The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

walked up and down the road, l reckon more than any other man. I could no find but the one spot.
 Did you know that Alexander Robert son claimed there were any more hloo' spots2"
 No | hadn't found any. and 1 hat looked so carefully that paid no atten tion 10 what. anyone said"
 After the machine was brought to Ton | Owens. how long before it was moved?'
 "1t stood there until after P o'clock
 Did any blood drip on the ground il l front of the house?" , "Nof
 | inches by Is in front of MT. Rice: house on Midlothian turnpike. Was suct spot there on Wednesday,
 No
 Did you examine the road on Thurs. day, too?'
 Yes
 Was it there?" f "No'''
 On cross-examination Mir Carter, fol the defense asked the witness why ht repeated his search for blood spots. H, said he heard of a story concerning other blood spots.
 Detective Testifies
 Detective Scherer testified that he made several examinati tions of the roac on Wednesday and also on certain DOT | tions of Friday morning. He found nc blood spots. He said he had look ed carefully near where young Robertson said he saw the additional spots. De tective Scherer said he accompanied a l newspaper reporter, brother of young Robertson, to the scene of the supposed spots and found none, | Maj. James D. Patton corroborated Mir. Scherer's testimony, having ac- companied the detective in his search
 Ben P. owen, another uncle of the murdered woman. who assisted in the search for blood spots. testinfied: T made a careful examination" he | said, 'of the road from the scene of the crime to my brother Toms house and saw no blood except the first spot Thomas Wren another detective, gave more Sorroborative testimony on the absence of additional blood spots. Five other witnesses, including Cor oner T. J. Loving. and other county officers testified for the commonwealth along this line. When court reeonvened Judge Wat son announced to the jury that motion had been introduced by the defense to remove from evidence all testimony re- lating to the hairpin. and sustained the motion. Judge Watson added that a motion of the defense had likewise been | concerning the action of the blood hounds at the scene of the crime. Paul Beatte was called to the stand by the defense as the first witness.
 Did you have q shotgun, a single barreled shotgun. in your possession while Watchman on the bridge where you worked?" asked H. M. Smith, Jr., counsel for the defense
 No, sir" Here G. w Booth was called by the defense to be present while Paul was testifying. MT. Smith said to Paul Beat tie, pointing to MT. Booth; Did you have a conversation with this man concering the murder?'
 Did you tell him that you did not think that your cousin, Henry. killed hls wife because he loved her too well?'' No"
 When you testified before you said you had no conversation with MT. | Booth"
 T didn't know the man by name, but | by sight" | Paul was excused by counsel for the defense and MT. Smith continued with MT. Booth.
 Talk With Paul | Did you have conversation with Paul Beattie on the Wednesday following 1 the homicide?" Yes" What did he say?'' He said, Well, what do you think of Henry?' I said I don't know what he meant. We'll he said, don't think Henry killed his wife. He always spoke well of her to me That was all that was said'
 Did Paul Beattie begin the conver- sation concerning tthisf' M @ "Yes." | versation?' asked Prosecutor Wenden- burg, in cross examination. | No one Two men came up later" | MT Booth was excused. H NJ. Smith, Jr, counsel for the de- fense was shown a report that one of the jurors was friend of Henry Beat tie. Its all lie," said Mir. Smith. The prisoner himself leaned forward and also denied the report most emphati- cally
 | Court then recessed | Paul Beattie was called to the stand by counsel for the defense when court reconvened.
 ". F. Baker, a chauffeur. was called at the same time. | 1T want to ask you, said MT. Smith | to Paul Beattie .if on Saturday after the coroners inquest you did not get into an automobile?" l q did"
 Was this man tBake) in the ma ohine?"
 Yes"
 | Did you state that you were going tc tell about the case because your Uncle Henry had your grandmother in a room once and made her sign away every thing?"
 .'I made no such statement
 Paul Beatte was excused. Counsc' fol the defense rere asked Baker what Beat. tie said in the machine he was driv. ing.
 Paul Beattie said," testified Baker l that he intended to tell everything hs knew about the case because his Uncle Henry had his mother-in-law or grand. mother I don't know which, sign some papers | It was the second time today the de. | fense had used witness to impeach tho | veracity of Paul Beattie.
 Eugene F. Shaw, a farmer of Bon Aire who travelled daily on the Midlothian | turnpike just before the murder, was asked to testify if he saw a stranger or | der.
 T met a man walking on the road whom thought was a lunatic."
 Don't give us your opinion "I saw the man. continued the wit | ness three times, the Wednesday,, Fri day and Monday before the murder. Hs | was a bearded man. He seemed to bt about 50 years old
 This testimony was the first introduced by the defense to support Henry Cla, Beattie's story of the alleged bearded highwayman. l .