The Washington herald., 1911-08-30

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there will be another dramatic contrast
like those in which the case has abound
ed since it began. Against his testimony
will be placed that Of Beulah Binford,
the affinity" II Henry swears that he
did not send a message to her, saying,
IF you open your mouth, I'll kill you,"
she will be called to swear that he did
say just that. If he says he did not
spend with her the night before the
tragedy, she will say that he did.
The jurors will then have to consider
the word of Henry, who has everything
at stake against that of Paul, who has
nothing; and the word again of Henry.
who faces the electric chair, against that
of Beulah, who faces only moving pic
ture and vaudeville engagements. And
whom will they believe
Causes Delay in Trial.
The State expected to rest its case to-
day, but an unexpected statement from
one of its own witnesses caused a delay.
A boy named Alexander Robertson, was
called to swear that he had picked up
in the road at a poSnt where pool
of blood indicated the place of the slay-
ing a yellow-shell hairpin belonging to
Mrs. Beatte The lad told this, then
went on unasked and volunteered the
statement that he had come across a
second pool of blood about a mile and
a half along the Midlothian turnpike to-
ward young Mrs. Beattie's home.
This indicated merely. that part of
Henry Beatties story-that part to the
effect that he had hurried toward home
Immediately after a highwayman had
shot his wife and had stopped mile
and a half away to light a lamp which
had gone out-was true. The second
pool of blood would have gathered while
he stopped, because his wife's body natu-
rally was bleeding freely This would
not have hurt the States case. But
Attorney Wendenburg lost his head over
the trife and announced that he had
been taken by surprise and would call
tomorrow six or eight witnesses to re-
flute the testimony OF the Robertson
boy.
Wins TrihIng Point.
The defendant-though why he should
no one could tell-rejoiced openly over
this triling point that his side seemed
to have won.
The first witness of to-day was Paul
Beattie. who yesterday told Of his cou-
sins confession to him. He was cross
examined by Attorney Smith. counsel for
the defense Smith got little out of him
at all. Paurs position seemed to win
for him the sympathy of the jury. He
was asked why his solicitude for Henry
led him to keep quiet Hearys confes-
sion until yesterday. The boy said
frankly:
Mr. Smith. what does 'solicitude'
mean. I don't know"
The jury didn't. either. And when
Smith explained. they openly sided with
the witness, who was obviously OF his
own class Also they Eazed in friendly
fashion upon him when he admitted that
he was not in the same set with his
sporty cousin Henry: that he was a
laboring man. a worker. All of the
jurors earn their bread by the sweat Of
their brOws
Paul Remains Unshakcn.
1t was expected that Smiths cross
examination might throw Paul into one
Of his occasional epileptic fits; but he
came through II stronger than when he
started When II was over he went out
upon the lawn surrounding the old court
house. smoked a couple of cigarettes, and
drank one glass of whisky from the
flask of a friend. Chesterfield is a dry
county. as a result OF which a flask is
handy other witnesses, in the main,
corroborated PauTs story. The only in
teresting thing about them was that
some of them had long been personal
friends Of the defendant and avoided
his gaze as they entered the court room.
John Sandafer, one OF these, said he
had heard Henry call up PAUL. and
chuckle when Paul said the police had
not yet got after him for having pur
chased the gun. Henry said to Sanda-
fer. also according to his testimony, Il
don't believe they know anything about
Beulah Binford, either"
Luther Wells, who was best man at
Henry Beattie's wedding, was another I
witness. He overheard the conversa- I
tion narrated by Sandafer. He testi-
feG:
L asked Henry, when had heard that
the police didn't have either Paul or
Beulah: Don't you feel better?' He
replied, Yes, somewhat "
There were three or four other wit
nesses but their testimony was of very
slight Importance 1t is expected that
some time tomorrow the Commonwealth
will rest its case and the defense will
begin.
Young Beattie will probably be the
last witness, the defense hoping he may
prove so strong that his words will con-
tradict every damaging thing the prose- |
cution has brought out against him.