The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
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Of BEATTIE STORY
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Arguments Thursday.

Chesterfield Court House, Va Sept. |
with unexpected brevity, both the
commonwealth and the defense in the
trial Of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, in
dicted for the murder Of his wife, clos
ed the evidence in the case shortly |
after O'Clock last night. Judge Wat
son stretched bis arms YEARLY, yawn
ed audibly and with sigh Of relief, !
announced that court would adjourn
.untn Thursday morning. Today will
be devoted 10 arguments Of counsel
with the court as 10 the instructions
10 be given the jury before the argu
ment proper is begun on Thursday.
When court adjourned last night,
Beulah Binford, II years old, said by
the prosecution to have been the mo-
tive for the alleged murder by Beattie
Of his young wife, still was in Jail
without having testified Scarcely an
hour has passed in the eleven days OF
Testimony whe Dher name was not on
the lips Of the witnesses or counsel
Admittedly fearing she would scrupu
lousely avoid iniuring the case Of her
! former companion at any cost, though
statements and interviews galore had
fortified the prosecution with what is
regarded as all the necessary informa-
ton. the commonwealth did not put
her on the stand.
eve have proved that she was the
motive for the crime" said Prosecutor
Wendenberg last night, without hear
ling her testimony, as our witnesses
and the admission of the prisoner him
self have told the jury enough"
Another figure, Paul Beattie, cousin
Of the accused. whose confession, con
cerning the purchase of the shotgun
for Henry four days before the homi-
eide, led to the building of the case
for the prosecution likewise was kept
in jail, but both he and Miss Binford
are likely to be released today. Judge
Watson explained his attitude toward
her continued imprisonment by say
Ing Ia the court room that unless the
Igirl was TO be put on the witness
stand he wished to turn her loose
The closing of the case was sudden
Attorney Harry NJ Smith and Hin
Carter for the defense, first answered
that they had a few witnesses for the
smrebuttal bat if the commonwealth
would agree to rest its case they
would do likewise The agreement
was accepted and Judge Watson ar
ranged to meet counsel for both sides
lin Richmond today IN conference
concerning the Instructions to the
jury The prisoner viii be Kept in
Ijal lat Chesterfield and the jury will
also remain there
The taking of evidence was along
NO wen connected line The proseeu-
uon. after completing its short cross
examination of the prisoner took MP
scattered points brought out in eyi.
dence From one feature of the case
to another. the prosecution skinned
IN an effort TO corroborate certain
points in the case it had built MP pre-.
viously, but most conspicuous was the
direct attack on the testimony of the
prsoner The single question of inn
portance the prosecution put to the
accused In its brief cross-examination
early yesterday, was the one ON which
the commonwealth has been basing
practically It's whole case against him
The prosecution wanted to know how
1t happened that a gun, admittedly
purchased by cousin of Henry Clay
Beattie, lr, and corrohorated by wit
nesses for the defense as having been
purchased on teh Saturday before the
murder, came to be in the hands of
the very highwayman who killed Mrs.
Beattle on the Midlothian Turnpike
four days later
The prisoner answered simply that
he knew nothing of the purchase Of
amy gun by Paul, and did not see the
weapon until it was raised by the high
lwayman
The prosecutions here rested the
|cross-examination and thereupon be-
gan its introduction of witnesses TO
diseredit the testimony of the accused.
The commonwealth introduced sew
eral witnesses, including members OF.
Paul Beattie's family. to prove that
the two cousins. Henry and Paul, were
together on Thursday night, as we'll