The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-29
SAYS b[ATT|E
ADMITTED CRIME
Paul D. Beattic, Test.fes That De-
fendant Told Him lie Was Sorry
"I-c Had Done IT, "a Hours After
Woman's Death.
.c0LlAPSEs ON STAND
Declares He Did Not Tell of Con-
fession at Coroner's Inquest, Be-
cause He Did Not Wish to Injure
own Flesh and Blood"

1 own Flesh and Blood"
/ Chesterfield Court House, Va,
Aug. 2s.--Paul ID. Beattie, cousin of
!! Henry Clay Beatt.e. Jr., who stands
Indicted for the murder Of his wife.
testified late today that the accused
man had told him twenty-four hours
after the murder how sorry he was
''he had done it." a circumstance re-
lating to the crime that the witness
Rad hitherto suppressed
Coming as dramatically and as
| pathetically as the pathetic tale an
hour before of Mrs. n. b. Owen,
mother Of the dead woman. as to the
domestic infelicity of her daughter.
due to the husbands disease. the
brief but thrilling testimony given
by Paul geattie created a sensation.
Tells of Burying Shot Gun.
At the coroner's jury he was a
, nervous wreck, but today strong and
determined. fired out a tale which
confessedly had troubled his mind,
not only because he bought the shot
gun for Henry hut because he did
not tell until today all of the cir
| cumstances.
~. With quivering lips he set forth
the story against which his heart
and sympathy had for days been re-
voting
| 81 hated TO testify against my
own flesh and kim" he murmured
But my wife, my child and the duty
| owe to my city forced me to do so. +"
Henry himself told me that he
wanted me to stick BY him but I4said
to him. This looks mighty black to
me and you have gotten me into a
lot of trouble Henry told me, 1
wish TO God | had not done it,
wouldn't have done 1t for million
dollars; she never loved me and she
married me only for my money"
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Paul paused and his plaintive
tone sank lower but he did not
break down. A hushed stiffness pre-
vailed in the room as his next words
we're awaited but he said no more.
Bracing himself in his chair ho
turned his short chin towards the
MI t,rfcAnar
iel sat and looked iixedly at the lat
Ter in preparation for the cross-ex-
animation.
Harry Smith, Jr,. one of the
lawyers for the defense, rose from
his seat, ga2ed hard at the witness
and in loud voice confronted
Paul with the charge that at the
coroner's inquest he had not told the
whole truth when he omitted TO
make he statement concerning Hem
rvs alleged confession to him.
Conscience Hurt Him.
Paul looked appealingly at the
counsel, and hardly able to repress
his emotions told how he had not
been able to clear his mind at the
inquest when he collapsed and that
he only had recently been able to
force himself to give damaging evil
dence against his kinsman.
1t was a late hour when this stage
of the trial was reached and ad-
journment was taken until tomor-
row morning.
In the meantime Henry G. Beattie.
Jr., was taken back to Richmond to
permit of conference with counsel.
The prosecution let 1t be known that
it practically had finished its case.
Mrs. Binford Testifes.
From early morning, when a
mother. Mrs. r. V. Owen, stifled
her pride and in choking voice al
most a whisper at times, told the
jury distorted details of how Henry
Clay Beattie's, Jr., alleged physical
ailment caused his wife heart rem
dering grief and anguish The
prisoner faced the hardest strain in
the fight for his life.
Through the testimony of the
mother. the prosecution tended to
define the motive of the crime and
fears that news of the alleged ply
steal ailment might reach Henry
Clay Beattie, Sr.. and cause rup-
ture between the SON and father up
on whom he depended.
To reinforce its theory of the mo-
tive. the prosecution put on the
stand also Mrs, ]. Il. Binford, moth
er OF BeuIah., "the girl in the ease"
and Henrietta Pitman. her chum.
Relations with Girl Shown.
Their testimony brought to tho
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