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* HEATTKE FLiH TS H)K LIFE. (Continued from page one.) examined Mr. Wendenberg askei the accused if he would nave tak en his wife riding even if she hac not suggested the "spin" Ueatti* admittea thrt his mind was no made up at ibe time. Call Ik'ulah liiul'ord. The influence of Beulah Biuforc on the case was conspicuou. throughout the trial to-day. Counsel for the defence twltte< the prosecution for not putting lh< girl on the stand since the Stat* tad subpoened her. Although Smith of the defence, said he never had ai opportunity ot even speaking witl her. as she was kept in confute meat. Judge Watson decided that thii was wrong, and that hereafter coun sel for the defence should hav* every opportunity of soeakintr witl the girl. At this point Judge Watson in terjected that it neither side intend ed calling the girl to the witness stand, he wanted to turn hei loose." The prosecution intimated, how ever, that it would call the girl and when rebuttal begins to-morrov or the next day, it is practicallj certain that the Binford girl wil he called. The prisoner depreciated th? idea that he in any way loved the girl. The prosecution, however insisted that in the week before the murder three of Beattie's evenings had been given to the girl, as well as the night before the homicide, all of which the prisoner admitted as true. Sat on Wife's Body? The prosecution contiued to contend that the prisoner sat 011 the wife's body to conceal it on bis flying trip to the Owen home. Beat tie donned the bloody clothes without the slightest change in his manner. With the same equanimity he handled the shotgun. In his direct testimony to-day Beattie categorically denied that he took part in or knew anything of the purchase of the shotgun by hia cousin, Paul Beattie. with which his wife was killed. He also flatly contradicted almost the entire testimony of his cousin, particularly with regard to the alleged confession which Henry is said to have made to Paul. The witness told the same story, identical PVPH in nh r!??or\lrfv?rf that the accused told the coroner's jury, although he admitted to-day more of the relations with Beulah B'nford, following the course of the defence throughout the trial in pointing her out as a disreputable girl for whom the prisoner had only a passing fanc> and for whom be never would have murdered his wife. Defence Rests. Ajfter nearly two hours and a half direct examination the defence rested its case. The cross examination of the prisoner was beguD. "Mr. Beattie," said Prosecutor Wendenberg, you have been asked by your counsel several questions as to what your testimony was before the coroner's inquest?"I don't think that was proper" interrupted ??' - Judgi* Watson. "But he did as the record will show." said the prosecutor. "Now do you waive your right and say that the Commonwealth may use the evidence given by you before the coroner?" Counsel for the defence objected that the question should not be asked before the jury. The court sustained this view and asked the jury to disregard the prosecution's proposition "and not to draw any unfavorable inferences therefrom." Relations with Beulah Binforcl. "Now I understand, Mr. Beattie," resumed Mr. Wendenberg. "that you met Beulah Binford in August, jfu(. ?uen urn your illicit relation* with her begin?" "About two weeks after i had met her." "And continued until when?" "Until the fall of 1910." "When did you send her to School?" "The same fall. Can I explain?" "Yes." "Her people were going to send her to school. They all thought I'd help them, which I did, not to give her an education for my benefit, but to get her out of the way." "1 mean 1 wasn't educating her because 1 liked her." "Couldn't you get her away any other way? Did she have that influence over you that you had to send her away?" "No." 'Then your relations continued Cur some time. When she was 14 years old?" "Now, when the child was born t was named after you, wasn't it?" "Yes, it was named Henry." "Did you pay the child's funeral expenses?'" Paid Child's Funeral Kxpenses. "Yes, sir. I was advised that the Child would be buried in Potter's Field, and 1 didnt' want that to happen, so 1 paid the expenses of the funeral." The prosecutor produced the letter and asked: "Did you write this letter?" refering to the child's burial. "I did." "You can sign the enclosed with your name and address. Please do so," said the prosecutor, reading from the letter. "Did that letter nefer to the adoption of the child?" "It did. Biut there was a paper tc sign and it may have been in reference to that." "After the child died, Beulah Binford went away?" "Yes, after staying at the disreputable house, she did." "Then she was to join her husband, that baseball player Fisher?" "I think so." I Haw blrl in Norfolk. "Did you kinow when you were in Norfolk that she was married?" ?