The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-05

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and F s. Binford swore at the cor
onerg < uest that she was not its
moth
tempt to Interrupt
4; a; IT was made by counsel for
the Sc to interrupt the prisoners
test for a few minutes to have
Cha ~ H, Kestleberg testify as to
the Der Of his car, but the pros
ecut.a.N objected, saying it did not
want the. examination Of the prisoner
interrupted.
How long before your marriage,
continued Mr.. Smith, was the meet
ms in the lawyers office"
About February, 1903"
Well, when were your relations
with her broken off?"
In the fall OF 1908, and / was mar
ried nearly two years afterwards, in
August, 1910'
How long had you known your
wife?"
Nearly all my life"
How long had you been in love
with herr" #.a ~ fS
q reckon about twelve Or fourteen
months 71@2l4 t9 WI
How did Won regard Beulah Bin
ford during the time YOU ran vith
her?" = g-'T7y
AS every one else-as a woman Of
the, town"
Had No Love for sealah.
Did YOU have any love for her2'
NO"
Did any other men run with her?"
yes"
What were the relations between
you and your wife up to the night
Of her death?"
Il never spoke a cross word to her,
or she to me, We always were affec-
tionate, and I don't see how anyone
could have been any happier.
Was there any reason for her to be
unhappy"
Not that l know Of"
When you We're married, did she
/ know about Beulah Binford?"
Every one in town did ! told her
all about the effort to blame the child
on me, TOO. l made clean breast Of
it,"
Did You tell her Of your trip to
Norfolk and the resumption of your
relations with Beulah?"
No"
Was Beulah Binford the controlling
motive of yoar going to Norfolk?o
mo"
Tell how you came to so to Nor
folk"
corroborates chum's Story.
The prisoner here corroborated the
story of William IT, Sampson. his
chum, Of how he. and not the accused
had first heard that the girl was in
Norfolk The prisoner frankly ad-
mitted the several rides with the girl
there and visits to various places.
Did you expect to see her again
after you left Norfolk"
No. In fact, I heard she said her
husband was going to call for her"
Letter is Produced.
Beattie's letter to Beulah promising
to go Aslp OUT was produced.
There is one word I'd like to cor
/ rect" said the prisoner. THAT word
will should be- we'll, be good It's Il
thing you'd put in any letter to any
one and doesn't mean that / said |
would be good"
With oceans of love, brimming with
kisses" the letter concluded.
TIE prisoner several times stopped
to drink some water, but demeaned
himself very calmly and collectedly.
How about that?" he was asked.
THAT was just taffy or gush that
you give to a woman of that kind. "
Did you have any real love for that
woman?"
I couldn't love woman that /
couldn't respect and trust"
| Did Not See Paul.
| Please state. if you met Paul Beat
tie on the Thursday night preceding
the homicide and commissioned hir,
to buy shotgun .
mo, sir"
Il S0H udd HdHt6u any nr6dfmS
would you want him to get them?"
T NO, especially if had wanted them
for anything of that kind"
Did you see him Thursday night
at all?"
NO
How many times did you see him
within week or two before the mur-
der?"
He was at the store about a week
or two weeks before. That was since
we talked about putting his brother
David into the navy and about the
property out of which he said my
father was trying to cheat him"
Did you see him that night?"
Yes. In the store early. He said
ne was going to Richmond and asked
me to take him over after the store
closed"
Did you know anything about his