Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-28

argument aud Judge Watson ordered
the lawyers to join him in a little
room in the front of the court house
to argue tine matter.
/ think the prisoner should also be
taken" said Wendenburg and Beattie
was led forth.
The little palefsced woman remained
10 the witness chair figure of calm
eyed dignified sorrow in her sombre,
black gown and veil. She had come
all the way from Dover, Del, to bare
the Fad details Of her daughters life
and she sat with the courage OF sorrow
while the lawyers debated over her
right to tell her story.
Calmly she sat beside her husband
and his two brothers gathered about.
her and famed her.
No more dramatic entrance has ever
characterized a murder trial than this
unexpected witness. For a week it had
been rumored that she would pot ap-
pear and even the states lawyers had
allowed the rumor to spread She was
brought out from Richmond today in a
taxcab. The car drove up at the little
side door of the courtroom and just as
Scherer left the stand the little pale
faced woman was escorted into the
room. Her appearance almost threw
the defense into panic and they
objected almost hysterically to every
nuestion osto lor
When the lawyers and Beatte had
been threshing out matters in the little
jury room with Judge Watson for half
an hour, the spirits of the little black
goHned woman in the witness chair ap-
peared to droop lot. She drew forth
an old fashioned bottle of smelling
salts and shifted it dainty while her
brothers redoubled their effort with
the fans.
The crowd in the courtroom taken
off their feet by the sudden shifting Of
events, sat and talked in subdued
whispers as they gazed at the aged wo-
man who had come so far to bare the
story of her daughters domestic life.
Some spectators filed out OF to the
courthouse green but most OF them re-
mained where they could see the griev
ing mother who had suddenly taken
the center OF the stage in the grim
drama staged in the court room.
The lawyers prisoner and Judge we're
in heated conference for nearly an hour
md when they returned the time for
noon recess had arrived. The jury
which had been allowed to 90 out into
the fresh air was brought in and Judge
watson said that rather than hold
Mrs Owen on the stand be would de-
Law the recess.
Wendenburg's first question indi-
Gated that the prosecution had won the
legal battle
What part Of Henry's underclothing
did YOU: daughter show you?"
/" His under drawers" said the
woman iu low voice" +"
"What did you see on the under
| wear 2"
Blood" was the scarcely audible
reply.
"Where we're you when she showed
you this ?"
AT Mrs. Beattie's father home,
| where the baby vas born"
when was that p
About three weeks before my
daughter was-that is before-before
she died. and the sorrowing mother
bowed her head and wept quietly.
Through maze OF questions it was
shown that Beattie had not invited Mrs.
Owen to ride with her daughter on the
night of the murder, although it had
been his custom to do so.
The sorrowing mother declared that
wher Henry Beattie brouehG home to
her the blood soaked body of her mur-
dered girl she cried to him. who
could have been so cruel as to xii! our
angel girl?'
Shaking her head she said be made
no reply.
/ When Beattie arrived at the Owen
ihouss late the night of@the murder she
said he explained he had had a pune