The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-29

TN this connection I asked Mr..
Beattie simply II he had stopped at
any houses along the route to set peo-
pie on the trail OF the man who he
said shot his wife. He said he was
hurrying to get her to doctor.
then asked him II he did not know his
wife was dead He answered he had
tried after she was shot to feel her
pulse and heart, but could not tell If
she was dead He said he stopped only
to fix his lights"
Counsel for the defense plainly tried
to show by its cross -exarnination that
Scherer had approached witnesses for
the defense
"The only man I asked to come to
the court that I thought would be
witness for the defense" said Scherer,
was George Jones.
The defense did not ask about Jones,
who, 1t is alleged made a remark that
he knew ahead of time about the
murder, but declared its examination
of Scherer concluded.
The prisoner today received batch
Of mail including many souvenir post
cards, all of which he read carefully.
TOLD OF AUTOMOBILE
On re-cross examination by Prose-
cutor Wendenburg. Mr.. Scherer told
of the condition of the Beattie auto
mobile which he examined the day
after the murder. He practically dis
covered the oil pan underneath, point
ing out that hardened grease covered
the tin and that no trace OF blood
could be found.
The prosecutions apparent idea was
to determine that the big pool Of blood
in the road did not come through the
machine and that Mrs. Beattie was
not shot while In the automobile as
alleged by Beattie-
After Scherer left the stand, Sheriff
Gill was asked by Mr.. Wendenburg to
bring into the court room the blood
stained clothes worn by Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., the night of the murder.
A woman yelled In heavy black sud-
denly was brought into the room at
1880 o'clock and brought on the stand.
She was Mrs. Owen, mother of the
dead girl.
She came in a tadcab and her en-
trance was dramatic
ssYour name?" asked wendenburg
simultaneously as the clothes of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., were brought In.
Mrs. r. V. Owen"
Your homer"
Dover, Delaware.
You are the mother Of the dead
woman7"
Yes"
'T wish you would tell the jury all
about your daughters living happily
with her husband" said Mr.. Wenden-
burg to Mrs. Owen
There was a pause while counsel for
the defense conferred. The presence
Of the woman In mourning caused a
sensation in the court room as her
coming was entirely unexpected. Henry
Clay Beattie, IT., fidgeted nervously In
his seat.
In answer to the question Of Mr..
Wendenburg concerning Mrs. Beattie's
home life, Mrs. Owen said:
"She was sad and had frequent cry
ing spells"
voice. As she faced the jury she
lifted her veil, showing a pale and
wrinkled face. She did not look at the
aDo you know what was the cause
Of Mrs. Beattie's sorrow?" she was
asked.
7 did not know. She did not tell
~Did she show you anything as a
cause for looking sad or having the
I'VE objectl" snapped counsel for
the defense
state If you ever saw any Of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr.'s underclothing."
Judge Watson suggested that coun-
sci retire to discuss the taking of
other testimony along this line, but
the commonwealth hesitated to break
the continuity OF Mrs. Owens testi-
mony, and said IL would take up an
other line Of questioning.
Did Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., ever
90 out with his wife alone?" asked Mr..
Wendenburg Of Mrs. Owen