& y "She told me so." Kr "Did you sec her there?" TJ? ? "I saw her there." "We went out riding, had a few drinks and then Billy Sampson and I went home." "That was the renewal of your re latlons with her?" '"Weren't you anxious to see her every Monday and had an arrange ment to that effe?t?" i J "No." I ] "Will you deny being with her, t 1 ou the Monday preceding the horai- t " cide?" t ' "The week before the homicide 1 ' i 2 saw her three nights." j 1 "On Thursday preceding the mur- \ der. when did you join her?" i "About a quarter to 0." i "How long did you remain with < 1 her?" < "Until 12 o'clock, I reckon?" * "Where did you go that night?" < 2 "We went out riding " 8j "Took her to the country?" "Yes." ] 1 Denied Seeing Paul Beattie. < 1 The prisoner denied that he saw s ' or telephoned Paul Beattie on ^t Thursday night and said he might I 5 have seen Paul the week before, "j "Did you phone to Paul at any ; 2 i time to meet you?" 1 "No." "Did you ever go to McEvoy's?" j ] "NO." Didn't you go to the phone thatj s night?" r "Yes, I tried to get a number, but didn't." i "Whose number was it" 1 "Beulah Binford's." 1 "Didn't you say over the phone, I ' 'meet me at Short and Main street j 1 in a few minutes?" s t "No, sir." < ? "Why were you so solicitious that j ' your friends should not know about a . the Binford girl?" \ ' "I didn't want them to know it. s No man would." s "Pa.ul has testified that after you t left McEvoy's on Thursday you took j him home." > "1 didn't see him any night ex- c cept Saturday." \ I "Then your denial covers all that I Paul has testified to as to what fc II you did that Thursday night?" h "Yes." ii ' "Now, if John Joseph, owner of i the place on the corner of Short y and Main, and John Britton with j him would testify that they saw you j) on Thursday night before the mur- n der, and if a lady, Mrs. Nolan, who \ was sitting on the porch that night, t would testify that you came to j Paul's home on Thursday night, and o Mrs. Beattie was to testify likewise, v would you still say that you were 5 uui wim raui mat nigni.' "Yes sir. There was only oue t night 1 could have possibly been in g McEvoy's and that was Saturday t night, and 1 am sure 1 wasn't there c then." c "On Saturday night Paul came to t your store?" 1 "About 7 or 8 o'clock. 1 didn't t notice him. 1 just happened to see ,< him there." a "What time did you leave the ii I store that night?" li "About 10 or 10.30 o'clock." ti "Do you deny leaving a Mr. For- t tune to whom you were showing a f pair ot shoes for his child, to h sj?eak to Paul Beattie. After the j store closed Paul was waiting for 0 you, wasn't he?" a "1 was lighting the lights on my n car when he came up. He asked me d l where 1 was going and I said into 1 Richmond, and he said he was go- t "When you took Paul home on a ing there, so I took him along." j "When you took Paul home on i4 Saturday, what did you say about w Beulah Binford?" A "1 told him to call up Beulah h Binford under the name of Mrs. t< Fisher, and say that 1 would be a there in a few minutes." n "What did she call you?" w "Henry." o "Did she call you my darling h Henry?" h The "l>ear Kid" .Letter. h "No. sir; not in personal conver- si satios." o: Mr. Wendenbberg then read the ej "Dear Kid letter," the witness ad- s< mitting writing it. w "Didn't you on Thursday after m me nomiciue, aeny to uetective r.i ; Scherer that you had sent Beulah d any money?" hi "Yes." j v< "Were you asked abbout that?" "I don't remember." it "At a quarter after 10 o'clock on m the Saturday night before the mur- j ir der, it was testified that Paul gave st you the gun. Now, as you took ol Paul home that night you must h? have gotten the gun then?" tl "1 didn't get any gun from him."je< The testimony shifted to the ai night of the tragedy. g< "What reason could that man w have for murdering you or your 1 wife'" |fcc , "None that I know of. Might tc have been trying to scare me." j b< "There was no provocation giveu s< by you, was there?" tl "None that I know of." w "When the man in front of you ir i appeared, what did you say?" f< "Nothing." tr Wife Did Not Scream. it "She went tocher death in si- w lence?" \ f< "Yes." si "You mean to say she did not ei scream?" tl "No." si "Even when the gun was pointed d at her?" si "It was not pointed at her, and li when the car jerked forward, he o tired at her." s< "What did the man do then?" I tl "** -" ?? WVK1VU1I/CI A. ? I tie sum which Colonel Jacob Astor h settled upon hi* fiancee, Miss f, Madeline Force, in the marriage t] agreement, signed at Newport last Monday, was $5,000,000, according o the Herold to-day. In addition o $5,000,000 which will belong to he young woman the moment she is pronounced Mrs Astor., a