Evening star., 1911-08-29

Did you have q watch?'
mo. / haven't got enough money to
buy q watch
How did you known
Henry said so.''
Another thing you omitted yesterday
was the fact that you worked In butch
er shop near the pawnshop. Why did
YOU do so?"
7 thought I mentioned enough places
but that was an important point to
omit"
The witness made no comment.
~"Had you ever been in that pawnshop
heforer' continued Mr.. Smith.
Yes, once, to borrow dollar"
Made No Social Calls.
You say that Henry Clay Beattie, jr,
rsllled you on the phone and asked you to
buy the gun?''
Yes"
Had Henry Clay Beattie, jr.. ever call
I'd you on the phone since you were
married a year ago? Had he ever since
then visited you socially?''
mo. But he used to phone me before
| was married"
when you were on tho stand at the
inquest was It solicitude for Henry or
Paul that made you testify as you did,"
/ never had much schooling, Mr.. Smith.
What does it mean?"
DO you know what ''oiicitous means'"
well. wen leave IT, said Mr.. Smith.
but did you say anything at tho coro-
ners inquest about going to McEvoy's and
taking a drink? want to test your
memory"
II don't remember whether said 1t or
not was in q bad. nervous state" re-
iterated the witness.
No Friend Of Beulah's.
How long had you known Beuiah Bin
fordr'
.T Didn't know her except that I took
shoes and things to her from Henry Clay
Beattie. IT., for four years"
did you call her Beulah7'
mo-"
did her mother live with herr"
II don't know anything about her
mother I don't mix UP with those peo-
ple," added Paul resentfully.
did you know who Mrs. Fisher was
when Henry Clay Beattie. IT.. askeed you
&c deliver messagesr'
.No but I recognized her as Beulah
when I saw her."
'rhen she didn't know you except as
messengerT"
NO"
"You never ran around with herr
"No. I don't run around with such
people"
''Quite a safe position for a married
man." commented counsel Then followed
suddenly this question:
Mr.. Beattie. are you an epilepticT
What does that mean. crazy? No"
The witness raised his voice and an
swered emphaticaly.
When you bought the gun. you paid
for 1t with a ten-dollar bill through Henry
gave you a two dollar bill"
Yes, I wanted to change ten-dollar
bin / had"
Did you give any such reason at the
coroner's inquest as to why you paid for
the gun that way?"
'T don't know what said
You went out on the side porch Of
Henry's home Thursday night after the
murder?" asked counsel for the defense.
1T did"
He never asked you before Thursday
night to stick by him %?
He had no reason to. because he didn't
tell me until Thursday that he did it."
Didn't Want to Tell.
But you said you wouldn't stick by
him and would tell all. yet you didn't
tell all atsthe coroner's inquest the next
day?"
II hated to tell against my own flesh
and blood and hate 1t now"
AS the witness uttered this remark he
looked souarely at the counsel for the
Did you tell your grandmother or
grandfather at Henry's home after the
murder what you knew about the gIn?"
Il felt .sorry for them and Uncle Henry,
too"
''You told your wife only.about the gun,
not the whole businessT'
Yes"
Then you told her just enough to clear
yourselfA'
Il wasn't trying to clear anybody"
al
and asked IL you had been summoned by
the coronei' he chuckled?'
Yes, he laughed 'Ha, ha, ha-''
Cross-exa3nination ended at IL 80 and
Prosecutor Wendenburg took the witness
on redirect examination.
The prosecutor had the witness tell Of
his illness at the time OF the inquest and
how after his first collapse he was
brought back to the witness stand from
a hospital
While you were on the stand before
the coroner's inquest and I was examtn-
ing you." said Mr.. Wendenburg "state
whether or not .youFhad to be taken to q.
lounge"
Yes"
Objected ITO Examination.
did not Mr.. Smith, counsel for the de-
you were in that condition.
HE did
Then Mr. Smith was very considerata
OF you" interposed counsel for the de-
tense. sarcastically.
During the whole examination by ma "
continued Mr.. Smith. you never init
mated that you wantedsto stop. did your"
so your mind now seems clear about
that inQuestr
The witness made no comment.
did you ever tell any one" Mr.. Smith
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