The evening world., 1912-04-11
GR[ SAW NICELY DRESSED
IMAM FLEEING ON NIGHT
MRS. BEACH WAS SLASHED

" i" U ItgNtn II
carry his wife into the house and tina
he did not do 90.
Dr. Marion Wyman's evidence givci
on March Z In M follows:
Al about q quartz of 10 o'clock or
the night In question ! had retired neal
my window opening out toward tn,
street CDr. Wyman living across tn,
street from h Beach home), when
heard a scream made by a woman evi.
entity. and In about W minutes
heard another scream. I Judge by tn,
same voice. at which time I heard my
sister calling out from the window. She
was In the next room"
q. What did she say: A, nhs
said' m you don't 20 away from here
We viii call b police and have you
locked mp" Q about the time shs rot
downstairs We hoard the third scream.
which came from, Z shouid say, nifty
yards farther mp the alley than ths
hrst " screams. This third scream
eontanued for . few seconds aAd then
We heard several female voices scream.
inG ana the aoos slam aaa there was
. pause Of . ssoond % two. Z Judge,
after NJ door slammed when We heard
. hAoefing On the door end . naa'u
voice ssyi
open the door. this IL Beach: lot mo
In" ! put on my shoes and trousers and
coat as quick - possible and ran out
In the direction from which the last
scream camc and mot Mr.. Beach; no
said. rs this DR.. Wymanf" And I sa.d,
Yes. sir" He said. Come In. my wtfe's
throat u cut" ! went In the room and
freely from . cut In the right side of
her throat. I packed the wound With a
towel. which was Mt hand. and my
father entered shortly afterward. and
] left him 70 control tho bleeding while
! went for our Instruments.
HEARD TALK IN UNDERGONE
AFTER FIRST ecREAM.
Q. before yos hoard the arst scream
ala You hear anybody salkaAes 4. No.
six.
O. That arss scream ana the second
ono came from the direction Of the Al
linon lot. didn't ~ (Ths place adjoin-
ing tho Beach lotl. 4. Yes, SIR; nearly
In front OF our house.
Q. Did you. yourself. see anybody 70
out OF tho Allison lott A. No. sir. I
heard some voices after the frst scream
In tho Allison lot.
q. Did o distinguish anything
those voices said? A. No. sir.
Q. Wses tAsy talking loud Or Aots
4. Hot n . VIZ excited voies, bat
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Q. Won. now. then. after these screams
that o heard at Mr.. Beach's house
you heard the door slamf A. Yes, mir.
q. How long after the door slammed
DO you think you heard somebody
knocking % the door, A. just . few
seconds.
Q. When you went into the hallway
did you see anything Of . pistol In Mr..
Deach's handf A. No. sir. I was very
busy. I heard somebody say: Put up
that pistol"
Q. what did Mrs. Beach tell you
about this thingf a. She said she was
out with tho dogs ana walked toward
hor front gate and she noticed o col
ored man standing at tho corner. about
twenty feet away. After o short pause
he stepped forward and said: Here
10 n note from Katie. Mrs. Harriman's
maid" am satisfied she said that: l
know she said: From Katie. that works
at Mr.. Harriman's, to your maid" !
then he struck her hrst and then cut
her throat. She described the man ~
tslng . dark negro man with . pot"
hat On and . loAg overcast.
Q. Did she state whore she was when
she was cutf A. lust inside the gate.
Q. what Wss her condition when she
was talking 70 your 4. She was the
oas excited OF any n In the room.
Z might add here that father tried 70
ana out from her after We had area
he wound u she was right inside the
side the yard. 0As never wHs distinct
about whore she VA when he asked
her. xhs arst uns she saia she Was
standing Just insias the yard ana she
MADE the remark that az . woman
oaa't walk 20 the front rate aftsE dark
without being uaolsstsA ~ . negro u
WAS bad."
SAID WIFE WENT OUT AFTER
THE FIRST SCREAM.
@. She said II was q negroY A. Yes,
she said that positively.
Q. Do you think Of anything she saidf
4. She ~ very anxious to know
whether she was going to die or not. We
assured hor that II was not a. bad ~
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