The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
BEkTTlE DEFENSE TO STAND
ON STORY OF HIGHWAYMAN

=, WAS the marriage agreeable to yo
and your family?"
Entirely so.'
What were your relations wit
your new daughter-in-law?"
Loved Louise as n Daughter.
Il loved her as a father and she
loved me as a father"
You loved her as your own daugh-
ter?"
Yes. sir; she was very lovable.
looked upon her as my own child, and
when her baby was born the bonds
between us were strengthened. we
were drawn much closer together.
Baby Made Them Happy.
about two weeks before her
death" said Mr.. Beittie. Il w9z/ sit
ting in her room with the b2by in my
lap. 1 told her 1 wanted>)ner call on
me as she would her )eNwn father. 1
told her she had made me very hap
grandchild. Its birth was like a re-
newal of Eny own life. She said she
was veES happy"
what were the relations between
your son and his wife2'
''All that could be desired"
What was their conduct toward
each other?"
Never Saw Couple Angry.
They lived congenially. I never
aw them angry with each other. 1
,ver heard a cross word"
never know of a jar between
To what church do you belong?"
Presbyterian Church"
Been Elder for % Years.
Are you an elder2"
I have been an elder for twenty
five years"
Were you ever in the City Coun-
Yes"
ION what committees?
Finance and Street Committees"
the night of teh homicide?"
We try TO close the store at 10
O'Clock. We rarely get the lights out
and the doors locked before 1890. on
this Saturday night was at the desk.
When the doors closed there were
about seventy-five customers in the
store, and 1 got home ten minutes
past IL o'clock.
Henry i'm Store at 1880.
Clerks were in the store as late as
1890. My son was there with them -
Did you see Paul there that night -
Yes; early I'm the eevning. 1 had
eaten light lunch i'm the store. I saw
him near the Office; that is my impress.
sion.'
DO you remember at what time
Henry left your house on the night
of the murder?"
Il had been reading the paper on
the porch. 1 read until it became too
dark. / do not know the exact time.
II must have been between s and $3.50
o'clock.
Was your son acquainted with your
feeling toward your grandson?"
Thoroughly"
Were Henry and his wife treated
like other members Of the family?"
Yes"
Directly After the Homicide.
When did you first hear OF the
homicide?"
I went upstairs after Henry left.
probably two or three hours later.
TO go TO bed. Some one called me
over the telephone. My son. Douglas,
answered the telephone From what
Douglass said over the phone. / gath
cred that Henry had been held UP
and that some one had been hurt
thought that Henry had lost his wife.
VINO was stopping with her uncle. Mr..
Tom Owen. Douglas called up Mr..
owen. He understood that Henry
had been hurt. Douglass. my daugh-
ter and l caught a car and went out
TO the owen home. When 1 got
there / saw my son on a lounge NV
daughter rushed into the room and
sat down by him. i Knelt down on the
other side. L saw blood on his face.
Someone told me that Louise had
been murdered. i was told that Hen
~, except for the wound on his nose.
was not hurt. Henry was sobbing at
times. He was moaning with anguish.
i asked him where Louise was 2"
He did not answer. but began to
cry and moan. Mrs. Walker then said
Louise was dead. had been request
ed by Mr.. Owen when Douglas tele-
phoned me to bring whiskey. 1 took
a flask with me.
Il made Henry drink some Of the
whiskey."
(By Taylor Robcrtson.)
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE,
VA, Aug. S1.-Early in his examina-
ton, Henry c. Beattie, ST., father of
the accused, was asked:
How long have you been in Man
Nearly forty years"
rs you wife living?"
mo. sir"
Are you the father of the ac-
cused?"
Yes. SIR
Henry Is Twenty-six.
How old is Henry?"
''Twenty-siX years old"
died?"
About sixteen years old"
has your relations been closer
since that timer"
Much Closer
Have your relations been closer
than usually exist between father and
SOM"
Yes; I tried to be both father and
mother. When he was a very young
baby my wife gave birth to twin girls.
My wife's time was taken up with
them cared for Henry a great
deal"
Sons Reputation Good.
What is your sons reputation ?"
1T is beyond question He is truth
full and honest. 1 know that"
What about his disposition?"
Good"
when did he stop school?"
When he was eighteen years old"
Did he go into your store?"
Yes: as a clerk"
Is One of Fathers Buyers.