The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29

and Sitting the courthouse was pack
ed to the last inch.
Two Other Witnesses.
DR.. "A. G. Franklin was called as
the first witness of the afternoon. He
knew Beulah 3inford, but did nos
attended Beulah Binford within the
last two months, beginning on May rs
and ending on July Is.
Who paid the bill3'
Nobody"
To whom did you charge it?"
10 Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. at his
own request"
Did you have any conversation ON
July IL With Henry Beattie?"
Yes. lie asked If i thought IL ad-
Vlsable to send Beulah TO the country,
and asked ii the mountains were bet
ter mar the E%cashore. l advised the
Mountains were preferable, since IN
the spring she had been near the sea-
shore- he asked for my bill, and said
II l saw Beulah Binford TO give 10 ia
her. which | did
Mrs. Jessie Binford, mother of
Beulah Binford. was called to the Wit
ness stand. She had known Henry
beattie four years. having been intro
duced by Beulah, Some. passing re-
mafh oy sherir GIL in regard TO peo-
PIE being advised to leave tho court
room brought laughter. in reply TO
which Judge Watson said:
"A human life is In the balance at
,his courthouse. Thu citizens OF Chc.-
terheid have hitherto treated this
'rlai with dignity. There is no rea-
son LOT ieVity or laughter. This is a
court OF the people of Chesterfield
ana as your Judge ] feel it necessary
Vhat your court should be protected
ana mat no disorder should he nor
hit.eo Any more such laughter will
resuic In an order to the sheriff 70
elear the court room, and for the
an audience ~ Oh
Mrs. Binford testified that R.u,,h
"hen one month over thirteen vears
OF age met Henry Beattie. ;us; fnnr
Sears ago Then she proceeded In rn,
,dee incidents in Beulah's life al grea,
tehsth Most of the evidence ~ is
oeemed best not to print.
henrietta Pittman told of hav.
ing known Beattie for the nae,
tour years. during which timn sha r %a.
also known Beulah Binford She va.
Win heniah when she nrst mot U.,r,
Seattie on Broad Street in Aucist
| iev'' and met him recently at tho No..
3 Powers. of sos West Main
S,reet: husband of ar older sister Of
beu!ah Binford. testified thar Reu,.h
was living at his house at the ttma
Oh the homicide under the name Of
, Htrs' X t. Fisher, that she told him
she nad come from Norfolk at Roat.
tics suggestion.
D'd Beatt!e make you any promo.
sltion for caring for herr" he was
asked. vas
He said mt felt sorry for her. and
asked me to let her stay there. ,hat
ne didn't like to see her go aboI,
from place 10 place. He said ~ rbo
could board with me he would paw her
rent and gas bill"
Paul Beuttic Chilled.
LATE IN tie afternoon the Common
wealth. sprung another surprise great
er than the appearance Of Mrs. r v
Owen in the morning-played its high
est trump. in fact, There was gen.
eral excitement when Sheriff Gin
sailed loudly from n window for PAU
Dousies Beattie. Newspaper men and
others who had slipped out for n
breath OF air hurried back to their
Places. There was a general forward
rush, a general craning OF necks and
settling for intense listening. II was
Just $3.50 o'clock when the boy entered
the courtroom, followed by DEPUTY
sherln Joseph Lyme, OF Henrico coun-
~ Entirely different was his APP
pearance from the hating. hesitating.
dropping boy who tainted at the cor
4" i.iuest He was. In fact. n
walking advertisement for the Henrlco
jail physician. who during the past
month mas accomplished wonders
with even nerve and unembarrasscd at
titude he was sworn and took his seat,
e diHerent rs~n from the figure which
so startled those gathered on Coroner
LovIng's lawn a month ago.
He was sworn by Judge Watson In
the temporary absence of Clerk Cog
Dill. and In nSx.a n .-
Questions stated that ne was twenty
one years OF age married, and with
one child. living at col South Ram
dolph Street; that he was a nrst
cousin OF Paul Beattie. and that a.
the time OF the homicide he was o
Waterman on Mayo's Bridge. Failing |
70 give bond in the sum OF So. 900 as a
Commonwealth witness he had been |
held in tho Henrico Jail since the
coroner's inquest.
Told Without Tremor.
a complete stenographic record OF
MS evidence in chief in regard to
the purchase of the gun at Vein.
STEMS pawnshop. the alleged confes-
sion OF Henry Beattie. and the mes. |
sage he delivered for his cousin to
6eulah Binford. is given elsewhere In
INC Times-Dispatch to-day. His
story was clear and CONVINCING, and q
half hour of cross-examination failed
TO shake him. y further c~ross-exami-
nation. as stiff and aggressive as two
experienced lawyers can prepare,
awaits him this morning. Then tho
state VIII put on its witnesses to
support what Paul has told.
In detail and with names, dates.
hours and places. he told of the pur-
chase of he gun in a way that should
be easy to verify. He bought the
gun at Weinstein's pawnshop. having
been furnished the money on Thurs
day night preceding the killing.