The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-06


me" But witness could not determine
which night II was, and counsel for
the defense objected to the questions
because the commonwealth could not
determine which date 1t was.
I'VE want TO show that the witness
was with Henry that Thursday night"
sad Mr.. Wendenburg. land we are
prepared TO prove 1t. Tell ell that
occurred on the part OF the prisoner
as to telephoning on the night you
| were with Hart he said. addressing
! the witness.
All 1 heard him say was he there
| in fifteen minutes"
What did he gay about the tele-
phone message?"
Nothing that 1 heard"
is that all you heard him say?"
Don't ask him a leading question"
commanded the court
Took Him by Surprise.
| Well" replied Mr. Wendenburg,
the witness has taken me by sur.
prise The point was argued, and
the jury retired. NIr. Wendenburg sur
| rendered the point. and the Jury re-
turned.
Wasn't this the language you used ?"
ne asked the witness, (which you gave
US, that you heard Beattie say over
the telephone, be there in ffteen min
utes, but that you didn't know whom
he was talking to? Do you deny
that?"
Yes: deny that. I didn't say
over the telephone"
Jidn't you tell that to Mr..
Scherer?'
Il never saw Mr.. scherer."
When did Besttie say that?"
lie told Hart that he was going to
Short and Main. and asked Hart If he
were going that far. too"
After he left the telephone, did he
say where he was going?'
He told Hart he was going to Short
and Main" But witness couldn't be
pinned down as TO whether this han
pened on Monday or Thursday night.
Were you paying any particular at
tention TO the conversation asked
Mr.. Smith.
No"
How many visits did you make to
Scherer's Officer"
None"
Did you see any other detectives?
IN not sure, but l think Detectives
wren and Wiltshire came TO me when
was working on Leigh Street They
wrote statement. but wrote lot in
there that ! cut out"
Ihey told you, then" said Mr. Smith,
all about the conversation, and then
put II in and asked you to sign it? They
tried TO hX Thursday in your mind,
G'uh they, by saying ii was Thurs
day night when this conversation oc.
curred?"
Yes. sir"
rs II fac; that they read you what
tney had written and asked you il II
were so?'
80. they told me hrst. They told
re what Hart had said"
h-' you told ,neH thaI you thought
- ives Aoncay night, didn't youg'
Yes"
Do you remember now the language
yol said Bea'tie used"
Yes"
z there in fifteen minutes. wasn',
Y. s!r."
a" Him Thursday Night.
y. HART. OF :25 Eas, Eleventh
street. South Richmond, was called he
hed known Henry Beat,!e dfteen o.,
eighteen years.
DO you remember seeing the prts.
oHer during the week preceding the
murder and what night was in"
Thursday night"
Where did YOU see him?"
At Twelfth and Hull"
Eel about the telephone message"
ne went in and teiepnoned some
one, De 'heTe In fifteen minutes He
his .!fe out riding" ana
WAT street d!d he sav n. VIZ.
to|
He said he was voIn. - es
Main" ''''' al"
Are you sure thai .u he ia
De there in hreen minutes" asEea
MF, smith You would have heard +,
-! suppose would
Henry didn't mako any eno-, r. ho
secret about It, did beg" :" "e
..%9 he di4n't seem to"
Yes ne aa&ed me If was going
va apl5 ana H. ! 's 1da. no. No.