THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911.
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PORTRAIT AND SNAP SHOT OP ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER WHO TESTIFIES IN -OWN BEHALF AND
PICTURE OF FATAL AUTOMOBILE.
TOLO B BEATTIE
Jury Hears Story of Misspent
Years and Version of How
Wife Met Death.
LOVE FOR HER UNSWERVING
Young Virginian, on -Stand for Hia
Life, Frankly Admits His Re
lations With Benlah, and Flat
ly Contradicts Hia Cousin.
(Contlnsd from First Pays.)
for only one offense. The court per
mitted the prisoner to say that 'he
didn't know his action was against the
- law, "If the girl ran about town."
"Sow, when the child was born. It
was named after you. wasn't It?'
"Yes, It was named Henry Clay.'
"And when the child died you bought
the casket?"
"I was In the store when the funeral
director had the bill and I told him the
"child had been adopted by Mrs. Trout,
and she said she wouldn't pay It but
would turn It over to the city as my
child; and I naturally didn't want that
to happen and paid the bill, thinking
that would be the last of It."
"Did you write any letter to Mrs.
Blnford to sisrn some paper in refer
ence to the adoption of this child and
that If she did not you would wash
your hands of the matter?"
"I can't remember writing it. I
thought I had washed my' hands of the
matter when I was in the lawyer's of
fice."
Girl Taken on Auto Ride.
The prosecutor produced the letter
and exclaimed:
"Did you write that letter?"
I did."
Mr. Wendenbura; read:
"Mrs. Blnford: You can sign the en
closed with your name and address.
Please do so at once, as this Is the last
time I will monkey with this business.
When you have an answer, call me up.
Henry.
"Did that letter relate to the adop
tion of the child?"
"From the contents of the letter, I
think that it does, but when the child
was born there was a paper to sign
and It may have been In reference to
that."
"On Thursday preceding the homicide
when did you Join BeulahT
"About a quarter to nine."
"Where did you go that night?"
"Went out riding."
"Took her to the countryr1
"Yes."
The prisoner denied that he either
had seen or telephoned Paul Seattle on
Thursaay night.
Love for Beulah Denied.
"Paul ha testified that after you
left McEvere's on Thursday you took
him home?"
"I didn't see him any night except
Saturday.
"That's the night Paul says you gave
him Instructions about the gun, isn't
it?"
"So he said."
"When you took Paul home on Sat
urday night what did you say about
Beulah Blnford?"
"I told him to -call up Beulah Bln
ford under the name of Mrs. Fisher,
and that I would be there In a few
minutes."
"Were you In love with Beulah from
the time she came from Norfolk until
the time of the death of your wife?"
"I never loved her."
"Was she In love with you?"
"I can't speak for her."
"Didn't she write of you In her
diary?"
"I don't know. She may have."
Regarding the admissibility of the
diary, the court ruled that It should
come "from the sworn lips of Beulah
Blnford."
Mr. Wendenburg produced the "Dear
Kid" letter concerning the purchase of
furniture for Miss Blnford, inclosing i
J10.000 check, and the witness ad
mitted having written It. It was dated
July 19, or four days before the murder.
"In your "Dear Kid' letter you asked
Beulah to get an itemized bill of the
furniture and what must be paid each
week. Why was that?
"I though she might say the bill was
larger than it was.
" 'With oceans of love.' What do you
mean by that?"
"Nothing just gush or taffy."
" "Brimming with klasea.' What do
you mean?"
"Well, few men are with a girl of
that kind and do not kiss her. It Is not
a coldblooded act."
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Pa-nl Nerer Trusted.
With one hand on his hip and his
eyea on the Bible held by the Sheriff,
the prisoner swore "to tell the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.".
"Please state your age," said Mr.
Smith, his counsel.
"Twenty-sir"
"What relation to you is Paul Beat
tie T"
"A second cousin."
"Have you ever had any confidential
relations with him or has he been your
intimate?"
"No sir," with emphasis.
"Haa he ever run around with you?"
"No, I only saw him when he would
come to the store to get money or
something and he was never left a
minute without being watched."
"You had no confidence in him?"
"None in the world."
"Did you ever trust him with any
secret?"
"None in the world."
"How long have you known Beulah
Blnford?"
"I met her In August. 1907."
"How did you meet her?"
"I was coming down Broad street In
a machine with four or five fellows.
