The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29

house, und ! met my grandfather; ne
Introduced me to his wife, md SHOOK
hands with them, and he
NE to two or three other people,, and
hc TOOK me to the side door unI told
me Henry WINS out there on the porch.
Henry wns sitting out there drinkinE
II bottle of beer. I said, "Hcnry, this
thing looks very black to me; 1 am
sorry for you.'' There were IL whole
lot Of people walking up nnd do,yn;
und he told me, he suys-he says-"l
Wish to God l hadn't done 1t; I wouldn't
hive done this thing for millions OF
dollars, although she never married
me for anything hut my money" Then
lie says, 81 would like TO know how
In tho hell those detectives found out
there was No. g shot In that gum"
@. What did you say thenf
EXPECTED TO DE ARRESTED.
a. 1 snid, "HenrH, II those do ectiNcs
get after inc, 1 will tell them every
thing 1 know about this thing, iouk
h0< much trouble you have got me
H." lie snid, 'l0u are In no trouble
ut ALL" I handed him my cstrn pm
per; we cnme .n the house chen, and
when we got In the dining room he
looked mt the paper. His fnthcr snid
to me, 'Whut grounds have they got
to arrest HINT" He told ME on he
porch he WINS expecting to be arrest
cd.'
u. Who told you"
A. Henry Benttic, Jr. IIls father
went out then, md Henry asked me
did 1 want u bottle of beer. He got
me II bottle of beer. Henry took one.
Douglas brought n friend In there md
the friepd took u bottle of beer, hut
some time. The phone bell rnns.
Douglas answered the phone, nnh told
me TINT my mother-in-InN wanted To
talk to me. I went to the phone md
she told me that my wife WINS renl
sick; TO come home q. once.
q. Don't tell what she said.
A. 1 went on the porch. Henry was
wife Is real sick, my mother-in-in,y
hus phoncd me thnt she ts real sick
and to come home at once; l am going
on home" He said, LET me tell sou,
I want you to stick by me, md ] never
forgot n friend" suid, Henry, J
am not going to stick anywhere, II
they get after ME / will tell them
what 1 know about this thing" He
said, "You better not do IT," snid
Eyes i Will, too" So went on out
and 1 went home.
@. Don't answer what you said
TO your wife, hut state whether
you gave information in regard to tho
purchase OF this gun to your wife.
MIR. CARTER OBJECTS.
MR. CARTER Rive object.
TILE CoURT,-objection sustained
BY MIR. WENDENBURG:-
q. Did you or not give lint inforJ
mutton TO anybody.
MIR. SARTER;-we object.
THE COURT;-Is thnt question in
tended TO nppiy to the officers of the
lnwf
MR. Northumberland, II went
through several channels to the Of
hcers OF the law.
q. DO you know how IL got to the
officers of the lnws
MR. CARTER I've objeer.
THE COURT;-I sustain tho obtcc-
ton.
MR. Observation-Disclosures we let
this witness sny whether he made IL
known thnt night that lie purchased
the gun, that he made ID known that
Thursday Eight TINT lie had bought
this Gunt
MR. GATHERING sir, that would
be n statement made by him to somc-
body else.
THE COURT,-Thnt mIght come out
on cross-e4nmination, hut don't see
my way to get 1t out on direct cSnmi-
nation.
MIR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VIII
withdraw It.
HENRY TELEPHONED HIM.
q. MIR. Benttie, after leaving your
cousins home ON this Thursday niyhy,
state whether or not you had amy
Communication with him thnt night,
A. Yes. sir.
a. How, and whit wns snids
\. l was upStairs asleep in my bed,
md my wife woke me up nnd told
ME
q. Don't tell whnt she toll dyou. In
consequence of what your wife told
you, what did you do.
a. She told me thnt somebody want
ed me ut the phone. I went down to
the phone. I said, Hello He snid.
This Ii Henry" said. "wcil, yybat
Is 1t" He said, "Haye yau been SUM
moned out to the coroner's to-mor-
row." L snid. "No." Then he went
on.
u What time of the night wns that.
a. 1t was about one o'clock.