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CHARLOTTE N. C„ SATURDAY hVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 191 1
PP J to Chariotttt 2 Cents a Copy aDUjr-J Cent* Sunday.
« Outside Cbariotte 5 Centa a Copy Dally and tundaji.
ysterious Witness Gives Vital
Testimony In Beattie Itial
Declares it Kos He In-
:dcf Beattie Who Was
1 m Automobile With
man on Night of The
.jedy.
Threatening Letters Re-
cd by Judge—Jury ts
^ned Not to Convict Beat’
The Day*s Proceedings
«vtaf«l Press.
a Va.. Sept 2^
Kcstleberg of Rlclmiond, the
u.-j witness whose dlscoyery
»> caused counsel for the de-
the Beattie trial to Interrupt
.!rattf»n of witnesses for near-
. a, , came forward today with
.axation that it was he who
- on the Midlothian turn-
; tne nix;;it of the murder and
n.-' machine to get some wa-
woman with him stood
. .XLiing board.
^t;'".ony of Kestleberg If ac-
i\i. ^ neutralizes the evidence
• prosecution in many im-
'e-pec I s. because the common-
held »hat It was Henry
- Jr.. who was crouching
t I machine on the turnpike
wife was standing on the
'*• rd and was shot, hor fall
V' • Mg blot of Mood on the
J of boys coming from a
• on Air had testified for the
>n that they saw a man ar.d
n ’ oScreJ them help but It
- 1
- i." said Kestleberg. who Is
- 'ijtr’ier. ro an Associated
: .etr ti^atl' e before court
who on the Midlo-
-p ’•a' nis’^r I .saw the
a-d f'n«v offered
i I :'n:d ” as unnecessary.
'i'ai=>d give my Informa-
• •r.^ rase ft anybody al-
r»a1 in rh= rajprR tha» the
i ':ji ;i,ira'-ed that
i’’*;:? a^.d hi.- -A’ife wno
I' ^a■ Bea'^io
■' board
That I don’t
n ;.0 T;*.’ris wi*h
 aj ."ind ca'’
• a:-. iJeini
• -vish to volun-
d put in
f I told ni}-
♦'riendf and
‘ h-.‘ defense
>fhers on the
'.5S a^i\od.
'.'V and another
^ very ranidy and
■A'u- in it. I rec-
who stopped
■ d h* Ip but I don't
The story the
• n seeing a man
v'.achine Is coi-
re?t of justice I
• fiie man was
■' nor the woman
.> !1 30 o’clock and
red woman, took
- 'A'atson announced
ni told him she
• I' or the Midloth-
■ ’ of the murder
s^ed her. though
• and testify.
 i her when sworn,
the night of the
: he was and that
? ni" a gun around
' ■ p.e I'C-Pide the noise
• T'lf* hiowing of an au-
^ '■>! th>- woman,
horn Mow'?
”d a noise like the
''no."
asked Juror
..-..-.t v>een the report
. -.le sijrting of the
'i?n’i*.es.”
asked counsel
!^e woman. She was
;*ieberg was called to
- -ittie Smiling.
face was wreather
*»rr. Kestleberg entered
' “ oberg Talks.
■ rg s-ild he was a mar-
1 ' 'ned an automobile.
V- as On Road.
' ‘bf* Mid'n’hian turn-
the murder?'*
Ahout 10:30.
■ i:. bet ' oen half-past 10
t-( ]■' '50. '
' i*h anvb'^'dv?”
' -■*' y There, Too.
a I'^dy T' i'h me.”
•>n the road.’”
fr - Water.
. . • . 1 wiip to get some
■ ' ma lilne.”
' ! *• iph--, you?"
m.ncl inee."
' ' ^,'olna fa ^t ?*'
WOMAN
THE CASE.
