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

that YOU wanted to set her up IN
housekeeping and furnish nat for
Or. and rent flat State all your
knowledge AMI all your connection
| an that respect.
THE CoURT:-The witness can see
| the letter II II wishes
MR.. sMITH;-Yes. sir. will call
Q. Just state all you know In
| reference to that?
a. Well. her sister and her brother
in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Powers. told
her that she could not live with them
any more. and she asked me If would
help her out. that she had TO get
room somewhere and asked me IL I
would help her out. said that
| would. Marie Wells. one Of the Com
that l helped out In the same way,
and II she was here she would tes-
I. tify to that .act IL doesn't show |
love a girl because try t, help her
out in that way
Q. Marie Wells has not been put
Oh the witness stand. has she?
No, sir.
the Commonwealth?
y. She was summoned. d mt know
whether she was here or not.
Wants II Excluded.
MR.. WEND ENBURG:-- ask that
that be be excluded
THE COURT do not think that
his conduct with other women Is in
Issue here
BY MIR. SMITH
Was it along about the same
MIR. wENDENRURG:-T evidence
Is excluded; how can you examine
about that7
MR.. SMITH think II his conduct
towards one woman is cited by the
| Commonwealth to show that he was
infatuated with her. or that he was
in love with her, or that she had some
| control over him. the fact that he
lent helping hard to another wo-
man OF the same class and about the
'-me time is very pertinent
TEE COURT:-He might state IN a
general way that he helped other peo-
pie under the same circumstances. but
II he goes into details. the Common
/ wealth will have a right to rebut it.
MR.. WENDENBURG:-T woman
| might be in New York. Now could we
get her?
MR.. sMITH:-we don't know but
what she is In Jail You may have her
out in the road, waiting. for whit we
know
Q. You say you have helped others.
and that IS u indication that you care
more for ole than another, the fact
that you helped herr
i. No, sir.
@. You heard the letter that was
read here; was that in response to
your promise TO help her, the letter
that has been introduced in evidence
here without a date?
a. Yes sir.
E1pinins It's Meaning.
Q. Mr.. Bea,tie. there !s some rather
extravagant language used in that let
ter Please explain what you mean
by that?
THE COURT:-He may see the let
ter.
MR. SMITH, reckon he remem-
bers It II Your Honor please; Il is
the only letter that has been intro
duced.
Ess:-There is one word in
there that ] would like TO correct. I
don't know whether il makes any diff
ference.
THE coURT:-Do you want the
letter Mr.. Beattie?
WITNESs:-I would like to see It
Letter beginning Dear Kid" and
signed Hon" was handed to witness
WITNESS:-That word well" there,
will be good" 1t Is. Well be good"
1t is just g you would end letter
TO fellow or anybody else We'll, be
good" The "e" Is not dotted
BY MIR. SMITH
Q. That Is Just a conclusion, Is II.
Just parting salutation?
\. Yes, sir. as You would put to
letter to fellow or anybody else;
not that would be good: and the copv
at the coroner's inquest was, well. be
good" too.
Q. They did not raise any objections
then. did they?
MR.. wENDENBuRG:-we object to
that. that We did not raise any ques-
tioas a. the coroner's inquest
THE COURT:-The question ,s what
Is the proper reading now; the letter
speaks for itself II 1t IS well" II Is
veil; II 1t Is will" 1t Is will"
WITNEsS:-Th!s Is the first time
have seen the letter to read 1t; as
remembered l.. 1t is well"
The letter was shown to the Jury
Form OF Parting.
BY MR.. SMITH
Q. Is that n customary form OF part.
Ing with you, Well. be good?
y. Yes, sir, and with lots of neonle
Everybody knows that; when you leave
a person, whether II is a fellow or
girl. or any one else they say. wen,
be good"
G. Now there is some right extrava-
CANT language in that letter: please
state
a. Well. no more thsn little tany,
or gush.
JUDGE GREGoRY:-Is not that for
the jury to inter6ret?
THE coURT;-The language?
JUDGE GREGORY:-Yes sir.
THE CoURT:-Of course. 1t IS for the
jury to interpret; the witness can say
what ne meant, and then tie Jury will
decide from his Statement and all the
evidence in the case what he meant.
BY MR.. SMITH
Q. want to ask you the point-
plank question. Mr.. Beattie, did you
have any real love for that woman?
a. No. sir.
Q. Any real affection?
a. No. sir.
MR. wENpENBURG:-Tha is GER