Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-08


near the scene of the murder He sal,
he Was in q terrible fix and it wa!
up to him to lay the gun on somebod,
and wasn't that the reasonable motiv,
for his accusation of Henry and whaf
led to the Invention of the concession
You'll find throughout Paurs testi-
mony scraps of evidence which show
Ibis resentfulness toward his uncle and
cousin because they had more money
than he
Mr.. Carter finished speaking at 5.25
|P. NJ. and the court adjourned until
IS \. NJ. tomorrow.
During the speech OF Mr.. Carter
tears streamed down the face of the
prisoner and he brushed them aside
|nervously with his handkerchief.
Chesterfield Courthouse Va, Sept. :.
Prosecutor Wendenburg declared to-
day that he had decided not to request
the re-opening of the Beattie case on
account Of the discovery of an alleged
eve witness. We have a strong
enough case without it." he said. we
could not get the man here for couple
OF days at least as he lives out West.
but we iiSiNt aSNtt INN w Npiiit itIN
just the same 70 see what there is to
his story. OF course, We have receiv-
ed las is usual in murder cases, many
letters from alleged ye-witnesses.
This one, however, signed his name
and we find that he did once work as a
fsrmhand at a place near the scene of
tie murder. We are going TO investi-
Cite it further but you can take the
Sory now for what it is WORTH
/ The letter writer gave a detailed ac-
tonnt OF the tragedy and he claims to
Lave witnessed it He said in part;
u was in the pine woods ON the
right hand side OF the Midlothian
turnpike as you go out from Rich
nond and / saw Il light As / walk
ed closer to the road l saw an auto
mobile standing almost in the middle
of the road facing toward Richmond.
nitn and n woman. They were both
sitting in the front seat.
tTaey were quarreling. ] could hear
dem talking loud so did not show
myself bat waited behind tree about
TN feet from the edge of the road in
tie thick pine woods 10 hear what
hey said.
/ The woman was pleading with The
nam She was saying that she want
IL her leye back again and she did
lot want the man 10 be cruel 10 her
he man answered roughly
AT one time | heard him say. 1
I'M tired of all this. / am going to
nd this Then / heard the woman
ay, How are You going To- end it =
The man said something l could not |
Icar and then / heard him say. I'll |
how you how I'm going To end it
lie got out Of the machine and walk
d across 10 the opposite side of the
Dad from where / was and then att
r ne had been there a minute he
anne back with something in his hand
could not see what it was in the
ark. The woman was standing in
ne machine in front of the left hand
eat in the front part of the auto
tohile. until the man came back.
Just when the man came back
card the woman scream once. Then
le man who was standing in the road.
yung what h. had in his hand and
il the woman ON the right side OF
le face. She fell from the machine
!, the road and she did not make a
,und For a minute the man stood
,oking at ner and then / heard him
ny. D you, you're not dead yet
Il fix YOU Then he up with gun.
hicn was what he had hit the Wo- {
an with and he shot her where she
y in the road, by the front seat of
le automobile. l did not see where {
h., I him fh1nyI the .
,mewhere and he ran TO lift his wife's {
'dy into the front seat OF the auto a
I'd came out OF the trees. {
THE man turned around and saw I
. and he said to me. Did you see
u.s. | told him yes. had seen 1t.
- you. what the H are you
ling to do about it, he said.
d moi say anything. Then he be-
In 20 threaten me. He said he was
IN and had lots of friends in Rich
ond and If ] told en- him he would
I'VE me killed somehow. He said no.
'dy would believe my story if ] $
,peared in court against him any I
ly ard 7 had better get out; he said I
would give me some money and a r
it of clothes If I would go away. II
Il told the man l would go away h
len ne told me to come to Beattie's .
ore the next day and there would be {
nc money for me. went the next
y and he got some money and .
ought n suit of clothes. I stayed in ;.
utn Richmond for two days then r
It was so tired and got so nervous
ter that two days I took the train
this place q