Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-04-10

USED OF CUTTING HIS WIFE
Fak.tant Issued for New York Society
5.ef characterization In aiken.

Warrant Issued for New York Society
Nian---Sensation in aiken.
S Aiken, April S.--A warrant charg-
iiigH Frederick o. Beach, New York
Aiken millionaire colony, with as
sault and battery with intent to kill
his&wife, Mrs. Camilla Beach, was
sworn out here to-day.
slsbis action grows out of tho as
sauit made upon Mrs. Beach on the
night OF February 26, when sho was
felted with a fence paling, and her
thrpas was slashed, in the yard Of her
wlnler home, which has been the
sesffssnn's sensation at this resort. It
wassclaimed by the Beaches that Mrs.
BEACH had been called out to the gate
bysTa negro man, who said he had a
note for her; that she went to get
1t, and that the negro then slashed
herS throat and made his escape in
thesdarkness
az gold-plated, diamond-studded
poeYet knife, the property Of Beach,
giYan by him to Mayor Gyles about
thp&e weeks ago, is held as mute ev-
scoVic examination made by experts,
firssfin Aiken, then in Augusta, and
lastISin Columbia, a quantity OF hu-
maN blood was found on tho larger
blade. This Is one Of the prosecu-
tioIGs main points. 1T Is also said
thaHBa conversation between Mr.. and
MraS Beach, overheard while the two
werA left In a room by a man con-
ceaEd behind bookcase for the
punVOse will be relied upon to some
extAnt.
1fwarrant accusing Beach has
beee expected for more than a week
pastby those who have been in the
seeJEt that the detective employed
bySyAhe Getty authorities was continu-
ing#his Investigations. This detec-
tiySfsM. s. Baughan, who came here
ab0A three weeks ago, was one OF
heaaSIeuths who succeeded in landing
AbGRn behind the bars.
9$9e warrant was sworn out by S.
Ess3olley, one of the rural police
mi this county, before Magistrate
SIme d, and Solicitor Gunter took
sts at once to have the Governor
D ofi2ttth Carolina issue a requisition
u the Governor Of New York for
5ch left here two weeks ago
wifsSSi is wife for New York, giving it
SS e SAfore his departure that lie In
Ssat sal i y urope Anf ii 2 9th
f : s.s 1 sss
he and M rs. Beach were t'} be on
their European trip. 1t was learned
this afternoon, however, after Solici-
tor qnnter had left the city, that the
Beaches sailed from New York for a
European port last "Wednesday.
Pearl Hampton, the negro woman
who was also struck with tho same
fence ,paling that felled Mrs. Beach
on the night Of February 26, a few
minutes before Mrs. Beach was struck
down, and who has stoutly refused to
give the police any information Of
the events Of that night, was also
taken into custody, together with two
maids from the home OF Joseph Har-
Imam, the valet OF G.. w. Dolan, OF
Philadelphia, and two maids employ
ed at the Lyons home, adjoining that
of the Beaches. All Of these are held
as witnesses and gave bond for their
appearance at the June term Of court
Of general sessions.
Beach I'm London; Denies Charge.
London, April 9.-Frederick o.
Beach, the Wall street broker.
against whom warrant has been is
sued in Aiken, S. c., charging him
with assault and battery with intent
to kill his wife, has arrived in Lon
don with Mrs. Camilla Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach, who are stay
ing at prominent hotel in London,
have not left their apartments since
they arrived here.
Mr.. Beach declined to be inter-
viewed, but he told the newspapers
over the telephone to-day that there
was nothing in the charges"
Later in the day, when a cable
gram saying that warrant charging
him with assault and battery had
been sworn out at Aiken, S. c., was
received here, it was sent up to Mr..
Beach, but he returned it without
making any comment, and again re-
fused to grant an interview.
Nothing regarding the case against
Beach has SO far been received at the
American embassy in London.
Inquest Into Cherokee Lynching.
Gaffncy, April 5.-The coroner's
jury in the case Of the Iynching OF
two negroes, which occurred at
Blacksburg a week ago, convened
this afternoon. Not a witness was
sworn, and no further testimony he
ing introduced, the jury rendered q
verdict: I'VE, the jury, find that
Frank Whisonant and Joe Brinson
came to their death at the hands of
parties unknown to u.s." Considera-
BILE interest Is being manifested in the
case, but others than the officers Of
the law do not seem to be making
any decided effort to get information
as to who composed the lynching
mob.
The Danger After Grip