While Waiting To
Meet His Fiance
Man Ends Ltje
Because He Believed he Was
Too 111 to Marry, Daniel E,
Garrison Shot Self Through
Bead in Waldorj—Astoria
lotel
THE
A late picture of Miss Beulah Binford, around whom the sensational
Beattie case is revolving. Ever since the beginning of the trial she has
been confined In jail, waiting to be called to the stand to give her tes
timony in the case. So far neither side has called her as a witness and
In case Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., tells of his connection with her, she
will not be called for either side. Theprosecution may use her for rebuttal
but she is considered a dangerous witness for either side, and may
never go on the Stand to repudiate or verify the many statements
made about her.
Beattie to Complete
His Explanation
3r pR.'S later?”
•P'
L’i on Running Board.
ir.e occupaniB asked me
' '' d help. I was In front of the
ntlnued on Page Two.)
By Associated Press.
Chesterfield. C H., Va. Sept. 2.—Be
fore sundown today in the historic
little court house here, Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., indicted for the murder
of his wife on Midlothian turnpike
probably will complete his explanation
of the tragedy to a jury that for eight
da Vs has heard a variety of circum
stantial evidence against him. The
prisoner ^\as expected to take the
stand shortly after noon in direct ex
amination to be followed by a vigor
ous cross-examination, which, it was
said, possibly might continue into the
evening. Today, at any rate, the de
fense was prepared to rest its case
and to fortify itself over Sunday
ag- inst the forthcoming rebuttal of
the prosecution on Monday.
Upon the kind of story told by tho
prisoner today many things are de
pendent. It already has been demon
strated by the defense that the ac
cused would cling minutely to his
story at the coroner’s Inquest con
cerning the alleged highwayman and
would continue to discredit Paul Beat
tie, both with respect to the purchase
of the fatal shotgun and the alleged
confession wh'ch Paul says he heard
from the lips of the accused the night
after the tra jedy. Importance was at
tached to the explanation of the pri.s-
oner as to his relations with Beulah
Binford, the so-called girl in the case.
Not so many details of the alleged mo
tive for the crime had been brought
to the surface by the prosecution .at
the time the accused was on the stand
at the coroner’s Inquest and for to
day’s croas-examination the prosecu
tion let it be known that It had some
Interesting questions to ask the pris
oner concerning the girl.
Eoulah though summoned by the
prOEGCUticn. v/rc not put on the stand
and if she goes on at all it will be
in tho rebuttal which is to begin Mon
day. If the priBonor admits his rela
tionship with tha girl in much the
same way he did at the coroner’s in
quest the prosecution may not ask
the girl to testify, as it is an open se
cret that the numerous statements
and chatter about the case has dem
onstrated to both sides a certain risk
in allowing her to take the stand.
One report today was that the de
fense might before the trial was con
cluded point to Beulah as an acces
sory before the fact and the prosecu
tion, it is understood, has been work
ing on information concerning a
girl who is reported to have been
told by Beulah that she knew of the
planning of the murder.
Only in corroborating the testimony
of Paul Beattie, who says he carried
certain messages from Henry to Beu
lah just a few.days prior to the mur
der, is it probable that the prosecu
tion will use her testimony.. Such cor
roboration will not be of minor impor
tance either as the defense already
has by numerous witnesses attacked
the veracity of Paul as to other points
in his story.
The prosecution, however, stands
ready to suport Paul’s testimony, the
most vital assault on which was made
by the defense two days ago when E.
H. Xeblett testified that he saw Paul
standing in a doorway with a gun at
the bridge where he works just a
day after Paul was supposed to have
delivered the weapon to Henry. A man
who also saw Paul that day will tes
tify for the prosecution that he saw
Paul in the sam.e doorway and that
it was a stick and not a gun which
he held. Furthermore the prosecution
will argue that from the point in the
road where Xeblett says he spied
Paul a passerby could not see the
doorway on account of an intervpning
mass of scaffolding.
Court was not scheduled to recon
vene today until 11 o’clock as the de
position of a sick witness was to be
taken first. Mrs. M. C. Steger is the
witness and she claims that ^ tramp
who came to her home fitted some
what the description of the alleged
highwayman.
