The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-29

whether he said anything to you about
coming back again after delivering the
MESA ge?
A. Yes, strl he todd me TO come back
and tell him what she said.
O. When did you 30 backf
A, Thursday | got a phone message.
| was at work: when / got home my
wife told nae that Douglas had called
me up and said that Henry wanted
10 see me.
@. Who Is Douglas? d,
A. Henry's brother l went on over
there after supper. ! went to the front
entrances and met Douglas Mt the door.
He said. DO you want to see Henry2~
| said, Yes lie carried me In the
house, and / met nay grandfather, he
introduced me to- his Wife, and | shook
hands with them. ana he introduced
me to two or three other people. and
ne took me to the side door and told
me Henry was out there on the porch.
Henry was sitting out there drinking
bottle OF beer. ! said, Henry, this
thing looks very black to mel ! am
sorry for you" There were a whole
lot Of people waking up and down; and
he told me, he ssys-he SAYS wish
to God | hadn't done it; | wouldn't
have done this thing for millions of
dollars, although she never married mo
for anything but my money" Then
lie says, 81 would like TO know how
in tho hell those detectives found out
there was number SIX shot in that
gun"
q. What did you say them
A. | said. Henry If those detectives
get after me, ] VIII tai them every
thing / know about this thing, look
t /,
in He said, You are in no trouble
at ALL l handed him my extra paper
we came in the house then and when
we got in the dining room he looked
at the paper His father said to me,
What grounds have they got to ar
rest him?" He told me on the porch
he was expecting to be arrested.
] q. Who told YOU
A. Henry Beattie. Jr. His father
went out then and Henry asked me
did I want a bottle Of beer. He got
me bottle of beer Henry took
t one, Douglas brought a friend In
i there and the friend took bottle of
beer. but his brother did not. ! stay
ed there some time. The phone bell
rang, Douglas answered the phone
and told me that my mother nlaw
wanted To talk 70 me. / went TO the
phone and she told me that my wife
was real sick. to come home at once.
q. Don't tell what she said.
A l went on the porch. Henry was
on the back porch l said, Henry,
my wife is real sick, my mother-in-
law has phoned me that she is real
sick and to come home at once: ] am
going on home He said, Let me tell
YOU, | want you 10 stick by me- and
| never forget a friend / said. Hen
~. | am not going TO stick anywhere:
II they get after me ! Will tell them
what | Know about this thing" He
said. You better not do it" said.
/ Yes, | viii, too. So I went on out
and | went home.
q. Don't answer what you said to
your wife, but state whether you gave
! information in regard to the purchase
Of this gun TO your wife?
Mr.. Carter: We object
the Court. objection sustained.
By Mr.. WendenhurR
O. Did you or not give that in
formation to anybody?
y. es, sir.
Mr.. Carter: We object.
The Court; Is that question intend
ed TO apply to the officers Of the law
Mr., Wendenburg. Well. 1t went
through several channela to the off,
GERS of the law
Q. DO you know how it got 70 the
officers of the law?
Mr.. Carter: We object.
The Court. I sustain the objection.
Mr.. Wendenburg; Can't we let this
witness say whether ne made It known
that night that he purchased the gun.
that he made It known that Thurs
day night that he had bought this
gun?
Mr.. Carter: No. sir; that would he
a statement made by him to some body
else.
The Court: That might come out on
cross examination. but I don't see anv
way 10 get 1t out on direct examine
ton.
Mr.. Wendenburg: We will with
draw IT,
g. Mr.. Beattie. after leaving YOUR
cousin home on this Thursday night,
state whether or not you had any
communication with him that night?
\. Yes sir.
@. How and what was said?
a. / was upstairs asleep in my bed.
and ny wife awoke me up and told
me
@. Don't tell what she told you. In
consequence OF what your wife told
you, what did you do?
A. She told me that somebody
wanted me- at the phone. I Went
down to the phone. | said, Hello.
31t -atttAt l. ms is lteDrS. said,
Well what is It ." lie said, "Have
YOU been summoned out TO the
I cofoher's tomorrow" I said. "No"
] Then ne went off in a chuckle and
cut the phone off
q. What time OF the night was that?
A Ii Was about l o'clock
Gross Examination.
BY Mr.. smith.
@ what night was that?
"A, That Was Thursday night
q. Mr.. Eeaitie, YOU told about meet
/ ing douglas at the door. and he show
ed You where Henry was; what night
was that?
A. ON Thursday night.
.. You testified before the coroners
jury, didn't YOU?
u A. Yes. sir.
4 G. You were on the stand for an
! hour or more, were you not?
a, / don't know how long ! was
on there.
/ Q How long do you think you were
on there?
a, I haven't the slightest idea.
9 Your testimony takes up So
! typewriter pages and l would like
FOR you To look at 1t and see--from
/ 155 TO 220
A l don't know how many, l didn't
1 typewrtte Il.
q. You We're on the stand more
than an hour, nearly two hours,
! weren't You? Don't you know that you
/ We're on the stand more than two
1 hours?
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