Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Four Jurors to
Be Challenged
SPECIAL VENIRE SUMMONED FOR
BEATTIE TRIAL.
TEN FARMERS ON PANEL
Rapid Progress Made on Opening Day
Father Of Prisoner at His Side
Miss Binfcrd Not in Courtroom.

Chest0fe1d Courthouse, Va. Aug. 81.
Quick action marked the opening to-
day of the trial of Henry Clay Beattie,
Jr., on the charge of numbering his
wife while with her on a motor ride
one month ago. Twelve jurors were
selected before court adjourned, but
four of these will be challenged by the
Defense and four others will be chosen
mOned to appear in court Wednesday,
to which day the court adjourned
Beattie, when arraigned, pleaded mot
guilty."
Ten of Jurors Are Farmers.
The jurors, all but two of them, are
farmers from the county. The two ex~
ceptions are ouarrynan and a con-
tractor The names of the jurors are:
No. 1, y. w. Farley, quarryman, 81
years old; No. 3. John D. Daniel. 4s
years old: No. A. E. L. Wilson, SO
years old: No. ), A. l.. Fetterolf, con-
tractor. 81 years old: No. 6. Irving NJ
Bass, Jr.. 80 years old: No. 7, V. w.
Fuqua. q years old: No. 8. w. T. Bur-
CESS, So years DID, No. 9, NJ. B. Purdie
81 years old: No. 10, J. G. Condrey. SO
years old; No. II, W. Y. Lundy, SO
years old; No. -, NJ. c. Robinson, A
years old. fl
Beattie Pleads Not Guilty.
Beattie pleaded not guilty in a clear,
ever voice. All motions of the defense
for postponement were denied and mo-
tions to quash the indictment over
ruled, so that when the morning ses-
sion was adjourned the preliminaries
had been disposed of and seven of the
prospective jurors were in the box.
An Additional venire.
The afternoon session moved more
slowly. A second venire of 20 men
was exhausted after tedious question
ing, but five more jurors, subject to
the four peremptory challenges of the
d efense. were added to the seven Sc
1eeted previously. Judge Walter A.
Watson then adjourned court, giving
the sheriff until Wednesday to assem-
BILE the additional venire.
Crowd Around Courthouse.
There were perhaps a thousand per-
sons around the old courthouse during
the days proceedings, but few of them
were from Richmond. The majority Of
the on1ookers- came from Chesterfield
Courthouse and vicinity and perhaps
two hundred of tIlese-a11 men-were
able to crowd into the historic court
room.
Miss Binford Not in Court.
Beulah Binford, the pretty II year
old girl in the case did not appear
at the courthouse. She is held in Jail
at Richmond as a material witness,
but it was not deemed necessary %
bring her here today. Paul Beattie,
the prisoners cousin and one of the
commemorative chief witnesses, also
was left in his cell at Richmond.
Beattie's Father With Him.
Mrs. Claudia Powell, sister of the
Binford girl, appeared in the after
noon and attracted much attention. She
said she had come because she was
interested. Henry Clay Beattie, Sr.,
sat beside his son all day and followed
the proceedings closely. Few words
passed between him and the prisoner,
who showed little or no nervousness
when the Indictment was read, though
he fretted bit during the afternoon.
At times young Beattie whispered
suggestions to his lawyers. II. NJ.
Smith, Jr., and Hill Carter, and fire.
quently he scanned with interest the
newspaper extras" giving the details
of the proceedings. Sheriff Gill took
Beattie back to the Richmond Jail TO-
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