The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-02
JURY EAGER TO
HAVE CASE ENDED
please Consider Us, Judge"
;, Says Hancock, Willie Session
"a, Time Is Discussed.
HENRY ON STAND TO-DAY
Idea Is to Let Him Close Day
and Rest Before Cross
Examination.
tBy Associated press.)

Chesterfield Courthouse. Va, Sep
TENDER l.-Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. in
dicted for the murder OF his wife. did
not take the stand to-day in his own
behalf as was expected, but the as
sertion was made just before court
adjourned that the defense would con-
cludc its case late tomorrow, with
the prisoners testimony
An argument ensued between coun-
eel for both sides as TO whether the
cross.examination OF the accused also
could be auished Tomorrow, and It
was obvious that the defense wished
10 have the prisoner rest over Sunday
before tho attack upon him by tho
prosecution could be begun. Thomas
Hancock. one OF the Jurors, however,
spoke up in plaintive voice TO the
court. saying. please consider us,
judge" and the court Immediately
asked H NJ. Smith. Jr.. counsel for
the defense. how many more witnesses
he would introduce
Just a few more" said Mr.. Smith.
but we VIII surely close our case to-
morrow BY placing the prisoner on the
stand"
Judge Watson announced he would
hold court later than usual Tomorrow
evening II necessary TO finish the case,
but an agreement was reached to sus-
pend Judgment as to holding the night
session until the testimony OF the ac-
cused had been presented Court Will
be delayed in the morning by the TAX
Ing of a deposition from Mrs NJ. c.
Stssar. who is III at her home near the
scene OF the crime. and who. IT is
claimed. saw the bearded highwayman
proving around the day OF the MUIR
der
Women on the stand.
Jtimony to-day was perfunctory
iiends OF the accused and his dead
wife testified tina, the couple lived
happily together. Those who testined
as TO the happy relations between the
couple were Miss Bess.e Wells. Miss
1.oulse Reans. maid OF honor at Mrs.
Beattie's wedding; hrs. Traphagen,
sister OF Henry {. Beattie Sr.: Mrs
Ella ]. Bowman. a slster-in-law and
housekeepcr 10 Henry C. Beattie. Sr..
for many years. Except for the i'm
promptu admission OF Douglas Beat
tie. q brother of the accused. that ne
would have destroyed evidences of
the murder had he known his brotaer
was TO be charged with the crime,
the most interesting development o:
the day was the discovery OF q new
witness by the defense, Joseph kastel-
burg OF Richmond.
Kastelburg, It has been rumored for
come time. has had mysterious knowl-
edge OF the case. lie Is reported 10
have been on the Midlothian Turn
pike with another person about the
same time that the murder occurred,
and is supposed to be the man who
stopped TO crank his machine and was
seen by the group OF boys on their
way from the dance at Bon Air.
II he is called witness and
admits that he had stopped to fix his
machine at the point where the boys
cay they saw q car with woman on
the running board and a man in front
of II. the defense considers this would
controvert much OF the testimony tend
ing TO show that Mrs. Beattie was shot
while on the running board and not in
the car seat. as he husband alleges.
1t was rumored tonight. however. that
the defense may not call KastelourS
because OF conflicting reports concern
Ing his probable testimony.
Experts Examine Car.
The question OF whether Mrs. Beat
running board or in the road, or as
her husband insists. while she sat in
the front seat to the left of him. again
was raised to-day. when several auto
mobile experts testified that large
pool OF blood such as was found ct
the scene of the crime, could nave
trickled through the machinery OF the
car and flowed from the drip pan un-
derneath to the ground The testi-
mony of the automobile experts was
in line with the contention also that
blood dripped from the machine in
mony places from the scene OF the
crime to the owen home in Richmond.
where the young husband took his
dead wife.
The defense introduced score OF