Some one attracted my attention to
two girls. I stopped the car and one
of the girls asked me if she could take
a ride. Beulah and the girl then got
In."
"Had you ever been Introduced to her
before?"
"No."
"Was the other girl Henrietta Pitt
man n?"
"Yes."
"What was Beulah Bin ford's reputa
tion?" "That afternoon the rest of the boys,
with the exception of one fellow, told
me not to have anything to do with
her."
"When did your Improper relations
with Beulah Blnford break off?"
"In the Fall of 1908."
"What were the relations between
you and your wife up to the night of
her death?"
"I never spoke a cross word to her
or aha to me. We were always affao-
tionate, and I don't see how any one
could have been any happier."
"Was there any reason for her to be
unhappy?"
"Not that I know of."
"When 'you were married, did she
know about Beulah Blnford?"
"Every one in town did. I told her all
about the effort to blame the child on
me, too. I made a clean breast of it."
"Did you have any real love for that
woman?"
I couldn't love a woman that I
couldn't respect and trust."
"Please state If you met Paul Beat-
tie on the Thursday night preceding
the homicide and commissioned him to
buy a shotgun?"
No."
Did you know anything about his
going to the pawnbroker's shop or buy
ing a gun?"
"No, sir."
"Did he bring you a gun?"
"No, sir."
"On the night of the murder, Tues
day, what time did you leave your
house 7"
A little after 8 o'clock. I got the
machine out of the garage. I had
gone only a short distance when I eaw
I had a flat tire. I had to Jack up
the rear of the car and fix it."
Do you know how long it took
you?"
Judging from the time I left my
house and the time I got to Mr.
Owen's. It must have taken an hour."
When you got to Mr. Owens' what
did you do?"
I went upstairs in the house wnere
my wife was. Louise, was nursing the
baby and I kissed her, sitting beside
her and talking with her. Mr. Owen
came in later and said Dr. Myer was
coming."
"Did you play with the baby?" I
Yes, I walked up and down the
room with It and put my finger in its
mouth for It to bite."
Fatal Ride Described.
The only Intimation we have had
about your being unhappy has come
from Mrs. Owen, your mother-in-law.
Was there anything in your life that
caused your wife to be unhappy?"
"No. She had no reason to be.
"State what happened after you
started in the' automobile ride with
your wife on the night of the murder."
We were at the Owen house about
three-quarters of an hour. I then
took a prescription from Dr. Myer to
be filled. We went down the Midlothian
Turnpike to a drugstore."
Was your wife in good humor?"
Yes. I paid for the prescription.
bought some candy for my wife and
got Into the car and headed up the
Midlothian pike. Just as we got to
Mr. Owen's house to return my wife
suggested that we take a little spin."
well, what happened?"
"The last thing I can remember be
fore we turned around was a row of
cedar trees, which my wife said would
make good Christmas trees, and the
gate near where we turned.
State what happened then."
About three-quarters of a mile or
a mile from where we turned, we were
going along easy when a man came
from the left-hand side of the road.
He was so close to me that I had to
put on the brake so as not to hit him.
He asked me if I were going to hit
him. And I said I had plenty of room. I
then put on the low gear and reached
over to take the brake.' He pointed
the gun at me and said, 'Stop or I'll
shoot." I did not want to aggravate
him, so I said nothing. As I touched
the clutch he fired and my wife fell
back of me."
'She fell between your back and
the back of the seat?"
"Yea In the space of a moment I
Jumped out of the car and started to
ward the man. He raised the gun
to hit me. I caught the gun aa it hit
me on the nose. He let loose, and.
being overbalanced, I fell back. There
has been something said about blood
on the gun. Tom Owen said my face
was bloody. I picked up the gun and
the man ran up the road."
Why didn't you follow the man?"
Well, after fretting the gun and
seeing him running up the road, my
next thought was for my wife. She
was lying . on the left-hand side of
the car; I had to step on her dress
to get in. I felt her pulse, but I know
I couldn't tell, being excited, whether
she was dead or living. I hollered 'Mur
der and 'Help,' and blew the horn, but
knowing there was a doctor at Tom
Owen's. I seated my wife on the left j
side.
Her head dropped forward, and.
holding her with one hand, I ran the
car with the other. A little way down
the lights went out. I fixed my wife
in the seat and Jumped out to fix the
lights. I realized then I had no coat
on."
