The Washington times., 1911-08-26

Tells of Bloody Glove.
Justice w. A Jacob put another crimp
in the defense by testifying while on
cross-examination that he saw a blood
stained glove lying on the floor Of the
cara glove not before publicly heard
of, a glove which disappeared the night
Of the homicide, and Is still lost In spite
Of diligent efforts Of the prosecution 70
find IL. Mr.. Jacob had been testifying
Harry Smith badgered him, Mr.. Jacob
turned sharply and faced the defendant
Yes, saw the blood mark on the 4.
guns, bloody finger prints they were,
he said. "and let me tell you, too Mr.:
Smith, that I saw a bloody glove lying
on the floor CT the automobile.
A red hot exchange followed between
Where is this glover" demaRded Mr..
well that's what we'd like to know"
thundered Mr.. WendenbuIg.
lhaye it?' cried Mr.. Smith back at him.
IF we've got the glove ne conunueo:
you can have It," :.
I'm not saying you've got the glove"
replied Wendenburg. but what 80 40
for that glove and been unable to hnd
it"
! Judge Watson interviewed. and the
clash ended. But the universal opin-
ion was that Mr.. Wendenburg had
much the better Of 1t. Mr.. Smith for
the first time during the trial being
plainly taken by surprise. Beatties
| counsel will probably caution the
prisoner about his behavior when
| damaging evidence Is being given
| against him.
Beattie's Behavior Watched.
The jury Is watching the prisoner
like a hawk and when Beattie glared
at witness after witness, It was plain
that the jury noticed 1t. Members OF
the Jury, too, saw Beattie move his
hand at one witness as II to signal
about his answer. and the jurymen
saw Lawyer Smith strike down the
prisoners hand. Mr.. Smith was cool
enough at the TIME. He saw Beattie
| out Of one corner Of his eye, and ne
pulled the hand down without turn
| ing his head in the direction Of the
| Witness and without pausing In the
question he was then framing News
/ paper writers saw members OF the
! iury plainly change countenance at
I this remarkable performance by the
Another significant statement Of the
afternoon was that by ~ MasistFate tSs rate
that there was dirt in Mrs. Beatues s
hair. to which one Of the physicians
testified the other afternoon;
The hair was very dirty, said thts
for dirt, but it forced itself on my. at
! tention.'- With this testimony 1t is
pretty clearly before the jury that Mrs.
Beattie must have been lying in the
roadside and that Beatties claim thai
she was shot in the car contains a
A. K. Briggs. aged fifteen. son OF a
contractor. went upon the stand to de-
liver another blow at the defendant
Briggs said that on the night OF July
IS he had gone to Bon Air in an auto
mobile with a party Of young men.
There were eight in the car with MIN
and another car accompanied them.
Those with him were Ernest Moseley,
Joseph Montgomery. James Paschall,
Atkins Gregory. Frank Cutchins, Sam
Meek. jr.. and John A. Clark. with the
other carload they had attended dance
at Bon Air, leaving from Ernest Nose
Iey's home on Grove avenue between
and S:l5 o'clock. They left Bon AIT Sor
home around about 10 or 1880 o'clock y
Was In Second Car.
On the homeward bound trip. the wit
ness was IN the second OF the two cars
ss the party came down the Midlothian
turnpike toward Richmond. On rhe eE-
tire trip they passed two cars. the
first about a mile from Bon Air-the
witness did not notice how many peo-
pie were In it.
Where did you meet the other car:
asked Mr. Wrndenburg.
we met me other car standing on
the side of The road about five miles
out of town."
How far from the "hi'e"asheu
store2"
Il could not say exactly"
You have been back out there since
the murder?'
Yes, once"
After passing the whiteWashed
store what did you seer
II saw a car standing on the side
of the road. There were two pas
sengers, a man and a lady, the man
out in front fooling with his engine
ming board on the left side"
The car was to the right Of the
road facing toward Richmond?
Yes"
left hand running board; that is, to-
ward the middle of the road?'
| yes"
"On which side did you pass?"
"To the left"
"Did YOU pass any other car before
you reached Richmond"
No"
Witness Sticks to Story.
Under a stifr cross examination by
| MT. oIulbil' ZIG "A'hSoS hSAN ~ 49,
story.
would you deny that you were
running as fast as fifty miles an hour
on that trip back from Bon Air?"
mo, 1 don't know how fast we were
going
Whose car was it?'
Mr.. Paschalrs. Its a Speedwell."
Whose was the other car with your
| 1T was Mr. Lassiter's car, an Alco."
i They are both very heavy, powerful
fine running machines?"
Yes; both are good cars"
Mr. Briggs, there Is a question that
I dislike very much to ask, but which
is important. Had you all been drink
. ing that nightT'
II could not say as to the others. ]
had drunk half a bottle Of beer
, why did you leave dance at Bon
| Air as early as 10 o'clock"
I'VE left early because James Pasch-
all had to be home early. His mother was
. at home alone. We left some fellows
out there"
'They were the boys that came home
In a taxicab?"
; yes; 1 suppose So"
, Didn't you make the trip from Bor
Air to Richmond in twenty-five min
utes?"
, "I don't know I didn't time It."
Don't you know that your trip was
talked about afterward as record trip
from Bon Air to Richmond"
, mo: l never heard It SO mentioned"