The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-24
Start out straight
to the
Berry Sale
of Fine Clothing
this morning.
ms morning.

stepped out and got 1t, and without
word fred the fatal shot directly at
MS wife's head, the gun barrel prob
ably not moro than six inches away
from her face The detectives say
they are not prepared at this time to
state positively whether Mrs. Beattie
was within or out of the car when
shot--possibly she was standing on the
running board and fell outward Two
Observation-Disclosures and Scherer-
nave stated on the witness stand that
the blood spot in the road could not
nave come from body IN the car, as
Beattie has described. Having placed
the car over the blood stain and gotten
under II, the detectives state that the
blood could not and did not come
through the car; that the dust pan Is
not blood-ste.ned. and that the pool
OF blood came from some source out
side of the car In other respects the
Commonwealth is building up cir
cumstantial case.
Most Brutal Yet.
The blood on the coat-a great
spiotch in the middle of the back, with
no corresponding stain on the shirt
profuse blood on the seat of the trous-
ers. staining the lower part OF the
shirt beneath. with only spattcred
o!ood on the upper part of the shirt
ana sleeves the absence of blood
stains about the match pocket and on
the remaining matches. and the fact
that the arm described as having been
around Mrs. Beauties body on that
Wild ride home was not greatly
stained. are pointed out. and some of
the detectives go so far as to assert
as their belief that instead of holding
the body a . has been described. Beat
tie really laid II across the two seats
on the way home and sat on it as ne
drove back to the owen place. Other
circumstantial evidence is produced.
such as the finding OF the gun twenty
five feet down the railway track from
the road. seeming to contradict the
theory that 1t merely jolted from the
car. and there IS the evidence Of the
physicians az to the wound itself and
Its direction, giving almost TO a Ger
ta!nty the position of the gun and the
man that fred It.
Detectives do not believe that gun
could have been fired by an assa!lant
placed as Beattie has described and
produced such wound.
Defense Keeps Silent.
On the other hand, the defense is
not revealing Its hand What points
Attorney II. ". Smith. Jr. has gath
cred he has kept for the jury. but IL
is known that he has the names OF
neighbors who heard the shots and
calls for help. and he is also attempt
ing TO pick flaws in the story told by
Paul BeRttie.
AT the inquest he suggested the
possibility of Paul Beauties having
Dough. the gun for himself. without
any improper intent. and the murder
having occurred as Henry Beattie de-
scribed. he feared that it's purchas Sc
might be traced to him. and SO at
tempted 10 shift the blame to his
cousin. the husband OF the murdered
woman.
There are also rumors that Paul
Beattie once charged Henry Beattie
or his father, with Withholding GER
tain property claimed by him, or of
Cheating him out OF his rights" and
the defense expects 10 show that there
was dissens!on between the cousins
over the case OF David Beattie, Pauls
brother. who got into trouble some
time ago. and who was taken to Nor
folk by Henry Beattie in an effort to
induce him to go into the navy.
Henry Beattie ma ntains his innocence
as stoutly as ever. His statement on
reaching jail was that II the detectives