The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-26
Dramatic Testirnonyain
Case of Young Beattie
CONTINUED from First Pare1

court held that inasmuch as the in
olctment specified penetration of the
race, there was no ground for sustain
Ing the defense's contention.
Told Prisoners Story.
farrell. called to the stand, related
the prisoners story of the roadway
encounter and that Beattie said his
wife's assailant ran into the woods.
Thomas Owen, Beattie's uncle-in-l law,
testified yesterday that the defendant
told him the man ran up the road.
The prosecution unrolled a map of
the scene of the crime on the Midlo-
THAN turnpike and exhibited it a mo-
ment to Beattie's lawyers The defense
said It would object to its introduction,
then for the time being a simple piece
OF paper with parallel lines indicating
the roadway was used. farrell was
asked to describe where the blood spot
was.
About in the center of the road"
How far from the left hand run
ming board OF the carr"
About twelve or eighteen inches"
Was 1t possible for human being
in the car"
I'VE object. cried the defense.
The objection was sustained.
Beattie's story is that he tore the
weapon from the highwayman's grasp
and threw 1t into the back part of tho
automobile. from which 1t was Jared
out while crossing the raIIroau-frack.
The prosecution will attempt to show
that he hurled the weapon from the
car with the hope that It might be
destroyed by a passing train.
Luncheon recess was ordered at
lis p. m.
Would Not Take Trail.
Major James D. Patton, of Rich
mond, who went to the scene on thu
day following the murder with blood
hounds, testified that the dogs failed
to take any scent of the alleged
bearded highwayman. He told Beat
ties version of the encounter, which
differed but slightly from the ac-
counts previously testified to. There
was no blood on the. gun, he said.
Beattie had told him that he was not
sure whether the man fed along the
road or through the woods.
N w. Snyder, Of Richmond, who
took a second set of bloodhounds to
the scene. followed Major Patton on
the stand.
did you find any foot prints in the
ditch along the road?'
| yes, sir; there were three, pretty
close and to the west side Of a
stump"
Did you talk with the accused?"
The witness said he did. He re-
lated Beattie's account of how his
wife was killed, saying that Beattie
had told him that the assailant fired
from the right. other witnesses had
testified that the man stood on the
left.
Cross-examined by the defense, wit
ness said the tracks might have beer
made by some of those who Inspected
the surroundings.
Did you examine Beattie's shoulder
to see IL there were any bruises tina
I might be made by the kick Of a gun?
Yes, sir. did, and found no marks,
said Sydnor.
Mandy Alexander, an old negress
was then called to testify as to tn
finding of the gun.
She was dressed IN blue calico ant
wore a big straw hat. Beattie eye'
I her closely and smiled.
III did you find a gun on the railroa'
tracks near where Mrs, Beattie wa
murdered?"
\ Eyes, sir" said Mandy with a draw
K About four or five o'clock In tn
\ morning after the murder. / though
\ 1t was a track walkers gun. picked
y up, then let 1t lay"
q The gun was handed to her and sh
X identified IL :.
XII she related how she met T. P. Petit
" grew, a white farmer. and had told hir
y of her finding the gun. Cross exami
X naIfOn IallcQ 10 SNAKE 0ST STORY.
HI Jerry Reynolds, gray-haired negr'
X was next called. He had picked u
y the gun after Mandy had gone, bJ
soon met Pettigrew and turned it owe
II to him.
XII The negro held up the gun in HI
* hand as he sat in the witness box an
" identified it.
" Cross-questioned by the defens
W Jerry said he had seen no automobi
n tracks near the spot where he pickle
" up the gun.
" An Important Link.
III It became known that Henry Cls
M Beattie's lawyers had received a le
u ter from ]. S. Minor, contractor
Louisville, KY, who says that two me
whom he can perhaps produce, to
him that they were walking along II
u Midlothian pike on the night of Ju
Is when they saw a man with a 81
accost an automobile.
y Such testimony would tend to SUI
N port Beattie's story Of the beard,
n highwayman, but from what could
II learned here today the defense plac
or little faith in the story. They d
is clined to give out Mr.. Minors lette
n which does not disclose the names
= the men who say they witnessed t
incidents preceding the tragedy.