The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-03
LAWYERS PUZZLED
BY BINFORD GIRL
States ATTORNEYS All at Sea Whether to Call Her to Wit
ness Stand or Not Defendant to Testify
Tomorrow.
Continued from First Page.)


hailed as the prisoner by scores OF these
waiting people, newsboys in particular
fancy.ng they saw Beattie again ana
again when 1t was some one else.
thus taken for Beulah Binford, greatly
To her dlspleasure. Throughout certain
districts of Richmond last evening
BILLY" Sampson was the hero OF the
hour. He was accrued the prince OF
good fellows" by men and women VINO
devotion to strict truth.
Sampson May Lose Job.
One set of people, on the contrary,
did not throw any fits of ecstasy over
Mr. SIMPSONS self-immolation. They
did not acclaim his story of his own i'm
morality as an example Tor emulation;
II fact they took, it is said. preliminary
steps to sever Mr. Sampson from his
job These people are officers of, or d.
rectors in, the Presbyterian Publication
Company, OF which Billy Sampson
save the mark-has been assistant man
ager. The seddest man in the State of
Virginia today Is George FARRELL, county
detective of Chesterfield county.
No one blames Judge Watson for
flaying Mr.. FARRELL alive in the court
room. The court could have done moth
ing else had he been so disposed. Gnd
he was not disposed to do otherwise.
But some allowances are due Mr..
FARRELL. He gave on the stand his
honest statement according TO MS
lights about his interview with John
Wakefield relative to the second blood
spot.
Then when Mr.. Wakefield brought his
daughter and son to assist himself in
making Mr.. farrell appear untruthful,
Mr.. FARRELL forgot that he was an OFF,
Ger of the court.
Mr.. Wakefield is now absolutely safe
from Mr.. FARRELL. Mr.. FARRELL unques-
tionabIy would rather lose his right
arm than hear again a scathing castl-
cation from Judge Watson and, FUR
thermore, Mr.. FARRELL knows that II
he again offended II would be no IS
fine and a verbal whipping. which he
would get, but that he would go to
Chesterfield jail to keep Henry c. Beat
tie company. Yet Mr.. Wakefield, like
some of Sam Talley's neighbors: will
keep indoors after dark for a while.
Mr.. Kastleberg Goes Home.
Late last night, or more strictly,
early this morning. Charles Kastelberg
walked slowly and reluctantly up the
steps of his home. Arriving on the
porch, Mr.. KasteIberg hesitated for a
long time. Finally he took a latch
key out OF his pocket, then he hest
tated some more. At length he put
opened the door and closed it after
him What happened then, no ont
knows, but many are guessing. Mrs.
Kastelberg Is a large woman. She
weighs, it is said. in the neighborhood
of 200 pounds. Mr.. Kastelberg is a
small man.
Mr.. KasteIberg's evidence is unques-
tionabIy of great benefit to the defense.
1t is generally regarded as having shot
full OF holes the testimony of the Bon
Air joy riders, even IL those boys did
swear that the girl they saw standing
colored raincoat. While Mr.. Kastel-
berg's newly found acquaintance was
attired in a shirt waist and were no
jacket or coat, one of the interesting
side lights of the trial was the eager
way in which Mr.. Kastelberg on CROSS
examination grabbed at Mr.. Wenden-
burg's questions. suggesting that Mr..
Kastelberg had been drinking good
deal before he started joyriding and
that he did not know exactly what he
was doing. Mr.. Kastelberg took home
with him in the evening a copy of a
Richmond newspaper with big blue
lead pencil marks circling the account
of this portion of the testimony.
This was what Mr.. Wakefield told the
COURT yesterday of his clash with Mr.
Terrell:
testified. Mr.. FARRELL was seated in an
automobile in company with Mr.. Gill.
Mr.. FARRELL said that when any man,
woman, or child says what you said
on the stand they tell a lie. 1 said:
Take that badge off and get out Of
the automobile If you dare He re-
fused, and called me a dirty cur. AS
we passed I heard him say to Mr..
Carter, I hate to hear a man get on
the stand and tell damn he.'"
Id L.. oV-I
to the affair Mr.. FARRELL was given q
chance to testify. He said:
''Mr. Wakefield came up. 1 said
hated to see a man tell lie and then
swear to it and then make his chill
dren come and swear to 1t. I wish to
apologize to the court If 1 did anything
Had Mr.. Wakefield said anything to
you at this time?" asked the court.
mo, SIR"
You started the conversation"
Yes
Officer Is Fined.
Judge Watson then simply blistered
Mr.. FARRELL as follows:
Gentlemen, We have been engaged on
a very important trial and the court
has supposed that the severe strain
upon everybody would have had its ef-
feet upon every officer of the court Ii
was peculiarly the duty of an officer
of the court to have said no word to
provoke anybody. Your conduct, Mr.,
farrell was highly contemptuous, high
ly contemptuous, highly contemptuous
of this court. Your duty, sir, is to pre-
serve the peace and not lead others to
break it. / shall order the clerk to
enter a fine of IS, and If any further
conduct of this sort is reported, shall
take up your badge Of office. Mr.
Sheriff. take charge of FARRELL until the
fine is paid"
Mr. FARRELL at the end of this terrific
indictment, pulled a bill out of his
pocket and started to give It to the
| Judge.
"The Judge is not a county officer
| Give It to the clerk" said the judg'
| coldly.
Mr. FARRELL paid Mr.. Cogbill, and ther
| Aonro Grant intn hiS ewes He nua.