Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-31
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Chesterfield Court House. Va. Aug.
Continued attacks on the verac-
ity of Paul Beattie as to his story ot
the purchase of the shot gun for his
cousin. Henry clay Beattie. Jr.
brought ont at the trial today a state
mcnt from r. H. Nehlitt that ne saw
Paul with shotgun a day after he
claimed 10 have delivered the weapon
To Henry ON cross-examination Neb-
ltt said that he had only yesterday
given this Information to counsel tor
the defense.
Did you tell anyone elise about 80"
"Not until "A few days ago. when !
told my wife and j. c. Saunders"
why did you not tell of u he
FORE asked Mr.. Wendenbcrg
Didn't think u was OF much Inn
portance until Paul Beattle denied IL
on the stand.
but dld YOU not tell Mr. Smith
yesterday morning and did not Mr.
Smith base his question. told OF In
the paper on Information you gave
him ."
YES"
The witness was excused and sew
crai other character witnesses told of
Henry clay Beattie. n, good repu.
tation IN his community
Counsel for Beattie put an cnd to
rumors that ultimately insanity would
be- Offered as q defense for the prls-
oner by making a definite announce.
mcnt that under no circumstances
would such "a plea be entered.
Davis Weinstein. aon og the pawn
broker from whom Paul Beattie pur-
chased the gun. was the first wit
ness today fie drnied paul's ctate.
mcnt that he had taken the gun apart
and testified that Reattie told him
AZ the time he purchased the gun. be-
tween 10 ana ~ o'clock saturday
morning, that he wanted II 20 be used
on Mayps bridge. where he worked ~
% watchman Witness said he be-
came acquainted with Paul Beattie
about week before when the latter
came into the shop to buy a revolver
Under cross examination Weinstein
admitted that on saturday following
the homicide he told Prosecutor Wen
denberg ne sold the gun 20 Paul Beat
tie ~ 10 clock
Jacob Weinstein. brother. tes,l-
fled that he remembered Paul Beat
tie buying the gun, but fixed the time
at about O'Clock, lie said he heard
lieattic talking with hts brother and
wanted the gun laid aside
Jacob Weinstein. on cross eXamiua-
ton. contradicted his brother as 90
the hour of sale OF the gun. saying u
must have been around Z or o'clock
r. ~. Neblitt superintendent OF q
Z "a Fs.r
did you ever see Paul Heattie
I with e shotgun and Where?"
Yes ! saw him on sunday. July
rs. had to- go down 60 the bank
! on sunday aud afler breakfast
/ drove across the bridge ! saw paul
Hrattir standing In the doorway OF
a cement house with a single harreled
. gun. u WAS broke. lie talked with
uy brother
seven men, neighbors OF the pris-
ouor most ~ whom have known him
since carly boyhood testified that
Beattic.s character and reputation
for peace and order were good
sam Talley who said he heard a
shot fired and "a woman scream the
night ol the murder. followed the
character witnesses on the stand
Counsel for the defense asked TAI
lry if he did not say to p =. Lutg
and others ON thc day after the homie
eide that h' knew nothing of the
. murder
Tall,y denied il hut Lutz when put
ON IN, stand, affirmed a.
Court recessed at l.2i o'clock.
At th, afternoon session David n
] E.ufti, IA srIgt mill pWpp- ungt. nt
the accused ana grandfather OF PAU
HcDttir, asserted that the lattcr's rep.
Vt9uou for truth ana y.rarity was
bad
ON cross examination II developed
that the witness. though grandfather
ui Paul Beatte, ala not know where
his grandson had been living Within
tho last two years