The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
Laughs With Ring of True Mrth as Twelve Witnesses
Testify and Add to the Prosecutions Chain
for Conviction
WITH SLOW STEPS THE PROSECUTION GIVES
JURY REASONS FOR ASKING THE PENALTY
Show Presence Of Beattie At Fatal Spot Two Hours Before
Killing and Also At Tme--Cres OF Woman
Heard Followed by Report OF
Cun--Blood on Gun

Henry CLAW Beate Jr Chesterfield Courthouse yesterday
a laughed while twelve intensified the seemingly m
penetrable pail of mystery towering "0 Wv
murder. -, ha,sa the
Beatie laughed laugh with ring OF true 1nif'a
twelve witnesses had been summoned by the Oonl
tighten. the chain and because he oelsSVu '' ts
this purpose, despite the tact 'na' '
never before oroUs tense interest the prosecuting
lowers dne down deep into the mass Oh eeSeS' hfo~e the
- foct damaging to the prisoner, and Puea ~ ~ n;sb
~ - tho irrv the laugh fled from Eeattle ups the % 80.
"a sro,, b;s face and expression or malice .a ars
But fact had been tb+ he had not been
aly hurt by the revelation of the Common"s" u.s. 1ah
en returned his eyes twinled his lips pare & - &c all
escaped running around the courtroom ana Reaching NV ~
r' Laughs Merrly ,4
-, ot dangerous testimony Of the day IN lact Tue ~
- testimony Of the trial testimony with an oIplnous t
damaging was being revealed Beattie laughed most
r,arrilv leaned forward and covering MS i"o "
mother the peas of laughter which escaped MN +r,;,
y vas while Roland Sydnor Chesterfield OAR '""' t,l- n
II was WIN" WON at the scene the murder at clock on
now m f the crime that Beattie laughed heares app .
bvous Of the menace in the words OF Inc ne, WINS ,;
only Of the ludcrous replies of the dalryha' g.
hod, in the courtroom laughed with beat'e' 10,
edor honest Godearing Chesterfeldlan unconsel9 b+
ths role of comedian in his Conscientious s'ues h d
he knew OF the CRIME anu 70 '0 W
n0,ns ou Wanburg had drawn from sydnor how he hao
coon man standing by a foureated alo1hooie, "in 1
seen ~ t where the murder committed and sydnor
had said he had the autoist about clock tue @ ~ 49,
al he sh0S' oA'"
had hen the he had seen by the utohoone
a. oner Beae and witness fearing he would Voa'o
he oath hy stating of which he was not certain
question bnt the consensus of opinion the jurors had sa ~
impression that Sydnor believed the auos was bea. 49,,
Then Attorney crosseXamnatlon OIL
tho oueres of the attorney and the quaint humorous replies % ~
created throughout the court eVohhs III e
Tho laughter which tried drown In his arm crossed Oh ns
ra1inc before him and shielding his face from view
Ratte laughed he had time to consider the grave
testimony Of svdnor and the prisoner did not to realize
;s testimony was the huru adduced against him.
was true the gained the impression tha he
man had recognized Bea the auo he had seen In the ROAD
Az the accused has admitted visiting hat atai
emit y, Midlothian turnpike hours prior the enactment
o the murder he may difficult explain to the jurors why
he went alone spot why be has elected to keep secret
his visit there alone.
was patent prisoner the bar not Illuminating
and plain that his laughter was genuine TOT
Beae the appecatve spectator IN box at
PLAYHOUSE standing before the scales
tice trial for his life
Sinister Smiles.
his laughter the replies of Sydnor when
nearly all in the laughing Beat sinister
smiles frequent during the long
hearing having them suggestion of defiance we'll anuse
ment and Indifference.
There was nothing attitude yesterday indicate
steek about collapse for he entered tho
smiling smiled the day and left smiling walk
with auny spring his gait and confident inclination Of
his head.
| Blood Gun Important
establish bloody finger
the shotgun the realized advancing
points expect Beaie
shot his wife she lay the road he picked
and placed her eess body in the machine shotgun
the and then when driving the Belt Line railroad
threw away the gum
Bea stained his hands with blood placing the body
of his wife the automobile the will argue ws1
Continued sixth Pasea