The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-06
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ts"We have proved, she was the mo,
live for the crime" said Prosecutor
Wendenburg tonight, without hearing
her testimony as our witness, and tho
admissions OF the prisoner himself
have told the Jury enough" I
/. May Release seulah Today.
Another figure, Paul Bcattle, cousin
of the accused, whose confession con
corning the purchase Of "a shotgun fol
Henry, four days before tthe homicide
led to the building Of the case for the
prosecution, likewise was kept In jail
but both he and the Binford girl arc
likely to be released tomorrow. Judge
Watson explained his attitude toward
her CONTINUED. Imprisonment, by say
ing In tho court room.yestorday thai
unless the girl was to be put on the
witness stand, he wished ITO turn her
loose. r., ~ w" : wv ~
The closing OF the case was sudden
Attorney Harry II. Smith aud Hill Car
ter, aforythe defense, first announced
that they had aSfewIwitnesses for tht
surrebuttal, but II the commonwealth
would iagree:ltu rests Its icaseT s,theI
would do likewise. VI. The y agreemen
was accepted and Judge Watson ar
ranged, Il meet counsel for both sides
in Richmond tomorrow, In confer,
ence concerning instructions TO be glv
en- TO the jury. Tho PRISONER will be
kept In CONTINENT in the jail at Ches
terrified and the Jury also will remain
in that hamlet. 5as.5 81
Many Phases In Testimony.
The taking OF evidence today was
along no we'll connected line. From
one feature OF the case to another
the prosecution SKINNED in Its efforts
to corroborate certain points In The
case 1t had built up. The single ques
ton OF Importance that the hrosecu
ton put 10 the accused in Its briel
cross.examination early today, wa
the one on which the commonwealth
has been basing practically Its whole
case against him. The prosecution
wanted to know how.it happened tina
gun admittedly purchased BY
cousin OF Henry g; Beattie, W. ans
corroborated by witnesses for the d q!
Tense, as having been purchased. OF
the Saturday before the murder cam'
to be In the hands Of the very high
wayman who killed Mrs. Beattie oil
the Midlothian turnpike, four day
later. 1859" s'ys Eift
Tho prisoner answered simply tina
he knew nothing Of the purchase o
any gun BY Paul. and did not see TIL
weapon Til it'was raised. by the lon
highwayman. The prosecution her
rested the cross-examlnatlon. ant
thereupon began the Introduction o
witnesses TO discredlt testimony OF tn
accused.
plscredit Prisoners Story.
The attack, It was evident, was con
Quoted by the prosecution on tn
theory that II one or two importan
points In the story OF the prlsone
could be established. y "a
The commonwealth introduced soy
eral witnesses. including members Q
Paul Bcattie's family, to prove tina
the two cousins, Henry and Paul. wer
together on Thursday night as vel
as on Saturday night preceding tn
murder, which contention was denie'
by the prisoner on the stand. 1t wa
on Thursday night that Paul doclare
his cousin first asked him to buy
shotgun. Not only were wltnesse
brought to the stand who testlfle,
that Paul was called on the telephon,
by his cousin Henry that night, an,
requested to meet him sat a cortall
corner. but witnesses who said the.
saw the pair on that corner as wei
as in "a bar room later corroborateI
the story OF Paul Beattie as to hi
movements on tho Thursday, night II
question. si! 81 -
Paul's Story corroborated.
Witnesses also were introduced witt
the purpose OF discrediting tho tcstl
mony OF E. H. Nebitt, who declared
he saw Paul with a shotgun on tn,
bridge, where Neblltt worked a da!
after Paul Beattle's story, alleges tina
Paul transferred the fatal gun t
Henry. M vi !, iig isij y
Y Two men, held they were on the bril-
go while Neblitt was there, and they
declared that Paul Al had no shot gun.