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Show BEATT1E IS I TO TESTIFY I iH Accused Is to Take l the Stand and . Tell All ! IH Chesterfield Courthouse, Vau Aug ' I '1 ,29. Paul D. Beattie. cousin of Henry 't Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted ' for wife 'il murder, remained unmoved today un- H der a volley of questions from counsel ' JH for the defense, 'who attempted to IH break down the witness' story of i !j yesterday In which he told of an al-. Ul leged confession of the prisoner. ;H Practically the entire action by coun hl sel for the dpfense was concentrated H on the effort to show that Paul Beat- 'Ul tie recited a.n entirely different story H yesterday from the one which he re- ;H lated -at the coroner's inquest and' ' that he had at first occasions sup- 'jH pressed a part of hfs knowledge of j the case; tThe witness maintained that this, '1 was due to his nervous collapse at) 'jl the coroner's Inquest and he was ex-' H cused without changing his testimony i '' of yesterday. ' H John Sanduer, an intimate friend of tho prisoner for several "years, , H who accompanied the latte'r to Ha'rrv JM M. Smith's two nights after the mur- H der, followed Paul Beattie on thb t'11 stand for the prosecution. He was : l oxpected to confirm the testimony '1 that Henry C. Beattie, Jr., telephoned iH that night to Paul to ask the latter 'j to carry a message to Beulah Blnford. jH He did. not do so and failed to give H any light on tho subject and praq- H tically became a 'witness for the de- H fense H Sandlfer testified that the relations I M of Henry C Beattie, Jr., with his vlfe iH were pleasant so far as he knew. He Jl said he had visited Henry and mem- jjl bcrB of his family since the murder ! and had expressed his sympathy fop jl the accused. Hl Chesterfield CourthouBe. Va., Aug. Jl 29. Minute apd intensive cross-ex- wl amination of Paul D Beattie, cousin H of Henry dlay Beattie, indicted for -' wife murder, was planned by counsel ''l for the defense today, for the pur- I d pose of downing, if possible, the story i of the alleged confession of tho prls-v " k oner, related on the stand yesterday 1 il by the commonwealth's star witness. y I jH Lawyers for defense had, conf erre&Vat. J 3 , "Richmond with Henry Clay Beattie,. '4 iH Jr., during the night and early today j lB when Jio was preparing for- theVfif- r J teen-mile trip from Richmond to the- i t tl courthouse, and a general attack on y : H the character of Paul Beattie, partial- ! il larly as to his truthfulness, is their tl expressed intention. The testimony jj given by Paul Beattie at the cqroner'i; - rl inquest was carefully studied by the I defense and compared especially with, fil the statements made on the stand 1 yesterday His startling declaration ; that his couslnxpressed sorrow that M "he had dono It," referring to the M murder, was made for the first time M .yesterday and tle defense was ex- M pected to occupy itself with an ef- M fort to reduce any impression it i mM might have created bv showing that ' 'M the witness' story was inspired. 'H Intimation of the stand the wit- i M ness might Uke under cross-examina- U H tlon was given yesterday when he tos- V .jH tified that, although he had said a ' 'Jj JH number of things at the Inquest, be ,! fl was in extremely bad physical condi- H tion at the time, and that his several . H collapses on that occasion prevented M his telling all he knew M The prosecution was confident that H its witness vould not break down un- H der cioss-examnatlon, and announced early today that It would be ready. jH after the defense finished with Paul 'H Beattie, to proceed wliti seven or eight witnesses who would corrobor- M ate every Important detail in his I M The man who sold the cartridges. ' 'H the bartender who served Paul and ;, H Henry with drinks and others who .H saw the cousins together on the dav3 1 following the purchase of the gun H and prior to the murder have been j i'H subpoenaed for tho purpose of- cor- ) tM roboratlng the testimony of yester- ' ,fH day ! ' fH With this angle of proof completed, I j jH the prosecution admitted early todav jjl that It would bo prepared to rest Its M case, allowing the defense to begin JH Its direct examination of some thirty fH witnesses subpoenaed by it, J I H The prosecution has not called ' I 1 some of its important witnesses, in- j H eluding Beulah Blnford. "the girl In j j TH tho case," but 'will reserve them for r H the rebuttal. It is quite possible, how- A H ever, that Beulah Blnford's testimony . f H may' never be sought, since the com- MM monwealth has satisfied Itself as to S H he sufficiency of evidence from other -; """H -witnesses concerning the alleged mo- ' : H tlve-for the murder. H The jury, that is trying Beattie for . f jH his life, is being kept in a small ho- J 7H tel a few vards from tho