The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-06

and saw tho machine. She says the
! top was UP and described it as yellow
| She could Not plainly see the man with
! Paui. and for that matter would moi
nave recognized him If she had as she
7 met Henry Beattie for the first tim,
| at his home on the night followinp
| the homicide.
But she did hear Paul say Good
| night. Henry" he came onto the
| porch Going into the house. Uaul
called up Mrs: Fisher (Beuiah Bin.
| ford and told her Henry would be
/ there in few minutes to get his
| wife's dress Evidently she asked his
name. for Mrs Houchens heard him
| say, This is Paul BSattic, n cousin of
| Henry" On saturday night about II
! o'clock the sa, I automobile brought
! Paul home Though she did not see
] the number and could not tell IA Buick
| from Chalmers. Airs. Houchens was
certain the machine was the same as
! that in which Paul rode on THURSDAY
| night. The priSore. admits the Satur-
/ day night ride. but denies the other
! Moreover, Mrs. Houchens was quite
sure that tho voice tn the telephone
| was the same ac that which she heard
over the same telephone on the fol-
lowing Thursday night-after the
crimc--whcn Henry Beattie says him
! self he called UP Paul TO find out II
| the police had been after Beulah"
| In connection with this latter message
Mrs. Houchens heard Paul make bu
two remarks In answer to what the
man at the opposite end of the wir,
was asking. These remarks were
Hasn't any one called me up except
| my Wife," and No"
fried to Show Animus.
Vigorous efforts w.re made by coun.
glsl n ir no
resulting from her fear for the safety
of her son-n -law. Mr.. Smith was
very pointed and persistent in his at
tack. lie brought out the fact that
Paul on the Thursday night after the
murder told his family of the gun
| purchase. saying nothing of Henry's
alleged confession. and that the boys
relatives at once tried to induce him
/ to go to the police with the whole
story about the gun.
| And so you all went to work to
wedge Paul out OF it?"
| For full half minute Mrs. Houch-
ems did not speak.
Cant you answ~.- that question:"
Yes, can" she said finally. II
| didn't try to wedge Ii out of any
thing. l Just told him to 80 and tell
the truth
I The others followed. The confec-
Z NatueI, ii SWdTINy SYRIAN. SNOultQ OUT
/ his story. insisting from the hrst TO
/ the intense amusement of the crowd,
/ Il no statement" Counsel for the
defense had been rubbing it into Chief
| Detective Scherer for the great batch
I of statements he has collected touch
ing the prospective testimony of sew
eral witnesses. John Joseph wanted
TO set himself straight at once Thrn
! he went on and told what he knew
! lt.a 81 t,i.
| day night and the automobile
! some up to the corner and get him.
I Later Joseph went TO the Henrico lall
| 10 see If Henry Beatt.e was the man
who came In the machine. He ad-
| mitted that he might not have been
able to pick Beat,.e out OF a crowd.
but he thought there was strong re-
semhlance between the two men,
| Look lax TO me same f-f-fellow. but
/ no swear" said the Syrian The tes
( timony OF Joseph was corroborated
| IN detail by Frank Mason. who was
| In the store when Paul Beattie came
! in and who also saw the automobile
take him away.
| snloon Incident.
me saloon incident was described
| by William McEvoy nephew OF the
owner of the place. and John Br!tton.
iriehd' Both knew the Beattie
| " 80 my SaW the TWO come
INTO the saloon and recognized then,
NcEvoy was certain ii was not sat-
uFday night but could not tell whether
was Wednesday, Thursday or Fri
Gay Britton was certain II was
ihursoay' Henry and Paul stayed hut
rev minutes and left through the
s!Ge door Britton heard an automn-
Jis e smuggling on the outside McEvsy
o!o not. Neither could saw whe,ha,
the Beatties either came or lee -
motor car Counsel fought bsrd
20 snake the boys. but were unah,a
" 40 so. Britton seemed 10 pat 10,
zines and when MIR Smith asked
him TO explain why Henry Raatt,s
came IN the front door ana went o,,t
af' ne very reasonably lost his
The return of the cousins - p.
Realities house was descrjhad ~ Nv,
Hoiahd' who lives next door. She en-
aul arrive up in an automobile aho,,t
~ or S;iO o'clock on Thursoav r,eht
: was one other man In the c,-
~, Mrs, holland did not get ,,ooi
| io"k OF MIN. Both got out and wbiIo
IN, ouS'ed himself with the front
, 49,. the other stood by his side ana
.aikeo The automobile ton Voc 49,,
but 1t was too dark to teI, to- up
PRESENTLY Paul weAt into his bou.o
=. speaking TO Mrs. holland a. he ro,,,
~ An effort was made to get ipto
e record brief convcrsatio she had
Nun faul before he went through
me door The court. however ex.
'ulcd ms. As a matter of fact. Mrs.
n"iahd asked nul who the man was
, he said Henry Bea,tie GU"
Later In the day Pau Bcattie's wife
itrseif took the stand She. too. CON
nrhed the Thursday night mcct,nr
| enc SAID Paul got back about o::0
r oc'ock In an automobile with Young
man. who looked like Henry Beattio {"
MIKE her mother, She said the ton
, WHich was M. was black but the
night was dark and she could not he
sure. Both rnnclinc md No.. - -.