The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-02

getting on the brake band?"
Yes"
Tho holes in the dust pan were at
the lowest point2"
Yes"
'If pint OF blood ran down into
tho dust pan. and tho holes in 1t were
stopped up. would IL have run out the
rear?"
II the pan was clean think 1t
might have: Otherwise 1t probably
would not have"
Carroll Montague had seen tho blood
STAINS stu on the gasolene retainer under
the right seat. and streaks where blood
mad run down the side OF the tank,
1nere was no pan at that point, he
said. to keep the blood from dripping
from that tank to the ground. He had
band and found indications of blood
on the latter.
saw where blood had followed
.ne side OF tho tank" he said. There
was nothing between that and tho
ground" NN'
Juse In the centre. underneath tho
sasoiene tank. wac the drive rod ana
p.ake rod. and the witness had found
blood on both
Where would blood go II II went
through crack in the footboards?"
1t would go into the dust pan. Tho
pan has hole IN the bottom. ana n
a sufficient quantity to flow through
a. inc grease were to go through the floor
IL would go on through this hole TO tho
ground. IL the hole were stopped nm
with grease or other matter, the rem
IS open. There is little ridge Of
iinnid an" n,o,,, grease. Any quantity OF
lf there had been sufficient b,ooa
20 nave made such blood spot as was
round in the Midlothian Turnpike nj
what mas been called the scene OF the
crime. would that amount have bear,
30
pan. notwithstanding the dust and
grease?" anu
i think 1t would"
Blood Marks ON Cur.
charles +. Taylor. garage manager
or the Foster Motor Company wbIcn
handles the Buick car, gave eubstnn.
tialiy the same audience. He thourht
1t would have taken pint or mora nj
nuld 10 have flowed over the ridge Of
grease Ere and dust so az to spill out OF
non Leer. an automobile mechanic,
VINO mas worked several wears in re-
pairing Buick cars. was OF the Same
general s opinion. but told OF marks of
hh aIt" On me body of the car, which ne
nelieVed to have been blown there by
me wind when dripping from the tank
70 the ground when the car was going
at high speed
-. , ss,1 blood have gotten from the
asked. "e was
Yes. It could; but we didn't find
a. ,h oioou In the pan. II 1t had gotten
rear" ~ 'He
y Marion Joynes. chauffeur for Mr..
,m aot,' gave substantially the same
p pes,,inony. admitting that there was
OF the pan. This ended the series az
auto experts; During the dinner hour
w saGEf S Mr beer been persistent reports,
that in inspecting the car the automo-
biie men had found strands Of wo
mans hair under the front right hand
W1,enden6urg asked the experts about
S p md. 1t Is conceded that Mrs.
Beattie was in the car the MINT OF
tne Hurqer. and just wha, bearing the
u carries out the Commonwealth
theory that AFTER the shooting Beattie
laid his wife's body across both seats
ana placed the cushion OF the drivers
seat against II TO hold IL in place.
Puts II Up Ia FARRELL.
The r>ther dreary repetition Of tho
eEiuehce or the automobile experts.
SW , testimony entirely upse;s the
state contention that the blood spot
IN the road could not have been caused
from body In the car. was relieved
when the defense called another -FOUR
Teen year-old boy. who. like his pre-
decessors on the stand In this case.
talked glihly and without embarrass-
ment Clinton Wakefield. son OF
oot.H . Nakeneln, OF SWansooro. was
DO you remember any conversation
between se, your father John s. Wake
OF Mrs. Beattie?"
Yes !, was on the Thursday after
the murder. about o'clock in the
morning. or a little after. in front of
fathers store"
What passed."
Father spoke TO Mr.. farrell: Hello.
S Mr 1srrs,, H sa things deyeloping7'
we can't account for-thc second blood
spot. It's about 200 yards from tht.
Belt Line Railway. and seems to nave
peen sprayed or sprinkled.'"
Inc boy was cross examined by Mr.
Wendenburg.
DO you read the papers,"
some one had said that there was i
second blood spot?"
No. sir. l haven't read that"
And Mr.. farrell. after reading this
article In the paper. said to your faith
CIR that he could not account for the
second blood spot?"
He said: We could not account for
Daughter verincs 1t.
Miss Wakefield. of Swansboro. a Sis
ter of the boy who had just testified.
was called. She had heard the con-
father. John S. Wakefield. and County
Officer farrell. 1t was on Thursday
morning following the murder. in front
Of the store at 272S Midlothian Pike
The witness said that Mr.. FARRELL re-
piled to her fathers inquiry as 10
how the case was going by saying:
There is one thing that we don't
understandable second blood spot in
the middle of the road. Father asked
about it and MIR. FARRELL said 1t was
about SO big" The witness indicated
with her hands and at the request
of MIR. Wendenburg, Sheriff Gill meas
99red the distance between her hands,
finding il to be eight inches
You didn't hear him say how far
1t was from the Belt Line?"
NO, 1 was called into the store
while they were talking"
Physician on stand,
DR.. Sidlcy j. Baker was called and
testified to having attended Mrs. Beat
tie at the birth OF her baby on May
81 and for about two weeks there