The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-05
BY AssocIATEp PRESS.


| Aiken, S. c., Feb. 4.--With examina-
| ton Of eight witnesses, the prosecu-
ton late today practically finished the
construction of its circumStantial case
against Frederick o. Beach, Of New
York, charged with attacking his wife.
Two or three minor witnesses prob
ably will be introduced tomorrow.
Mrs. Beach will take the stand to-
norrow and testify tina: it was a negro
| and not her husband who attacked her
| and slashed her throat at the winter
home here last February. Not one of
the witnesses today could give any
| details Of the assault.
BEACH APPEARED EARLY.
Mr.. Beach appeared IN the court
roo-l fully an hour before the case
was called. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Beach, her sister. Mrs. James B.
Tayler and Miss Marion Hollings.
Mr.. Beach was becomingly attired In
brown suit and brown toque and
was yelled.
Beach and his wife sat at their law
yer's table beside bulwark Of law
books. chatting gaily while the prose-
cution was calling the witnesses in
another case.
-
1seIln came IN win 1ff. and AIxs. Kaar-
ris 3. Hollings and took seats Just
behind the Beaches. Rack Of the rail
score or more of women, only a few
of whom were members o fthe winter
colony, had pre-empted the best seats
and strained eagerly for a glimpse
ef Beach and his wife.
The case was called at 1920 o'clock,
the first juror chosen being H. P
Davis, farmer.
Only 20 minutes was required to Sc
cure jury. Seven Of the men ac-
cepted were farmers, one a country
| merchant and the other cotton mill
operatives. The court designated the
| first man chosen to act as foreman.
While the indictment was being read,
Mrs. Beach kept her eyes intently
| upon Prosecutor Gunter. Her face
did not change expression when he
| reached the word Did assault with
murderous intent" Beach rested his
chin on his hand and gazed straight
before hip. He was not formally ar
raigned. thus being spared the hu-
initiation Of standing 10 the prisoners
docket. Prosecutor Gunter opened his
side by having the stenographer read
! the testimony Of Miss Lallah Wyman,
who is Ill, taken yesterday.
GIRL HEARD SCREAMS.
Miss Wyman was examined In the
presence of Prosecutor Gunter and
Col. Henderson. counsel for the de-
/ Tense. She testified that she was in
! her bed in the front room of her home,
which is directly across the street
! from the scene of the assault, when
she heard two screams. She went to
the open window and tried to locate
| the source of the screams.
| Seeing no one she returned to bed
and few minutes later she heard
| two more screams. This time she
saw man come down the street from
| the direction Of the Beach home,
whe she shouted to him to stop that
noise or she would call the police. She
| said the man broke into a run.
"You had better run, and run fast"
was her parting shot at the retreating
figure.
Miss Wyman could not say whether
the man was white or black, she said.
! the suit he wore was mot real lighJ
nor real black" After Miss Wyman
/ returned to bed again, she said she
i heard a third series of screams from
4 the direction Of the Beach home.
DR.. Hastings Wyman. father Of the
girl, was the first witness. He testf-
fed that he was in his library read
/ ing when he heard two sets of screams
across the street. He did not hear the
| third set of screams referred to by
his daughter.
DR.. Wyman said that after he had
heard the screams, he and his son, DR.
| Marion Wyman, rushed over to the
Beach home. and wer eadmitted by
Beach to room in which Mrs. Beach
was lying on the sofa with blood
streaming from her throat.
Beach told him that his wife had
i been stabbed by a negro, who attacked
her when she took her dogs out fol
an airing.
i On cross examination DR.. wymar
said the attitude of Beach and his
wife toward each other could not be
regarded as hostile.
DR.. Marion Wyman testified that hs
heard three distinct sets of screams
; fro mthe vicinity Of the Beach home
and then a knock on a door follow &c
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