The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-05


o'clock, After finished with the Gus
toners had to look UP my side, and
always let down the roller awning
in front on Saturday night, Seoauss
the porter is not there on Saturday
night
@. Now give It accurately. wha,
time did YOU leave the store with
MIN What time did you testify to
AT the coroner's inquest, do you re-
call?
a ] don't recall; 1t must have been
between twenty and twenty-five min
utes after ten.
G. Now did you go to Sixth and
Main with him?
A. Sixth and Main?
q. Sixth and Broad, on Saturday
night?
Knew Nothing of Purchase.
A. No. sir.
q. Do YOU know anything about his
going TO pawnbroking shop?
A, No, sir.
q DO you know anything about
his buying Il gun?
a No, sir.
@, You don't know anything about
that?
A. No, sir.
q Did he bring you a gun back
at Sixth and Broad streets, and you
put II in the car?
g. Your attentions were broken off
In 1908. and you were married in
1910?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Nearly two years afterwards.
The Court: / think it is little over
two years BY his calculation
Mr. Smith. l did not make il quite
TWO Years. You were married in what
month?
A. August 81. 1910.
Tells of Courtship.
y. Now, MIR. Beattie, how long have
you known your wife?
A. Well ! have known her practi-
caIiy all nay life
q. How long had you been In love
with her before YOU married her?
y, ! really don't know when was
the first time l.
Q Well, approximately.
a. / reckon it was twelve or four
teen months.
.. For twetve or fourteen months
YOU. had been In love with her before
you married her Before leave that
point 1 want 10 ask how you REGARDED
Beulah Binford during the time you
You
stopped visiting her?
A. | regarded her as anyone else
did.
Never Passed Cross Word.
y. Now. Mr. Beattie, what were
your relations---you were married In
a uRnst. 1870 your wife was murder
ed on the 18th day OF July. 1911. What
were the relations between you and
your wife up 10 the time of her death >
A. / never spoke a cross word to
my wife in my life. or she 10 myself.
AS FAR az our relations were conc ern-
ed. she and | both always were OF a
most afectfofiate nature. and / don,
soc now anybody could have been any
happier than we We're
q. You never spoke a cross word
t" her in your life. and she never spoke
one to YOU
A. No, sir and can't anyone say so,
either.
Q. Won challenges Contradiction on
that point. do YOU
a. Yes. sir.
q Was there any reason for her
TO be unhappy, that YOU know OF
y. Not 4 thing in the world that I
know of
.. Did she know, when you married
her of your former relations with
Beulah Binford
A, Yes. sir. everybody In town knew
Q Everybody might have known II
except the ladies. Did you tell yotr
Wife about it,
Told Wife Everything.
A tpid her verifying, I told her
about the child being blamed on me.
and everything else
@ You made a clean breast or It =
A. Yes. sir
Q, And YOU say you knew OF moth
ing TO make her unhappy Did she
kuo" of Your visit TO Norfolk and
Your resumption Of acquaintance with
Beulah Binford
A. She knew | had been 70 Nor
foik. but she didn't know | had seen
Beulah Binford.
Norfolk did YOU know that Beulah
Rlnford was there
A. ! knew she was there--I DON,
KNOW about week. | reckon
u Was that the controlling motive
or YOUR going to Norfolk :?
Beauie described his visit IN Nor
folk and the excuses committed there
Parted With Her For Good.
Q When you left Beulah Binford In
Norfolk. did You expect to see her
again
a, No, sir She asked me there II
she came to Richmond If would see
h@f. and told her positively no.
The coming of Beulah Btnfurd "a
Richmond from Norfolk. and her final
appeal 10 him TO aid her in furnishing
a room hat she might not be com
PEELED to return 10 her former life
was detailed by the accused in man
ner to Indicate that he was not re-
sponsible for her again locating In
Richmond.
=. Mr., Beattie. It has been minated
IN the examination OF witnesses, and
a letter has been shown forge,
whether at the coroner's inquest or
mere, In which there In an intimation
that You wanted to set her up in
housekeeping and furnish a fiat FOR
her, and rent fiat, State all your
knowledge and all your connection In
that respect.
The Court: The witness can see the
letter If he wishes.
Mr. Smith: Yes, sir; 7 will cali his
attention to that
q. Just state all you know In ref
erence To INIT
~ Well her reputation IN Rich
mond was such that her sister ana
her brother-in- law. Mr.. and Mrs. Pow
ers. told her that she could not live
with them any more. and she asked
me II l would help her out: that she
had 10 get room somewhere, and
asked me IL | would help her out. I
SAID that | would. Marie Wells, one
of the Commonwealth witnesses, Ia
another girl that / helped out in the
same way. and IL she was here she
would testify to that fact. 1t doesn't