The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-06
KNIFE OF BEACH
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE HAS HARD
TIME DIspRovING STATE
TESTIMONY.
LOOK FOR AcQUTTTAL
MEN OF SCIENCE HAVE DISAGREE
ABLE DAY TRYING TO Ex-
PLAIN OPINIONS IN SIM
PIE WORDS.

AIKEN, S. c.. Feb. 5.--Tomorrow
evening is expected to see the wind up
OF the Beach case with a verdict OF
acquittal for the defendant, Freder-
lex Q. Beach.
When court adjourned for the day.
the defense had consumed all OF the
afternoon session with the examine
ton of four witnesses. all physicians in
an effort to break down the prosecu-
TONS evidence that the jeweled knife
belonging to Mr.. Beach bore blood
stains, Tomorrow they will introduce
their three strongest witnesses, Mrs.
Beach, Miss Marion Hoilins and the
defendant himself, who Will be the
first to take the stand.
Ii the case goes to the jury in the
afternoon session as is now expected,
ing Mr.. Beach of the charge of as
saultiHg his wife with intent to kill.
VIII be arrived at I'm short erdar.
When the prosecution rested its case
at 5 o'clock 1t was clear that no evil
dence had been sufficient to inculpate
MIR. Beach. The only evidence of a
direct nature presented was the ex-
istence of stains Of blood upon the
defendants pocket knife and the de-
Tense was successful in casting grave
doubt upon the dependability OF
w
sent had gone into the secord.
Men of Science Plagued.
A light-hearted spirit prevailed In
the closely packed court room
throughout the day, and the jury was
not far behind the spectators in their
enjoyment of the discontinue, which
overlook all of the witnesses whose
testimony was OF an important char
acter. on REORGANIZATION by the
tor
His single witness who attempted te
establish the presence of blood spots
on the knife in terms for the mosl
part unintelligible IN the jury mel
with a similar fate at the hands oil
Attorney Henderson of the defense
Time and again these men of science
were hopelessly antangied.
The same group of friends sat with
the Beaches throughout the day a.
were on hand yesterday. Mrs. Beach
was dressed as on the opening day
Shes miled frequently, but seemed te
nave lost her bucyancy. Miss Marion
Hollins sat beside her on one side ant
her husband on the other. Mrs. j. u
Taylor her sister, was with them Ii
the front row Immediately behind The
detense's table. Mrs. C.. Oliver Els
lin, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hartman
Oliver Perrin, c. ID. Smith. Mr.. ane
Mrs, Harry Ii. AoiitnS, Jr,, were seat
ed farther back, and in the center q
the room, j. NJ Bowers. the New YoFl
attorney was a close observer.
Representative j. r. Byrnes took {
much larger hand in the case thar
on yesterday, and Thomas s. Fuller
Beach's New York attorney, sat at this
elbow of Daniel s. Henderson, the 10
cal counsel In charge of the defense
and coached him through most of tn,
questions concerning the blood exam
nations. In the afternoon he prac
tically took over the examination O
the defenss's witnesses.
While 1t is generally conceded tina
the prosecution has not succeeded II
making ont q case against Beach, hi
counseps inability to undermine tn
testimony discraditing the version
which the defendant gives of tn
events on the night of February est
last, and the defense's failure to es
| tabiish q motive or agent of the at
/ tack has shrouded the whole affai
/ in mystery that any verdict whatso
ever will leave without the suggestion
of solution.