The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
SAMPSON HELPS TO
DAMN HIS FRIEND
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(By f. Il. c.


CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE,
vA-Special.-W. H. Sampson fol-
lowed. Mr.. Kastelberg in the witness
chair. zu-u0ys-. 81.
I He was first summoned by the Com
monwealth and said he had had three
or four interviews with Scherer. He
was in Scherer's office three times.
How long have you known Henry
Beattie?"
Fifteen or eighteen years.
Did you know OF his relations with.
Beulah?"
Yes"
DO you know when his relations
with her were broken off?"
Yes. 1 was with him in the law
office of Thomas NJ. Mosby when the
matter was settled"
How did he come to reney his re-
lations with Beulah?"
Would Give Beulah "a Good Time"
L got a letter from Beulah adj
dressed to me in care OF II. G. Beattie
Jr. He turned 1t over to me two or
three nights later. 1 asked him. don't
1t was from Beulah. / also told him
was going to Norfolk to the James
town races and that If saw Beulah
l would give her a good time in his
honor
Henry expressed a purpose TO go,
too, and did go. though 1 did not ad-
wise him to do So
AT a Norfolk hotel 1 called up Beu-
lah and asked if We could come around
TO see her. She said. Yes We went
out and spent a couple of nights and
had a good time. At least, did"
Henry Was With Beulah.
Was Henry with Beulah?"
Yes"
. Did you go to improper places?"
Where did YOU go?"
ITO very disreputable places. We
LETT on Wednesday morning by the
Norfolk and Western. after two days
We came back together"
Was there any reason you did not
want his people to know who he was
with?"
1T looks bad for a married man
TO be running as a single man"
Witness said his family did not
want him to so with Henry. They
thought him too wild for him.
They said would lead him astray,
they thought"
When you went out with Henry
Beattie. would you often leave his au-
keep your family from knowing you
had been out with him?"
Il did sometimes get out and walk
"Why?"
Il did not want the people know
him."
rs it not a fact that you did not
want your family to know that you
We're running with Henry?"
Yes" replied the witness.
Have you done all you could TO ala
Henry?"
I have done all could to see him
and comfort him."
Didn't Know About Gun.
Was there a gun in Henry's car
when you rode over from Richmond
the Saturday night before the muir
der?"
Il don't know"
Did you look for a gum"
"Of course not"
Did you not give a signed state
ment to the effect that you knew there
was no gun in the car because you
first opened the rear doors and decid-
ed to get in rear seat and did not
see any gun"
yes"
rs it not fact there was no door
on the car that day?'
Rear Doors Were on.
And how could you have opened
the rear door?'
Il made a mistake I found out my
mistake a few days after I had given
my statement to Mr.. Scherer. : then
went to see one of Mr.. Scherer's men
and asked to be allowed to correct my
mistake. The man said it did not
Wanted to Make Statement.
What did YOU DO then?'
when 1 heard that Paul claimed to
have seen Henry put the gun in the
rear Of the car. l went to see MI
Smith. 1 offered 10 give him a state
ment. but he said he did not want
statement. He only wanted me to tell
the truth"
Was the statement about the gum
mo. sir
What was il about?"
Our trip TO Norfolk"
Witness was then excused.