Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-07
New York Millionaire and Wife
Whom He Is Charged With
Having Attempted to Muir
der Testify.
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Aiken. s. e.. Feb o.-Frederlck Q.
Reach. Of New York, took the stand
today and swore that he did not CONF
Init nm assault upon his wife. Mrs.
Beach also testified that her husband
did not assault her.
Tomorrow the Jury Of Aiken county
farmers. before which Beach is being
tried on a charge Of assault. Is exc
pected TO decide whether or not he
did All the evidence In the case was
presented today.
Three hours tomorrow have been
allowed for arguments. After the de-
icnse had rested late today. the state
offered several witnesses In febuital TO
contradict portions of the testimony
of Mr. and Mrs. Beach, and during
this proceeding the identy of the imam
behind the book case" was revealed.
lie was Haddon Johnson. young
newsnaperman OF Aiken, who Is al
legged to have overheard a eonyersa-
ton in The mayors office between
Beach and his wife about the assault.
Mr. Johnson WAS not permitted to give
AN explanatory answer TO the prose-
cutor's question. as 20 whether Beach
had not asked his wife 20 lay the of-
Tense upon the brother Of negro sef-
want and he declined 20 make any
answer.
The prosecutor sNross eSah6ped
both Reach ad and his wife at great
length and called their attention con-
stnntly to statements they are alleged
To have made previously differing IN
some detail Ia their testimony today.
They would not admit that any part
Of their narrative today was Incorrect.
Beach told OF giving his knife TO De-
teetlve paughn. who had been employ-
ed by the city. IN the presence of
Mayor Gyles. lie declared that the
knife had two blades and neither was
broken. Mrs. beach said she WAS
assaulted by ginger bread colored'
negro who approached her on tho
pretense Of having a message for a
negro servant She declared the me-
gro slashod her throat and hit her
on the side Of the head with a stick;
that she was too much frightened to
scream at the first attack, and that
when she did scream her husband
came promptly 70 her assistance, as
her assailant fled.
At no time said Mrs. Beach, had
she entertained the idea that the ne-
gros motive was robbery. Beach did
not remember any conversation with
his wife in the mayors Office. neither
ola Mrs. Beach Both Indignantly
denied the suggestion that there was
amy suggestion OF fastening the crime
on any known person. Although her
voice tfemhlcd. Mrs, Bench delivered
her narrative calmly, deliberately and
with m amazing memory for details
Of al that happened, except during
those few moments when she wad
With her assailant.
The lfc WAS terrified out Of me-"
20 could not utter sound. then. sud-
denly / found my voice, and | yelled
and screamed Historically"
Her manner was almost defiant at
times.
I'm sure / don't know" was her
mtorite answer at such times aud
She would repeat tht phrase over ana
over. whenever the prosecutor would
press for an answer Beach seemed
TO grasp the import Of some Of tho
questions put 10 him slowly and would
hesitate until The matter had had tlmo
to reVolve fully IN his mind. Whom
the prosecutor would remind him thae
certain points III his testimony wero
al Variance with the stories no had
told az the time 0f tho assault, hD
would insist thht the way he told ie
today was the way IL happened and
That he never had related il differs
anty.
A large part Of the afternoon sea4
sion was taken up by tho defense WIZ
NE Introduction Of character wits
iosses. Men of high ana low degree.
men WHO have known Beach In New
York and IN Aiken. for years, he has
pcnt seventeen winters here, testified
IS 70 his reputation for quiet aud or-
ler There was every indication to-
tight that the trial would come 10 an
ma tomorrow
Beach did not depart materially
rom the tale he has told since tho
ttack-that his wife was struck hy q
cero, when she went outside her cot
age with her dogs Iie maintained his
claim throughout the
rilling oss-cxamuation to which
q was subjected By Prosecutor Gum
sr. He contradicted himself once
r twice but speedily corrected his
tatements when reminded and apolo-
lied for his faulty memory.
Only once during the entire exams
lation did he show any signs Of dis,
That was when the prose-
utor asked him il he had not asked
Is wife to clay the crime an Pearl
brolners" Qpee when ha