Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-28
MRS. OWEN HEARD
IN IN BEATTIE CASE

cause for looking sad or having the
crying spells
1--WE object snapped counsel for the
defense.
The prosecution announced that 1t
proposed to show that Beattie's
physical condition had caused his wife
sorrow. on objection the attorneys for
the prosecution said they would defer
the question to take up another line.
Did Beattie ever go out with his
wife alone?" asked Mr.. Wendenburg of
Mrs. owen.
"Not.until that night
The conference as to the admissible
ity of Mrs. owens testimony was car
ried on only between the opposing
counsel, Judge Watson the pris-
oner, the jurors retiring to a separate
room. All returned to the court room
at 1.20 o'clock and the examination of
Mrs. Owen was resumed. IN testified
at length, indicating that there was no
doubt of young Mrs, Beattie having
knowledge of the physical condition OF
her husband. The testimony brought
out that the condition of young Beat
tie became known to his wife on the
Thursday before she was killed.
''You were present on several oeca-
sions when the prisoner called at the
residence of Tom owen. Who invited
your
"Mr. Owen"
ION the fatal night who invited
you?v
mo one
ION the night of the murder said
Mrs. owen, Il asked Beattie who
could have been so cruel as to kill an
innocent girl. He gave no explana-
ton but said take me out of the ROOM
He gave no explanation
Did you notice any tears on the
prisoners face them"
No"
Cross-examination then began by Mr..
Carter for the defense. The attorney
drew from Mrs. owen the admission
that her knowledge of Beattie's condi-
ton was based purely on what her
daughter had told her. Mr.. Carter
moved to strike out the evidence and
Judge Watson reserved decision.
you spoke of your daughter having
crying spells suggested Hin Carter
THAT wasn't unusual, was it?"
Yes, unusual to me. l never knew
her to be hysterical before" replied
Mrs. owen.
The court at this point announced
that II had decided to overrule the
motion of counsel for the defense to
strike out the testimony of Mrs. Owen
regarding Beattie's condition.
Mrs. Owen was then excused and left
the room with her veil dropped over
her face.
Detective Scherer was on the stand
the greater part of the morning ses-
sion under cross-eXamlnation by Law
yer Carter for the defense.
you have examined or talked with
nearly all the witnesses for the ose-
cution and have been practically in
charge of gathering the evidence for
the commonwealth since the murder
occurred, have you not?" asked Mr..
Carter,
Il have answered Scherer.
1.-TWO of tho witnesses have been in
jail since the coroner's inquest, have
they not?"
Yes, Beulah Binford and Paul Beat
tie"
Have you had interviews with those
two Witnesses"
Eyes. l have discussed the ease itself
WITH raul lNlttt out with beuldu BIZ
ford quite frequently
About how many times have you
been to see Beulah Binford since she
has been 1 jail?"
II can't say. but quite frequently;
perhaps twenty to twenty-five times"
Counsel for the defense continued
questioning along this line with the
apparent purpose of develoing whether
or not Scherer had been coaching the
witnesses, including those in Jail,
Turning to Scherer's testimony of
last Saturday Mr.. Carter pointed to al
lege6 conversation with Beattie and
Schorer after the murder.
did Mr.. Beattie tell you that he
failed to stop at any of he houses
along the way because he knew there
was a physician at the owen home
where he was taking his wife,"
In this connection l asked Mr.. Beat
tie simply If he had stopped at any
houses along the route to set people
on the trail of the man who he said
shot his wife. He said he was hurry
ing to get her to a doctor. | then
asked if he did not know his wife was
Cead. He answered that he had tried
after she was shot to feel her pulse
and heart, but could not tell If she
was dead. He said he stopped only to
fix his lights