The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-31

Did any blood drip on the ground
an iron, OF the house.
1T r. IN testimony tat an .liir.scai
blood spot. 20 BY n inches vas in from,
of Mr.. Rices house on Midlothian turn
plhs Vas sueh a spot there on Ned
No
Did you examine the road on Thurs
day; too
Vas 1t there
On eross-essminatiOn. Mr.. Carter for
repeated his search for blood spots lie
SAID he hears/of a story and n diagram
n Riehn,ond paper concerning the
discovery OF other blood spots.
no Hiood Spots
Detective Scherer testified that he had
made several examinations of the road
lions on Friday morning and found no
blood spots He said he had looked
especially between telegraph post 200
and a, ,S close ;s, to telephone post lso: l was
said he saw the additional spots. De-
tectiNe Scherer said he accompanied a
newspaper man. q brother OF young Rob-
ertson. to the scene OF the supposed new
spots and found none.
Major James ID. Patten corroborated
scherers testimony. having accompanied
search.
Ben p. Owen. another uncle of the
murdered woman. who assisted In the
search for bloodspots. testified:
Il made a careful examination OF the
road from the scene OF the crime to my
brother Toms house. and saw no blood
except the first blot"
Prosecution Rests.
Thomas wrenn. another detective
gave more corroborative testimony OF
the absence OF additional blood spots
The prosecution rested at noon.
Rale Out Evidence.
Court reconvened at IL SO u. m. Judge
watson announced TO the Jury that a
motion had been introduced by the de-
mony relating 10 the hair pin. and the
court had sustained the motion.
Judge Watson added that n motion of
the defense had likewise been sustained
to eliminate all evidence concerning the
action OF the bloodhound sat the scene
Paul ID. Beattie was recalled 10 the
stand by the defense as the first wit
IBID you have a single barreled shot
gun in your possession while a watch
inan2' asked Harry NJ. Smith. Jr.. OF the
Here @. W. Booth was called by the
defense to be present while Paul was
testlfylnE. Mr.. smith said TO Paul Beat
tie pointing TO Mr.. Booth:
Did you have a conversation with
this Ms, man concerning the murder?'
Did you tell this man that you didn't
think your cousin Henry killed his wife.
because he loved her too welI?"
when you testified before. YOU said
you had no conversation with Mr. Booth
! didn't know the man by name. but
by sight"
Pslu was excused and Mr.. Smith ex-
amined Mr.. Booth
Did you have any conversation with
f'alu Beattie on the "Wednesday follow
ing the homicide?"
Yes.
YES"
l.
HE said. Well. what do you think Of
meant. Well. he said. I don't think
Well OF her to me- That was all that
did Paul Beaft'e begin the converse
ton concerning thIs?"
who wns present during your con-
versationc" asked Prosecutor Wenden-
burg I'm cross questioning.
NO one Two men came up later
Booth was excused.
Court then recessed for luncheon.
Reporter Called Liar.
Just before court recessed IL NJ
smith. Jr.. counsel for the defense was
was friend OF the prisoner.
It's all lie" said Mr.. Smith, and
the prisoner himself leaned forward and
denled ne report most emphatically.
stand by counsel for the defense when
court reeonyened at e:i5 o'clock.
az the same time.
Il want to ask you.' said Mr.. Smith
70 Paul Beatiie. ~ on Saturday after
the corouer's inquest you did not get
into an automobile"
was this man CRaker) in the ma
Yes"
Question Cousins verAeity.
L1d You stnte then that You were
going 20 tell all about the case because
your Uncle Henry had had your grand
slgn away everything"
II made no such statement"
Paul was excused and Baker was ask
ed what Heattie said in the machine.
that he intended to to- ton ev Si@ SsN fs
knew about the case. because his Uncle
Henry had made rs mother-in-iaw or
grandmother. ! don't know which. sign
II was the second time that the de-
Tense had used a witness 20 impcach the
veracity of Paul Beattie
Baker. minute later. I'm cross eVarn-
nation. denied that he hal mentioned
,,nother-in-iaw" and Prosecutor Wen
denbuVr had the stenogrnpher read Ills
record. after which the prosecutor said
sarcasticallv 20 tho witness:
SO that's me memory you've got
conversation of several weeks ago and
vet you show Won can't remember two
or three rnintee. That viii DC all"
Saw Bearded Man
EuCnee Heusfaw o. farmer. ~ Ron
Air. who Travelled daily on the Nidloth-
tan turnpike fust before tho murder. was
asked ~ testify n DO saw arv stranger
on the road on the days before or after
tho murder
"r mot man walking M tho road
- lFrn th0ug vs. RI luuaflr"
Don't give ne Npur opinion
- saw the man" continued fhs v.ff.
moss. three times. tho Wedneadav. Frf-
day and Monday before tho murder lie
~ henred rnn re seemed % De
lS1uf - eynrg ~ are"
This fesfiwonv vas tho first intro
duced hy the defense 20 support Henry
clay Tcaffie. Jr's story ~ Tho alleged
bearded ffRhwavmau
". r. Howard. ri uuarrvrnnn snfT On
the witness stand to-day fhnf Do fIev
bearded man with re- shotgun on Tho
afternoon before fhe murder TT1vfard
lives near Tho tcerc ~ tho TRAGEDY