The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-30
YOUNG ROBERTSON
PROVES SURPRISE
WITNESS IN CASE
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NN~@AsNAAAA'NA AIM - o. a eSt}
this, that never knew OF a defendant
10 be his first witness in a murder
trial in Virginia, That Is the only
statement that l will make on that
point
1t had been freely stated about the
courthouse sITce the startling testi-
mory Of the day before by Paul Beat
tie and Mrs, Robert Y. owen, the
mother Of the slain woman, that there
Ras nothing lett for the defense 10
do but put their man on the stand.
Mr.. Smith ecnoed this yesterday morn
ing In court, wtlen be assured Mr..
Nendenburg that Henry Beatte Is
going On the stand and tell his own
story, Others have told 1t. and now
We ara going to ton il. remarked Mr..
Smith,
Must Contradict Paul.
The chief reason, however. Tor put
ting Henry Beattie on the stand Is Tor
the purpose OK conliadicting the evil
denee given BY Paul Beattie 10 the
effect that Henry said to hiu, My
ood. wish ! hadn't done 1t
only ona person can contradict that
statement, ana that IL Henry Cay
fseattie, Jr. Upon the impression that
be makes upon thu jury VIII depend
their belief ia the alleged confession
10 which Paul hay testified. Il he
can impress the jury sufficiently TO
cause deuht it VIII he up Il the
tethHfenNeaiSa I" sueifetash sA*i
Witness ~ e@froooratiNe evidence
THIS could not bc done ia the mat-
Ter et the &"a''"sSloH' pat k9tei g {
other statements ~ Paats ate#eSf
equally damaging. The threateHsas
message, whi Paul says Henry sent
Ia 5eulah E3iuford hat II ehe ever
called him VI again or foia hhs t1siiS'
no would htu h"f II II t99h MN q
hundred Years was SECOND "fay 70 tHt
confession, ana tA"A thefe ~ t5't st"te~
mont eb9ut }e purc haSe ei 'at Gun.
May Use 6euiah sfnford'
All 81 these mast %" denied or *
planned away te the satisfaction 81 INC
jury before he can expect t. ESCAPE
conviction. Here Is where ffe NatN
of rebuttm far the SHt" Wis come
fin, and II is In TINS that te.4ah fts3-
t1rd viii he osed--t she gees upon
the stand at all.
Establishing the purchase Ge the gan
VIII he easy, The pawutroker VIII
establish this. and sven If he does make
statements damaging Ia Paul II VIII
not eradicate the TACT thet the guh
was purchased by him, aHa that 1t
was with this gun that the murder
Was done THIS pa Wp6roker has not
Vet been called ror has he oven he
subpoenaed oy either side It i PROT
able that he never viii hs HE dr.
Tense probably feels tpat Il Wou'd lose
mere than Il would gain bN his tvs
tirnonv, and the prosecution mas 40
need Tor him
Girl Is a Puzzle.
fiat Eeui8h iiiuford Is The pGz2t',
end no one knows Just bat she VIII
do The prosecution has HAD 80 need
far her 49, - tits t&He- Everything
that she could testify to has been fes-
tilted by witnesses regarded aa mere
reliable than her testimony would b.
The defense could summon her, II
Il desired bat the doubt "a 10 what
her testimony would be prevents TINS
II Beulah Binford should swear that
Paul never delivered tho message ne
SAWS he delivered and In which he
says she replied, II reckon Henry
Clay VIII marry me now when this ts
over" good part Of Pauts testimony
would be ciiscredited.
II Henry denies that he ever sent
tam tNaf HF Will wa r'' WA - ~ NAS@