Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-05
so TESTIFIES NEWSPAPERMAN
HUSBAND SAID THE GEMS WERE
WORTH ABOUT FOUR THOU
SAND DOLLARS.
THE TRIAL is SENSATIONAL
LARGE NUMBER o. PEOPLE AT.
TRAcTED TO HEAR CASE OF
ACCUSED MILLIONAIRE.

Aiken, 5. c., Feb. 5.-rhe trial Of
Frederick o. Beach. charged with as
saulting his wife with intent to kill
was resumed here ,oday.
Beach and els wife arrived cary,
accompanied by Mrs. Taylor and
Miss Hollins. Mrs. Beach was again
attired in brown and seemed to be
suffering from slight cold.
/ Sheriff H. H. Howard, who was
chief Of police Of Aiken at the time Of
the assault. was recalled by Prose
cltor Gunter to identify some foot
prints outside the yard Of the Beach
cottage. Howard said Policeman
Holly had told him the footprints
were his.
A. K. Lorenzo. editor of a local
paper, testified he examined the
Beach premises the night Of the as
sault and found evidences of a strug-
gle in the side yard. He said he was
with the chief Of police when the
latter found the earrings and comb
belonging to Mrs. Beach, and the
BIooastained renee riokes. He sasa
one of the earrings was mashed. He
expressed the opinion they are paste
and worth about 50,
On cross examination he said he
thought a blow from the fence picket
on the side Of a woman's head would
have been sufficient to knock the
earrings from her ears.
But it would not knock out the
earrings on the other side of her
head, would it," asked Prosecutor
Gunter.
Not likely" replied the witness.
Rural Policeman S. 3. Holly, the
next witness, was asked if he had
any conversation with Beach the
night Of the assa lit, about the value
of the earrings afterward found.
Yes, Beach said his wife had lost
pair of earrings. He said he did
not know their exact value, but they
were worth about $4,000 or $4,000"
replied Holly.
Defense Begins Case
The prosecution in the trial OF
Frederick o. Beach of New York, ac.
cused Of attacking his wife with
"murderous intent rested today.
DR.. Partridge of Augusta, Ca, was
the first witness called by the de-
tense. Beaoh's diamond-studded knife
was shown to him and he identified
1t as one which was submitted to him
last March to be tested for traces OF /
blood. Or. Partridge said his exam
nation showed no trace Of blood.
Mayor Herbert w. Gyles Of Aiken,
testifying for the state, said Beach /
gave the knife to him on request
about three weeks after the assault,
and later he turned 1t over TO DR.. =.
Hastings wyman, Jr., for microscopic
examination.
DR. Wyman testified that he had /
discovered on the knife what he be-
lieved to be blood stains. This view
was sustained, he said, by Or. Boyien I
NJ. Mimms, Of Columbia 10 whom he I
submitted the knife.
The prosecution offered in evidence |
report from Dr. MImms declaring
It his opinion that stains on the
steel were blood celfs. It was all /
mitted, however, that the tests made
we're microscopic and not chemical
On cross examination. Or. Wyman
admitted chat he had taken the knife
to an Augusta expert. Dr. Partridge,
before submitting " 70 Dr. MImms.
He said that nr. Partridge examined
the knife bnt declined 10 express an
opinion.
Didn't Dr. Partridge ten you that
he couldn't find any uace Of bIoodge
demanded Colonel Henderson.
IF / remember tnat ne did would
say So. replied Or. wvman.