Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-05
Trial Begins of Frederick 0.
Beach, Charged With At
tempting to Murder His Wife
at Aiken, S, C,
SCREAMS WERE HEARD
BY PEOPLE NEARBY
Husband and Victim Of Assault
Assert Crime Was Commit
ted by Negro Who Fled From
the Lawn,

the Lawn,
NY Morning journal snecinI Leased wifaI
Aiken s. c.. Feb. with the ex-
animation of eight witnesses. the
prosecution practically finished late
today the construction Of ite clrcum-
slantni ease against Frederick o.
lcach of New York. charged with at
mckins his Wife. Tsso or three
minor witnesses probably viii be IN
.ifudneed early tomorrow. Mrs Beach
viii take the stand tomorrow 10 tes-
lily that Il was a negro. and not her
husband. who slashcd her throat at
the Beach winter home here last Feb
runrN. Not one of the witnesses
whose evidence consumed the trial
the first day could give details Of the
assault Four members Of the wy
man family, living across the street.
told Of a series OF screams from diff
feront parts OF the Beach premises
about $3.50 o'clock on the night Of
February &c.
Two Of them testified that the dy-
ing echo OF the last scream was
quickly followed hy loud rapping on a
door and the sound OF a nuns voice
cxclaiming +rhis Is Beach, let me
n" Through DR. Marion Wyman the
defense brought out the fact that
Beach had explained 10 him the next
day that after finding his wife pros
trated. the victim of a negro assail-
ant. and after carrying her into the
house, he had gone out IN search of
the man. Returning Unsuccessful.
Beach told him. ne had knocked on
the door io be admitted. Mr.. Wy
man and his father, nf Hastings
WAm the dfsf ontsion the Hessch
household Ia see Mrs Beach after
she had been wounded. suited on
cross-eXamination that the attitude OF
Bench and MS wife toward each
other was one OF affection. They
reached the room into which Mrs.
Beach had been carried while blood
WAS streaming from wound. In her
neck. Just under the right car. and
Beach told them the story he has
since reiterated. that his VIE was at
tackled in front Of their cottage BY an
unknown negro.
Mrs Beach was the most consnic-
uous figure Ia the courtroom today.
She sat through the two long sessions,
taking an occasional note from tho
testimony and chatting with her hus-
hand and friends who surrounded her
She and her husband were almost the
nrst ones to enter the courtroom and
the last TO leave Il. AT no time dur
ing the proceedings did Beach con-
suit with his counsel jury OF coun-
trymen viii decide the guilt or inno-
cence Of the wealthy New Yorker.
seven Of them ara farmers, one mer-
chant and the others cotton mill op-
erativea Both sides expressed conh-
dcnce tonight that the case would 50
to the jury tomorrow.
only a few Of the members Of the
winter colony appeared in
The courtsooms
Mrs Beach was the victim OF a
attack on the night of
February 2G last. She was assaulted
while standing on the lawn OF the
Beach winter homo here, and re-
'eiyed a serious cut in the throat.
Immediately after the attack Mrs.
teach asserted that her assailant was
negro. After an investigation by
ne authorities a warrant was issued
or the arrest Of Mr. Beach. Repeat
dy he has denied the charge.
Mr.. Beach appeared in the court
oom early accompanied by Mrs.
teach. her sister. Mrs. james u. Tay-
pr. and Miss Marion Hollins. Beach
nd his wife sat at their counsels
lble behind a bulwark of law books.
hating gaily while the prosecution
'as calling the witnesses in another
asc. soon after their arrival Mrs.
olyin Iselin came In with MIR. and
lrs. Harry y, Hollins and took their
eats Just behind The Beaches. Back
the rail a score or more of women,
MY few Of whom were members
the winter colony. had occupied
le best seats ana strained eagerly for
glimpse OF Beach and his wife. The
use was called at 1890 o'clock.
MY twenty-five minutes wass re-
Tired to secure a jury
While the indictment was being
nd Mrs. Beach kept her eyes intent
upon Prosecutor Gunter. Her face
q not change expression when he
achea the words "did assault with
urderous intent"
Beach rested his chin on his hand
~ eazed straight before him. He
as not formally arraigned, thus be-
& spared the humiliation of standing
the prisoners dock. Prosecutor
inter opened his side by having the
anographer read the testimony Of
lss Lullah Wyman, who Is in. The
stimony was taken yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach sat together to-
v In the Aiken county court house
ID heard the prosecuting attorney
tempt 10 prove 10 n jury OF coun-
ymen that the New York society man
" nude q muEdefQss QltaeA on his