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signed some days ago, all this with the
fact in mind that the defense has ais
summoned the dairyman.
The prosecution denies emphatically
that it is worried at all by the defense
calling Its star witness. .-- r'-.
"Sydncr will tell what he knows" said
Luther L. Scherer. .stnd we consider
him one CT our most Important witness
es. Let tile defense call him and all the
rest Of our witnesses. II IL wants TO. -
close study of the list Of witnesses
furnished by Harry NJ. Smith, chief
counsel for Beattie. fails to reveal the
name Of an insanity witness. nor was
there an expert in the list or those
called by the State.
The defense Is known to have the
history of the Beattie family. and to
have consulted experts in considering
an insanity plea.
The Commonwealth candidly admits
that It has notified the superintendents
of two State hospitals for the insane
that they may be needed as expert VIII
nesses should the plea of insanity De
offered.
PLAYING for Position. -
Both sides are apparently playing for
position in the matter OF witnesses. 1t
Is not believed that either has shown
It's full hand. In fact it came out in
court Yesterday that Commonwealth
Attorney Gregory had personally seen
several persons and asked them to be
in court should they be needed, though
the record does not show that they
have been formally called. Likewise
the defense is believed to be holding
back
1t will have other witnesses either
where they can be readily summoned or
else in actual attendance.
Sheriff Gill is driving through the
roads and lanes of Chesterfield county
today, summoning thirty more men on
the first special venire, technically called
an alias venire." The doughty sheriff
will undoubtedly have all of them
rounded up when court reconvenes to-
morrow at noon.
worked the score of detectives employed
by the defense. Every precautiOn Is be-
ing taken by Harry NJ. Smith and Hill
Carter. Beattie's attorneys, and IL they
can help 1t no man who has ever ex-
pre- ssed an opinion as to their clients
guilt will take his place IN the jury box.
Even the records of the twelve men
chosen yesterday were ScrutiniZed by
detectives for the defense, and If any
of them prove unsatisfactory the pro-
CiouS peremptory challenges OF the de-
fense will be used.
Hope of saving Reattie from the cleo
trio chair is based by his attorneys on
what Richmond deems a slender foun-
dation. The defense will seek to re-
flute the Commemorative witnesses on
some points, to cast a cloud of doubt
over Paul Beattie's alibl, and to show
that Beattie and his wife lived happily.
Unless one or more of the jurors can
be induced to entertain a reasonable
doubt Beattie is a doomed man.
When his trial resumes tomorrow
noon, not much more time will be oc-
cupied in getting the jury. The de.
fense has still its four persmptories, but
at least eight of the twelve men swill
sit in the jury box through the bitter
fight to come.
These eight and the other four will
hear much evidence from the defense
regarding the happy home life of Henry
Clay Beattie, jr., and Louise Owen
Beattie, for the defense has summoned
as witnesses a number OF young women
who live in the neighborhood of the
Beatties, and who were friends of Beat
tie and his wife. The defense has been
to see them and has learned that they
will swear the young couple were hap
py.
The attack on Paul Beattie's alibi,
and the counter defense thereof will be
the sharpest fight of the trial. and there
promises to be much contradictory evil
dence. Both sides are supremely con-
hdent about this point, and await the
actual issue with all seeming serenity.
The list of witnesses called by the de-