Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-04

/ bothered you YOU would kill h"r II it
| took hundred years
Il said ] didn't want her to bother
| me-.
Paul Reattie has testified that he
came back Thursday to give you an
answer from Beulah. How long did he
/ stay"
About a half to three quarters of an
| to sec her
Says Others Heard Paul.
why did YOU ask that?"
| Because that afternoon Detective
Scherer had been questioning me about
| going with the Binford girl told
him | didn't mind telling him anything
in the world about my relations with
| people.
Did Mr.. Scherer intimate to YOU that
| it might be considered motive for
! the crime
No
| Paul Beattie said when he saw you
YOU expected to be arrested. Did you
say SO to him.
NO, sir.
Beattie testified that during his talk
with Paul. they were sitting on the porch
with several other people within hea.ing.
Now Paul Beattie has declared thai
he said this thing looks black to me- and
that YOU said. I wish to God / hadn I
done it, though she never loved me and
only married me for my money Did you
ever make that statement ?"
No
Paul Beattie said you remarked How
in the h did those detectives find out
there was a number six shell in that gun.
Did You make any such Statement, ."
No
Beattie told of his visit to the home of
Attorney Smith in company with John
Sandifer and Luther Wells. declaring he
did not know he was TO be arrested.
Tells of Calling Paul.
Il told Mr.. smith, said he that l
though they We're going TO bring the Bin
ford girl into the case. and ! gave him
all the information / could. When left
] told Sandifer and Wells that ! wanted
to call up Paul and find out if the police
had been to see Beulah. That was all
\ sharp argument ensued as to Reulah
Einford's being produced in court, coun-
sci for the defense declaring the girl had
been held in Jail incommuncado. Judge
Watson sa Il il WAS not his impression
that counsel for the defense was prevent
cd from seeing her, and that il it were
not the intention of either side 10 put her
on the stand he wanted to release ller
from jail The prosecution intimhtcd that
| il intended to call her ater.
Beattie's examination was then reSum-
ed. and he denied empha tically that he
| had been OH the Midlothian turnpike be-
! fore the murder that night He said he
was not there at the time stated by Ro-
| land Sydnor. a witness for the prosecu-
| ton.
1T has been testified that YOU identified
| that gun said Mr.. Smith. viii you
| tell all YOU know about that gum"
The next morning when the gun was
| found several people We're standing
around. and We all assumed that it was
| the gun with which the murder was COM
| mtted.
| Did YOU have a chance to examine the
gun before that
Sheriff Gill brought to the courtroom
both the gun and the blood-stained cloth
| ing of the priSoncr.
Could Not Identify Gun.
Was it possible for YOU TO identify that
gum
No That was the only gun found and
everybody naturally concluded that was
tie gun with which my wife was muir
dered''
Hill Carter for the defense then said
the defense desired TO have Beatt;c get
into the car and demonstrate to the jury
how lie claims tire shot was hred and
how his wife was seated.
While the car was being sent for the
defense asked permission to recall
Charles II. kestleberg tn the stand tn ask
one o,lestion. Prosecutor Wendenburg OBJ
jccted tn breaking int" Bcatle.i eXami-
nation but Judge Watson allowed hes-
tleberg to take the stand.
What was The number of Your car:
| asked Mr.. Smith
"D-l1" said Mr.. kestiebcrc.
| Lee Paschal. one of the boys who came
| from the dance at Bon Air on the night
! Of the murder and has testified tor the
I commonwealth was asked il he remem-
| bered the number of the car which ne
| and the other boys saw with the woman
| on the left running board. He said it was
| Dill"
| Cour, adjourned at 1:l3. with the I'M
| derstanding that counsel were 10 confer
about the demonstration with the car
| by the prisoner.
Courtroom Crowded.
Every available seat III tie little room
early was occupied and a large crowd had
/ gathered or tho lawn surrounding the lit