Now, Paul Beattle has declared that
he said, 'This thing looks black to me,"
and that you said, 'I wish to God I
hadn't done It, though she never loved
me and only married me for my money.'
Did you ever make that statement?"
'No."
"Paul Beattle said you remarked.
"How In hell did those detectives find
out there was a No. 6 shell in that
gun?" Did you make any such statement?"
"No."
Charles H. Kestleberg was recalled.
"What was the number of your car?"
asked Mr. Smith. -
. "D-ll." said Mr. Kestleberg.
Lee Paschal, one of the boys who
came from the dance at Bonalr on the
night of the murder and testified for
the commonwealth, was asked if he
remembered the number of the car
which be and the other boys saw with
the woman on the left running board.
He said it was "D-ll." Beattle bad
testified that hia car number waa 820.
ABOVE, HENRY CLAY BEATTIE, JR, AJTD (RIGHT) JURORS INSPECTING
DEATH CAR BELOW, BEATTI E ON HIS WAY TO COURTHOUSE.
LASTNOGI IS TAKEN
Govern Lone Tribesman.
SCHOLAR STUDIES SPECIE
warships with 14-lnch guns the cali
ber of the rifles which composed the
main batteries of the latest designed
Dreadnoughts of the American Navy
the United States, it Is believed by
naval ordnance experts, will seriously
consider the 16-inch guns for battle
ships. The largest gun on foreign ves-
r I I , nets iwuay is jj.D-incn, aaopiea vy
Federal Treaty Necessary to Great Britain and Russia.
no pruuiem oi a lo-incn gun is al
ready being worked out in theory in
connection with imaginary 35,000 and
40,000-ton battleships. In order to pre
pare to take an advance step when
ever foreign competition warrants it.
For rifles of that caliber a warship
must necessarily have a displacement
of at least 81,000 tons to resist the ter
rific recoil. These plans demonstrate.
It Is declared, how materially is the
evolution In naval construction and
ordnance In one country controlled by
the progress of others.
With the size and strength of war
ships growing from year to year in thia
worldwide endeavor to excel, naval
experts are beginning to wonder when
and where the climax will be reached.
The rapid development in size Is dem
onstrated by the "Dreadnoughts Built,
or building, for the United States Navy.
The Utah, whioh has Just been nlaced
In commlssison, has a displacement of
zi,8Z5 tons; the Arkansas and Wyo
ming, which will be completed in less
than a year, will be 26,000 tons, while
the Texas and New York, the construc
tion of which was begun only a few
montns ago, will be 27,000 tons.
With the 26,000 and 27,000-ton ships
building, the Navy Department is plan
ning to make the displacement of the
two battleships authorlezd by the last
naval act zs.&oo tons. That Is certainly
not the end, for it la believed that the
next Dreadnoughts will be at least
du.vuu ions.
TWO ATTACK TAFT PLAN
First Ride on "Iron Horse" Is Made
on Trip to Berkeley University.
Status of Warlike Survivor
Tangled In Deep Law.
OROVILLE, Cal.. Sept. . (Special.)
The United States Government will
have to make a treaty with a Nogi
Indian captured here a few days ago,
according to Professor Waterman, of
the State University. Before this In
dian can legally be taken in charge
and disposed of by the Government,
President Taft and his Cabinet will
have to agree with him upon the terms
under which his future life will tie
governed, and the United States" Senate
will have to ratify the treaty.
The United States had no treaty with
the warlike Nogls before their sup
posed extermination by white settlers
several decades ago. With all other
tribes the Government has treaties.
This lone survivor of the famous
Nogls will have to be dealt with le
gally, aa there Is no Intention to al
low him to run wild among the rocka
and brush of the foothills and moun
tains. The Indian was this afternoon taken
to Berkeley by Professor Waterman for
further study. They went' on a train
and It waa the first time the Indian had
taken such a ride.
CHAUFFEUR'S DEATH QUEER
Body Found In Fox River Sewn Up
in Improvised Sack.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4. Circumstances
surrounding the mysterious . death of
Frederick Wennerstrom, the chauffeur
whose body was found in the Fox River,
near Cary, 111, yesterday, resemble in
many respects the murder of William
Bate, a chauffeur, near here, in Novem
ber, 1904.
Wennerstrom's body was sewn in an
Improvised sack and it is believed the
crime was committed Wednesday night.
