The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-04
| Il stuck my finger in its mouth just to
make It bright and laughing"
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| make 1t bright and laughing"
Played With the Baby.
You were playing with the baby
then while wafting?'
Yes. / thought my wife would come
| on down and L waited. Mr.. owen told
me to go on in and go up. Louise was
! nursing the baby. 1 leaned over and
kissed her and / put my finger into the
| baby's mouth. 1 used to tease her
that way. Then Louise said my hands
were dirty, and ! asked where the
bathroom was. The baby cried just
| then. Louise said: Isn't it aggravat:
Ing So she laid across the bed and
| nursed II again and the baby got to
| sleep. Then Louise got up and SIZE
| was fixing her dress in front of the
| bureau when Mrs. owen came into the
| room.
Mr.. Beattie. something has been said
| that MIR. Owen thought your wife was
| unhappy. DO you know OF anything
from your conversation with her which
would make her unhappy"
What was itT'
Something about a third party"
Who was that third party?
| Her brother"
l. Reattie next explained that his vile
could not have learned Of his physical
| condition.
How long had you been there (at
owens house) when you left?'
about three-quarters of an hour,
to the best of my knowledge"
Did you come downstairs to-
s s1ahsrSS
Asked to Get Prescription.
Some one then suggested that we
get some kind Of a cloak or jacket.
got the prescription just then from
Dr. Mercer, telling him we might not
be able to fill it. l drove to the drug
gtst's. Finally, l raised some one in
the back part. While he was filling it.
l stood on the running board, talking
to my wife. ] went back in and ask
ed him IL he had any candy. He put
up a small box. / asked him II he
did not have any larger. and he said
I'VE started off. and Louise said:
| Let's take a little spin up the road ="
Whose suggestion was this?
Passed Three Cars.
my wifes. We passed three cars
in the road. The first ran so fast I
could not exactly say who was in It
We were going slowly then"
How fast was this car going. do
ut might have been fifty miles an
hour; at all events, forty: It left a
saw a second car coming and my wife
said to go faster, so they could eat
some Of our dust. Then came a third
car. also a large car"
What's the number Of your carr
docs that look anything like Dr."
We'll not to me-"
Now, Mr.. Beattie, just state all about
that ride"
"The last thing 1 remember was my
Al q =
trees We backed up in gate and
turned, heading toward Richmond.
Tells Of Meeting Man.
About three-quarters Of a mile or a
mile, while going about fifteen miles an
hour, saw a man. So close was he,
I knew If l didn't stop I'd hit him.
When stopped, he was on the left hand
side of the car. / stopped and looked
Up, and there he was
Where was your car then?
About the middle of the road. !
said, DO you want the Whole roadI
shoot YOU 1 thought he was crazy. l
threw in the clutch, which gave the
car a lurch. Then he Aired. As ne
fired / put on the brake, for had
my other hand on that When he
but / jumped out of the side. He was
now standing at the rear. He threw
out the gun, hitting at me, and throw
myself back to avoid the blew, raising
my hands. Whether he overbalanced
himself or not do not know, but when
! recovered my balance / found myself
In possession Of the gun. Now, I want
to say something about this statement
that there was blood on the gun. l
fare. Mr.. Pom Owen said did, and
see any. I know L had blood on my
face. Mr.. Tow Owen said ] did, and
1t would be natural that fellow puts
his hands to where ne has been STRUCK"
Denies OWENS Statement.
The witness next denied that he had
not told Tom Owen that the man was
on the right side, but the left hand
side.
You told Mr.. Tom Owen that the
man went up the road"
He was the first man I talked to
afterward.''
Eyes, and I told the same thing at
the inquest. II I'd made all those state
ments that the detectives say 1 have,
why
The court caused Beattie to desist
from arguing the case.
why did You not pursue the man.
Some other people viii ask you this,
and may as well do It myself" said
Mr.. Smith.
..My first thought was to get out and
get the man. Ny second thought was