courthouse, immmm and its principal diversion has been , j""H sitting on tho steps of the courthouse j j and giving vent to song. H 'Immmm Paul Beattie Cross-Examined. j ) iE Chesterfield CourthouBe, Va,, Aug. ) ( ;jH o9Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., is Burc j j to go on tho stand In his own defense. m This statement was made hy Harry f M. Smith, Jr., lawyer for the defense, . j H outside tho courtroom today. I ' JH "It is much bettor, isn't it," said j""""H Mr. Smith, "for a man to give with i K H his own lips an explanation of what , H dozens of others have been testifying . j rH about Every one observed Henry f . yBM Clay Beattio, Jr. and noticed that he j l Is the kind of a man to want to reply li'jl to the many conversations alleged to i jH have been had with him by Paul Boat. ' jH tic and others." H Mr Smith characterized Paul jl Beattle's testimony of yesterday as , H "overdone," declaring that it was a i.l plain case of tho witness "lying ,.to 1'H (Continued on Pago Eight) , Ml m ' :,lmmW BEATTIE ISTO TESTIFY (Continued from Page One.) save his shirt," as it was axiomatic that ff Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., wero guilty. Paul was just as much so. Court reconvened at 10:30 o'clock, and Paul Boattlo Immediately resumed re-sumed tho witness chair for cross-examination by the defense. He heard of the murder, ho eald, pn the day following, reading tho accounts ac-counts In the nowspapers. Questioned Question-ed about meeting a man named E W. Booth, on the bridge where ho (Paul) worked as a watchman, wlt-nesa wlt-nesa disavowed all knowledge of tho matter. He denied discussing the murder mur-der with Booth or telling him he "did not believe Henry committed the crime, because he always was devoted to his wife." Witness said he bought the gun on Saturday, hut that Henry said nothing noth-ing about keeping the matter secret, until after' the murder. He told no one about tho gun until Thursday night, he insisted, and admitted that he 'was in a right bad fix" when . Detective De-tective McMahon found ou that he had bought the gun He said ho was "better now with that story off my mind." . J Mr. Smith pointed to varying statements state-ments In Paul's testimony before the coroner's inquest, but the witness maintained that he was In poor mental men-tal condition when he testified there. "How did you know when the Bent-tlo Bent-tlo store closed thati Saturday night when you met, Henry and gave him the gun? Did you have a watch?" "How did you know?" "Henry said 60." ' Ho told of a visit he had mado to a pawnshop near a butchershop whore he worked. He went to borrow a dollar. Paul Insisted that Henry called hiirt up on tJbe telephone and asked him to buy tho gun. Henry had never visited visit-ed him socially since his (Paul's) marriage, about a vear ago. Knew Beulah Bmford. How long had you known Boulah Blnford?" was asked. "I didn't know her except that I tedk shoes and things to her for Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., for four years." "Did you know who Mrs. Fisher was when Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., asked you to deli ver messages?" ' "No. but I recognized her as Beulah when I saw her." "Then she didn't know you except as a messenger?" "No." "You never ran around with her?" "No." "When you bought tho gun you paid for It with a ten-dollar bill, though Henry gave vou a two-dollar bill?" "Yes, I wanted to change a ten-dollar ten-dollar bill I had." "Did you give anv such reason at the coroner's Inquest as to why you, paid for the gun that way?"' ' "I don't know what I said," ' "You went out on .tho'sldd porch of Henry's home on Tbuday -night after the murder?" asked counsel for tho defense. "I did," "He never asked you before Thursday Thurs-day night to 'stick by him?' " "He had no reason to, because he didn't tell mo until Thursday that ho' did it." Paul Hated to Tell.'. "But you said you would not stick fcy, him, ibut vould. tell all, yet you ' didn't tell all at the coroner's Inquest ' the next day?" "I h,ated to tell against my own flesh and blood, I hato It now." "Did you tell your grandmother or grandfather at Henry's home after murdor what you knew about tho gun?" "I felt corry for them and uncle Henry too." "Yo'u tpld your wife only about tho gun, not the whole business?" "Yos," "Then you told her just enough to cloar yourself?" "I wasn't trying to clear anybody." "When Henry called you on1 tho telephone and asked If you hail been summoned by the coroner, ho chuckled?" "Yes, and he laughed 'ha, ha ha.' " Cross-examination ended nl 11:50 and Prosecutor Wendenburg took tho witness on re-direct examination. Ill at the Inquest. The prosecutor had the witness tell of his Illness at the timo of the Inquest In-quest and how, after his first collapse, ho was brought back to tho witness stand from a hospital. "While you wore on tho stand before be-fore the coroner's Inquest, and ho was examining you," said Mr. Wendenburg, Wenden-burg, "state whether or not you had to bo taken to a loungo?" "Yes." "Didn't Mr. Smith, ns counsel for tho defense, object to cross-examination when vou were In that condition?" condi-tion?" "He did." Mr. Smith here Interposed:. 