The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-03

examination.
Friend of Miss Pittman.
On cross-examination w. H. Sampson
had to tell of his friendship for Hen
rietta Pittman and Beulah BiEford
You were used as a sort of postoffice
for BeulGh, weren't your asked Mr.
Wendenburg.
mo, SIR"
You used to carry and send letters
to her. didn't your
"Only for myself"
Ibid you use to write to herr"
Yes"
"Why?'
We'll. she knew the girls I knew and
used to write to her about them"
Did you write her that IL you and
Henry came down-did you ask in that
see her?'
Look at this letter and envelope apd
see If the handwriting is yours:
Yes, 1 think 1t Is my writing"
We'll, hand 1t back without reading"
His Letter to Beulah.
Mr. Wendenburg then read the letter
aloud to the jury.
MY dear Beulah: Let me know II
Henry and myself come down there
Sunday whether you and Henrietta will
go out to supper together. H. c. B., IT.,
and myself are coming down to the
races next week, that is IL we can get
Henny's address. Let me know whether
we can see you. Don't send any more
mail to the Madison Club. send 1t to me
at the Tuxedo. Best wishes, ! am as
ever, your friend, BILLY"
Had your mail sent to a gambling
club, didn't your"
mo"
was not the Madison Club arrested
for running a gambling house?"
Yes"
And you have your mail sent to a
mo, to the Madison Club" said the
witness defiantly.
Thinks His Education Fair.
"Are you a man of much education?"
"Oh pretty fair. 1 guess"
81 see you spell If If"
"Is that necessary asked Mr.. Smith.
'I want to see how much intelligence
the witness has" said Mr.. Wenden-
burg.
II guess have as much as FARRELL"
so She didn't answer your letter OF
telegram
Did that look as If Beulah was
hunting for your
Then you didn't go down there t.
see Beulah?"
No, SIR
Then Beulah was not running after
you two when she did not answer your
letter or telegram
''She always seemed to like me pretty
WELL
''Oh. she did?'
Yes. she dia.'
"Wili you tell the jury she was after
you?"
NO. not just that"
"can't Speak for Henry"
"She liked Henry better?"
well, can't speak for Henry"
'Oh, You can't, can't you? We will
see about that?'
Mr.. wendenburg produced SIMPSONS
sworn statement made to Luther 1.
Scherer and read aloud:
'And II seemed from the way Henry
went with her, and from what l know
of the matter that Henry was fond OF
her, and he must have been, being
married man and being so fond OF her;
IF you swore that, 1t was the TRUTH"
Yes, but 1 don't remember saying
that
"You don't remember Ell? what's the
matter with your memory now?"
Nothing the matter with II now"
why can't you remember your
signed statement at Scherers then.
"Oh, I've signed so many papers In
the last two months"
so many papers, eh?
ANY others about this case?"
mo-
rs it not a fact on account OF Henry
being so wild, your people did not want
you to go with Henry"
The witness swore his people OBJ
tected to his associating with Henry
because MY people said I ought not to
go with Henry, because I was kind of
leading him off: because 1 was wild.
Because you were so wild?' laughed
Yes, yes" said the witness. "They
knew he couldn't carry me any faster
than I could carry him"
F. ]. Clements, proprietor OF a hotel
In Petersburg, testified that on the day
before the murder he was riding in an
automobile on the road near Man
chester, and was accosted by man
who carried a sinsle-barreled shotgun.
1t was tall, dark man, with beard
and was about the size of the one
whom Henry C. Beattie described as
the dark bearded stranger" Of the
homicide.
Attacks Talley's Reputation.
B. F. Ransom, who lives on the road
about three miles from Manchester,
testified as to the bad reputation of
Sam TaIley for truth telling in the
neighborhood in which he lived.
Frederick Beattie, a cousin, was then
called. He is a clerk in his uncle's
store. He lives in the H. c. Beatte,
ST., home. He swore to domestic fe-
licity of Henry c. Beattie, jr., and his
! wife and then attacked Paul Beattie's
reputation for truth and veracity. Then
| he added that Paul and Henry left the
store between 1925 and 1890 that Satur-
| day night before the homicide.
Pete" Bolton was then called for by
| Mr.. Smith.
| Docovarc From pOiS0n