The evening world. Newspaper, September 2, 1911, Page 1

HALTED BY MAN AT BEATTIE MURDER SC to-night and Sunday; warmer, FE EDITION. PRICE ONE CENT. INA L The “ Circulation Books Open to All.” Copyright, 1011, by BEATTIE'S CHUM SWEARS PRISONER DID NOT RENEW LOVE FOR BEULAH BINFORD ae Declares the Girl Went to Richmond to Meet Him and Later Met the Prisoner. HE PHONED ACCUSED. Another Witness Says He Was Halted by Bearded Man With Gun Near Murder Scene. CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE, Sept. 2—The defense in the Bea’ tle trial to-day laid stress on two im- Portant points prior to closing It case with the testimony of the prisoner himeelf Jater to-day. In one it attached the theory of the prosecution that Beu- lah Binford was the motive of the ac- cused for murdering his wife and in the other fled testimony of wit- | nesses for the Commonwealth w \ thought they saw Beattie and his wif: ;on the Midlothian Turnpike on the ‘night of the murder, ‘Wiliam H. Sampson, an intimate friend and chum of the accused, told on the witness stand of Beattie'’s re- Ylations with Beulah Binford, pointing out that when they were accidentally renewed just before Mra, Reattle was murdered there was no serious affection on the part of the prison an episode of old time disotp: ‘ but merely ton ¥. K. Clements dealt the prosecution | blow when he testified that he tras @riving an automodiie on the road about @ mile or two out of 2anchestr when met a tall, bearded :nan, with # sin- rreled shotgun the morning be- fore the murder, “The man stood in the middle of the road and wo had to slow down to pass him," said Clements. “He was a tall men with two weeks’ growth of beard.” 16, ma with a t vida to have tr 1 the day when the prosecution « $8-0% } amination of witne rew noth st ent that Neb ad a vivid nation. prisoner's face was wreathed In smiles ar Kestleberg took the witne are a married man, Mr ° berg?” asked Attorney Smith for the defense. “Ye “You own an automobile?” "Yes Were you on the Midlothian ‘on the night ot the murder? Ye “What tim About ten thirty, ‘Were you with a ody “Fos. 1 * had a lady with me : 4 you stop on the road?” “I ‘ stopped at a pump to get some water for the machine.” “Did any one pass you?” “Yes, Two \ machine: “Were they going fast?" "Yes." Did another car pass later?” "Yes," Did it stop?” “Yes, and the occu- pants asked mo if I needed help, 1 was im front of the machine and the lady ) Was sanding on the ie/t runningboard.” * Who wa in the car that offe: help you?” carload of bo GOULD NOT FIND MYSTERIOUS WOMAN. “You have ‘old this to friends,haven't ; yout’ “Yes, and I have tried to keep ‘out of this case.” “Why?! ‘“Beoaure I didn't want any , Rewepaper notoriety.” “Asa ms! or of fact, you were afraid ,| STOPS NOZEN LUSITANIA ESCAPES CRASH WITH BARGE BY A DOZEN FEET Big Liner Is Nearly Rammed ’Midships as She Comes Up North River. 1,649 IN HER CABINS. ew York Lawyer Drops $600 to Slick Gamblers in Dice Game. ashe than ever before in the history of her netable marine carcer, ¢he Cunard liner Lusitania reached her pler to-day Prepared to make @ record run back to Liverpool for an even greater passenger ust. On the North River and Just off the foot of Fulton street, the big steamship narrow missed a lratirong barge laden with ten freight cars, The barge, 5 of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Raill- . shot out from Pler 15 and e river, tania was less than a length in midstream, toward which tue was The pilo: towing the barge first si he would cross the liner's signal to mean road serv! away heavy ‘arge headed. the t ed that 1 changed hi wy that his bow Charles saw eaded for turn 4 could not possi kept astern if on, SHIPS. | nalling for tue barge to stop, Capt | Charles ordered his vessel full speed stern, and when the barge finally did yp its heavy metal prow was less than 1 doz om the Iner's "midships hat f tie officers of the Lust to the helmsman of irge wasn't In the line of flattery, There was a tot 649 aboard nblers, over whose in a last Vight the passengers were gr Oe exe 1 They only used one dice in this game, but t pulated 1t so skilfully ta New York lawyer dropped $600 before he real- ized that he Was being stung. He was ged by his fellow pas ers