Wennerstrom's car is missing. A
brother of the chauffeur mentioned to
him last Monday an offer made by a
grain dealer of $300 a month to drive
him about the surrounding country to
purchase grain.
Wennerstrom left the garage here at
2 P. M. Wednesday,, saying he was go
ing out north and would be back soon.
At 5 P. M. a telephone message purport
ing to be from Wennerstrom was re
ceived by Charles H. Barnlkow.
"Tell my wife that I am going to
Crystal Lake with a party and for her
to look for me when I get back," said
the voice over the wire.
Barnikow now believes that the tele
phone message was not from Wennerstrom.
CLAPP, OF MrSTVESOTA, WAXTS
, RECALL OF JUDGES.
16-INCH CANNON NEXT
United Staffs Planning Heaviest
.Gnn for Bigger Dreadnoughts.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4. Aa soon aa
some other nation begin to ana it
Gorernor Johnson, of California,
Also Favors Amendment at Meet
ing of Direct Leg-lsJation League.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. Senator
Moses E. Clapp, of Minnesota, and Gov
ernor Johnson, of California, attacked
the attitude of President Taft in re
gard to the recall of the Judiciary In
speeohes today before the Direct Leg
islation League of Calfornla. The
league is leading the campaign for the
state constitutional amendment for the
recall of Judges to be voted on October
10. ;
"The President says he fears Judgea
would waver in their decisions if the
recall were Banging over them," said
Senator Clapp. "In all my experience
I have never known a Judge who waa
influenced in his decisions by the pres
ence of an impending election. There
Isn't a corrupt boss or lobbyist or cor
rupter of public morals In the country
who is not now fighting the proposed
recall of Judgea.
"The abject terror that the recall
has caused certain parties to experi
ence," Governor Johnson asserted,
"furnishes the humor of this campaign.
A recent veto message, which received
a wide notice through the entire coun
try, said, 'think of the power that will
be given to the political boss through
the recall."
"This message .asks you to think of
the great power the lobbyist and po
litical boss would have over the
Judges. .It reminds me" of the fact that
every time Morgan, Rockefeller, Gug
genheim or some other big Interest is
attacked, you are asked to think of the
poor widows and orphans who hold
stock."
Telegrams of encouragement to the
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Mother Makes Aspirant for Hand of
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' Before Proposing.
ELSAH. 111., 'Sept. 4. A trial court
ship in which a young man and a
young woman lived together for three
days In the home of her mother, with
the full understanding: he was to pro
pose at the end of a stated period if he
was satisfied, and she was to accept it
she was sat'sfled, haa Just come to an
end in this little village, and the end
was a wedding.
Last Saturday the man took up his
abode with his near fiancee and
watched her methods In keeping house,
sampled her cooking, studied her ways
and tried to find If her personality
was Buch as would make him a good
wife. At the eame time she tried his
disposition, tested his patience, ob
served his manners and endeavored to
find if the affection she expected hlra
to express would be true and lasting.
The man was W ilson D. Sherman, of
Willlamsport, Pa., and the woman Miss
Maud Sherman, of Elsah. He Is 35
years old and she Is 30. Their acquain
tance began two years ago, when they
began to correspond after learning
each other's names in a matrimonial
Journal.
Sherman arrived In Alton Saturday,
and was met at the train by Miss
Sherman and her mother. They had
never met 'before and he Identified her
by a picture.
Miss Sherman does not deny she
took a little more than ordinary pains
to see that Wilson's beefsteaks and
pie were a little above the ordinary
run; : Once she purposely delayed a
meal to see whether he would become
nervous or uneasy, but he only smiled
and said supper would taste all the
better when it came.
Three days was more than needed.
Miss Sherman proved so charming that
on the second day he asked her to cur
tail the trial and be his bride, but he
wa& gently rejected and told to wait
the full time. That was a part of hia
test, but .he didn t know It. On the
third night he proposed again and got
the coveted Tes.
RUTHERFORD LOSES RANK
President Taft Commutes Sentence
of Convicted Lieutenant.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. President
Taft commuted the court-martial sen
tence of dismissal in the case of Lieu
tenant Robert G. Rutherford, of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry, to a loss of 60
numbers In rank. Lieutenant Ruther
ford was tried on charges of financial
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CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 4. Bartlett
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of the richest stockmen in Wyoming,
brother of ex-Governor Deforest Rich
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