The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29

res IncS nave Deen IN l31.
You have interviewed them both
haven't you?'
In passing by Paul's cell he nigh
make d remark to me. or might cal
TO me and tell me OF a witness. Blu
/ have talked with him only twice.
have talked with Beulah quite fire,
quently, twice when MIR. Wendenburg
was present. then along With her and
then with some others"
"Abou; how many times do You
think YOU have seen Beulah since she
has been in ja'l?'
81 couldn't say exactly. hut wheH-
ever ! felt it necessary l went to see
Fer. ON "A rough estimate / have been
to see her from twenty to twenty
i've times" Witness stated that the
interviews were not protracted, as
only one or two OF them lasted as
Ions as All hour.
Doesn't Know Personals.
You said awhile ago that YOU did
not know whether these two had been
summoned. You knew tina they were
in Jail, and you must have known that
they were ~soumoacd'
Il couldn't say as TO that. | do not
know OF my own personal knowledge
You were examined before the cor
oner's inquest. were YOU not?"
q was
h stenographer reports YOU as
saying that the car was brought down
! and placed on the left side OF the blood
spot, and that when you asked Beattie
I what was the position OF the man he
said he was six feet in front ard two
or three feet to the left side, indicat-
ing hat the blood came out on the
right side"
! Yes. ! stated that, and 50 far it Is
correct"
Read the whole statement from the
record" asked Mr.. Wendenburg
Now, MIR, Scherer." said Mr., carter
"on page Isl of the record answer j
have not said that l showed Beattie
that the blood could not ave gotten
through the bottom of the car. But;
he was present and heard what was
said, and did not make any further
explanation That is correct. isn't it?"
Talked nj Blood spots.
Yes. My recollection is that that
was my statement | have explained
before my conversation with Beattie
on connection with the blood spot"
This seems to be q summing mp Of
your testimony on this point"
Il don't think SO" replied the wit
ness. Il didn't intend 1t to be"
You stated that Beattie failed to
stop at a good many houses that lie
between where Mrs. Beattie was shot
and the Owen home, and did he give
YOU no reason for not Going SO? Mas
1t not a fact that he knew there was'
a doctor at Tom Owens. and was anX-
ious to get his wife TO hin
"AIy recollection is that in that con.
versation Beattic, when asked If he
stopped anyw, ere. that he was trying
TO get her to n doctor. and then We
asked him If he did not know that his
wife was dead He said that he did
not know she was dead He said that
after he put her in the car and placed
his arm around her he tried to feel
her pulse. but could not He stated
that on his way down he stopped only
to Xix his lights"
You said Just now that YOU didn't
regard this question and answer az
summing up how the blood got into
the road. as told by i~3eattie. notice
from the following questions and an
swcr that a different question was
taken up. Does that cause YOU to mako
that statement?"
Inc record was shown 10 MIR Sohercr,
at does not he replied
! Interviewing witnesses.
NOW. Nj. Scherer. ! want to ask
YOU about having interviewed wit
nesses for. the defense whenever you
heard OF one
Il have not done so. have inter
viewed witnesses, ana men with me
have interviewed witnesses. But they
were witnesses for the Commonwealth.
and l did not know that they had been
summoned by the defense. Ii l had
snow It would have interviewed them
as witnesses for the Commonwealth.
II washable to get information after
the list OF witnesses was published l
] un' 4. AlSn found that good many