New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
|SEL|N SAYS BEACH WILL
RETURN TO FACE CHARGE
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ment Unsuccessful efforts have repeatedly
been made TO ascertain the negro woman
knowledge Of the affair
Baughn talked freely Of tho case this
afternoon. The city has employed me 10
ferret out tho mystery" he said. and
want TO be perfectly frank about it. The
evidence ! have gathered is incontroverti-
BILE, satisfying not only myself but the city
authorities But IL any one can throw any
light on the matter, II anyone can answer
the questions which the facts Of the case
bring NJ, or il any one can bring forth
evidence 20 controvert that which ] have
SUCCEEDED in gathering, I would be glad
TO follow any line indicated in IN honest
sincere effort 10 do full justice to Mr..
Beach have found out enough. however.
to convince me beyond the least possibility
Of doubt that We have the knife with
which her assailant tried 10 take Mrs.
Beachs life"
Paughn explained that the pllde with
which the cut in Mrs Beschs throat WAS
made had been broken out Of the knife
before it came into his possession, but
that the stains in the laws Of the blade
and on the other blade show under micro
scoric examination 10 contain blood cubes
The break in the blade is fresh showing
that it was made very recently
Mr. Beach's knife, continued Mr.
Baughn. is merely. IN incident. however.
IN the chain Of evidence We consider II
important. but by no means the most I'M
portant We have affidsvits from eveTit-
nesses 70 nur1ber OF things which trans
pired that night, both before and after the
attack upon Mrs Beach We have the wit
nesses themselves, and 70 can furnish ali
solute proof that the version 81 tho affair
as given by both Mr. and Mrs Beach,
which does not coincide in every respect.
end which thev have contrsdicted them
selves, is beyond human possibility.
When ! won't to Aiken" Bavghn con
tirued. Z held conference with Mr
Beach end told him Of my mission
told HIM that suspicion rested upon him
snd 7 asked him n he would not help me
get at the facts i'm the case. He prom.
ised me that he would then asked Mr..
Beach 2 number Of questions about things
which under other circumstances would
be very commonplace. and som" Of these
he has never answered 7 gave to him
every opportunity 10 clear himself but
there We're statements made by him and
by his wife on the night of the attack.
and subsequently in stenographic re-
port made AT tho suggestion Of tho Mayor
which the physical facts, the arrange
ment Of the house and grounds end the
loca ton Of the scene Of the struggle. 70
moved from whore thoy claimed Mrs.
Reach was struck down. which he ap-
g., 10,
away. and as ! saw he let many Of ny
questions 90 ty without an answer Of any
sort
II told him for instance. that IT was
impossible that a negro could have at
tackled his wife and that she could have
struggled with him and have been dragged
a distance of about thirty feet and half
way back over the same ground while he
sat within forty feet with all the doors
and windows between them wide open.
told him ~ was incredible that. Oh
quiet e:enus. all this could have taken
place unknown to him until II was all
over. as he claimed, and that she then
screamed.
Il have physical evidence 20 show also
that the attack WAS made. not in the front
Of the house, as Mrs. Beach claims. but on
the side Of the house. The unknown
negro vanished without leaving footprints
even in the earth OF a flower bed. ac-
cording TO Mr.. Beach's story. and the fact
that the fight started. not in the Beach
house hut in the Lyons yard, next door.
at the laundry, IS a point OF which Mr.
Beach has persstently remained mute.
when the statement Of the New York at
torneys OF +. O. Beach. for whom a war
rant has been issued. charging him with
slashing his wfe's throat was read 10 the
solicitor Il. l.. Guntcr, mere tonight nc
said:
I'VE have not decided Just what steps
will be taken to bring Mr.. Beach hack from
Europe. but ne VIII be brought bach"
The Aiken authorities insist that Mr..
Beach will be brought 10 trial for tho
alleged attack on his wife. II is under
stood the showing on which the warrant
for Mr.. Reacns arrest was Issued here yes
terday involves a third person.
Spartarsburg. I, g., ArrIl 2. - Governor
Cole l.. Bleasc while IN Spartansburg to-
night, said If he should be satisfied Of the
probable guilt Of +. .. Beach he would
take up at once with the Secretary Of
State the matter Of having him arrested
and extradited. The matter Of expense in
bringing Beach back would not b" con.
sidered. the Governor said.