The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-06
.BEACH'S TRIAL
SOON TO END
Beach Gave His story Of the Affair
In a Very Calm and
Unaffected Man
ner.
COURT ROOM PACKED
Fate Of Defendant Probably In the
Hands Of the Jury Before
Noon Of To
morrow.
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AIKEN, S. c., Feb. e-Anticipating
that Frederick o. Beach would take
the stand today to defend himself
against charges that he slashed hist
wife's throat, the biggest crowd OF
spectators that has yet assembled fori
the trial Of the New York millionaire
and clubman stormed Judge Spain's'
little court room here today when thes
third day OF the trial opened.
It was generally believed that
Beach was to be the first witness and
that Mrs. Beach. the victim OF the
mysterious assault on February 26.
would close the defense with q sworn
GENIAL that her assailant was her
husband.
Attorneys anticipated that all eV-i
dence would be in before adjournment
today. Submission of the case to the
jury after brief closing arguments
before noon tomorrow. was the plan.
The states whole case rested on
the apparent conflict Of circumstan-
tial evidence with Beach's story Of his
movements Oh Illb AlSollL lu QuSStiOlb.
1t was nearly ten o'clock when At
torney Henderson for the defense cali
( ed Beach to the stand. He and Mrs.
I Beach had been on hand nearly halt
. an hour. The defendant wore a new
J dark green suit today and took the
! oath with composure. The courtroom
81 was packed and scores stood in the
hall.
Beach gave his age as 81, and said
4 he regarded Aiken as his home. On
the night of February 26, 1912, the
/ witness said, he, Mrs. Beach and
Marion Hollins were alone at home.
!, Miss Hollins retired about o'clock.
), Soon afterwards, while he and his
wife were in the sitting room, they
heard scream. Beach said he paid
no attention to it. Then there came a
second scream They did not give the
matter much attention. A few min
utes later Mrs. Beach, the witness re-
lated, got up to put her dogs out OF
the house Followed by the two anil
mails she left the house, closing the
. door behind her.
Not more than minute and three
quarters or two minutes later" said
the witness, II heard her scream. /
jumped up, and ran out the front
door. l saw Mrs. Beach standing at q
corner OF the porch. dark figure
darted between us, and ran out Of the
front gate as ran towards my wife.
IL implored her to tell me what had
; happened, and she cried: "Oh, he's
done something dreadful to mel
carried her into the house, rushed up
stairs, got my revolver, came down
. and ran out towards the Aiken club.
When got back to the house, after
a short while, knocked on the door,
saying, This is Beach, let me in.'
:. Miss Rollins opened the door for me. !"
! Holds to Story.
!. Holding to the story of mysteri-
: GUS man who struck down his wife
and slashed her throat Frederick O.
Beach, New York millionaire, today
: personally presented his defense to
: the jury which is trying him for the
: alleged assault.
= Beach was the first witness called
by the defense today. He was appar-
entity cool and collected and answered
questions Of his attorney, Representa-
tive Byrnes Of South Carolina, slowly
] and deliberately.
n Mrs. Beach on stand.
I. AIKEN, s. c., Feb. 6-Mrs. Fred
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