock I got the na- chine out of the garage. I had gone only a short distance when I saw l had a fiat tire. I had to jack up the rear of the car and fix it."
 Do you know how long it took you?''
 Judging from the time I left my house
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