The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

was not for robbery. Such an idea
did not occur to her. She said that
she knows the negroes Of Aiken and
many of them are her friends; that
she is absolutely without fear and
never dreamed that harm could come
to her, even at night, especially .
bright, moon-lit one, on her own
premises, in the heart Of the city.
and that even when she saw the ts-
ure Of a "ginger-cake negro, with
long oTercoat, much too big for him
slouch hat and shabby appearance
standing at her front gate, she was
not afraid. The negro. she said,
came on in the yard and said he had
a message for Katie at Mrs. Harri-
mans and somebody else, l just can't
think" and, according to Mrs. Beach,
the negro came on toward her, still
trying to recall the other name. She
said that meanwhile she was walk
Jig on toward the end of the house.
carrying out her purpose in refer
ence to the dogs, and that in mo-
ment the negro bore heavily upon
her, both hands on her shoulders;
that she was knocked to her knees
twice, and that at one time she
struck the negro In the face with
both her fists, struggling all the
while, but struck dumb in her terror.
She did not know just when she was
cut, but discovered 1t after much Of
the struggle, when she placed her
hand on her throat. Then, she said,
her senses seemed to return and she
screamed, whereupon the negro
struck her on the left ear with stick
of some kind, tearing it badly, then
ran. Mrs. Beach said she really
"yelled", not screamed, when she
came to her senses, and that she
stood leaning against the porch until
Mr.. Beach came to her.
"My stockings and my knees bore
testimony to the fact that I was
knocked to my knees" said Mrs.
Beach, who added that she did not
even miss her earrings until she was
being prepared for bed. The ear
rings merely clasp on the ear and
come Of easily, as was demonstrat-
ed Thursday.
II valued those earrings very high
ly, because they were my mothers, ,"
said Mrs. Beach in somewhat subdued
and reverent voice "My early recol-
lection of her included the earrings,
and I was fond of them, as she wore
them" Mrs. Beach has had them re-
arranged with the new clasp, because
my ears are not pierced; and had
two little diamonds set In them. l
have several pairs Of very expensive
earrings, but they are in New York"
When &r Beach went to his wife's
rescue, Mrs. Beach said he called out,
What is the matter, dearie?" and as
to her attitude toward him she said
regarding tue stitches to close her
wound: Il held tight to Ar. Beach to
stand the pain"
Witness denied very strongly that
she had held the conversation attri-
buted to her in Mr.. Gyles' Office. She
did say hat she had told the officers
to keep their eye on Pearl Hampton's
brother, negro by the name Of
lBrunson, who, she thought would
learn all that was to be known Il
Pearl Hampton herself found out
anything about the assault.
"Did Mr.. Beach cN your throat?"
asked counsel.
"No. he did not" testified Mrs.
Beach.
Hiss Marian Hollins Of New York,
who was the guests Of the Beaches
the night OF the assault, was the
third witness of the day. Hiss hol-
Inns is the prettiest woman IN the
party. Strictly an outdoor type she
is beautiful in the enjoynen, OF
robust health. And then, there Is a
very charming little lisp In her
speech, just perceptible. For In
stance, she pronounces the worc
around" with the ct" and "w"
melted together then nodded IN II
Quid form by her pretty mouth. She
is thoroughly cultured, but stolid,
calm, collected and immovable. A
really wise lawyer wouldn't attempt
to rattle" Miss Eollins; for he
couldn't. In fact, mos, any really
wise man would be afraid to "cross"
her. Not that she is suffrasett. but.
we'll, Miss Hollins can take care Of
herself very we'll.
Her testimony Thursday was In
corroboration Of the story told by the
Beaches. She was in her room on the
second floor, and the trouble took
place almost beneath her window.
She declared she heard the screams
and then a male voice command :.
Keep still" Miss Hollins spent the
remainder of the night In Mrs.
Beach's room, sleeping on the floor.
The defense introduced three affl-
davits Thursday afternoon, two from
Swiss maids that spent the winter in
Aiken last season, in which 1t was
set forth that upon the same night
that Mrs. Beach was muroerously at
tackled, they were hailed ana some
what roughly treated by negro
whose description tailed with that
given by Mrs. Beach. The third af-
f1avit was by a chauffeur support
ing part Of the declarations OF the
maids. Witnesses were also produc-
ed to fur ec establish the print Of
the course shoe that led from the
premises to the railroad cut, and was
there plainly discernable in the mud.
HORSES IN HER PARLOR.