Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16

F. Joseph Donohue, who criticized the
! prosecutor for not speaking In q lower
tone of voice.
sergt. william Haislip Of the fifth
precinct testified ne had visited the
Nineteenth street house several times
to observe it from the outside after
two policemen had complained of dis
orderliness there.
He admitted the dwelling, which was
known as "tfe mystery house." was
the subject of considerable CONVERSE
ton among fifth precinct policemen
The only time he ever actually entered
the residence, however, Haislip said,
was after Beulah's death.
The next witness was Paul w. Nichol-
son. one of the policemen who had
complained of the Nineteenth street
house.
Nicholson was passing the house one
night, he testified and David Limerick,
one of Beulah's brothers, and "a boy
named Mccarthy" ran out into the
street. There had been a craps game
in the dwelling, Nicholson continued,
and Mccarthy accused David Of
cheating.
The youths ran back into the resi-
dence, with Nicholson behind them, the
policeman related. David fed to the
back yard, the witness said, ana fired d
gun The weapon, Nicholson added, was
a .25-caliber one, according to Me-
Carthy. but David maintained it was a
.30, and endeavored to prove his state
r1ent by exhibiting a gun Of that
caliber
Sergt. WaIdrOn Takes Stand.
Detective Sergt Joseph Waldron, the
next witness, described how Capt Kelly
and other officers had questioned Ver-
non Limerick, another of Beulahs
brothers; Earl Reed, brother of Richard,
and others concerned in the case. For
the most part, their statements had
followed the same line Throughout the
many examinations to which they were
subjected, Waldron declared.
Testimony by Russell Gates, IT,,
opened the night session last night.
Gates, who lives at 1870 M street, testi-
fed he met Beulah in May, 1928,
through girl named Isabel Cook.
He saw Beulah three or four times
week thereafter until about q year
ago, he said. He learned of her affair
with Brown, he added, and decided ''it
was either me or him"
Both Gates and his father were
mentioned In testimony given by Seig-
fried Michaelis, AZ, who described his
relations with Beulah.
Buelah had told him of both father
d1AA SOlAy N4ACAldCllSg d OJCdI1lIbbCIy 0C-
clared She referred to the elder Gates
as Pop" he added, and told him the
younger one had gotten into trouble
about something
Admitting he owned a .32-caliber
pistol and that he once was quite a
marksman, Michaelis insisted he had
never possessed .25-caliber weapon.
AS for the gun he owns, he has never
fired it, he said, adding that all Of his
shooting was done many years ago,
"out west" He said Reed owned q
.25-caliber pistol six weeks ago. Reed
has denied this.
Hints He Avoided Reed.
Outstanding in the testimony Of Rob-
ert Merchant, Alexandria radio enter
tainer, was his statement that Beulah
told him a few weeks before her death
that Richard Reed raised hell" with
her for attending dances and parties
with other men. He added the girl
said she thought this was none Of
Reeds business"
Merchant said he had met Reed sew
eral times, but never had argued or
fought with him. He intimated he had
avoided Reed Is much as possible be-
cAtise Beulah had told him reed dis
liked him.