The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-22

Beattie was called upon to stand up while
the indictment was read. Tho clerl,
looked up 10 him for an answer.
"Not guilty said the youth. with {
backward tilt of his shoulders.
The examination OF the talesmen ther
proceeded Neither side seemed tn w
ouibhling The Judge himself announced
that no man should lie considered dis
qualified because os having read news
,aper accounts of the Beattie case; therf
~tsn't man in Virginia that hadn't read
something of il. he said. and he added
with AN Gpology tp the reporters. tina,
maybe everybody did not believe every
thing he saw in the press
Two men were excused through pleas
rr special limitations: one was but
and one miller The ancient statute.
Of Virginia read that no butcher shall be
considered eligible TO ait as juror in Il
capital case b.ca,ise ho "is Injured to the
spilling of blood" and no grist mill owner
or employee "Cst the food supply of the
community le impaired thereby"
Adjournment for tho noon hour came
suddenly. A negro from ihe farmhouse
adjoining the court house which Is a
hotel by courtesy during trial terms
strollei through the crowd before the
portico about ~ ringing "A dinner bell
The Judge heard il,
Court stands adjourned for dinner, he
said
Few wen, to tho hotel because superior
attractions We're az hand on the green.
There tidy negro aunties in white aprons
stood behind tat baskets ready 10 cut
'hicl, slices Of horne cured Sm'thheld
ham" or 10 serve Virginia fried cold
chicken for IN cents.
Watermslo Ions from the backs of farmers
wagons we're broached under the shade
of tho hc trees Cold tea and birch beei
served tho discriminating tastes of those
who did not want to hoist water from ihs
old we'll
II was IN the noon recess that n Ii ght
skinned negro under n spreading panama
hat drove up to the fence about the greer
and standing on the seat of his rig gave
voice to n tremendous hey. yah. In
e,antly an excited crowd Of negroes anc
whites surrounded his wagon and he
began his spiel He'd been born on thu
Indian Ocean and his mother was from
Rehchistan. and he was a son of a CUR
when it came to talking Watch him
At the end OF half an hour he had sold
NJ tremendous sacrifice many little
bottles. "yas sir. brewed from de famou,
pgwis9is plant that grows on de bottom
Of de Nile and guaranteed to cure de-
European eruption of the face
The Judges return to the bench was
the signal for the afternoon session, The
roll Of the acceptable mounted rapidly
until when the venire had been exhaIste q
and the Judge called upon an emergency
venire chosen for another case there
were seven in the box OF the sixteen
from the emergency panel five more
were selected. and at the close of the days
session there were only four more pro-
Nislonal iurymen To he chosen.
So far as the defence showed its hanc
in the preliminary sparring to-day, il
may be GUESSED that tho insanity plea il
entered at all will he as a last recours.
and that the sole reliance of Beattic :
LAWYERS lies in an attempt to establish
only tie reasonable doubt" in the minds
of the jury Necessary To save their man
from death. The defence seems to he
prepared 10 carry on campaign of qub'
bling and exceptions.
Nothing but crcuinstantial evidence
lies at hand for the prosecution. hut that
IA strong Tney have two witnesses
women Of i'll rep'ite To bc sure, who they
expect will testify that they heard Beatti'
say four days before the murder that hs
would get his wife ont of the way, and
they have eight young men who happened
: Ia he passing down the Midlo, hian turn
pike on the nght of the murder and whc
saw an automobile standing on the exact
spot where il was determined later that
TIE murder had been committed \
woman who answers the description ot
Mrs. Reattle WIS sitting in the machine
aud man was bending down by the side
of the gear apparently attempting Ia
remedy - break. But the strongest linl
of all in the chain Of circumstances will be
the testimony of Beulah BnFord. Beattiei
inamorita. through whose mouth In,
States attorney expects 10 establish th'
motive for the murder. She will he al
unwilling wltnc s., II is believed