The Washington times., 1911-08-28
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at these holes. and the grease at the
| holes rose around them"
There was much trouble over this
point because the witness kept stat
| ing conclusions
| Re-cross- s-examination followed. 1t
| covered at first how many trips Beat
| ties car made after the murder. MIR.
| Scherer,. of his own knowledge, knew
| Of two trips to the scene of the mur-
DER in the early morning of July 1S:
| There was no re-redirect and MT.
| Scherer left the stand at 11:40.
Mr.. Wendenburg had consumed as
much time as the defense IN examining
Mr.. Scherer.
Mrs. Owen Appears.
The bloody clothes of Beattie were
sent for, and then, heavy veiled ana
dressed. all in black, the mother OF
Louise Owen Beattie took the stand.
Did you pay your daughter a visit
previous to her death, coming from
Dover DeL?''
81 did," said Mrs Owen, in a low
voice. 1t was at the time Of the birth
Of her child"
"Telf-the jury, about her living, hap
PLY with her husband The last two
burg,
"Sh+ did not seem to be vey happy"
said Mrs. Owen.
cautioned not to give conclusions.
She looked sad and had frequent cry
ing spells" continued Mrs. Owen. The
court first sustained the latter part Of
the answer after the defense objected
Then the dt fensc withdrew its objec-
tion.
DC YOU know what was the cause
Of this sorrow on her part?' asked Mi.
" endenburg.
No, sir, She did not tell me-
MI Smith objected that no sorrow"
h"i been testified to. The question was
retramed.
cause for looking sad and having these
crying spells?"
The witness sat silent, and Mr.. Wen
denbuFg continued.
Following argument about the, ad-
missibility of certain evidence. Mr..
Wendenburg asked about automobile
rides previous TO the last fatal one.
This Trip, An Exception.
He always took Mrs. Walker and
the two boys, his baby, and myself"
was Mrs. Owens answer.
And his wife?"
Yes. and his wife" said the black
robed figure in the witness chair.
The second time he took out Mrs.
Tom Owen also?"
Did he ever 60 with his wife alone?"
Not before the fatal night" said
MTS. owen, ntI NOlCG
Did she tell you she had any rea-
son for going alone that night?" The
questioned was unanswered. At this
point, the court attorneys and prisoner
yers argued the admissibility of the
answer and Of coming question TO
this effect: What was aat reason?"
Mrs. Owens Appearance.
Mrs. Owen. during the intermission,
brother-in-law. Ben Owen, famed her
solicitously. The veil up, one could see
that her face was the color of old salt.
Tragic as Henry Clay Beattie. ST. 8. i'm
mobile countenance has looked all
through the trial, it cannot compare
with the hope-empty visage of Mrs.
Robert owen. Hers is a face which
would move the most hardened to
tears. and Henry c. Beattie, jr., has
avoided looking at her all through the
testimony foregoing. 1t was with plain
ly written relief that Beattie escaped
from the court room with his lawyers.
Behind the closed doors Of the jury |
room, the details Of what Mrs. Owen |
will testify to, If permitted, were fully |
discussed. The court room did not buzz |
and gossip while Judge Watson was off |
the bench. That sombre figure In |
black held all silent as would a casket |
and it's contents at funeral. Sorrow |
and pity for the unhappy mother of |
Mrs. Louis Beattie were to be seen on |
every countenance. Virginia manhood |
paid her the courtesy and sympathy Of
silence.
Mrs Robert Owen, her husband, and |
their son arricd in Richmovnd last night |
at 40 o'clock. Only Messrs. Wen
denhIrg, Scherer and Thomas and
Ben owen knew of their coming. They |
,N,l
homes, nor to any hotel that can be |
learned Of Their presence was shroud-
ed in secrecy. and not until Mrs. own |
was called TO the stand was 1t known
she had left Dover.
Shock to Beattie.
This coup de- theatre, her dramatic
entrance into the court room was ar
ranged thus to surprise Beattie, and |
shock him and cOnfound him. 1t GER
tainly did.
The white faced. sable shrouded fig
ure. reminding one, in her expression
and the pathetic droop Of her body, of
the Saint Gaudens Statue Of Grief. con-
trasted strangely with scene just out
side the little court house. Two other
were seated beneath the shade
of a tree. One of them-the elder one
chewed gum industriously, while she
waved a palm leaf fan, and threw her
head back indolently, with a scornful
toss. Her pink, and too-obvious flesh
showed through the interstices of
peek-a-boo waist, and 1t made little
feshy losenings in the higher part of
her back, where IT gaped between the
buttons.
Chew Gum Industriously.
The younger woman. also chewing
gum, was obviously the daughter of the
elder woman. A typical summer girl,
wearing a narrow and short skirt and a
waist that was open at the neck, and
which showed a generous expense of
neck. She was generous in allowing
furious passersby an opportunity Of