("Was Member of Ptominent St
Louis Family—Lejt Two
Notes, One to Ets Father;
One to Fiance,
By Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 2.—"^^ile waiting
here to meet his fiance upon her re
turn from Europe, Daniel E. Garrison,
jr., a member of one of the most prom
inent and wealthy families in St. Louis,
committed suicide today because he
believed that he was too ill to marry.
When his body was found today shot
through the head at the Waldorf-As
toria, there were two letters beside
him. In one the suicide told his father
that he would rather dia than to con
tinue to suffer and that it would be
unjust to his fiance to marry her in
his present state of health. The other
letter was written by the girl he ex
pected to marry, and urged him to
“cheer up” and think of the “better
days to come.”
Mr. Garrison’s father and his son
by his first marriage, who came here
with him yesterday, declined to tell
his fiance's name, saying that this
course was- best for all concerned. She
is expected to arrive from Europe
either today or tomorrow. Her letter
was dated August 8th and written
while abroad. It was signed “Mary.”
Forty-Six Years Old.
New York. Sept. 2.-'-Daniel E. Gar
rison, Jr., of St. Louis, son of the vice
president of the Corrugated Steel Bar
Company of that city, was found dead
today in his room at the Waldorf-As
toria, with a bullet wound through his
head. The hotel people say that he
Committed suicide.
Mr. Garrison arrived here 3'esterday
with his father and his son, Danie.l E.
Garrison, 3d. He we? last IjJ^ive
about ten o'clock last night wnen he
went to h!s room. This morning one
of the employes of the hotel beard a
shot in Garrison’s room and found the
occupant dead when he entered.
The dead man was 42 years old and
resided at 5240 W’estminsnter Place,
St. Louis. He was connected with the
concern of which his father is vice
president. William G. Moler, the New
York representative of the firm, was
notified. The coroner is making an
investigation.
Left Note to Father.
The suicide left a note addressed
to his father, saying that he would
rather be dead than suffer any longer
the pains of kidney trouble, hay fever
and asthma.
The body was found by his son
when he went to call him this morn
ing for breakfast. Mr. Garrison lay in
bed wearing his night clothes with a
pistol by his side and a bullet hole
over the right ear. No one heard the
shot.
Mr. Garrison, Jr., went to the thea
tre last evening with his son and
when the father retired he seemed in
excellent spirits. He asked his son to
call him in the morning, saying that
they might be able to take an in
teresting boat ride today.
The Garrison family is one of the
most prominent and wealthy in St.
Louis.
Was to Wed Miss Wiliiarhs.
St. Louis, Sept; 2.—Mr. Garrison,
Jr., was to have been married in
New York in October to Miss Mary
Williams, of New York, who at pres
ent is. at Rye Beach, N. H. He had
given up his home here and intended
to live in Buffalo, where he was to
take charge of a branch of his firm.
Fighting Sunday
Baseball Games
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 12.—The
fight of the Men’s Christian Union of
Nashville for the dissolution of the
Nashville baseball team as a result of
this season’s Sunday games is up
again. Acting upon a petition signed
by a number of citizens. Governor
Hooper, Attorney General Charles T.
Gates, concurring, has directed At
torney General A. B. Anderson, of Dav
idson county, to institute proceedings
to have the charter of the club de
clared forfeited.
The action of Governor Cooper and
General Cates was taken under ac
tion 5168 of the Tennessee code, which
provides that such suits can be
brought by the attornej-' general for
the county, when directed to do so
b:’ the general assembly or by the
governor and attorney general of the
state concurring.
Three Aviatois Came
To GmJ
Trag
SiLK PARASOL FOUND
IN SHARK’S STOMACH
By Associated Press.
