The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-13
'bEACH'S FRIENDS
CLAIM bLACkMA|l
Which Is Something They
Will Not Stand for, One
Heatedly Declares
CASE HAS ASSUMED
GRAVE IMPORTANCE
Governor of South Carolina
Asked by States Solic-
tor Help in Pros.
ecution

AIKEN, s. c., April 1.-The case q
the State of South Carolina against
Frederick o. Beach on the charge OF
having assaulted his wife with intena
to kill. today assumed grave impor.,
lance. 4.
Undoubtedly it will be a most seri-
Gus legal combat. Both sides--societJ
bers. Aiken trying to maintain it1
own fair reputation--deciared theme
selves. III
Sitting on the piazza OF the excIi>
sive Aiken Club. Joseph Harrtmans
New York multi-miliionaire, and
fiiend OF the Beaches. said:
This affair Is savoring pretty
closely of biackmaii. That is comes
thing which we winter visitors 70
Aiken. and we friends OF Fred Beach,
will lot stand for.
THE word of Mr.. Beach. a gentle
man Of the highest possible standinxs
Is disregaroed. and Upon the declaIa-
lions of a detective-brought into the
case by no one knows whom--<R var
| rant IS Issued for Mr.. Beach's arrest.
and all sorts Of scandalous stories ars
put ai;.at. No effort will be spaced
| to prove HIM innocent and dispr we tho
:,npuiations which have been put upon
All OF u.s.
| hAu tAbAG0 u NpOSSTu0rs
A little while after this States
Solicitor b. L. Gunter. speaking quit4
calmly In his Office said: II
Il have Just sent a communication
to Governor Blease. Of this State. ask
Ing that he allow me to draw upon
what IL known as the governors COM
tingcncy fund for money enough to
| enable me to prosecute this case thor
oughiy and to combat the array OF
| legal talent that the Beaches are lin
Ing up against me. In some places
=, hush mp such affairs as this, but do
not propose to allow them to carry
| things along their own way here n
Aiken" III
It is practically certain that EoIici-
tor Gunter will be assisted financially
bv Governor Blease. for he Is a POI
fitical ally and personal appointse Of
the executive. II the money Is out Of
the question. he will undoubtedly be
gwen the aid Of solicitor from an
| other county. Il
| Town Ag1inst Gown.
| 1t Is case OF town versus gown
| with q ve- -eance.
The legal talent" to which Solicl.
| tor Gunter alluded. is the New York
| firm of Nicoll, Anable. Lindsay d 81
| Fuller. It showed itself here today
in the presence OF r. s. Fuller. who
| arrived at noon. and had a long con- 4
ference with Daniel s. Henderson,.
| Beach's local barrister. who 10 ona
| OF the most famous In the South
| mfr. and Mrs. Beach had q COM
ference with our firm in New York
before they sailed for Europe" said Z
| Mr.. Fuller. MIR. Beach said that
| certain unpleasant stories had been
circulated and retained the firm to
| lok out for his interests. while he waa
| away. At the same time he assured
us that he would return soon and
| would eagerly face and down tho
| charges
| Il have come down to look over
| who knows all the details and to seo
some Of the witnesses.
| Mr.. Beach Is not trying to evadA
the position In which he unfortu-
nateiy finds himself"
| Attorney Henderson. who Wa
| present. exclaimed:
| "He certainly Is not trying 70
evade anything. Look here"-and I
he produced cablegram which had
come from the absent society man
today. It read:
| Beach VIII Return.
| Paris: April 12.-Am returning
next week. Have trial soon as poe-
sible. Beach"
And when We do have the trials
added the lawyer. vehementiy. 'wo
| certainly win be ready for Mr. r.
tectiye.'' ~
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partner Of solicitor Gunter /
who employed and paid Detective