The Washington herald., 1911-09-02

pictures but none had ever gazed upon
the making of them. A few of the
whites walked boldly before the camera.
but the old time darEeys, after one look
at it, ducked out OF range as though
the operators lever had been grinding
out bullets from a gatling gun. ''Doan'
y'all tell US that a pictuah can show
niggah ah-walkin'. No. sir The cam
era caught Henry and his lawyers stroll
ing across the lawn to the little old jail
where he is kept at night. with rats and
black ragamuffins for company.
Douglas Beattie, when he took the
stand, first described the affectionate re-
lations of his brother Henry and the
dead wife, Louise. Henry, upon leaving
the house where they all lived in Man
chester always kissed Louise, he said.
He never heard a cross word pass be-
tween them. He knew of no possible
motive Henry could have to slay his
bride.
Douglas told of the fatal night. Hen
rvs grief was intense. he said, while
with members of his own family but
he tried to restrain himself-and sue
ceeded-in front of detectives and
lstrangers.
Makes a Bad Break.
1t was on cross-examination that
Douglas made his bad break. He ex-
planned that he had caused the blood
stained automobile to be partly washed.
Then the police came and told him
Henry wanted the car just it was.
But" he volunteered, IF I'd known
what they were going to do. they'd
never have gotten the opportunity
Opportunity for what?" inquired
Prosecutor Wendenberg.
| The defendants brother hesitated,
shifted around in his seat. and was
silent. Wendenberg repeated his ques-
tion again and again, without getting
an answer. The witness was fright
ened, obviously, by his own words. Not
until Judge Watson told him that he
must reply, did he say:
The opportunity of working up this
case against my brother" Then, a lit
tie braver. he went on: Il would have
had the machine completely washed to
destroy all evidence against-against
I-anybody."''
SO you would have destroyed evidence
if it would have helped your brother"
Yes; l would What man wouldn't
help his brother?"
Another Damaging Fact.
There was no possible doubt that these
declarations went very badly with the
jury Then Douglas was forced to tell
another damaging thing.
Did you carry a message from your
brother Henry Clay. to Beulah Binford?"
CThe other woman" in the caseD
Yes, sir; l did"
What was it, please, sir?''
Henry told me to tell Beulah-after
they both had been arrested-not to forI
get him and not to give up
What did that mean?"
Il thought it meant that he didn't want
) her to be Influenced by the detectives
and say anything that was not true
Several times during Douglas testi-
mony. Henry. the accused. made open at
tempts to hush him up: to whisper to
him across the eight feet that separated
them. But Douglas back was turned
and he failed to get the warnings.
Miss Hazel Beattie, a seventeen-year-
old sister of the accused, appeared for the
first time during the trial.
Girls as witnesses.
She and other young women friends OF
Henry Clay's wife told of their hap
piness. Miss Hazel is rather better look
ing than the rest OF the family. She is
small, slender, brunette, and wore
girlish white sailor suit. She and the
other women witnesses kept closely yelled
so that they might not be photographed.
and kept far away from the courthouse
until they were called. The others were
Miss Bessie Wells, Miss Louise Reams
"a bridesmaid of the dead girD, Miss
Irene Reams Mrs Ada Harris, and Mrs.
A J. Baughman.
There was a miniature sensation dur
ing the morning session when Attorney
! Harry Smith, for the defense, received
a telegram which seemed to cheer him
ell
ed permission Of the court to withdraw
to a telephone. rumor spread that
he had discovered a witness of the high
est importance.
1t developed later that Smith had got
the name of a prominent Richmond man,
who, on the night of the tragedy, was
riding on the Midlothian turnpike in a
car just like Beattie's, with a young
woman dressed just like Mrs. Beattie.
Also, IT was said. this man was sure it
was he-nOt Beattie-who had been seen
! standing beside his halted car at the
spot where the killing was done, as
narrated by a lot of boys returning from
| a dance.
Married Man Reluctant.
But this Richmond man is married,
the girl he was with was not his wife,
ard he declined to volunteer as a wit
ness A summons was issued for him,
but it was not ssrved until adjourn
ment time.
There is a possibility. though not A
likelihood, that the defense may wind up
its case tomorrow by putting Henry
himself upon the stand. When he is fin
ished with his story the whole court
: will move over to the Midlothian turn
pike for half a day, so that the jurors
may examine the immediate scene OF the
Staying and the surroundings.
After this spectacular move the State
Will in rebutal place Beulah Binford,
who has been "off stage now for a
long time, upon the witness stand to fur
nish the best ocular proof the jurors can
have of the motive of the crime.