Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-03
new ANGLE TO BEATTIE CASE
Man and Woman Seen by Boys on
Road Not Defendant and Wife.
WHOLESALE BUTCHERS STORY
Charles xesleberg says re was out
in His Car that Might and Boys
spoke tOIHim ss they
Passed.

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE, Va,
Sept 2.-Charles Kesleberg Of Richmond
the mysterious witness whose discovery
yesterday caused counsel for the defense
In the Beatte trial to Interrupt its eN-
animation Of witnesses for nearly an hour
came forth today with the declaration that
IT was he who was motoring on the Md
lothian turnpike on the night of the muir
der and stopped his machine to get some
water while the woman with him stood
on the running board.
The testimony of KesIeberg, II accepted
as fact, neutralises the evidence offered
by the prosecution in many important re-
spects, because the commonwealth has held
that II was Henry Clay Beattie jr., who
was orouching in front Of a machine on the
turnpike, while his wife was standing on
the running board and was shot, her fan
causing the big blood spot on the road. A
crowd OF boys coming from dance at
Bon Air had testified for the prosecution
that they saw q man and woman and Of
Tered to help them. but It was refused.
TT was l." said Kesleberg, a wholesale
butcher, TO an Associated Press represen-
tative before court opened this morning,
who was oil the Midlothian turnpike that
night. I saw a crowd Of boys pass and
they offered me help, which 1 said was I'M
necessary, 1 have hesitsted to give my in
formation about the case to anybody, al
though read in the papers that the test-
mony of the boys indicated that 1t was
Henry Beattie and his wife who stopped
and that 1t was Mrs. Beattie standing on
the running board,
DOesn't Know the Woman.
Il will tell you very frankly that / don't
know who the woman was who was with
me. l met her on the road and gave her a
ride for part Of the way. Being q married
man, did not wish to volunteer testimony
that would put me in a bad way socially,
but 1 told my wife and several intimate
friends and 1 guess It leaked out to the
defense, who summoned me today"
did you see any other cars on the road
that nlght?" he was asked.
II saw the boys go by and another car
that was running rapidly and 1 could not
see who was in II. 1 recognised one of the
boys who stopped and 6sked II / wanted
help, but 1 don't think ne recognized me.
The story the boys have told about see
ing woman and a man in the machine Is
correct, but in the interest OF justice 1 am
frank TO say that the man was not Henry
Beattie nor the woman his wife"
Attacks BinfOrd Motive.
William II. Sampson, an intimate friend
and chum OF the accused told of Beattie' 6
relations with Beulah Binford, pointing
out that when they were accidentally re-
newed just before Mrs. Beattie was
murdered there was no serious affection
on the part OF the prisoner, but merely
an episode Of old time dissipation.
The character OF e. II. Neblitt, who
said he saw Paul Beattie on Sunday, July
Is, with a shotgun, day after he claims
to have transferred the weapon to HIS
cousin, Henry, was attacked today when
the prosecution on cross examination OF
witnesses drew forth the admission that
Neblitt was once a convict and had a vivid
Imagination.