The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-24
SAY PAUL BEATTIE
CAN PROVE ALIBI
Detectives Follow Clues and
Deny That He Took Part in
Crime-Wild Reports of
Suicide Startle Whole Com
munity--New Evidence
Makes Case Stronger.


not realizing the serious predicament
In which he is placed. Henry Clay
Beattie. Jr.. charged with the murder
of his wife on the Midlothian Turn
pike last Tuesday night. spent yester-
Gay in the Henrico county Jail reading
newspaper acc UNITS OF the coroner's
Inquest with the utmost unconccrn. IN
a nearby cell was his cousin. Paul
Beatt!e held as material Common
wealth witness. who also asked FOR
the newspapers and read accounts ~
MS own testimony Across tho sail.
In the womans ward. Beulah Btnford
the woman in the case ano,bo-
Commonwealth witness spent the i.y
alone
All three prisoners ate their meal.
with relish. Paul Beattiq and the Bin
ford girl giving no further evidence
OF the hyster!cs which made their an.
pearanee at the inquest so dramatic.
Visited by His Father.
At noon Henry Beattie was v,st,.5
by his father. H c. gea,tie. sr VI.
brother. Douglas Bea,,ie, had BEEN
Ger carly in the morning. bringing
clothes and few trinkets. Otherwise
visitors were barred, Ja!ler Garnet.
and sheriff Kemp referring all callers
10 Louis Q. wenderburg. as.ocia,,
counsel for the prosecution
Last night Mr. wendenbure scou,.a
the IDEA prevalen, in current rumor
mat Paul sea't!e had guilty knowl.
edge OF the purpose for which tho
gun was purchased. which. IL proved
would make him an accessory b.for.
the fact Paul geat,le. he saws ~,
established complete abb. wb,c,
sets at rest wi, rumors that he uos
'e'ualiy at the scene OF the killing.
and. attorneys for the Commonwealth
believe that his entire story will stooa
close scrutiny
The s!N-inch fragment broken from
the stock OF the gun was returned YES
'efaay TO detective headquarters. nav
ing been lost while bringing the gun
10 the city from the inquest. l, ats
'he place and has in IL the two hrass
'fads' once used TO repair the yun
ana which serve as mark of spe-
eiai Identification. the brads having
been noticed both by Paul geattie and
'he statesmen at the pawnshop when
the gun was bought
Shell Found Near Murder Soon.
Visitors at the scene of the rurd.r
SeS'eFday found about nifty feet from
ne road under an oak tree. a loaded
'"s4! with No. shot. similar to the
empty shell! found in the gun Pan,
ie"t'ie tod Of having bought and de-
''Ne'ed 10 Henry Beattie three shells.
oi which two now seem to have been
accounted for. II the view of III.
/ prosecution is correct. the t,vo ,rus.d
s"eiiS We're thrown far away after
me murder. so that there might na
no discriminating evidence in young
Seattie's pockets when he arrived IT
The owen home.
Henry Beattie and his brother,
douglas, had peculiar experience in
south Richmond on Friday morning,
winch shows the almost inhuman nerve
'he young man has displayed through
out with Douglas. young Beattie
started to the coroner's inquest at DR..
Lovins's home on Friday morning.
having been called as the first wit
ness. They stopped in Levy's confec-
''ohery and called for soft drinks
Henry Didn't Finch.
y German citizen of Chesterfield was
giving his views of the case. dis
crediting the story told by Beattie.
ana asserting loudly that he was the
murderer. Not recognizing the broth
ers' he continued his argument, finally
Illustrating vehemently by Henry
Eeatt:e himself
Now suppose you were sitting
there" he began. gesticulating with
ms hand on Beattie's shoulder. and
| was standing off here with the
gun" and he went into eloquent pan
tomime to explain his Views. Beattie's
lace showed no sign. He slipped ms
drink slowly. and the brothers walked
cut leaving the stranger still mann
tanning that only the husband couid
nave shot the woman.
Several men who had stood spell
bound in the back of the store look
ing for some outbreak or scene OF
protest. FASTENED to inform the citizen
that the lay figure by whom ne had
illustrates tbe relative poSitiOnN OF ina