El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
BEAT1|E CHILLED BY PROSECUTION
UNDER HOT CROSS EXAMINATION
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NO, SIT
Did you ever go to McEveries's par
room?'
mo; I don't know where McEveries's
barroom is. I'm pretty certain that on
Saturday night, which was the only
night I was with him, I did not take
any drink with him."
Didn't you go to the telephone that
night?'
didn't"
Whose number was itf
"Beulah Binford's-"
ssDidn't you say over the telephone,
meet me at Short and Main streets In
a few minutesT"
mo, sir
PHOTOGRAPHERS Barred.
Sheriff Gill at this point was order
ed by Judge Watson TO have the pro-
tographers at the window move away,
as counsel for the defence protested
that the ordeal OF the prisoner was
sufficient" without the activity Of the
camera men.
"Why were you so solicitous that
your friends should not know about
the Binford girl?"
1T didn't want them to know it No
man would"
paul has testified that after you
left McEveries's on Thursday you took
him home?
81 didn't see him any night except
Saturday"
Denies Paurs Testimony.
~Then your denial covers all that
Paul has testified to as to what you
did that Thursday night"
Yes, sir"
Now. If John Joseph, owner Of the
place on the corner of Short and Main.
and John Britton with him would tes-
tify that they saw you on Thursday
night before the murder, and If Mrs.
Nolan, who was sitting on the porch
that night, would testify that you came
to Paul's home on Thursday night and
Mrs. Beattie would testify likewise,
would you still say that you were not
with Paul that night?'
Eyes sir. There was only one night
I could have possibly been in McEver-
less, and that was Saturday night
and L am pretty sure 1 wasn't there
them
Regarding the Gun.
THAT'S the night Paul says you gave
him instructions about the gum. isn't
it9'
$50 he said"
ION Saturday night Paul came to
your store?"
About or 8 o'clock didn't notice
him. I just happened to see him
there"
what time did you leave the store
that night?'
about 1920 or 1925 o'clock"
do you deny leaving Mr.. For
tune, to whom you were showing a
pair of shoes for his child, to speak to
Paul?"
Dir Not Speak to Paul.
Yes
do you deny talking to Paul. them"
Yes
AFTER the store closed. Paul was
waiting for you, wasn't he?"
'I was lighting the lights on my car
when he came up He asked me where
1 was going and I said into Richmond
and he said he was going there. so I
took him along"
Had you ever before taken Paul OF
his wife out riding?"
No"
Then you took him from Manches-
ter to Richmond that night?'
Yes"
Didn't Paul carry packages or mes
sages to Beulah Binford for your
About three years ago I sent
package by him"
What was in it?"
''1 don't remember
You never asked Paul to carry any
messages eitherT'
NO"
Didn't Paul often come to tn.
store?"
Did Not Trust Paul.
YES; and we used to watch him,
too"
You're trying to blacken Paul as
much as you can, aren't your
No; am telling the truth and can
prove it by every clerk in our store"
when you took Paul home Satur-
day night what did you say about
Beulah Binford?"
81 told him to call up Beulah Bin
ford under the name of Mrs. Fisher
and tell her that I would be there in
a few minutes"
What did you say about not 'phon-
ing If your people were near?'?"
81 said that
did you ever see Beulahs diary
back to Richmond"
II believe 1 did. 1 think I glanced
through it,"
Where were you them?
II don't know where 1 was
Produced the Diary.
The prisoner later said he did not
remember when he read the diary. The
prosecution produced the diary
Were you in love with Beulah Bin
ford from the time she came back from
Norfolk until the time Of the death of
your wife?'
IT never loved her,
WAS she In love with your"
ct can't speak for her.
Didn't she write of you in her
daryl
''I don't know; she may have"
This was diary kept by her be-
tween you two?"
II had nothing to do with it,"
1T was kept by her with reference
to her feeling for you, wasn't it?"
81 don't know
Did the diary give expression of
her feelings toward you?"
II really don't know what is in
there"
Have you forgotten"
Yes, sir"
! Wasn't that diary kept for the pur-
pose Of writing you a note every day?''
II never received it if she did"
"You saw this diary and it gave i'm
preston of her feeling toward your
Yes
Diary Questions Haired.
Regarding the admissibility Of the