The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-05

eating the car for the detectives over
the spot?
A. No. sir, Mr.. scherer, Mr.. Wren
and Mr.. wiltshire, neither one of
them. said anything about that at the
inquest.
q. DO you remember locating II at
all. no matter what they said?
A. No. sir. l was not even in the
car. You mean about placing the
| car. don't you?
Q. Yes.
A. Yes. sir.
The Blood Spot.
Q. Did you tell what you know
about placing the car with references
to the blood spot, is what / mean, or
about Its being placed, If you didn't
do it?
A. Well. they were all up there that
afternoon, / don't remember how
many or them were there-Scherer,
Wiltshire. Wren, the whole bunch of
them, Anyhow they wanted the car
brought down there, my car, and |
hollered to my brother and told him
( that Mr.. Wiltshire wanted him TO
bring the car down there. II any d.
rections We're given. they were given
by Mr.. Wiltshire and Mr. scherer and
the rest Of them; 1 had nothing to
do with placing the car at all.
W. Ciu YOU ever agree with any
of them that the blood could not
have come out OF that car?
A. No. sir, I did not say II could
not have come out Of the car
q. Have you examined the car with
refernce to that point at all your
self?
A. I have. since we were out here
the other day.
Q. Is there any trouble, in your
Underwent a
OF that car down in the road?
a. ! don't think SO.
.. We come now to the wednes-
/ day night: we will take I'D one OF
Paul Beattie's statements. Now the
Wednesday night after the murder,
did YOU see Paul Beattia. on that
Wednesday night
A. Yes. sir he came over to the
house on "Wednesday night. l don't re-
member the time, and told me that
Beuluah said she was mighty sorry
the murder had happened, or she felt
sorry for me, and to ask me II would
call her up ! told him to tell her
not to bother me. That's the mes
sage I gave him.
q. She sent you word she was sorry
for you. and wanted you to call her
up, and you sent her word not to
bother you?
A. Yes. sir
@. Why did you do that. Mr.. Beat
tie?
A. didn't want TO be bothered with
her.
Q. Did you send her any exact mes
sage on that point? Do you remember
the exact words? DO you remember
whether you used an oath in connec-
ton with 1t, and II SO. how?
A. An oath?
q. Yes.
A, No, sir.
Judge Gregory; Let him say what
he said, and how ne said it.
BY Mr.. Smith
G. That's what asked him. Please
state, Mr. Beattie, IL you can. II you
remember. the exact message as you
gave it. That's what | asked Won a,
first He stated st. and ! wan, 10 cali
ms attention TO It. l didn't want TO
lead him.
The Court You did suggest an
oath
Dir. Smith: Paul Beattie testified
that he said that II she called him
UP, he would Kill her. II It took him
d hundred years 70 do It
q, want to know. did you send !
that message?
didn't say that he used an oath. Now |
you are suggesting oaths to the wit |
ness
BY Mr.. Smith;
g pa You send that messages
The cour7:-Tou can ask him /
whether or not he said what paul
Beettie said he said.
Did Not Threaten.
G. DID you state TO Paul Reattfe to |
tel her that II she bothered you I
whiie You were in this trouble. you |
would kill her II II took you a hundred I
years 70 do it? or worls to that effect.
\. No sir.
@ What d!d yo tell him7 Give 1t as |
near as you can.
A I told him 20 tell her not to
bothered with her
q. Did You send her any message to /
"nlch you expected reply? /
A. No. sir, did not. How could / !
expect reply from that? I
O. As l understand, IL I recall Mr., t
Paul Beattie's testimony, he testifed I
that he came back Thursday night 10 /
give you an answer from Beulah TO /
some message you had sent. Were Won
expecting him to bring any message
from Beuiah9
~ No, sir
. Paul says that he came back on
Thursday night Do you remember his
being there
A. YES. sir.
@, What time aid he comet
A.He came IN the early part OF the
night.
q How long did he staye
"A. rec kon about half an hour, or
three quarters OF an hour.
= Do yeu irememb Der talking to
Elm Thursday night
A. He told me that he had deliver
ell the message to Beuleh and she
said all right. and I asked him If
the police had been there IT, see her.
=. To see herr
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