Lewes, Del., Sept. 2.—A silk par
asol recovered from the stomach of
a huge shark recently caught here by
the crew of the government lightship,
has been claimed by Miss Laura Dor
sey. of Saugatuck, Conn. She dropped
it overboard from a Long Island
sound steamer early in the summer.
Miss Dorsey identified the parasol by
a monogram on the handle.
Report From Panama Liner.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 2.—The Pana
ma liner Allianca, which broke down
off the North Carolina coast Thurs
day while enroute from New York to
Colon is expected to pass in the Vir
ginia Capes enroute to Norfolk or
Newport News where it is believed
the break in the Allianca's machinery
can be repaired. The steamer is be
ing towed up the coast by the rev
enue cutter Yamacraw and the w’reck-
ing steamer I. J, Merritt has put to
sea to lend any needed assistance.
Many Homeless
After Storm
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 2.—Many people
are homeless and in dire need in the
vicinity of Beaufort, S. C., as a result
of the terrific hurricane which swept
the South Atlantic seaboard a few days
ago, according to a telegram received
by the war department late today from
Representative Byrnes of Aiken, S. C.,
who is in Bethlehem, N. H. The con
gressman appealed for army tents and
rations to tide over the emergency.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of
staff, of the army, Immediately tele
graphed the commander at Fort Scra-
ven, Ga., the nearest military post, for
a report on the situation. A reply has
not yet been received.
MIMIC WARFARE OFF
VIRGINIA COAST.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 2.—But for an
early morning fog the Atlantic fleet
now engaged' in fall maneuvres t*.nd
mimic fleet warfare off the Virginia
coast, today had clear weather for Its
second day's work of general battle
practice. While the ships are too far
from shore for observation the firing
of guns can be distinctly heard from
the cpast. Today the vessels of the
fleet flred at long range upon targets
which had been lowed out from Nor
folk by the auxiliaries Panther, Le
banon, Celtic, and Culgoa.
Cotton Soais Dol
lar A Bale
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 2.—Permission
was granted today to the Southern
Railway, the Durham & Southern
Railway and other railroads by the
interstate commerce commission to
establish lower freight rates on cot
ton piece goods from manufacturing
points in Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina to Ohio and
Mississippi river transfers,- and to
various points in Virginia, including
Richmond, Norfolk and Alexandria,
for shipment beyond, than are con
currently in effect to intermediate
points.
In granting the permission, the
commission expressly stipulates that
the rates established, which are three
cents a hundred pounds higher than
existing rates to tfie various trans
fer points, must be held as subject
to complaint and review at any time.
COTTON BILLS LADING
VALIDATION PLAN
Import, nt Clue in
Sigel Mystery
By Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 2.—The unsolved
mystery of the murder of Elsie
Sigel, now more than two years old,
once more claimed attention today
following the arrest of a Chinaman
by immigration inspectors who last
night raided a restaurant in Hobo
ken. Although the immigration au
thorities declined to explain what
connection, if anj’’, the arrest had
with the Sigel case, it was reported
today that the police had found an
important clue.
Ostensibly, the prisoner. Gee Gow,
was arrested on suspicion of having
smuggled fellow countrj*men into the
United States in violation of the im
migration laws.
Elsie Sigel was a granddaughter of
General Franz Sigel. Her body, bear
ing unmistakable marks of violence,
was found in a trunk in a Chinese
resort and the search for her mur
derer was conducted almost exclu-
sivelj’’ in Chinese settlements
throughout the country. Although
several arrests were made no defi
nite clue ever was obtained.
E
IS
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Sept. 2.—Although
the local banks and the railroads are
ignoring the central bureau cotton
bills lading validation plan, which
went into effect in New York yester
day, the Leyland and Harrison steam
ship lines, operating out of this port,
to Europe, established the new sys
tem and in future will abide by the
requirements of the Liverpool bills
lading’ committee. Duplicates of all
bills lading for cotton issued by
these lines are sent to the central
bureau.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 2.—Notwithstanding
refusals by railroad Officials to deal
with any general federation of shop
employes, labor leaders in Chicago
were inclined today to believe that
no strike was imminent.
