Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-30
Near Scene Of Murder, Which
Upsels Prosecutions Theory.
Beaiile's Cousin Paul Ordered
To Jail in Chesterfield.
The Alleged Murderer Will Take
Stand In Own Behalf.

Chesterfield Courthouse. Va. Aug.
2a-An auburn haired boy. talking
swiftly but clearly, revealed ON the
witness stand today to the SUI prise
of both defence and prosecution in the
trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., for
wife murder, that he had observed
several blood spots along Midlothian
turnpike where the crime occurred.
Hitherto. il had been presumed no
blood spot except one. near the place
"a which Mrs Reattie is supposed TO
have suecumbed, existed
Alexander Robertson was the boy
and what he told the jury in response
To 4 question of counsel for the de-
fence. entirely upset the plan of the
commonwealth to rest its case today.
Prosecutor Nendenburg announced
that it would he necessary for him
10 call at least seven or eight Wit
nesses TO controvert the boys testi-
meny.
On direct examination by Prosecutor
Wendenburg when the latter was
seeking TO show where the boy found
a certain yellow hairpin similar 70
that worn BY Mrs Beattie. Robertson
referred to its distance from The
first blood spot"
Were there two blood spots9" ask
ed Harry Smith. .Ir., counsel for the
defence. in apparent surprise. and the
boy not only told of q second blood
spot. but of several other smaller
spots near II.
Tine revelation concerning the pres
ence Of more than one blood spot is
in line with the contention of the de
"a
from the ear in which Henry c. Re
attic. Jr.. alleges his wife was shot
The prosecutions theory has becn that
the large blood spot in the road al
the place where Mrs Beattie is al
legged TO have heen killed resulted
from a murder committed outside thC
machine and not in the seat as Hen
ry alleges. The prosecution has point
ed ont by witnesses that no blood Wa;
found ON either running hoard Of The
car and that the dust pan underneath
the car would have caught any blood
that triekled through the front part
OF the machine from the seat ant
that all the blood visible had harden
ed on the floor Of the ear Just beneath
the steering wheel
Tho prosecution announced Just before
adjournment that il would resi- its cas-,
tomorrow.
Henry c. Beattie. Jr, the accused. ant
Paul ID. Beattie, his cousin. who yestei
day on the witness stand told of an al
leser confession by Henry concerning tn,
murder, We're confined in separate CELL
in Chesterfield county jail tonight. Pau
hitherto had been kept in confinement il
Richmond in default of bond, but toda,
after he finished on the witness, stand
Judge Watson suddenly ordered his re
tention in jail here.
Paul Beattie's story of yesterday wa
not shaken in the cross-examination b,
counsel for the defence. but it beeam
apparent today that the defence intend
10 refute his testimony by placing on tn
stand the prisoner himself. Mr.. Smitl
made this announcement casually durinl
the days session. when John Sandifer
instead of giving expected testimony 70
the prosecution, gave character testimon,
for the defence, and Prosecutor Wenden
burg entered objection. When Mr.. Smlt1
said that he intended to put the prisone
on the stand the court allowed Sandife
10 proceed with his delineation of Henr
C. Beattie, Jrs.. character and reputa
ton.