to haul th up before Capt, Charles, refused ‘s my own fault," he said, “and ake my medicine.” the dice game {t was recalled had been won- » whist and that own cards. e two gamble Ineky at brid furnished thet ey KITTY GORDON TO PLAY LAST ENGAGEMENT BEFORE WEDDING! Kitty known as the Hon obtained a div nterested spectators of of the lawyer, Miss Gordon announced when she disembarked at the pler that she would play her farewell theatrical engagement this season, as she had betrothed herself to wed Count Fries, a Moravian. Count Fries, sata 3 lof the wealthiest Gordon, the Mrs. Beresford nuti! was one of the vetress, others noblemen in Austria proudly displayed a circlet of magnif- Oo. (The New Yoru World). The Prose Publishing WALDORF SUICIDE DIED 10 SAVE GIRL SORROW AS BRIDE Daniel E. Garrison Jr. of St.| Louis Left Note Saying It Would Be Unjust. WAS HOPELESSLY _ ILL. Miss Mary Williams on Way) From Europe to Be His Second Wife. | Dante! E. Garrison jr, of one of the oldest and wealthiest families in St Louis, committed suicide to-day in his room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel by shooting himself through the head, Mm health and a fear that an approaching marriage would prove unhappy caused the suicide, according to a letter left FRET FROM 'MID-) the swindling | 8 Gordon, ts one| and she ts madly in love with him. She | by Mr. Garrison, who was a widower. | The woman to whom Mr. Garrison was | engaged is Miss Mary Williams of this city. She is now on her way to New| York from Europe. Her photograph was found on a trunk near the bed in which Mr. Garrison lay when he shot himself, He had placed it there so that his Inst glance on earth midht be dt. rected at her likeness Mr. Garrison's father, Daniel B. Gar- | rison, sr., and his son, Daniel E. Gar- rison, 2d, were with him at the Wal dort and occupied adjoining rooms in & suite on the fourth for. MILLIONAIRE ANDO VICE-PRES! DENT OF BIG CONCERN. Mr. Garrison was forty-two years old. His wife died about four years ago. He was the millionaire Vice-President of the Corrugated Bar Company, of | whch his father ts Prealdent. ‘The! office of the concern ts 415 Pine | street, St. Louls. Mr, Garrison's home address was No. 5240 Westminster Place, | St. Louts, where he Ived with his father and the family of his vrother, Arthur C. Garrison, He was an active member of the Missourt Athletic Club | of St. Louts and other clubs. ‘The Garrisons, father, son and grand son, came East abaut a month ago and stopped in this city at the Waldorf-As- | tori. Dantel E. Garrison jr. was in poor health and while here he consulted ape- clalists and was also attended by Dr. house physician of the Waldort- Dr. Adam says that Mr, Gar rigon, in addition to suTering from blad- der complaint, intestinal disorders and hay fever, was also a victim of neuras- | thenta, From New York the Garrisons wen to the Hotel Frontenac In the Thou Jond Tslindy. They las nearly all their | the lat destroyed th; eek ago ‘n exciteme | » fire was detrimental to tl |Health of Daniel Garrison Jr, and 48 soon as possible he came back to| New York with his father and son. They registered the Waldorf yes. terday and were assigned to a suite of five rooms. Mr, Garrison had a room between those occupied by his father and his son. CLOSED THE DOORS BEFORE HE FIRED FATAL SHOT. When the Garrisons retired last night | all the doors between the rooms in| the suite were en, At 1 o'clock this morning Daniel EB, Garrison closed the | Coors between his room and the rooms of his father and his son. He said there was a draught in his room with © doors open, Mr, Garrison then sat down wrote a long letter to his father. He! pulled his trunk up close to the bed, | {placed the photograph where he could it and shot himself in the right | | side of the head. ne bullet penetrated | |his brain, He used @ revolver he had | carried for years in his satchel, | ‘The elder Garrison was the first to and | arise this morning. He dressed and was joined in his room by his grand- son, The boy went to his father's room to call him and rushed back with the news of the eulcide. Mr. Garrison sr. who is sixty-five vears old, notified the |hotel office. Coroner Feinberg was summoned by |Manager McCusker. Dr, Adam, the