For the employes sentiment was
voiced by Secretary Kramer of the
International Brotherhood of Black
smiths and helpers. He said:
“It can be truthfully stated that
negotiations are still pending. Until
peace efforts have ceased, I see no
reason for forecasting results.”
Referring particularly to the sit
uation on the Illinois Central, Mr.
Kramer added.
“We believe that we shall be suc
cessful in maintaining peace. In ask
ing President Markham for another
conference, it is Our purpose to. pre
sent to him additional reasons why
it would be advisable for the com
pany to deal with a federation of its
mechanics.”
“While the international officers
now in Chicagq have full authority
to direct matters as they see fit it is
the intention to continue to use con
ciliatory tactics,”
Thirty days notice of a desire to
change the nature of the shopmens’
contracts on the Illinois Central will,
it is expected, afford time for bring
ing about less sti'ained relations be
tween the employes and the railroad
oflEicials. There is also a hope that
the example thus set may have a
powerful effect indirectly as to the
situation on other roads.
In addition to 8,000 men involved
on the Illinois Central, there are
25,000 men affected on the Southern
Pacific allied lines, and the issues
have been made nearly if not quite
as acut^ on the Northwestern, the
Rock Island and the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul.
Decision on Rate Case.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 2.—Hereafter
the Brinsom Railway Company will
be permitted by the interstate com
merce commission to make the same
rates on all freight from and to
Waynesboro and Savannah, Ga., as
are in effect over other lines of rail
road, irrespective of the long-and-
short-haul provision of the law.
Authority also was granted by the
commission today to the Carolina «fe
Northwestern railway to establish
freight rates on granite and stone
from Chester, Spartanburg and
Winnsboro, S. C., to all destinations
outside of South Carolina lower
than are in effect to intermediate
points.
In Most
ic Manner
Report From Boston Tells how
Cummins Fell 300 Feet mto
'^ater And was Later Re
scued—A Miraculous Escape
From Death.
Lieutenant De Grailly Burned
to Death in Mid Air—Cap^
tain De Canwe Fell With his
Monoplane to Instant Death
By Associated Press.
Boston, Sept. 2.—The first accident
in the two years of aviation at Sqaun-
tum occurred early this forenoon when
Joseph S. Cummings fell 300 feet in a
Bleriot monoplane into Dorchester
Bay but managed to drag himself out
and swim ashore.
He was badly bruised but expects to
resume flying next week.
Cummins is a native of Pennsyl
vania, but is now a resident of this
city. He went to France about a year
ago, where he took aviation lessons
at the Bleriot school. He had not
figured in the tliree-days’ flying at
Squantum, as his machine lacked sev
eral important parts.
When he started up today the sun
was half-way to the zenith and the
wind wa& light. He made a circle of
the field and then started out over the
water.
He said afterwards that the sun got
in his eyes and before he realized it
the monoplane was diving for the wa
ter.
He was seen to make the plunge,
and a whaleboat pushed out from the
revenue cutter Gresham and was soon
on the scene. Cummings had worked
himself free of his machine, but one
of the flying blades of the propeller
struck ^Im before it stopped. He was
swimming for the shore when the
whale boat reached him and took
him in.
I Burned in Mid Air.
Troyes, France, Sept. 2.—Lieutenant
De Grainy, of the eight cuirassiers,
while making an aeroplane flight from
this city today was burned to death
in mid air.
Ine disaster probably was caused
by the explosion of the fuel tank, the
burning fluid being scattered all over
the machine. The blazing aeroplane
fell, with its pilot, at Rigny-La-Non-
neus, about 25 miles from this city
and was completely incinerated.
Another Tragedy.
Hangis. France, Sept. 2.—Captain
DCamine, one of the most experienc
ed aviQ,tors of the French army, fell
with his monoplane while flying here
today and was instantly killed.
