The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-06
HE SWEARS KNIFE
SHOWED NO BLOOD
Four Witnesses Put on Stand by
Defense - To-Day Defendant
and Wife Will Testify in Eff
fort to Free Millionaire
From Charge of At
tempt to Kill.

Of assaulting his wife is resumed here
tomorrow This was the plan out
lined by the defense at the close OF
court to-day.
II also is proposed 10 have Mrs.
Beach follow the accused New Yorker
as a witness. Since the assault upon
her was committed in the yard OF the
Beach cottage here on the night OF
February 2s last. the story told by
Beach and his wife has never varied
10th ha:, maintained that Mrs. Beach
was attacked by an unknown negro
when she left the house to give her
dogs ALI airing.
To-day the State rested it's case.
which consisted Almost entirely of an
attack on the FEASIBILITY OF Beach
suory. The introduction of Beachs
jeweled penknfe. upon which one OF
the States witnesses claimed to have
found traces of blood corpuscles, was
held by the prosecution until the asst
Ii had been anticipated by the attor-
neys for the defense. and they were
prepared to meet expert testimony
with expert testimony, even to the ex-
tent of presenting a witness who had
examined the knife and had failed. -
he swore to find any blood cells
-Four Witnesses for Defense.
Four of the defense witnesses were
examined during the afternoon ses-
sion of the court. and the testimony OF
ali of them concerned the knife
DR.. D. Hastings Wyman- Jr.. tho
third physician of the same family to
appear as a witness, testified at the
morning session that he hal made
microscopic examination OF the knife
a; The request of Mayor Giles. and had
found traces of blood Later he said
he took the knife to Augusta and sut-
mitted IL to DR.. G. >. Partridge. pro-
fessor of microscopes of the Uni
versity of Georgia, who. he claimed.
refused to express IN opinion as 10
tae presence of blood
Then he went to Columbia and OBJ
talned a written opinion there from
Boykin Minis, an analyst, that there
was blood or the knife When the
prosecutor announced at the opening
of the afternoon session that the State
had presented its case, the defense i'm
rnediately offered DIR. Partridge as a
witness. DR.. Partridge testified that
he had examined the knife and had in
formed DR.. Wyman that there was no
blood there. He gave the jury very
technical explanation OF the manner
in which he had made his examination.
and was making a very good witness
for the defense until Prosecutor Gun
ter a master at the art of cross-ex-
animation. got hold of him and began
subjecting him to a merciless third
degree" Immediately he became SO
confused that he was unable to answer.
without long hesitation. questions on
the subject on which he had made a
lifetime study.
Didn't you refuse to put the result
of your examination down in writ
ing" demanded the prosecutor. The
witness didn't answer.
Didn't your There was a litter
through the courtroom when the wit
ness continued 10 remain silent Finally
he said that he did not wish to make
a written report
You were afraid it would fall in
the hands of the State. weren't your
NO. / was unbiased-at that time"
But you have become biased since
then. haven't your
No
DR. Partridge again became tangled
when the prosecutor questioned him
about his direct testimony that the
knife had no broken blade when he
examined it
viii you swear that the knife had
two blades
witness hesitated-
NO. l don't think / can swear to IT."
But you did just now" prodded the
prosecutor.
witness remained silent for a long
time
Wyman Denies Statement
Il think its safe TO leave out the
other blade" he then declared amid
laughter. on his direct examination
DR.. Partridge said that Dr. Wyman
brought the knife TO him on the morn
ing OF March %, with request for an
early report because he wanted 10
stop a man gong out OF town who
was going 10 leave st 3" DR.. Wyman
on cross-examinstion had denied max
ing any sucn statement
Expert testimony was given Tor The
defense BY Dr. T. +. Oertell. OF Au-
susta formerly professor Of path
ology and microscopes at the Univer-
sitv OF Georgia Or. Oertel declared
,bat he coaid not and DAVIS in tue
..tecnn.oue~ employed By Dr.. Partridgs
IN rs elimination. as described IN
the lattcr's testimony.
can you and Jaws In the teehaiqus
.sed hy DR.. wymang- asked Attorney
F'uilsr. % the defense
yes he replied
.rtscipatinE that Prosecutor Gun-
.s- misht contend. IN ms suSsming ID
s-ruuenr. that one blade OF the knife
had been broken OF b. a blow az Mrr.
eearh.s throat. the defense asked the
witness r. in his opinion u could
have been broken in this manner.
p- osrteu said that he rad made
an experiment on ;he BODY - negro
uffh a similar knise. inhiciins such
a wound a. mad been made IN Mrs..
Reash-s aeck. without damage 20 tas
krifs
the prosecutor tegsn on TIE witness
this way
10 YOU took 2 dead rcEro and tried
10 break on the knife in Dis neck
4 did
Did he stru1zie
The answer Was lost ir ne laughter
that followed N Guuier rltcn ~au.-
I'd % know u 10 Soala rot D. pos-ibis
Tor a blade TO &c suapyeI "a u -
blow Uas not clean
IT wight. hgf the wound would -
a sarreI one replied ile witness
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