The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-06
CASE RAPIDLY
DRAWS TO CLOSE
ACCUSED MAN WAS ON STAND
FOR SEVEN MINUTES
YESTERDAY.
The Days Battle in the Spectacular
Wife Murder Case Now Seems to
Rest Upon seattIe's Alleged Pos
session Of Tea-Tale Gun.

session OF et-i ale Gun.
Chesterfield Court House. va, Sept.
: 5.-After ASKING Henry Clay Beatue,
Jr, indioeed for wife murder, one
question OF how he could account for
the transferenee OF the same shotgun
from the hands of Paul Beattie, his
cousin, on Saturday night to the hands
of the alleged highwayman on the
following Tuesday night, the prosecu-
tion ended it's cross examination of
the prisoner today The accused de-
MED that he knew his cousin Paul
had any gun on the Saturday night in
question. He also denied that he was
with him during that week. The
commonwealth thereupon began its
rebnttal Of the testimony Of the ac-
cused.
The rebuttal was practically an at
tempt TO corroborate Paul Reattie's
story Of his meeting with Henry on
Thursday night to arrange for the de-
livery OF a shotgun to his cousin on
the Saturday following.
Several witnesses testified they saw
the two cousins together on Thurs
day and Mrs. f. J. Houchens. mother
in-law of Paul, stated that Henry
brought Paul home in a machine that
same evening.
A second point taken up by the
commonwealth was a refutation of E..
H. Neblitt's testimony that Paul had
a shotgun on the bridge where he
worked on Sunday following the night
OF the alleged transfer of the gun to
Henry. Witnesses sustained Paul that
he had no gun at the bridge that day.
One witness said he was there during
the time of Neblitt's visit, and saw no
gun on Paul.
5eulah May Not Testify.
Asked whether Beulah Binford
would be put on the stand Prose.
cutor Wendenburg during the recess
of court today said
we are we'll aware that Beulah and
Henry have been in communication
while She has been in jail and we hes
itate to put her on the stand because
We know she will try to help out the
prisoner. If she denies the various
things about which we would want
her to testify she would no longer be.
come our witness and we would not
be able TO cross examine her. On the
other hand the defense on its direct
examination of her in such event
would be able practically to fashion
her testimony to suit their case"
VIII she go on the. stand at all,
do you think?" he was asked
Certainly we shall not ask her to
testify unless our case appears des-
perately bad, which It now does not.
] don't know what the intention of
the defense. is"
Argument Possible Tomorrow.
Mr. Wendenburg also declared that
there was some chance that both the
rebuttal by the prosecution and the
sur-rebuttal by the defense would be
concluded today. The argument con-
cerning instructions to the jury to be
followed by the argument proper Of
counsel, he said, might be begun to-
morrow.
Studies Evidence Again.
Again today Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.,
indicted for the murder of his wife,
rose with the dawn and leaning on
the window of his cheerless cell, stud
led carefully the typewriter record of
his testimony at the coroner's inquest
and prepared for a second days strug-
gle with the cross-examination Of
Prosecutor L. o. Wendenburg.
In an effort to conclude the trial as
early as possible, Judge Watson, who
announced that ne was anxious to
bring the trial to a close" ordered
court to convene at $50 o'clock to-
day, instead of an hour later, as usual.
The cross examination of the prisoner
when dusk interrupted its progress
yesterday had reached a point where
Prosecutor Wendenburg had touched
upon Henry's alleged intimacy with
his cousin. Paul. before the murder.
his relations with Beulah Binford as
sthe supposed motive for the crime and
the preliminary details Of the homi-
eide itself
Today the prosecutor was ready to
renew his fusilade of questions UPON
that portion of the story of the ac-