The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05

blow partly with my hands and partly
on my face. j was somewhat dazed
at first / got the gun somehow, and
the man ran OF up tho road. picked
the gun up and threw it into the rear
: part of the car. My first thought
was TO get the gun away from tho
man. didn't run after him because
my ncNt thought was for my wife.
hurried back and felt her pulse md
heart but could not tell whether she
was dead yet or not. 1 hollerod
Murder and Help and honked the
horn. but nobody came. l saw there
was no use in trying to get help here
and II was easier to get back homo In
che machine The engine was stili
running. 1t had never stopped / got
IN the car. with my left arm around
my wife. handled the wheel with
my right hand The throttle was wide
open went about nfty-nvo miles an
aour. Just before we got TO the Belt
Line | put mr. wife's body In the left
seat so that 1t would not fall down.
and then got out and fixed the lights.
Then went on. We jumped about
two feet in the air when we crossed
the Belt Line. When we went BY the
curve just before you get to Owens
house / don't know whether / held
my wife or not. 1t is a very difficult
turn with both hands. even in the
daytime. Finally we got to the house
and we carried Louise inside"
Gave Every Ansistnncc.
The scene at the owen house was
described by the witness. He declared
that he had rendered every assistance
possible to the officers who were soon
swarming around. lie told them about
the gun in the machine. and was sur
prised that II could not be found 1t
was Beattie himself who suggested
some of the people present begin u
search for the weapon. He also told
the detectives where he had turned in
the road, and offered I point II out
To them at once. But they refused to
let him go. saying lie was in no lit
condition to run an automobile. AS to
the so-called red gauntlet. he said h0
did not handle the car at all after tho
murder and knew nothing of what
done to il or to anything found
in II. Referring to the testimony OF
those who said the husband showed
little or no concern over the death OF
his wife. Beattie declared that he was
II sa matter of fact with great eort de-
liberatcly controlling his emotions in
order the better to assist the detec-
tives AS to tine placing OF the ma
chine over the blood spot. he had perl
sonaliy had no part In II Others had
done this. and had assumed that they
were doing it correctly until he did
so on the court green few days ago.
The witness had not even examined
the car to see II blood could get
through at this time. however he
believes firmly that this could and did
happen.
u told everything to Tom owen
when got back home with the body
of my wife" said Beattie. somewhat
bitterly. and | told exactly the Same
thing at the coroner's inquest. and l
am telling II here now. MIR. Owon has
testified here and made very fair
statement OF what ] said. Why should
in the meantime go about and max u
other contradictory statements. as
some people have said hore? have
not done any such thing n yer said
the man was on the right side OF the
road. II there was blood on the gun
] don't know how IL got there unless
it came off my nose when the man hit
me. Mr.. owen has stated himself that
my nose was covered with blood when
I got back. Nav, It is the most nat
ural thing in the world for man
70 put his hand at once to spot
where he has been hit l don't say
that ! did this or that l didn't ! just
dorl know But II did I probably
got blood on my hands. and this may
explain what some people have claimed
to be bloody finger prints on the gun.
Don't argue your case. SIR" said
Mr.. Wendenburg. sharply.
Mr. Smith intiu,ated that he had eau
toned Beattie not TO try to argue
while on the stand. and he now
repeated the caution.
II will try to bring NIL tho facts out
as We go along. Mr. Reattie," he said
soothingly.
Tint Me.saSe 10 BeuIah.
The examination had now been
brought up to the Wednesday follow
ing the murder. which occurred on
Tuesday night. The witness proceeded
further to denounce Paul Beattic as a
falsiner. He fatty denied sending
Beulah Binford the message quoted by
Paul. but admitted that his cousin
brought word from Beulah telling
Henry she was sorry ne was in trouble.
and asking him to call her up.
II told Paul Beattie to tell Beulah
Binford to let me alone and not bother
RE. and that Is the only message
sent her. Paul came back the next
evening. but not TO bring an answer.
because I didn't expect any. asked
Beulah. did this because H. the af-
ternoon Scherer had been questioning
me about going with her. was
out. didn't see that Il had any
bearing on the case and 7 wanted to
spare my family. I told Scherer this,
and he will have TO admit 1t. At that
time ] didn't have any Idea I was
going to be arrested. 7 did not learn
this until later, and that night I went
to MIR. Smiths with Mr.. Wells and
Mr.. Sandifer. I had told Paul to find
out OF the police had been after Beulah,
H. yoIl he tu Inv In,
and find out I told him I would call
him up that night to see what no had
found out. and2 after leaving Mr..
Smiths / went to Seventh and Main
Streets and called him up. He said
the police had not been after Beulah
This is the whole true story of the
telephone message.
Denies story of Confession.
Very calmly, Nth ~ show OF indig-
nation or ny other emotion. the
prisoner denied that he had confessed
IN Paul Rpattie on that ThnradaV