The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-02
RUMORS FILL AIRIo
At CHESTERFIELD
Defense Reached Out Once for
Big Evidence, Which Didn't
Materialize.

cred evidence, valuable to both Sides,
kept up an undercurrcnt of excite
ment yesterday at Chesterfield CourtS
house. The defense made one touGn<
down in showing the blood could havsx
gone through the motor car as claim-s
ed; the Commonwealth made several
points on defense witnesses. Both
sides are waislng for the minute when p
Henry Beattie takes the stand in hisr
own defense-the crucial moment OF
the case.
The rumor OF new evidence for the
defense, which had been current K
reached certainty during the morn- Y
ing, when Attorney II. n. Smith. Jr.r
was called to the telephone. and af-
ter long conversation, he asked that
the court summon witness whose
name he handed the clerk on a piece
of paper. There would be no diffi1
Guilty in finding him. he eXplainedi
there was but one family OF that mama
In the city. and the man had q tele-
phone. The summons was issued int
tho name of Joseph Salselberg, 81
member OF the firm OF Kastelberg'S
Sons. butchers. at ITO East MaiR
Street IN
Said to Have Been at scone. Y.
1t was alleged that Mr.. Kastelberg
on tho night OF the murder, and THAI
1t was his car-not the Beattie car
which the dancing boys returning
from Bon Air described as sitting bY3
the roadside with a man standing by
the enSine and woman standing on
the running board. Late yesterday
afternoon Mr.. kastelherg arrived att,
courthouse green occurred just at this,
adjourned for the day. -
He denied that he had been out ons
the road that night, and did not sthinlS3
any of his brothers had. There waa,,
some doubt about the initials. and thes
defense is trying to ascertain which,,
of several brothers it was that was.
alleged to have been near tho scenaN
of the murder. What looked for a.
moment like an open rupture on the
courthouse green occurred Just at thtsN
iuncture. Court had just ad1ourned1E
Mr.. Wendenburg and Mr. Scherer were
talking together under q tree. Mr. Il
Kastelbers came up and asked NJ \
Wendenburg why he had summon nd
him. Mr.. Wendenburg replied II u
he had not-that he understood ned
was wanted for the defense. Just at,
,, this juncture Mr.. Smith came up. andoI
seeing his new Witness talking vii =
the attorney and chief detective for
the State. Mr.. Smith suggested with
some asperity that the State was at
tempting to influence his witness, an
insinuation at once resented by both
Mr.. Wendenburg and Mr.. Scherer The
matter was passed over with mutual
explanations.
Not Like Man sydnor Saw.
Whichever one of the Kastelberg
brothers 1t was who is alleged to
,, have been on the turnpike that night,
II Is more than doubtful that tho de-
tense will put him on the stand.
Henry Beattie and his wife were on
that road together that night. and
Mrs. Beattie was murdered. While
1t might be shown that The dancing
boys mistook Mr.. Kastelberg's car
| for the Beattie car It is barely pos-
sible that Mr.. kastelberg might have
seen and heard some things thaes tlts
not help the cause OF the accW (
Attorneys for the prosecution "
not say last night whether they hau
determined to put him Il the do &,
Tense docs not as after discovered evil
dence. The exact nature OF the story
cannot be ascertained until the right
one OF the brothers is located, and the
one a. the courthouse was decidedly
OF the opinion that none of his broth
ers was out that night Joseph KaB-
telberg is a large man. OF forty-fY
with a heavy mustache He does NJ Isl
answer to the description OF youhi
man, clean shaver. In yellow top
Buick car. without rear doors,
Another report which interested the
newspaper men. though 1t did not
reach the jury. was that another party
OF expert automobl!sts. headed by
John Alsop. had examined the Beattie
car for the STATE. and that In the
course OF this examination they had
round several hairs, corresponding
with that OF Mrs. Beattie, under the
cushion of the right front seat SEEM
ing to III In with the States theory
that Beattie carried his w!fe's body
home like sack OF meal laid across
tho two seats.
To Rebuff NebIett.
The State is preparing in rebuttal
to attack the story told by Mr.. Neblett,
who claims to have seen Paul Beatte
on Sunday morning at the cement
house at the south end OF Mayo's
Bridge with a shotgun. Witnesses
will be introduced to show that there
was heavy scaffolding between the
points where Neblett said he was
standing and where Paul was stand
Ing. and that Paul had a stck-not
gun--in his hand.
81 don't believe our case will vary
from wat was at first outlined" said
Special Agent Scherer last night. III
there IS any break a all. 1t Will be In
the line OF evidence to show thyt Beu-
lah Binfo-d knew something OF Henry's
plans We have \heard reports that
she made remarks In confectionery
store two days before the killing, in
which she mentioned Mrs Beattie In
some way. I do not believe that Paul
Bcattie was an accessory before tho
fact, or that no knew what the gun
was to be used for"
Whatever may come OF tho Kastel.
berg rumors which were so widely
spread on the court green yesterday. =
will be developed when court meets
~ 81 d Enr h. fAf
hopes by midday to place Henry Boat
tie on the stand. and he will be its
last witness. At the inquest ne waa
on the witness stand four hours Soms