New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Day Exonerated
As Wifi G Tells
OF Beck kiIli,,e
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struck him with all my might" Dav said
he did not know whether his fJMger was
on the trigger Of his revolver. He ,es-
timed the weapon discharged accident
ally.
zone time ! caught the gun and put
it to my head, but I didn't shoot;
thought Of my wife and child" said
Day, relating how he surprised Beck.
entered the house and went to an up
stairs room. where he obtained the re
volver
Il old not intend to kill him. That is
the truth"
Leaning over and pointing his finger
At County Attorney Hughes, Day said
IN q pleading voice:
II want TO say to you boys Won can
prosecute me to the limit, but don't
make such statements as YOU have to
the newspapers rejecting on the pur-
est, sweetest woman in the world"
The County Attorney replied that he
had tried to be fair, but that it was
bis position as the representative Of
fhe state 10 bring out every angle Of
the case.
you don't know what you are say
ing. I couldn't dc that. Mrs. m Dsv
testified she replied to Beck. She said
she did not hear her husband enter
tho house when he went to get his re-
volter.
81 don't know whether I beat his
face" she said, declaring she used
both hands to fight off Bcck's left
avn.
Mrs. Day testified she first saw her
husband as he descended the stairs
with a reyolver'in one hand
My God. Daddy, don't DO that" she
said She cried
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m meanwhile, and had retreated to an
other room, she said
The next thing she said she saw was
the body Of Beck lying or the floor.
u did not see the shot fred. ! did
not hear tho report Mrs Day testi-
fed.
81 looked down and saw his lips
move" she continued. u lifted his
head, then [ put his head back. and
the blood surged out. Then my hands
were covered with blood
Later, she testified, she wiped the
BLOOD from her hands and arms when
en- officer brought q wet towel.
Trusted Friend, She Says
when he was struggling with you
and he ssked you to come to his room
you didn't think he was trying to do
anything wrong them" asked County
Attorney Hughes, explaining that he
wanted to bring ont the intent in
Beck's mind.
Il didn't think; l didn't know" Mrs.
Day replied. ''What would you think %
M-s. Day testified Beck had been a
trusted friend. He was the idol of
her daughter, who regarded him as a
big brother, she said.
She said Beck was not under the in
huence of Liquor the night Of the
Tragedy Never before, she said, had
he given any indication that he was
other than a perfect gentleman"
The scene IN the Day home %hen
the police reached there was described
by Joe Campbell, police detective.
who, with Patrolman Dick Miller. was
called to the Day home at 1885 a. m.
Tuesday.
Among the new PORTS developed in
his testimony were that Mrs. Day was
IN her stocking feet when the police
arrived and was wearing a one-piece
blue dress and brown hose: that her
first utterarce to the police was, "Why
did they leave nle?" (apparentlv re-
ferring TO the guests at the midnight
party, which had preceded the shoot
lrg); that Beck's body was found on
is back about two feet from the divan
on which Day says he saw the army
officer fighting with Mrs. Day, and that
The revolver with which Beck was
oiled could have been discharged with
'ut pressure on the trigger.
Campbell brought out also that
when the police told Mrs. Day they did
lot believe that Beck was dead she
got down on her knees beside the dead |