it would cause some embarrassment at|cent diamonds which the Count had be- Jnouse physician, was in Mr. Garrison's Yes. did your home, weren't you wi kind of to _havet” “A black one.” ‘You came here with some reluctance, 44 you not?” “Yes.” ‘On cross-examination Prosecutor Wen- @enburg inquired if the witness could fix the time of his departure or return te Richmond that night. He eaid he could not, “Then you are guessing es to the |; (Continued on Second Page) stowed upon her as an engagement ring. Her farewell appearance on the stage will be in "The Enchantress,” the new musical comedy for which Victor) |Herbert has written the music and| |Mme, de Gresae the book, oe Assertucn aie tye ve fax ‘ od’ Halt | Balers ot ae ge cheel RAG Bureag, Arcade, Pulitaer Pars ‘Beeman Stateroos ton Course Lines, De a4) and all ines. room a few minutes after the discovery of the body, He said death had oo curred about five hours before, In a conspicuous place in the room was the letter left by the suicide to his father and also a letter from Miss Williams, written from Burope about & month ago. In this letter she im- | plored Mr. Garrison to be more cheer- ful in spirit, to stop worrying about the future and to put hie trust in God, —_—— (Continued on Sgevnd Feae) i lof them city officials, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, ‘SEPTEMBER 2, 1911. 10 PAGES HATHHR—Hale to-night and Sunday) waemer EDITION. PRICE ihohad CENT. Beattie and ‘Shadow Under Which He'll Tell of Gruesome Auto Murder SEVEN DROWNED WHEN STEAMER NKS LAUNCH Toledo City Officials Victims When Frail Craft Is Shat- tered at Midnight. (Spectal to The Evening World), TOLEDO, O., Sept. 2.—Seven men, #'x lost their lives } by drowning in Maumee Bay early this morning when their launch was run down by the freight steamer Phillip | Minch, Michael Mayer, engineer of the launch, was thrown Into the water and was rescued by one of the crew of the barge. ‘The men who lost their lives were fifty-flve years old, Marry Counciiman a ames M. Wisler, uperintendent of Water Works thirty-five, fo Batch | Large; ed Shan tary of Board of m Plat thirty-five, Inspe Vorks; William Carroll, forty, bookkeeper at water works; Thomas Purcell, forty jelght, wa works Rudolph ¥ fifty, The accident bape lPhe party of eight launch Nemo at about mi ing from thelr h F to Kelley's Island in 1 they were to re Day, They had proceeded about hal a mile out in the bay near the entrance of the channel when the steamer bore down upon them, thelr Mttle launch | was cut in two and the men, who were sitting forward on the deck, were thrown into the water and drowned. pt, Cummins of the barge imme- Ajately lowered life boats and sent out |lite preservers, Mayer was the only man they succeeded tn rescuing, The crew !n the life boats worked for hours, but could find no trace of the missing men The steamer was brought to a stop about two thousand fe puth In the channel. Word was flashed to the Toe ledo Yacht Club at the mouth of Mau- mee River and emen Were sume moned from the sean were made up and sear of the bay without re Mayer Was taken aboard and brought to this city badly weakened condition as a result of his experience. Mayer when he had recovered his composure told his story of the accident, “1 was in the engiie-room below," he said, “when I heard a crash and our little craft wavered. I was thrown against the side of the cabin and wedged against the wall by @ heavy door of a closet. I felt water "ning in the aide. 1 knew nothing more until I was tn the water. I picked up one of the life pre- ers we carried and placed this about I then worambled over to the por- of the launch that was above sults. Enginee! the steamer He was ina me. tion water," wi Be hae mar OPAL, al er ‘SCORES TO-DAY a NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT PHILADELPHIA, GIANTS— 00400300 0— PHILADELPHiA— 01001003 1—6 Batterles—Crandall and mers and Madden. Meyers; Chal- AT BROOKLYN, FIRST GAME, BOSTON— 020010000—-3 BROOKLYN— 03000010 —4 Batterles—Hogg and Kling; Barger nd Erwin, SECOND OMB BOSTON-— 00 — BROOKLYN- 00 — Batterles— Young and | Schardt nd Bergen. AT PITTSBURG. FIRST GaMe. ST. LOUIS— 310600110 2—8 PITTSBURGH— o1lo $—Harmon 0 002° Bliss 4) Steele | Batte and Gib ae AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT N&W YORK, WASHINGTON | IGHLANDER 00 sad | Battertes-J nd Street; Quinny and Blate, | AT BOSTON ATHLETICS | ov100 _ BOSTON— 10100 = Ra and a es FOR RACING AND BASEBALL REPORTS SEE PAGE 6, ALLIANCA HEADING HERE UNDER HER OWN STEAM, A wireless revenue cutter Onon- Panama Uner Al- off the b Willia by a bre r machinery while en route from New York to Cristobal with » passengers, 18 head. | ed back to York under her own steam, and passed Assateague Light ]House, north of Cape Charles, at 4| A. M. to-day The Onondaga reported she stood dy | the Alllanca two days while repalre were being made on tho steamers ene gines. pi AaE Carolina coast |! REFUSES BLESSING TODAUGHTER WHO MARRIED ARCHITECT *| Branklin usta Objects to Her Hasty Union With William E, Parsons, Information of the recent marringe of Myra Loutse Matthews, daughter of nklin Matthews of this city, writer, lecturer and newspaper man, to William . Parsons, chief consulting architect of the War Department for the Philippines, was made known to-day by the publi- ation In a New Hartford (Conn.) news- paper of a card of explanation by Mr. Matthews of his attitude toward the wedding. Since the death of the wife of Mr. Matthews his daughter, who ts less than twenty years old, has Uved with Mra. Car! who was Mis Clara Louise Kellogg, at New Hartford, “I have no comment to make," says the published statement of the bride's fa uunt of those who hélped to rush this young girl into @ marriage on acer with a man twice her age and exactly seven weeks from the first time they net—without giving her father, who was gnored completely, the sligitest reason for such action and after he had @ con te understandin at the marria vould not take place Immediately. 1 wish for newly married couple no misfortune than the of a t love." ‘ Mr. Matthews also sald in the state- he had nothing agadnst Mr. ns, but he was bitterly opposed to a sty marriage. Tis daughter was ould not marry without her consent in Connecttout. The was performed across the State in Massachusetts Par- nor and ¢ father's sons 1s thirty-nine ra ol 1 Juate of Yale, and his career ofession has been regarded by a4 remarkable for raptd sued adquarters are in Manila nd he was visiting old friends in New artford le of absence when hel et Miss Matt He studied with Laloux at the Beole Jos Beaux Arts in Paris, and recetve the MeKtm travelling scholarship from Columbia University in 1901. For three years he had charge of the offee of Galen Howard tn this city In the ab sence of Mr. Howard, and was employed by the War Department f Philip: | » Job at the instance of D. H. Burn am of Chicago He has hal charge of all public buildings In Ma wee his appointment, and laid out the olty Baguio, the summer cap! He travelled much tn the Far Hast Mr, Matthews said to-lay that his latest Information wae t! vt nis daughter | jand her husband hed wailed for Mantle |y way of Purope, Mr. Matthews acoompanted the battie- ship fieet on tts world circling cruise, and his books on the orulse are regarded es the standard tie account of that journey. He ie @ frequent contrib: utor to periodicals, IRMAN DIES ABLAZE IN SKY WrEN AEROPLANE CATCHES FIRE DURING HGH FLIGHT \French Army Officer, Splashed With Blazing Oil in Explosion, Is Dashed a Human Torch to Earth and Body Incinerated. FLYER FALLS 300 FEET INTO WATER AT BOSTO Instantly Killed in Flight at Nangis, France. TROYES, France, Sept. 2.—Lieut, de Grailly of the Elghth Cutras- siers, while making an aeroplane flight from this city to-day, was bumed to death in midair, The disaster probably was caused by the explosion of the fuel tank, the burning fluid being scattered all over the machine, The blazing aero» plane fell with its pilot at Rigny-la-Nonneuse, about twenty-five miles from this city, and was completely incinerated, De Graflly, whose given name was Jacques, was 27 years of age, Today's Wa. the, CL CRG spent ty fee: PO service. Airman Plunges 300 Feet Inio Bay At Boston Meet, but Swims Ashore, BOSTON, Sept. 2—The first accident ;his eyes, and before he realized ft the tn the two years of aviation at Squan-|Monoplane was diving for the water. tum took place early this forenoon when| Several saw him make the plunge. ooeph 