Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-24
BEACH. BACK MUS.
Accused Millionaire and Wife
Arrive From Europe
HUSBAND TO FACE. TRIAL
Accused Of slashing wifs's Throat
: at Aiken Society Colony.
AUTHORITIES NOW ACTIVE
South Carolina omcial. Believe rhsy
Have Clear Case Against
' New Yorker :. 80

NEW YORK. April 24.-Frederick o.
Beach and Mrs. Beach reached here "a.
day on the steamship Kaiser wilhelm II
from trip abroad. where Mr.. Beach
learned that he was wanted in Aiken.
3 G., Tor trial ON the charge OF having
attacked Mrs. Beach there February 26
last. . 8
Mrs. Beach's; hand rested In her hus-
bands arm 40 they descended the gang
way Of the steamer She was heavily
veiled.
Mr.. Beach declined to say anything
about his case, and after the Formally
OF the customs examination the couple
departed In . .taxicab without saying
whore they wore going. Other passengers
on the steamship sa1d that during the
voyage the Beaches kept to their cabin
most Of the time.
The attack on Mrs. Beach created q
sensation I'm society last winter. She. was
seized In front OF the Beach winter home
in Aiken and slashed In the throat With
q sharp weapon. Il was ssdd that Mrs.
Beach was assaulted by. - negro. Mr..
Beach stated that .hes ran from the house
to- his Wife rescue Swl1ens he heard her
screams. After. Mrs. asBaachssi recovery
she and hershpAhand srenlr9ed north and
sailed. for Hrope. y Later. q, warrent was
cusing Mr.. Beach Of ;sthes a4tack. Mr..
Reachs cabled from abroad that he would
return home at once. :. !, z. AZ
Trial :PTobablys ins June.
Special Dispatch TO- The stsr. -.
s AIKEN. s. ca April. The. news that
Frederick %. Beach and his wife, Camilla,
had returned from abroad sh3s aroused
the authorities here to fresh activity, and
has again brought the / Beach assault
scandal to the forefront. ! II, 10 said that
Beach probably win .be : arxalgned for
trial during the june term of the court
here. $ - s..
Friends OF Mr. and: Mrs. Beach again
put themselves on record today, as dis
which he IS charged. while the authori-
ties, headed by Detective Baugfn, are
jubilant sover. his arrival and assert that
they have evidence which will. show his
guilt. beyond, shadow Of a. doubt.
s. viii Involve Others.
The airing which the case Win receive
when it comes. up Tor tfiai Will involve the
nalntA Of some q, the most noted society
formerly wife Of. Charles +. Havemeyer,
e.-Cs .SuS0A -asstas.UaA3nSs, WAU Cu11auitttO0
suicide in his Long Island home, is .
sister -of Cortland I b. AMoss.sjr., ana is
related to many. Of the .eiitesof. society
Her husband. = Frederick o. Beach, Is q
close friend Of w x. Vanderbilt. and
has been prominent in society circles for
years. - (, - -. $500
The assault was committed the night
Of February g. when Mrs Beach WaAI
knocked down near the gate Of her win
ter home here, with Q u fence pailing,
slashed across the, throat with Q sharp
knife. her earrings torn on and left lying,
screaming for help. The eafrings were
found close to the spot next day and
berry. Mrs. Beach charged the attack |
to negro
sRumors in the. Case.
: A search was immediately. started for
the assailant nearly $2,O0O being offered
I'm rewards for his apprehension. A series
OF persistent rumors charging that Beach |
himself committed. the assault. because
he found HIS vile In Z cjSindeetine oon-
'versation with. - mysterious man In
gray led the town authorities to . nav
clue. however. and thsy siasaxsd . a..
.tecsive whose investisn4ion rssuated in
the assurances Of warrant Tor Beaeh's ar
rest. - 49,
The two chief podnts upon wlaeh tha
warrant Tor Mr.. Beachsro0te arN .Deaci,,sI
Idiamond-gtudded pOckot knife. N4Iach - /
ID reported to have given 70 0&hyoe Cries
EOf Aiken, ~ the result ~ . 0uocessful
ruse, invented by netecttve Bauahn. ana |
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