The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

| NOnt1nueo from rage One.
the day. He said that he halted his
car In front OF a closed store along the
Midlothian turnpike to fill his radiator
with water about 1870 O'Clock on the
night OF the tragedy. And II was he, so
he declared, who had been accosted by
come boys returning from a dance and
asked II he needed help. Hitherto It
had been supposed that 1t surely was
! Beattie's car which was held I'D there
However, all of Castleberg's testimony
was negative. When under cross-exami-
nation he said:
Il hate to testify here. Why? Well
yes-certain domestic difficulties may re-
suit. No; the lady was driving with
was not my wife. Yes; / am a married
man. I never saw this lady before or
after. Just picked her up in front of a
hotel and drove her out into the coun-
try and back again"
Then he admitted that he had been
drinking so much he did not know what
he was doing that night, nor Just where
he had gone, nor when he had stopped
anywhere. Castleberg is a married man.
When accosted by correspondents on the
courthouse lawn he said:
Yes; they gavp me a pretty rough
deal inside. But, take It from me, boys,
there's a rougher deal I have to face
yet. My wife weighs go pounds"
The correspondents sympathiZed with
Mr.. Castleberg as best they could.
Prisoner Enjoys Testimony.
Though he was sunken-eyed. hollow
checked, and apparently on the verge
OF collapse, Henry Clay Beattie. jr., the
defendant. enjoyed the grilling Of Castle
berg, and grinned openly when the ex-
pressions Joy riding and I'VE Just
burned UP the pike" were used by the
witness in describing his adventure with
the unnamed young woman on the fatal
night
Castleberg and a few character wit
nesses" occupied the entire morning,
among them Fred Beattie, a cousin of
the accused. They told only of the ap-
parent fondness existing between Henry
Clay Beattie, jr., and his wife.
The afternoon session was delayed
fifteen minutes for a peculiar reason.
policeman, FARRELL. and q witness,
Wakefield, got into a wrangle yester-
day over a question of personal veracity.
Hot words led close to blows. The
civilian had the officer brought before
Judge Watson. Each told his story as
a Virginia gentleman Each had called
the other a "fghtin' name" The judge
gave FARRELL a stinging reprimand and
fined him S. Fortunately, he had II.
Citizen Wakefield departed with a smile
OF triumph. The jury and defendant
were excluded during this proceeding.
Billy" Sampson, young Beattie's best
friend, was the first witness Of the after
noon. He admitted that he and Henry
Clay. jr., were fast friends"
Also fast young menT' inquired
Prosecutor Wendenburg.
Henry wasn't any faster than was"
replied the witness Loyalty, but ingc-
niously.
Friend of BeuIah's Chum.
Sampson Is the friend Of Henrietta Pitt
man, Beulah's chum. He was obliged to
tell Of the renewal Of Henry's rela-
tions with Beulah after Henry was mar
ried. Sampson and Beattie went to Nor
folk, where the two girls were living
in the segregated district, TO see the
races last April. He was forced. too. to
tell just what sort OF young women they
were and to confess that he and Henry
sought the girls out; in fact. the young
men didn't decide to go to Norfolk for
the races until they were sure they could
meet Beulah and Henrietta
Sampson was a pugnacious witness. He
told nothing except what was dragged
out of him and he fought bitterly against
telling anything that might hurt his pal
Then came that character witness"
the obvious reason for his appearance
being that the defense wished to stall
for time" so that young Beattie might
not be called to tell his own story before
Monday, thereby gaming a day Of rest
and preparation. An adjournment was
granted by Judge Watson, but he would
not allow the defendant to be brought
into the Richmond City jail over the
weekend, a favor which he had pre-
viously granted.
Monday will undoubtedly be the big
day of the trial, when the wealthy boy
tries to save himself.
Girl Denies Statements.
There was a story about town this aft
crnoon that Beulah Binford-for love Of
whom Beattie is said to have slain his
wife-had given an Interview in which
she said: They dare not call me to the
stand. They all know that I am certain
OF the truth-and that Henry is not
guilty"
But when the girl was seen late to-
night in her cell she denied she had
made any remarks for publication what
ever.
The most likely outlook is that Henry
Beattie will, on direct and cross-exami-
nation, occupy the witness stand all day
Monday, and that the State, on Tues
day, will present ths Binford girl in
rebuttal as its last star witness.
There was arrested to-day on the
streets Of Richmond as a common
drunk" a man named John Mulcahey,
who recently was discharged from Hen
rico County Jail, where he had been
serving a short term. When searched,
q considerable number OF letters from
young Beattie to Beulah Binford were
found IN his pockets. He was "trusty
and had the run Of the Jail, and It is |
believed Henry used him as messenger
to Beulah. It was reported tonight