The evening world., 1911-08-26
GIRLS MOTHER
BEATnE TRIAL WITNESS:
JURORS SEE MURDER AUTO

sstvssn the ascs Of Eighteen sAd
known families In virginis. Each bore
~ well under cross-sxsDinatiop. tell
ing practically the same story In ans
wer TO a p~rofusion OF questions from
both sides.
1alaA1 Iassissr. who followed Nose
Ay ana 1ya1sg on the sssaA. sota ~
vas running his fathers . snA vas
snAss famAMsr with various nAbss OF
nAAASnae. Ne Declared Ne lenA .
With the woman on its running-boara
ana man somewhat obsoursd ~ thA
hood was of . make similar - ~
Dsstt1s automobile.
The prisoner continually prompted
Harry ii. smith IT.. counsel. particular
~ directing a line OF questioning which
might Indicate that the boys machines
stores or buildings along the road by
which the youths claim TO have later
located the 9 OF the murder as
identical with the position Of the MA
chine they passed. on tho road.
"woula you know the buildings o
cav II you went there the next morn
mgr asked Mr.. Smith.
sure. IL the buildings wore there."
snapped Lsssiter.
J. I. Paschall. seventeen years old.
who drove the second car Of boys. aid
he slowed his machine TO . spesd Of
three or four miles an hour aud asked
the man and woman 10 hey needed
help but that tho answer was No"
Pasehali admitted IN cross-examination
TIA, ssSss of ths other boys OF the party
wsro pressn, In the ONCE Of Detective
l.. l.. Seherer when he dictated hi,
statement about tho lone automobile
and that the other boys heard him
make his statement.
The prisoner enrickisd and whispered
TO his counsel 1t this point and gave
the Impression that Paschsil's remarks
established the origin oe the several
boys testimony as hardly spontaneous.
but inspired BY the prosecution
POUND %cARTRiooE sHgII At
SCENE OF SHOOTING.
W. !. Brown. q s~tsrsotpyer. who found
q loaded cartridge nea The scene o;
the murder on the Sunday following the
Tuesday night when the crime Was CON-
nsittsd. was called to the stand.
Hrown SAID he wrote his nams on the
shsli and turned Il over to Detective
ochsesr. The cartridge was proAuesd.
The witness determined the point OF his
ind IS seventy-.our feet from the blood
spots on the road
You doa't know who dropped the
SHELF" asked Mr.. Smith for the defense.
ct might have beer ieft there on Sat
urday night by a hunter for all you
know"
~ don't know who dropped II or when
All I know u that ! found 1T
After Brown concluded bis testimony
the jury. followed by the crowd. filed
out on the lawn to see the Beattie car.
II wa the nrst tims the jurymen had
seen machine. They lifted up It's
upholstsred seats. peered underneath
tho gears and pessd ayound the steer
ING wheel. paying particular attention
TO a portion of the fioor OF the car un-
ierneath the wheel. The floor finally
was removed and one Juryman stuck
his head through the opening to deter
! mine II any blood could have trickled
| through.
Deattie fo,,o we'd the juryu.sn sharply
at every move. He assisted them IN
prylng open parts OF the seat ard
rolled confidently around the automo-
bile. chewing an unlighted cigarette. his
straw hat tilted TO m side and a port
| folio of papers under his arm
Sheriff Gill was a bit lax In k lina
the crowd back from the ma shine
Stroking his pAtntbrush board. he 5000
gaping at the car till Fudge Watson re-
minded him of his duty.
~ reckon we all will have TO get bacl
here. This amt no circus" Re IA
toned. and the crowd sagged back fol
a minute but soon pressed FORWARD
again. Ono juryrnn crept under tn
car from behind and examined Me ma
chinery. The inspection was carried o,
In silence. 40 being made b,
any one.
Before returning to the courtroom
Beattie cody called attention to a punc
tured tire, and judge Watson ordere'
the chauffeur TO have It fixed betor
returning to Richmond.