The chronicle=news., 1913-02-04
MILLIONAIRE IS
On TRIAL F0R
ATTACK ON
WIFE

Aiken, ;. e., Feb. f.-TdSinK OF
testimony In the trial ot Frederick o.
Beach. II New York millionaire.
charged with assault on his wife
with Intent 10 kill. WAS started this
morning In the Aiken county court Of
general sessions. The jury was 50.
cured In .: minutes.
Only few Of the members oi the
| wealthy winter colony app"at"h IN
the court room.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Beach sat together
today In the Aiken county court
house and heard tn. prosecuting at
torncy attempt to prove 10 IA jury OF
| countrymen that III" New York No.
ci.iy man had mad. n murdcrous at
tack on hi. wife with q pen knife
In Aiken last winter.
Eleven witnesses We're called by
.hc stat" aud a slow start was made
In their examination. Prosecutor
Gunt"r directed his efforts To attack
Ing tn. story told by beach and sub
ftantiat.d by his wife. TO IN. effect
that Mrs. Hclch had been attacked
by u negro when she left the hous'.
l TO give her dogs m airing.
Dr. Hastings Wyman and his son.
Dr. Marion Wyman. who examined
| Mrs H"ach's wound soon after shc
was cut. expressed tho opinion that
| the stab was inflicted from behind.
The theory OF the prosecution liz that
Beach attacked hia VIII. while sh"
was running away from him.
When court rcchnvcncd at l 80
o'clock III" two physicians wcr. the
only witnesses who had been exam
incd. Colonel Henderson OF counsel
Tor the defense. Indicated he later
would have tn" jury inspcc, the
rI omiF.s of the Beach home.
Aiken. :. e. Feb. i.--Chargrd
with assauiting his wife. Camilla
Morse Hav.mey.r Beach with in
tent 10 KILL" Frederick q. Beach. a
New York millionaire today WIS TO
be placed on trial in the Aiken coun-
y court OF general sessions.
Mir. Beach was tho victim 0t {,
uyrtersoue- xtiaeN -on the nixht OF
February &c Iast. She WAS assaulted
while n tho Beach winter home and
received . serious cut In the throat.
Immediately after the attack Mrs.
| Bench asserted that her ASA liant
! WAS a negro. After an Investigation
BY the authorities. warrant was
| issued FOR III. arrest of Mr.. Beach.
| Repeatedly he has denied tho charge.
Mr.. Beach appeared in the cour;
room early. accompanied by Mrs,
Beach. her sister. Mrs. James q. Tay-
ior and Miss Marion Hollins.
Beach and his wife sat at their
councils table behind "a bulwarlS or
law books, chatting gaiiy while the
prosecution was calling tn. witness
|es In another cas.,.
Soon after their arrival. Mrs. Col
vim Issciine came in with Mr.. and |
Mrs. Harry H. Ifoilins and took their |
seAts just behind tn. i..lchs. Back |
Of the rail score ar more Of wo-
men. only few OF whom were mem |
bcrs of the winter colony had occu-
pied the best seats and strained |
eagerly for glimpse Of Reach and
bis wii.
tn. case was called at 1890
o'clock. Only 80 minutes was re-
uuircd to secure jury. Seven OF the
men accepted were farmers. ono a
county merchan; and the others COM
mon mill operatives. While the in
dictment was being read Mrs. Beach
kept ncr eyes intently upon her
prosecutor. Guntcr. Her face did
not change expression when he reach
ed the words did assault with mur-
derous intent"
Beach rested his chin on his hand
and gaZcd straight before him. He
was not formally arraigned. thus
being spared the humiliation o! stand
ing In the prisoners docket. Prose-
cutor Gunter opened his side by
having the s,enographer read the
testimony OF Miss Lallah Wyman,
who is III. The testimony was TAX
en- Yesterday.