Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
ALLEGED WIFE MURDERER IN
COURT, AFFINITY REMAINS
IN CELL.
DEFENSE SAID TO HAVE
SENSATION TO SPRING
Witness Secured Who Will Testify
That eeattie's Cousin Was Seen
Lettering Near Scene Of Tragedy
Miss einford Ready to Discard Lover
Says She Fears Him.

| Chesterfield Court House, Va. Aug
/ 23.-With twelve jurors already Sc
lected. but with sixteen necessary in
order that the defense may exercise its
| right OF four preemptory challenges
the trial Of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.
charged with wife murder, was re-
suned here today before Judge Waiter
A Watson, of the Chesterfield circui:
| court.
The day was set aside solely for the
completion of the jury. All witnesses
were excused until tomorrow so tina;
when court convened there was no:h-
Ing DefoIe it except the examinations
of the thirty talesmen summoned yes
terday.
Beattie was brought from the Jail il
Richmond in order that he might be
present while the jurors were being
chosen. Beuiah Binford, arrested as a
material witness, and Paul Beattie, the
defendants cousin, similarly held, were
kept in their cells.
6eattie Near Death.
Shortly before noon today the auto
mobile in which Henry Beattie with at.
S>~~NNSS
Ing the trip from Richmond to the court
house narrowly missed crashing into a
seaboard air line passenger train.
The automobile was halted on the
east side track in time to let a vest
bound train pass.
The list Of the sixteen jury7nen nee
essary We're chosen this afternoon. -Four
OF these are subject to challenge.
Defense Has Surprise.
1t was rumored today that one Of the
surprises the lawyers of the defense
mas been preparing lies in the uncover
ing OF a witness who will swear that
ne saw Paul Beattie, the cousin of the
accused and the one who has confessed
10 having purchased the shotgun with
Whlcn the murder was done, standing
near the Belt Line railroad tracks on
the night OF the murder not far from
the spot where detectives afterwa:l
discovered the discarded gun.
This witness is said to be r. F. Ell
lihston, an engineer on the Southern
railroad. who runs a shifting engine at
nights between the Southern yards in
South Richmond and the stone uuarries
higher up the river That this wit
ness saw and recognized Paul Beattie
SFSs oAA AaAS ISllIl Oiu lar from
where he has said he was in his alib1
Will be strong testimony for the de-
tense II 1t materializes
Paul Beattie is held only as a ma
ter1ai witness and not as a party to tho
crime charged against Henry Beattle
Ellington refused this afternoon TO
confirm the rumor. He would not say
whether or not he had been sub
poenaed by the defense
6inford Girl Fears Beattie.
II Beattie is acquitted there will be
no further friendship between him and
Beulah Binford. the woman in the
case" Sitting in her cell this after
noon she not only expressed the hone
that whoever is guilty will be con-
vfcted," but added that sht was afraid
of Beattie and could never be his friend
again. 1t was the frankest interview
she has granted since her arrest as a
material witness more than a mont,
ago.
Il hope Henry Is innocent" said the
girl. Once l would have gone thru
fire at his word. but now I would he
afraid to go on the street with him
after dark If he comes clear OF the
murder charge hope never to see him
again. Most of all want to get away
from Richmond. where know penpl.,
will follow me on the streets. I know
absolutely nothing about tho murder >.