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

spoke with the utmost GOODNESS Not
an eyelid nickered unless ray of sun
ili MT strucl: q or fly lowered near.
There was not a tear: not IA single
witness leaned over and sipped from
glass of water. Frequently he
touched a -nndk ,Ychief to his lips
Inc whole gun tory he denied en-
pha'ically declaring that Paul Beattic
was lying. outright. He had never
asked his cousin to buy him a gun
and no gun had eve been delivered
20 him. If he had wanted anybody
70 purchase murderous weapon for
MIN lie would surely. he said. not have
commissioned his utterly unreliable
and untruthtul cousin to do this work
LOT MIN. AS TO his subsequent identi-
hcat1on of the gan. he said he meant
only that 1t was the gun which had
been found. The night OF the homicide
was very dark. There was no moon
Il had no way to see the gun clear
~. / simply took II and pitched it
INTO the car. All know about 1t
is mat 1t is single -barreled shot
gun.
Describes the NIurdere
Was now Tune TO describe the
homicide itself. Beattie went steadily
on. The crowd was straining TO catch
every word The little room was pack
ed to thu point OF suffocation. on the
outside we're hundreds of people. Near
pE trees. commanding "A View OF the
witness chair. We're filled. small. tenn
oorary platforms had been erected nj
some points and every now and then
eht would come down with a crowd
spiIiinE It's contents onto the green TO
me huge delight of all the rest Every
car and wagon brought a fresh load
mere seemed no end to the n.onla
chesterfield was seeir ansc sights
this day.
iett my house few minutes after
clock. the witness said. II opened
.he garage to get the machine. had
10 pump up tire in which there was
STOW puncture. started out Co
"ardin Avenue and went by MIR. car
sons house. Dundee on NV way TO
.he owen house on the Midlothian
! ne ~ snort distance beyond Dundee
.nere Is little dip, and here found
'hat the tire was flat again. There
was nothing to do but get out and
PUT on new tire. The wheel is n
particularly hard one to manage. and
1t TOOK me long time. l was nearly
IN nour !ate when got to the house
vi MT rom Owen. where | was going
l" see my wife. Finally | got there.
| ehatted with Mr.. Owen a few min
uteS. and then went upstairs where
Louise was with the baby. leaned
over ana Kissed her and sat by her
side few min ties. | tried to stick
my hngcr In the baby's mouth. and my
we called my attention to the fact
'hat my hands We're very dirty from
woIHihE IN the road with the puncture.
went off to the bathroom to wash
my hands. Mrs owen. her mother
showed me the way. and then she Ieft
'he room My wife got up to dress.
ana the baby started to cry. She said
isn't that aggravating?' and stopped
TO nurse it again. / played with the
baby some. and presently Mrs. owen
came back and said DR.. Mercer wanted
me 10 get prescription for her.
Wife Proposed spin.
After the baby had been Quoted Lou
Use asked her mother 70 STAY with tho
chiid, and we started out. Somebody
'"id my wife she had better put a
coat over her thin dress. She couldn't
ma her wrap, and finally put on Tom
owens raincoat. We got the pre-
scription. and started out to the drug
store This was about three-quarters
or an hour after had arrived at the
owen house. We went. on down the
road 10 Washington ~ Early's drug
store 1t was closed, but the clerk
was sitting behind, and we got him
about ten minutes. While the clerk
was hlling the prescription / went our
TO the machine with my wife and stood
on the running board, When saw
that the man had finished, | went in
side and met him and asked him for a
box OF candy for my wife. / wanted a
pound box Of almonds. but the clerk
mad none except lucent quarter
pound boxes / got one OF these, and
n hn nil l.
we got to the Owen house, Louise said
Let's take little spin up the Mid
lothian Road 1t was her suggestion
and not mine. ! had no intention be-
fore that of going up there. But she
wanted the trip. and ! was only too
glad 10 give her this pleasure. She
was In very good humor, and so
was I.
Held Up by IIIsh,yayman.
We went on on, the pike travelling
slowly-about fifteen miles an hour
Three big automobiles passed us go
Ing at high speed. My wife finally
asked me to drive faster so as not
TO let any others get by and cover
US with dirt did so, and we went
on laughing and talking.
THE last thing remember before
turned around was ii row OF cedar
trees. My wife remarked what fine
CHRISTMAS trees they would make
Finally | backed into a mans yard
turned around and started back. About
threc-quartcrs OF "A mile from the
place where ! turned around | saw y
man come from the left-hand side of
the road. He Was so close that /
knew II didn't stop would hit him.
put on the brake and stopped the
car. He said. What are you trying to
do. run over me.?' I said. Noti but 1
ought to As said that reached
over to take of the brake and let the
car go.
Then he raised the gun and pointed
at me and said stop. or l will shoot
YOU. didn't say anything. not want
ing to agsravate him. just thought
he was kind OF crazy. ] had no idea
he really meant 1t. put on the clutch
and the car lurched forward. The man
pulled up the muzzle and fired My
wife fell over behind me. I at once
stopped the car and jumped out. The
car had gone "A few feet and when I got