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

a. TO see Be0lah.
q. Why did you ask thatg
A. I called him UP later that nigh
to find out
Inquired As 10 Police.
Q. We will get TO that afterwards
State to the jury why you asked him
the question II the police had been 'e
see Beulah.
A. Why, because that afternoon
q. Do you mean efore that, or not
A. Yes, that Thursday afternoon
Mr.. scherer had been questioning me
about going with this Binferd girl
didn't see how that had anything
to do with the murder. and | didn't
want any--any woman mixed UP with
me before my people anyhow.
Q. And you say tnat Mr.. Sohere had
been talking to You about your Feia-
tons with this woman
A. Yes. sir. and / told Mr.. scherer
don't mind telling you anything in
the world that will be Of any aid 10
OUT 80 people Will know 1t" Mr..
schers will remember that. which ]
told him SO in DR.. Loving's yard.
.. Now. then. having been question
ed by Scherer. before Paul got there
Thursday. ! understand you asked
him II the police had been UP to ses
her?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Did you ask him to nnd out'
A. l asked him that and he said
Q. Why did you want to know?
A. Well, as / say, l didn't want my
people to know l had been going out
with this woman.
.. Had Mr.. Scherer intimated TO YOU
then that that. might ba the motive. or
did YOU know that they thought thar
had something to do with the crime
A. No. air. / didn't know they
thought that had anything to do with
ii at all
O Did So, know uyhsr PAUL psatfte
was there. that you were going to
be arrested
A. No. sir.
.. Did you think that you were go
ing to be arrested?
A. had no reason to think so.
q. He says that you told MIN on
the porch that you expected to be ar
rested.
a. He says told him I expected to
be arrested?
9. Yes.
a. never told him any such thing
.. Your 1ather has described the
porch. where were you sitting on that
porch. do you remember:
A. Next to Cowardin avenue.
=. That is the most public part OF
the porch. ~ It!
A. Yes. sir. US wsrs sitting. right on
the curve; there Is a big bright light
on the corner and the whole house
was lit up,
Q. How many people were there
that evening at that time, between
hslf-past seven and eight?
A. l couldn't say. I reckon I my
self had something like nifty or hun
with me and express their sympathy.
Q. Paul says that you talked to him
on the porch there. When Paul was
there. do. you remember the names
OF any other people who were there?
A. ! rmember particularly one fell
low that sat there and talked for an
hour. perhaps.
q. Who was that?
A. Chester Lloyd.
Q. Do you know whether that was
the time Paul was there. or not?
A. Yes. sir; / know that he was
there at the time. 1850,
Q. Were other people in hearing 1t
the time that Paul was there!
back and forth on the porch then.
@. That. was the brightest portion
Of the porch. you say?
4. Yes. cir, right at the curve
two streets. Cowardin avenue and Por-
ter street.
Q. You might say Il IL right in tho
Looked Black for Hin.
9. Where the two streets come To-
A. Yes, sir: II might be a little to
,ne side or to the other.
q. Paul said that he told you, This
hing looks pretty black to me, Henry,
am sorry for you" He says himself
here were a lot of people walking
Up and down--that is true!
A. Yes, Sir.
Q. He says There were a whole lot
4 people walking up ond down" He
aid that you said. Il wish 10 God / |
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