8 Cusunings 649 fee)| bei @ (ee ce eee ee is ewim ot 0 ° Blertet monoplane into Dorchester: Bay, |) ae “he gushed ous tres Ti but managed to drag himsel€ eut and) voiue cutter Gresham and wal Geel swim ashore, on the scene. Cummings had worked He was badly bruised, but expects t©| himself free of his machine, for a Ble resume flying next week. tiot operator's seat i entered through Cummings ia a native of Pennsylvanta|tne top, But one of the fiying blades but is now @ resident of this city. He! of the propeller struck Cummings befcre went to France about @ year ago, where/it stopped. He was swimming for the he took aviation lessons at the Bleriot shore when the Gresham's School, He had not figured in the three ays’ flying at Squantum, as hia ma- chine lacked several parts. When he started up to-day the sun was well up and the wind was light, a circle of the fleld and then t over the water, 4 afterward that the sun got in Throughout the meeting last year and through the three days of sohed- uled flying at the present meet, mame which there have been several hund: fights, the accidents until fell to-day have been confined to slight bumps on alighting. French Army Aviator Is Dashed to the Earth in His Monoplane NANGIS, France, Sept. 2-—Capt. de| finest airmen of the army. He was a Camine, one of the most experienced | o00] and intelligent officer with @ selea- aviators in the French army, fell with] tic knowledge of aviation, and was t+ ‘6 monoplane while flying here to-day] ventive and dexterous in all eeroplene and was ingtantly killed, maneuvre he machine crashed to the earth with] ‘The dead aviator was thirty-two years rightful violence and the avkator} oli and was attached to the Fifth Em struck the ground on bis head, whieh] gineers was crushed in \e right wing of the aeroplane from Capt. de ome unknown cause became detached Jrome and the machine, weighing 1,200 pounda, plunged downward from @ height of about 600 feet, It landed in a ditch Some farmers ran up to assist the air- man, but de Camine was dead. LESS DANGER OF STRIKE ON HARRIMAIN LINES. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2—The pres Pects for peaceable ettlement ef trout between the shopmen and the officials of the Harriman lines took a more favorable turn to-day, when {t was learned that the union leaders had again got into touch with the railroad men A brief conference between some of the international unton officers and B. ©. Calvin, General Manager and Vice- President of the Southern Pacific, was secretly held. and ft was also learned that another brief meeting was helé with Mr. Bruttschnitt prior to his depare jture for the East. sua YACHT CARMEN ASHORE, NOWPORT, R. L, Sept. 2—Losing bearings In the fog early to-day, steam yacht Carmen, from New owned by C. A. Starbuck of New up on the sand bemte Sho narrowly a It oe Mine ascended from the ‘Toussus-le-Noble early at this morning with the Intention of mal ing a long distance fight. He had taken hundreds of excursions In the air and was regarded as one of the two or three HERE’S A PIECE IN THE PAPER FOR THE FOLKS AT HOME. Blushing Bride and Bridegroom on Honeymoon From Texas Think y York Is Just Grand t revetved a visit from Mr, Estabrook of San An. | tont xas, a blushing bride and bride- room, who been blushing since |\aet April, when they ran away and got | married at Tampa, Fla, and then were given by Papa Estabrook, one of San | Antonio's prot citizens, and the | bride's p: sin Parts, Texas, | The Lroppe Pvening to apecta, They wante In the paper to send to jana as a spec induc to buy 200 copies of print It. The Estabrooks are really on thetr| + oneymoon trip, whitch was postponed | yory, from time to time unttl they flnally wot| york brought away last week They are having a! ed time seeing the sights in our fair | near Fort Adame, and Mra, Dstabrook, who used to | caped striking the rocks nearby. be be ite ion Mae Coke, thinks New York ts the nt abe can be floated at just grand. water, Mr. and Mre. Starbuct: | Come again, folks, Always glad to eure the yacht, which ts 18 feet leag a98 FO and registers 190 tons, \ w have The re. happy ¢ World into pay their the folks at home, ent they offered | e paper if we'd |n fi Aviator its Dashed to Ground and. i