The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
~ Associated Press.

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Sept.
6.--With unexpected brevity both the
commonwealth and defense In the trial
Of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted
for wife murder, closed all evidence IN
the case shortly after o'clock to-
night and Judge Watson announced
court would adjourn until Thursday
morning. Tomorrow will be devoted
TO argument Of counsel with the court
as to instructions to be given the jury
befope the argument proper Is begun
Thursday. When court adjourned to-
night Beulah Binford was still In jail
without having been called to testlIy'
The taking Of testimony today was
along no well-connected line, the
prosecution, after completing its snort
cross-examination of the prisoner,
taking mn scattered points in the ev1-
dence. From one feature Of the case
to another the prosecution SKINNED IN
its effort to corroborate certain points
in the case 1t had built up previously,
but most conspicuous was the direct
attack on the testimony OF the
prisoner.
The single question of Importance
the prosecution put to the accused IN
the brief cross-examination today was
one on which the commonwealth mas
been basing practically the whole case
aeainat him, Prosecution wanted TO
Irnovu how II happened that the gun,
adrnittedly purchased by the cousin or
the prisoner, came to be in the hands
~ tha highwayman who killed Mrs.
Paattie on the Midlothian turnpike
four DAYS after 1t was bought Ine
prisoner answered he simply knew
nothing Of the purchase of any gun Dy
paul. Beattie did not see the weapon
until it was riased by the highway
man.
The commonwealth introduced sew
era1 witnesses including members OF
paul Beattie's family TO prove tnar
Henry and Paul We're toseeser on
srS,rvSsav riz1t asswell as on SATURDAY
s.,seeb4 5T1iFs6ceding the murder, wricn was
aarted by the prisoner. On TnursdAy
s.t-h+ paul declared his cousin askeu
49, ~ buy the shot gun. =. ?:
oliver contradicted the testimony "
sutonobile experts that the beaeelS
car was imprevious to orlpplns oiUUe, 49,
through It to the ground, excep1 5s,,ve' a. Me
nIaces wheAe blood was not Vlsiplo'
Abort. an automobile expert cor
Tolerated divers statement
HEATTIE AROSE EARLY.
A-atr today Henry Clay Beattie, Jr-
,rA5cted for the murder OF MS VIZ
.osa vvIfh the dawn and leaning on tns
srs1ovv Of his cheerless cell, stuuiSO
carefully the typewriter record VI -;
testimony at the coroner's lnquest -,. a-e
prepared for second Gay 81 prosa. sa.
with the cross-examlnatloh VI
c,Itor L. o. Wendenourg. -, q,
IT, an EFFORT to conclude the trla4 a. q.
.-Iv a. pogsible, Judge Watson, WV
ennounced that he was aIlAlous aIl. =
hrinr the trial to close, oruereu ~. a.,
10 convene at $3.50 O'CLOCK tou@y ri, RI
staad Of an hour later. as usual. ~
cross examination Of the prisoner Wnel sei
dusk interrupted it's progress yesterua'
haa raa anhed n point where RroSecueV
vvsndenburg had touched upon Henry
alleged intimacy with his cousin Fau a1i
before the murder, his reiatlohs WI. VIZ
TsnuIah Binford as the supposed motlv
% tha crime. and preliminary detail
~ fhe homicide itself. To-Day In
-osarutor was ready to renew NJ
frsilIade Of questions upon that por
fion of the story of the accused Wnlc
the latter claims to have tol9 70 We
rious persons after he reacneo tn
Owen home In Soutn nlSiiiA0i~' W.
hts dead wife.
ssY think Beattie stood up well undt
Acne cross-examination OF yesterday
said Henry M. Smith, Jr., one OF "
LAWYERS for the defendant, and ne ns
certainly made good witness 4
The prosecution. taking an opposi
,,sew a. of the opinion that the az
cnsed admitted enough on the witne'
afand yesterday to make it possible I
them to Introduce in reouttal mar mar
new witnesses to controvert certa
trnnortant parts of his testimony.
EXAMINATION RESUMED.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., at -;
O'clock again took the witness star
ana prosecutor L. o. Wendenburg
snned his cross-examination.
nudge Watson first announced Tn
.tt seems to the court that the ca
along It's main lines has been develop
carefully and at great length and tn
the case has reached the stage Wne
the court would be justified in placi
aorne limit on counsel"
ne added that owing to the two a
a half hours Of direct examination a
cross examination of three and nj
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