'During tho whole examination by mo you never Intimated that you wanted to stop, did you?" "No." "So your mind now seems clear about that inquest?" The witness mado no comment. "Did you ever loll anyone," Mr. Smith continued, "that you vcre glad to get even with your cousin?" "No." v Judge Watson here asked when Paul Beattie first saw the gun. "On Saturday when I bought it," answered Paul Beattie. "You didn't know what gun had been found? Did you describe tho peculiarity of the gun you had bought to Detective McMahon before you were shown tho gun that was found?" asked Prosecutor Wendenburg. "I did doscrlbe its peculiarities." Paul Beattie was excused at 12.05 P. m., and Judge Watson ordered him detained at Chesterfield Jail. Frank Mason, next called,' was tho first of the witnesses by whom tho prosecution expected to corroborate testimony of Paul Beattie. Judge Watson ruled that since Paul Boattlo's testimony as to his nets had been controverted" or disputed, thcro was no reason to put on corroborative witnesses. The. prosecution agreed to hold Its witnesses In reserve for any dispute as to Paul Beattie's acts and transactions as testified to by him Harry Smith announced In court that he intended to put tho prisoner oa the stand. Luther Wolls, who was best man at Henry Beattie's wedding, testified that ho was with John Sandlfer and tho prisoner after leaving t'tto home of Lawyer Smith on tha night after the murder. "What did you all do when you left Mr. Smith's house?" a6ked Mr. Wendenburg. Wen-denburg. - t "Henry said he wanted to phone Paul Beattie." "What did you say to him after'ho phoned?" ; "I asked him If he had got Paul. Ho said 'yes.' " "Ask him anything else?" "Yes, If he felt better." "Did you go home with him then?" "Yes." "Anyone else there?" "His father." "What was said?" "Henry told his father that Mr. Smith had all that 'the woman knew.' 'What woman,' asked the father, and Henry said, 'the same.' 'Son, I am sorry you aro so Indiscreet,' said the father as hp turned away.'1 "What woman wrb meant?" "Beulah Binford." Court recesBed al 1.10 p. m. The next, witness, John Sandlfer, who for some years had been a warm friend of the accused, told the court, in response to questions, "that, so far as he knew, the relations between Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., and his wife were most 'harmonious. 1 W B. Kldd of Richmond, a hardware hard-ware merchant, testified that Paul Boattle on the afternoon of July 15, bought three shells from him. The shell was produced, which W. A. Brown, a stereotyper, has, testified ho found several yards from the scene of the murder. Kidd Identifying tho shell as similar to the three bought, by Paul Beattie. Sergeant Wiltshire, active' In working work-ing up tho case for the prosecution, tostlfled as- to the exact place where Mandy Alexander pointed out that sho had found the gun. Juror Fetteroff was taken 111 during dur-ing recess and a. physician was sent for, delaying the convening of court, At 2:25 p. m It was announced that tho Juror had recovered having been temporarily affected by the heat. The court reconvened at 2.30 o'clock. Luther Well3 again look tho witness chair. Mr Smith began his Cross-examination. Cross-examination. "What Was Henry's language after he telephoned the night you wero with him?" "He said ho had telephoned Paul." 'Vhat did you say?" ' "I asked !f tho pollco had been to. seo him." ' Sergeant Saunders, to whom tho gun was delivered by Sergeant Wiltshire, Wilt-shire, described the blood spot on tho weapon "Did you see a scar on Henry Clav Beattie's nose?" asked Mr. Smith, trying try-ing to 6how that tho blood on the gun might have come from a nosebleed that Henry was supposed to havo had from his encounter with tho alleged highwayman. "I did." "What kind of spots were thore on the gun?" "Two small spots, evidently from the tips of tho fingers." Thomas Owen, uncle of the dead woman, was called by the prosecution prosecu-tion and told qf. the burning of Mrs. Eeattlo'e clothing cfter the murder. "How did the clothes come to be burned?' asked Prosecutor Wendcn- burg. "At the suggestlou of ray wife." ' "Did you see any glove in the Boattlo Boat-tlo car after the dead woman was brought to your house?" "Yes, I saw one soaked with blood " "Do you know what has become of if" "No." "Do I understand then thai Henry Clay Beattie, jr., was in no way responsible re-sponsible for having tho clothes burned?" asked Mr. Smith. , "He'was not." |