The machine crashed to earth with
frightful violence and the aviator
struck the ground with his head,
which was crushed in.
Captain De Vamine ascended from
the aerodome at Toussus-Le-Noble ear
ly this morning with the intention of
making a distance flight. He had taken
hundreds of excursion in the air and
was regarded as one of the two or
three finest airmen of the army. He
was a cool and intelligent officer with
a sicntific knowledge of aviation, and
was inventive and dexterious in all
aeroplane manoeuvres.
ANOTHER BOMB WAS
EXPLODED IN NEW YORK.
By Associated Press.
New York. Sept. 2.—Another bomb,
the seventeenth within a month, was
exploded here today, in front of the
butcher srhop of Matteo Sarino. an
Italian. The front of the building,
which domiciled 18 families, in the up
per floors, was scarred, but nobody
was hurt. The police have not decid
ed whether the outrage w’as a case
of black hand vengeance, another pro
test against the high price of meat, or
a mixture of both.
WIRELESS FROM
THE ONONDAGA.
By Associated Press.
W^ashington, Sept. 2.—A wireless
message' from the revenue cutter
Onondago today said the Panama liner
Allianoa, disabled off the Carolina
coast by a breakdown in her ma
chinery while en route from New
York to Cristobal with 75 passengers,
was headed back to New York under
her own steam and passed Assateague
light house, north of Cape Charles, at
4 o’clock this morning. The Ononda
ga reported she stood by the Allianca
two days while repairs were being
bade on the steamer’s engines.
Officer Killed Officer.
By Associated Press.
Shreveport, La., Sept. 2.—Deputy
Sheriff Clay Flannigan, of this state,
was shot and killed by Deputy Sher
iff Walter Aiken, of Harrison coun
ty, Texas, near the Jexas state line,
yesterday. Aiken is said to have sur
rendered to the’ Marshall, Texas, offi
cers. The deputies had been assigned
to Caddo lake to co-operate in en
forcing the game law's.
DEATH OF FORMER
U. S. SENTOR MILLS
By Associated Press.
Corsicana, Tex., Sept, 2.—Former
United States Senator from Texas R.
Q. Mills, died at his home here to
day.
Seven Men Drowned In
Maume River When
Launch Was Wrecked
By Associated Press.
Toledo, O., Sept. 2.—Seven men
were drowned in the Maumee river
about one-half mile north of the Red
Canbury this morning at 1:30 o’clock
when the 35 foot launch Nemo, own
ed by Michael Mayer, 1056 Norwood,
was struck by the 500 foot freighter
Phillip Minch, in-bound for the C. H.
and D. docks. The drowned are:
Harry Batch, city councilman.
James Wisler, superintendent of
waterworks.
Thomas Purcell, fourth master me
chanic at the waterworks plant, Siim-
ner street.
Fred Shane, secretary of Sers'iee
Director Cowell.
William Platt, waterworks inspec
tor, Norwood avenue.
"William Carroll, 38, bookkeeper at
waterworks.
—. —. Yonkere, 50 Dorr streot.
The party was bound for Kelley's
Island where they expected to do
some bass fishing over the Labor Day
holiday. With the exception of Mi
chael Mayer, owner of the launch, all
went down to a watery grave. Mayer
was saved hy members of the crew of
the Minch. None of the bodies of the
dorwned men have been recovered,
although the police began to make
preparations to drag for them as soon
as apprised of the accident.
The members of the unfortunate par
ty boarded the Nemo shortly after
midnight.
Captain L. B. Cummings, of the
Minch, who with several others on that
vessel witnessed the accident, says
that when they first espied the launch,
which he thought was about a mile
and a half distant, she was considera
bly out of the course of the channel.
The steamer blew the danger sig
nals but before the launch could
change its course the freighter craush-
ed into the small boat capsizing it
and throwing the occupants Into the
water. The crew of the Minch saved
Mayer.