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

"NNN'N VI 'Ht toM II. All OOyS SuyeG
me for being SO soft. Even Reulah
herself admits that the child wasn't
mine"
1t was pointed out that Beattie's re-
lationship with the girl terminated two
years before the prisoner was married
How long had YOU known the CIR:
who became your wife,
Almost all my life
! How lory had YOU loved herr"
About fourteen months"
Now tell the Jury what were the re-
lat!ons between you and your wife
since your marriage and up to the enc
I of her death"
Beattie wiped his lips with a fine
cambrif handkerchief
| Il never spoke cross word to my
wife in my life, nor she to me- | chal-
lenge anybody to contradict this Our
/ relations were always of the most af-
fectionate character don't see how
! we could have hesn happier She
knew all about Beulah, as all the town
! did But told her myself made u
Z clean breast of ii all"
/ The Norfolk jaunt with Billy Samp-
I son came to the fore. This brought
: Henry and Beuleh together again some
months after the marriage The wit.
ness admitted that his wife knew moth
nS OF this. He declared. however, that
! the meeting was an incident that had
not been sought or desired by himself
and that when he left Norfolk he post
/ lively told the woman not to come to
! Richmond. and warned her that II she
/ aid come he would have nothing 70 io
! with her. Later on she arrived in town.
( nevertheless. but was only stopping
over few days ON her way to Danvillc,
where she intended TO apen an ostah-
( iishment of her own, But up to the
I last Beulah hesitated to make the final
, hing. She Went TO Henry and begged
/ him to help her After while he
agreed, out OF pity for an outcast who
/ was striving to start life anew Hu
consented to furnish a small nat on
/ condition tina; she would &c: into the
/ straight path again. and Beulah prom
I ised. saying she would try TO secure IL
respectable job in some Richmond store.
J AS Tor himself. his purpose was only
/ to lit the unfortunate girl TO "a decent
/ life again He had no idea then or al
any other time Of resuming his associa-
| ton with her. The witness declared
! that he had once before helped sim
! liar creature in a similar case. and gave
( the name of the woman.
] What were your real feelings for
! Beulah Binford? Did you love her."
| Certainly not She was just wo-
man of the town. l couldn't love a
woman couldn't respect or trust She
! was nothing imore than this to me-
Other men were going with her in the
same way. She told me SO herself. and
knew IT on my own account anyhow"
just Little Gush.
The Dear Kid" letter was here
dragged forth again. II referred TO the
nat IN question. But IL was also
weighted with loving terms.
THAT was ius. I,t,io
OF the Kind that YOU give a woman OF
that sort" Beattie explained, with "a
smile.
In his chair in the corner of the bar
the elder Beattie sat with lowered
eyes. Douglas chewed piece of gum
slowly. The boys answers were com
ing clearly and to the point BY this
lime he was entirely at his ease. Now
and then he even argued point.
Inc examination veered, The name
OF Paul the accusing cousin. had been
previously mentioned. and Henry had
declared that he had never placed any
vohhuehce. In this member OF his fam
ny mat he saw little of him and that
when Paul ever came to the stor,
somebody was posted 10 watch him.
Did he come TO the store often"
he came Chiefly to get money from
me or TO beg something out of my
father" ''
Paul Iinr, He Says
No" the prisoner declared that Paul
had simply again proven himself a liar
lie admitted part of the cousins story
but denied all that portion OF il essen
ia! TO the Commonwealth He said no
mad no communication whatever with
uiS cousin on the night Paul says Henry
asNeu MIN TO buy the gun. AS TO the
oatuIuay night trip. when ii is sup
posed that the gun was delivered m.
witness went into great particular Uo
auhitted that Paul came TO the store
| IN Manchester carly in the evening
when Henry closed his side of tho
e'O'e ne came out. and seeing Paul. of.
iered 10 carry him home. With erea
aIacrity Paul agreed This was , sbort
| time after 10 o'clock. The two SET
ioFth In the automobile, heading r.
ward Richmond. There was trouble
win the lamps. About Ave or Zen min
uteS was lost in this way. In addition
; !! 'ooh ahont ten minutes TO make the
'--P 20 f''ch'nond' which place the pris-
"L"r thoush he reached about lO:3O y
Al This would have fixed the timc of
ms departure from Manchester q, ahout
4V.!V T. VI Wendenburg scored a small
I point here. Some defense ,vitpas.as
nave asserted that Henry did NOT On
IRON the store until 1920 p n and
pNhsH! we're endeavoring to show that
vac gun "as delivered TO Paul Beattic
Il" minutes before 10 o'clock
!D'e hsnFy had ever left Manchester.
Dl!ihg MS testimony The prisoner him.
"+'i sta1td that ne did not quit the
'lDre 'In'i! 1920 or 1925" A lew mo-
/ mshis later he said he reached paul
+ .i*a!''es n"nse az io:a0 or IO:45" In
10" same breath he admitted ~. =,
'aH"n niH abou; ten minutes 10 make
~" 'f'p and mat ah-., ten more min
u'"A were lost inkc .,x WIZ. tho = ro,e
Went 10 See Zeuinb.
concerning the route followed IN ,hty
/ Ta'tFra% night journey. geattIc DO.
! f4-T@H ,hat after reaching Ricbnona
- ""hi ~ either Ninth or seventh
/ rfett ~ Grace and thence weatwa,d
! ~ fapl Eeattie's house He denied
~ ht' hf nad ever stopped at or
1 raul fac !e', Vie machine "a ~, .,