The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-05

Beattie said he had first seer the girl
in August 1907. when he was riding IN an
automobile with friends She had called
from the sidewalk and asked to he taken
told him at the time that the twelve-year-
old girl had bad reputation
How long did your relations with TINS
girl continue at that time" M
"tni. she went 20 Washington with
/ her mother" Reattie answered coolly.
! What was her action toward you in
reference to the child that vas borny'
a MERE MATTER oi MONEY
WHY. she said was the father OF it,"
Beattie spoke almost iauntly she
| thought she could get more money from
me than anybody else. ! refused to pay
up and she got lawyer after me, linen
stock Of the whole town.
! Once more Beattie alluded to the black
mailing he had undergone by saving ne
was so soft he just forked IL up when
demands we're made upon him. Thep he
vois desire to help himself by volunteer
statements she testified at the Coro-
ner's inquest that | was not the child'e
| father" he said. His counsel frowned
and put another question quickly before
| Beatte could say more.
Smith then had the witness say that
i, had been ei ghteen months before his
marriage to Louise Owen that he had
made his settlement md broken rela
tions with The Bnford girl. Then he
testified that he had been in love with
! his wife wear or fourteen months before
| he married her The two women mai mes
were mentioned almost in the same brea tn.
What were the relations between
yourself and your wife up to the time
. Of her DEATH"
! she never smoke a cross word to me
! or | to her" Baattie answered I'VE
| both # aapctipnufa
| defy anybody to say we were no, com
! pleielv happy
! Did yorr wife know of the relations
that had previously existed between you
! and Beuiah Binford:"
'She certainly did made y clean
breast or it about the child and all"
Did shc know of your trip to Norfolk
! last April, where YOU me, Beulah Bin
| ford?"
SIZE DIT NOT KNOW ALl
! Rsat,io vas siIen, for nm instan, than
replied in n low voice: "She knew I was
Going 10 NorfoIk hut she did not know
| I ma1 R.i,,h tho. 40 Quickly voiun
,eered Thai hc Mad no, gone To- Norfolk
with tb. ox,,ress nurnnse Of seeinc tho
"ir, u;s msn,in9 had h.en n,,ralv
Incidental
.D;d your f,iend BilIv Sampsop toll
tho whole ,ru,h nhnui tbat trins" smith
oicried. referring TO the details of two
DAYS in the rcd light district that had
been testified Ia on Saturday. Beattie
said that Sampson s testimony had been
completely comprehensive. He then said
that when he left the girl in Norfolk he
expressly forbade her TO make any further
efforts TO see him.
! The witness said that shortly after that
! Norfolk trip. when Beulah Binford had
come To Richmond he had made arrange
rnents 10 get a room for her because he
wished her to give up her evil life and
2 her married sister would hpT
lodging The girl had pleaded with him
done the same for another girl once just
because he wanted to see her out of the
| mire.
Smith had him read the letter he had
written 10 the girl telling her he would
pay for furniture and clothing with the
words oceans Of love. brimming with
| kisses.
"Oh, that was Just tafy. or gush. such
as you would write 10 any girl" Beattie
answered when his counsel asked him to
explain the "extravagant expressions.
| Did YOU have any real love for this
girl?" smith then asked.
"How could love girl did not re-
spect:" Beattie answered in a self fright,
eous tone. But he confessed that he had
been in the company Of the girl after his
baby was born
DENIES pArLs STORY
! The lawyer then led Beattie 10 COM
prehensive denial Of every detail given
10y his cousin Paul OF the alleged purchase
| of the shotgun at Henrys instance and
II the ride together 10 she pawnshop TO
| get the gun on the Sunday night before
| the murder
If had wanted gun for the purpose
! Of murder | would never have commits
stoned such a one as Paul TO get it,"
! Beattie snapped Ru' he did admit that
f, he had taken the despised cousin in his
machine with him on the Saturday night
| in question
Where did you 60 after you left Paul
NJ his home that night" Smith asked
Il went 10 80" Beulah, the witness
| answered
| We're you riding with Reulah again on
Monday night before the murder" Beat
tie admitted that he was. He also said
| in answer 10 Smith that he had taken his
wife out in the automobile three times
in the two weeks preceding her death.
| Bringing his client down To the night of
the murder, Smith referred Ia the testi
mony given by Mrs. Robert v Owen
mother of Mrs Beattie. as to having found
her daughter in tears on the day she was
murdered. Reat'ie denied that there
had been anything in his private life
| that my wife knew which could have
caused her to weep"
DETAILS or rHr MURDER
! uo told ~ b,u, be and his w;ra nod
! driven the car ont to Midlothian turn
nike. Three cars passed me" he said
They were all going very fast" This