South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-09

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arm around her His other hand
was abou, her knees.
u got there in time 20 protect
her and did," declared Day. Lean
ing over and pointing bis anger a.
County Attorney Hughes, Day said
in pleading voice.
u want 20 say 20 sou boys thai
you can prosecute me TO the limit.
but don't, don't make such state
meEts as you have TO the news
papers rejecting on the purest,
sweetest woman in the world"
The county attorney replied thai
he had tried 20 be fair bur that IL
was hs position as the represent
atIve Of the state 20 bring out every
angle OF the case.
Mrs. Days Testimony.
Mrs Day walked to- the stand,
lifted a thin veil, and after slipping
some water began her story.
She told how Lieut. Col Beck
neg from Post field IN company with
Mai r. Is. Paddock and came to
her home late Monday She and her
husband dlned wish Beck 40 "a hotel
and Day left them while she and
Beck attended a theater IN company.
with friends From the theater she
testified the party went 20 the home
of L II. Pritchard They danced.
she said. and later Day arrived, and
the party went 90 the Day home.
where there was danc.rR and sing
ing
She said the party ended early
Tuesday and Day drove the last Of
the departing guests hoIpe. leasv,ng
her alone with Eeck,
i said II you viii pardon me I
wiz slip Of ms shoes. my feet hurt.
And SO when Lbey- got ready. I said.
No. I won't so They Gould not
have been gone. long. She continued.
II did not think OF the windows.
and he grabbed me In his arms and
said. Girl. girl YOU have. sweDt me
Off nay feet You must come TO nay
room. tonight
Three times I said, Oh. Col
Beck, YOU do not know what YOU are
saying 90 me
And I don't know whether I beat
his chest I don't know whether
beat his face-but in the struggle
II had kicked off my shoes-he had
his right arm about me and the
Did Not Hear Husband
Il was struggling Win his arm,
and then when-I don't know he
must have released me. I did not
hear Mr. Day.
why I did not see the lights Of
the car come up the driveway I. do
not know. I didn't hear 8Ir. Day
until j was released and got up,
confused. and I looked and saw Mr..
Day on the landing there with a
gun in his hand but e was not
pointed. and his face was pale and
haggard and distressed.
Il said, Oh, Daddy don't Then
don't know in the confusion-then
the next thing remember Col Beck
was on his back at my feet and !
stopped down and his lips r-oved
ana ] lifted his head Up.
Il don't know whether I said any
thing. don't know whether I
dropped his head and Mt Day said
NJ God, I didn't mean to XIII him.
The only thing 10 do IS to cab the.
police.
And I looked hack and saw the
blood on my hands and I don't
know whether fell in a faint.
done remember whether let the
officers into the. house"
The next thing she recalled. she
said. vas about two hours later
when friends We're administering to
her. She said she was beating the
officers when she Recovered
Beck threw his arms around me
crying. Girl girl you swept me OF
my feet and asked me 20 ~cOuis to
his room that night Mrs. Day tesd-
ned
sIrz. Day said she did not hear
her husband enter the house when
Ee went 60 set his revolver.
II don't know whether I beat his
face she said, declaring she used
both hands to fight OF Beck's Ter
arm.
Mrs Day testified she first saw
her husband rs ne descended Tho
stairs WlLh u revolver ~ one hand
che said she cried
Beck had jumped UP from the
dsyan meanwhile and had ret-oatel
10 another room. she sid
Tho De2t thing she said she saw
was the body OF Beck lying on the
fcc-
Allu Not ~tt cNtt + lrTHu-
Il did not see the shot lred
dId not hoar the report" Mrs Day
testified II looked down and slw
his lips move she continued. II
Ltte5 his head. then put his head
back do0-N and The blood surgeJ
out Then my hands We're covered
with blood"
Later she testified she wiped The
blood from her hands and arms
when an officer brought a wet towel
There Will DE people who WON'T be-
Eeye" she said brJkon-y
AFTER the tragedy she said she
uoared- pray thar my little girl
WON'T Gve. that she won't come
home
What is there for her 20 live
for-~ She asked with a gesture q
toIelea-ucss
Doris. the II year old daughter
az Mrs Day q student was az TIE
University OF Oklahoma the nigga.
e the tragedy
when he was struggling with you
and he asked you 90 come 10 MS
room. you didn't think he was try
lu= tc do Anything wrooE then 90"
asked County Attorney Hughes. OK
planning be wanted 10 b-Irg out the
intent IT. BecA's mind.
II aid not think. I didn't know.
AIRS Day replied What would you
-h.uke' Le questioned.
Nrs Day testified Beck had been
trusted friend. He was the Idol Of
her daughter who regarded hlm as
biz 1rc-her. she said.