The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05
SPOTS LIKE BLOOD
ON BEACH'S KNIFE
COURT IS TOLD
Mayor of Aiken Gives TIES.
timony Against New York
Chbman at Trial.
PROSECUTION CLOSES.
Mrs. Beach First Witness for
the Defense Is Plan of the
Prisoners Lawyers.
PROSECUTION CLOSES.

AIKEN. =. G.. Feb. 5-The prosecu-
ton this afternoon closed Its case
against Frederick o. Beach. New York
millionaire on trial for alleged assault
on his wife here Jast February. Prose-
cutor ouhter made the Announcement
shortly before the luncheon recess va,
ordered.
Defense counsel refused to say who
would be their FIRST witness this after.
noon. II was believed that Mrs. Beach
herself will he FIRST called, then Miss
Marion Holllns. and that Beach would
not take the stand until the defense was
ready TO close. Attorneys said Il was
possible that the defense would be com.
plsted before adjournment to-day. II
was believed. however. that the case
would not be formally submitted TO the
jury until Tomorrow as Judge Spain has
arranged for the Jurors to visit the
Turner cottage where the assault oc.
CURED.
More Light was thrown on the meth
DDS employed TO investigate the assault
upon Mrs. Beach during examination
Of the prosecutions witnesses at the
trial to-day. Mayor Herbert r.. GIVES
OF Aiken told OF numerous conferences
with the Beaches within few days
after the assault. He said Mrs. Beach
was stili In bed suffering from the ef-
fects OF the wound in her throat. but
that she answered questions freely and
made some suggestions.
The witness admitted that Beach save
him every assistance and proposed the
employment Of negro detective to as
sist the white detectives on the case.
sending him a check for the purpose.
The Mayor said the money never was
used.
On the night Of the assault Beach told
Rural Policeman Holly. according to
the testimony Of the latter to-day. that
Mrs. Beach had lost . pair OF treasured
earrings valued at 1900 or 5000. Sub
ssqtsently the earrings were found in
the sads yard of the Beach home and
turned over to the Mayor. who EXAM
med them and declared that In his op!n-
ion they were paste.
oUAcHV DIAMOND SruoDE0
KNIFE PRODUCED.
Beach's diamond-studded penknife
was an object of much interest and
close acrutiny by the jury when II was
offered in evidence. Mayor Gyles said
Beach gave Il to him on request about
three weeks after the assault, and later
he turned II over to DR.. ID. Hastings
wyman jr.. for microscopic examina-
ton.
DIR. Wyman testified that he had sx-
amined the knife under a glass and had
discovered what he believed to he blood
stains. This view was sustained, he
said. by the opinion OF DR.. Boydon
tiims. an analyst Of Columbia, to whom
he submitted the knife.
The prosecution offered in evidence
a report from DR.. Minis declaring that
In his opinion . number of stains ap-
pearing on the knife were blood cells. |
1t was admitted. however. that the
tests were microscopic and not chem. |
icaL
On cross examination DR. wyman ad- |
mitted that he had taken the knife to |
an Augusta expert, DR.. Partridge. be- |
fore submitting It to Or. Nina He
said that Dr. Partridge examined the |
knife. but declined to express an opin-
ion.
Didn't DIR. Partridge tell you that
he couldn't md any trace OF blood?"
demanded Col. Henderson.
III I remembered that he did I'd
say So replied Dr. Wyman.
Didn't DIR. Partridge cut his finger
and put 1t on a blade OF the knife IN
order to make comparative tests?" !
~ didn't know It II he did"
DIR. Wyman said that he told DIR.
when he took the knife to
him that the happiness of a great
many people depended on whether there
was any blood on 1t or not"
sheriff Howard was recalled by Prose.
rutor Gunter to continue his testimony
as TO tracks in the flower bed of the
Beach yard which he said Beach pointed
out to him several days after the
assault.
M. Beach said the negro who struck
his wife ran across that flower bed" the
witness explained. However, I had seen
those tracks the day before. and had
heard u. Hotter. q rural policeman. say
In Mr.. Beach's presence that they were
his CHOlter's tracks"
Another witness to this conversation
The Shern said. was Edward Smith Of
New York, "A friend OF the Beach family.
A. X. Lorense. editor Of a local paper,
testified ne examined the Beach prem
ises the night Of the assault and found
evidences OF struggle in the side
yard. He said he was with the CHIEF
Of police when the latter found the
and comb belonging TO Mrs.
Beach. and the olood-stain~d fence
picket. He said one Of the earrings
was mashed. lie expressed the opinion
they, were paste and worth about ~.
On REORGANIZATION the witness
said he thought blow from the fence
picket on the side Of womsn's head
would have been sufiiclent to knock the
earrings from her ear,
But It wouldn't knock out the ear
rng on the other side OF ht" head.
wouid itT' asked Prosecute Guntr.
Not likely. replied the witness.
Rural Policeman =. h. Holy. III mex |
witness, was asked II he had an coa.
versation with Beach the nigh, VI III.