The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08

would find name in 1t. And yet
Scherer. farrell and all the detectives
say his manner showed guilt because
he did not fall in their arms and on
their shoulders and show grief What
ever he had done would have showed
guilt TO them. Their minds were made
up. not to find the facts, but to sus-
tain their theory. l do not mean that
they worked up a false tale, but that
they formed a conclusion, and, with
| their pride OF opinion, worked TO carry
out their theory. Yes, the case has
been worked up by detectives. Every
witness had been seen by Scherer and
by others more than once, most OF
| them more than twice. He got state
ments from them. and in some cases
witnesses were dropped like the Vein
stems were. like Beulah Binford was.
She was kept in Jail two months What
were they doing? They were trying
to get testimony from Beulah to sus-
tain their theory. Douglas Beattie
throws some light on that. for he tes-
titled that Henry told him to tell
( Beulah not to let the detectives make
her say anything except what was
true. Why amt she here? They have
, been SO fearful OF and attentive to
her that they locked her up. and kept
her SO close that no one could see her
unless the jailer were present to hear
what was said. And yet she Isn't put
on the stand.
1T is familiar principle of law
and of common sense that when
| party can throw light on case and
doesn't, * is almost conclusive that
his testimony won't bear the light of
day. This shows that they were get
ting testimony to sustain their pre-
conceived ideas and theory, and moth
Ing else.
"Scherer stated that Henry said he
didn't stop on the road to get help:
that Henry Beattie said that the rea-
son ne didn't stop was because he
wasn't sure that his wife was dead,
! and was hurrying on TO get her to a
doctor. and yet that is paraded by the
chief OF the detectives as evidence of
| the mans guilt
Number on Automobile.
What would he have said had Henry
stopped at houses on the road and
said: Let's go after the murderer
He would have said that the man
showed a reckless disregard for his
wife. They worked only to sustain
their theory; all the other went for
naught.
man said he told scherer that he
thought he saw Dill on that machine.
It was not Henry's machine. His num-
Der is $50. He said he told this to that
bunch ot detectives, and what did
Scherer say? o. pshaw I've talked
with Jones. or somebody else. and he
says that machine wasn't out that
night And he kept that boy from
stating a material fact.
That's the way detectives work
Well you may say this case was
worked up. These are Just little
things on the edge. II we could only
know It all. II we could only get all
the evidence they have gotten!
Henry said to them that II they had
looked for the real murderer they
would have gotten him long ago.
Everything that did not fit in with
their theory these detectives made up
their minds was wrong and threw
away.
II tell you that when you come to
case made up by etectives-though
don't Wish to reflect on them-you
must remember that their minds and
habits are such that they see only one
side. You may knock them in the
head with a stick, but they will be
incapable of seeing or believing any
thing else. 1t Is a wonder to me that
we were able to fad out as much as
we did"
At this point court was adjourned
for dinner.
Resumes After Dinner.
Mr.. Carter resumed his argument at
2:45 o'clock, and his speech occupied
| the entire afternoon session. He closed
at 5:35. too late. the court decideu, for
Mr.. Smith to begin. and In order to
expedite matters court Will meet this
| morning a Q o'clock.
A.,
himself to an attack on the methods
| OF the detectives in working UP the
| case. and the argument. not that his
client was innocent. but that there
, was reasonable doubt OF his guilt
under the evidence presented. Re-
suming the discussion of the dete,-
/ tive methods employed in the case,
interrupted by the dinner adjourn
ment. Mr.. Carter said:
There is one other point which
| happened day before yesterday to
which / wish to refer. It is In evil
dence as an agreed fact that the top
of the automobile owned by Henry c.
| Beattie. Jr is black. and so shows
when up. but when the top is down 1t
has a yellow cover. On the Thursday
night previous to the crime the top is
| said to have been up. Two ladies', Mrs.
Houchens and her daughter, Mrs. Paul
Beattie, came here to testify. Mrs.
Houchcns stated that she saw q car on
! Thursday night with the top up. and
! that II was yellow She made a mis-
take. 1t would have been the natural
sequence in evidence had Mrs. Paul
Beattic been called next, but several
witnesses interviewed. When called.
Mrs Beattie thought the top was black
when she saw 1t OH Thursday night
up. and that 1t was yellow when
she saw 1t on Saturday night
| when she saw 1t on Saturday night
| down. You VIII remember that she
admitted an ross-examination that
she had talked with Mr.. Scherer That
| alone shows how tho evidence In this
case has been handled.
Proof Rests Upon Pant.
Laying all that aside, 1t Is manifest
that this case rests upon Paul Beattle
and on the proof that they think Paul
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