further greement was made,it Lb said, pro- i iding that liberal provsion shall be made for Miss Force in Col. Astor's will, which is to be drawn immediately after the wedding, and deleposited with the marriage agreement with the United States Trust Company in this city ?i is Keneraiiy unuersiood among llie friends of Col. Astor and Mrs. Force that the wedding will not be delayed long. The ceremony probibly will take place at Benchwood, he Astor villa at Newport, and will >e very simple. VN ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Mr. aanl Mrs. J. G. Tolar the Victims, at their Home Near McDunaJd. The Robesonian. Wakened by the hand of a man [ Upon her at midnight Saturday light in her home near McDonald, Vlrs. J. G. Tolar called her husband, received 110 response save a jruff "Hush" from the strange man, screamed, and heard in tlie larleness the intruder jump through 1 window, hastily rose and lighted l lamp?and found her husband vho was 011 another bed in the) same room with his 3-year-old ame room with his 3-year-old laughter, lying unconscious in a >ool of his own blood. Mr. Tolar vas lying with his head to the foot >f the bed, which was near the vindow through which the would>e murderer made his entrance, and lis head had been crushed in by a ilow with an iron plow bar. The lltruder then dpnnaUoii th*. ? l. >f roil at the foot of the bed where it ?'as left when he made his flight, tnd made his way to the bed occupied by Mrs. Tolar and her 18uonths-old baby. That robbery vuo not the purpose seems to be videnced by the fact that in a locket of Mr. Tolar's overalls, ul>11 which the deadly piece of iron yas deposited, was found more than 100. Mrs. Tolar at first thought that ler husband had been cut to pieces. Hie screamed for help while minisering to her husband as best she ould. Tolar, in a semi-conscious oudition, staggered to his feet and o the fire-place, where he fell with .is head upon the hearth; and here he lay. After doing all she ould and being unable to summon id by her screams, Mrs. Tolar took ler baby upon one arm, a pistol in ler hand, and with her 3-year-old ot in front went half a mile to he home of a neighbor, Mr. Kelly lass, where she implored aid for er husband. Mr. Bass and Messrs. ohn Lamb and Val Vaulk went at nee to the Tciai heme and found Ir. Tolar as Mrs. Tolar had left im. They did not know what to o and each was afraid to either go or other help or stay alone, so the liree of them left the wounded man lone and went to the home of Mr. | . Kdgar Price, about half a mile way. Mr. Colon Price returned : 'ith them and they found that i Ir. Tolar had crawled into the all. He tried to get up and it lok the four men to hold him for while. Mr. Price went to Fairlont and returned about 4 o'clock ith IJr. J. P. Brown. AA>out one 'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Toir was brought to the Thompson j ospital here and the pressure on is brain was relieved by taking out )ine nieces nf lmno An tv.n '??? "f^~ ' - s VU HIC Id I oiuc I l' the head, just above the left I ir, but he did not regain con- I dousness until this morning, V hen he recognized his brother, I Ir. T. R. Tolar, and showed other gns of being conscious. His conit ion is considered much more ripoful, but his recovery is still ury doubtful. The attempt at murder and crimlal assault seems to have been linutely planned. The pieces of on with which Mr. Tolar was ruck had been lying on the porch [ a barn across the road from the ause for months. The window irough which entrance was effect1 is about 5 feet from the ground nd was open. Mrs. Tolar sug-! ?sted to Mr. Tolar to close the indow before he lay down about 1 o'clock, but he thought it was >o hot, and he lay with his head ) the window and the foot of the ed. There are signs of fingernail j iratches on the window ledge and | lere are several tracks beneath the j indow, some of them made by a I lan in stocking feet or bare>oted. Tills seems to indicate that j lore than one person was involved i the crime. Mr. and Mrs. Tolar i ere up pretty much all night be-1 >re on account of sickness and I lept soundly. When the murderer' ntered the window he was within ! iree feet of Mr. Tolar's head. He tood directly over his victim and ellvered a terrific blow on the left Ide of his head. When Mrs. Toir was wakened she felt a slick cap n the man's head but could not ee wiieuier ne was wnite or black, hough she is sure from his odor hat he was a negro. He told her a hush when she called her husand, hut when she began to scream e became frightened and fled hrough the wiiidow. Yesterday irge crowds gathered at the Tolar ome and feeling ran high. Two cgrocs, T. Ljron and Jim Suggs, rere arrested yesterday afternoon nd brought to jail. 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