The chronicle=news., 1913-02-05
BEACH TRIAL IS
RESUMED; FOOTPRINTS
PART OF EVIDENCE

Aiken. =. e.. Feb. THE prose.
cutlon nthc trial oi FrVkrick o.
Beach. OF New York. accused OF at
lack!ng his VIII. with "murdc.ous
''nt"H,' rested today.
pr. Partridge OF Augusta. Ga. Was
the l!r., witness called by tn. de-
tense. Beach. diamond studded
knife va, shown TO him AZ h. !dcr-
'i:icd AS on" wnicn WAS submitted
last March to he tested Tor traces 0t
blood
Mayor H.grart 4. Giles % Aiken.
tcstliying Tor the stare. said the po-
lIcc gave tho hhii. TO him OF request
about thra. weeks after the assault
ard later he turned II over 10 Part
ridE" for microscopic examination.
Dr. rartridr" testified that II" had
discovered on the knit. what he be
lIsycd to be blood stains This yi.s
was sustained. h" said. by DR.. Hoyden
NJ. Minis. OF Columbia, to whom h"
admitted the kulio.
rhc pro cuiion Offered IN cvi-
dcrc- u report from d.. Minis. dcclnr-
ing his oIinion tina, stains on the
steel were blood cells, II was admit
ted. however. that IN" tests made
were microscopic and not chemical.
On cross examination nr. Wyman
admitted that h. had taken tn" kniI.
TO an Al ;uSta expert. DR.. Par'rids"
b"ior" submitting to Dr. Minis. He
said DR.. Partridge examined III. knif"
bnt declined to express an opinion,
Didn't Dr. Partridf. tell you tina,
he couldn't find any trace OF blood :
demanded Colonc, henderson.
III | remembered that h" did |
would say So" replied DR.. Wyman.
Didn't DR.. Partridge cut his fin.
ger and put on a blade OF the knif" In
order to make comparativ" tests
Il did not know IL II he did"
Lawyers for the deicns" announced
that they would call about eight
witnesses. making II certain that the
case would continue until tomorrow
Aiken. :. G.. Feb a.-The trial
OF Frederick .. Reach. charged ~itn
nssamlting his wife with in"tn, 10
XII was resumed hero today.
teach aud his wife arrived early
accom- panied by Mrs. Taylor and
Miis ilolliEs. I.S. Teach was again
uuired In bsown and seemed I" bs
suffering from Il slight cold.
1 Sheriff II. II. Howard. who was
chief OF police Of Aiken at the time
OF the assault. was recalled by tho
prosecutor Guntcr I" ilcn'fy some
footprints discovered "n'sld" the
hcgch house.
\. X. I.orens. editor OF local
paper testified hc examined the
Beach premises the night OF the as
sault and found evidences OF n
siruggl" in tn" side yard. Iis said
he was with tn. chief OF police when
the later found the earrings and
comb belonging TO Mrs. Beach. and
the hioEstained fence picket. He
sslE one OF til. earrings was mashed.
u. expressed III. opinion they
were paste aud worth about 81.
On cross examination Ii. said he
ihought 4 blow from the fence on tho
side OF /. woInau's head would hav.
been sufficient TO knock tn. earrings
from her ears.
"i.ut II wouldn't knock out an
earring on the other side OF her head.
would IT," asked Prosecutor Gunter.
Not likely" replied the witness.
Rural Policeman II. r.. Holly, IN.
next witness. was asked II he had
any conversation with Beach the
might of tho assault. about the valu.
OF the earrings aftcrwnrd found.
Yes, Beach said his wife had
lost Il pair OF earrings. He said he
did not know their exact value bur
they wor. worth about $4,000 or
$4,000" replied Holly.