The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22

Academy. at Alexandria, In October,
after l had known him year. | was
at school month. and got lonesome
and came back home"
The witness told OF the birth OF the
child in Raleigh, y. c.. in July. 1909. The
child died the following year. She was
not here at the time. but understood
mat Beattie had paid the, funeral cm-
pehses. The witness said that her re-
!atlons win Bcattie had been entirely
broken oft before his marriage ana that
she mad not seen him for two years
until she accidentally met him at ball
game IN Norfolk two months ago and
to!d him she was coming 10 Richmond
he advised her not to come. and later
"rote her 10 the same effect She de-
siroyed the letter and came two
months ago. telephoning him twice that
she was|in Richmond. She me, Beat
tie the night she got here at Eighth
ana Grace Streets. and drove in his
car 20 lakewood and then to a house at
fourteenth and Broad Streets She
ASKED him to take her there Beattie
gradually came to see more and more
of ncr.
When did you sec him last?'
On Monday night at $40 o'clock
ne came to my house on West Main
street and we went out and l was
with him from $50 until little after
IL o'clock
Has ne in the last ten days given
YOU any money for furniture to 20
TO housekeeping"
Yes. my sister was to move and
lie said he would send ii to me That
was about three weeks ago He gave
me money for furniture once before
and spent ii. so he asked for item
ized bills this time. l did not buy
any furniture. but told him had been
TO see II. and he said ne would mail
me the money He mailed me $40.
have the money"
Is there any doubt about his con
tributins TO your buying furn.ture?"
No. have his letter here
jas he tried TO create the impress
fections TO you?"
He has not"
Mr.. Wendenburg read a letter dated
Manchester Station. 1890 A NJ, July
IA, written on stationery of H. c.
Peattie's dry goods store and ad-
dressed u Mrs. r. T. Fisher on the 500
block OF West Main Street The letter
said Dear Kid,-Pay this ten on the
furniture and make him give you an
itenized bill and what you are to pay
each week. Don't get Irena to call me
any more Some one will get wise.
Win oceans Of love trimming with
kisses. Yours. HUN"
"Didn you know IL was written by
Mi Beattie the witnesse was asked
Yes" she replied.
If you thought your evidence would
convict him and send him TO the cleo
trio chair didn't YOU say you would
confess that you killed his wife your
self"
Il d'd saw 81"
Miss Binford asked for the return
of the letter but was informed that II
would be retained BY the Common
wealth for the present
Cross-examined by Mr. Smith. she
stated that after she had broken off
with Beattie she understood that he
was TO be married and that she had
met him two months ago in Norfolk
by accident. She said She mad no
reason 10 believe that Beattie was
dead in love with ner."
She had also gone out with other
men while going with Beettie and
had no reason to believe he had any
desire TO desert his wife for her. She
had never heard him refer to his wife
d!srespectt1;lly
Miss Binford was excused. but OF
dered kept under surveillance by the
officers. After Saving the stand she
became hyster!cal. and could De heard
crying and Laughing. She soon recov-
cred and was taken away.
Physician on Stnnd.
DR.. Herbert Mann told OF being called
on the telephone by Douglas Beatt.e,
who had heard OF some shooting affair.
He hurried to the Owen home. where
ne found Mrs. Beattie already dead.
He saw Henry with his nose swollen
and bleeding, and examined It. blu,
discovered that it was not broken and
needed no attention. While he was
waiting for an automobile DR.. Loving
asked him into the parlor 10 aesist In
examining the wound His party came
for him before the examination was
completed. and he left the instruments
with the others. He found clean cut
hole about the size of a half-dollar
eye and the nose. slightly below the
level of the eye. almost perfectly
round, and with the tissues apparently
normal. He could see into the opening
three or -FOUR inches. DR. Mann Illus
trated his view OF the probable posi-
ton OF The woman and OF the assail-
ant by sitting in the car. Mr.. Wenden-
burg holding the gun al an angle
which would produce such a wound.
could not say how long such body
would bleed after death There was
10 evidence OF any scattered shot
May Stuart. of 22r Mayo Street. was
called and told of knowing Beattie
and the Binford girl.
B. L Lane told of his experience
with bioodhounds as the keeper of the
pack at the state Farm. and of bring
ing down four dogs which failed to
find any trail. though con-idered very
reliable animals. He had known the
hounds 10 trail when the scent had laid
longer
w NJ. Burton. OF the State Farm.
was also called. and told OF efforts 10
trail by dogs, the dogs finding moth
ing. He had seen the dogs trail over
roads. woods. swami and field but
thought trail in dusty road might
be lost II many machines ran over it.