The Washington times., 1911-09-08

poor relatiYe-too poor 10 have Be
bic, too poor to even buy paper 70
! read about his cousins murder. This
word poor has been used too much In
Beattie 90 to a pawnbroker.s shop and
buy a cheap, secondhand shotgun.
why, gentlemen, II Henry G.. Beattie
conceived this crime, why did ne blum
der in such clumsy manner Mhy
should he not have used pistol?'
The Detective Peril.
Gentlemen, there is danger IN hav-
ing a detective from a distance to, work
up your cases. That Is the danger OF
employing detectives who have no re-
sponsibility in this county, who have
even no connection with the county
courts, who are really private detec-
tives, to handle You cases"
Pleading for reasonable doubt as 70
Sydror's testimony, Mr.. Smith cried:
Now with that mass of doubt under
the instructions of the court, we ask the
benefit of that doubt. Have we not the
right to ask IL? Have We not the right
mand that you give us the benefit OF
that doubt?"
Matter of Life and Death,
"A human life is at stake here, gen.
tlemen. 1t is not case, as Judge Car
, ter has said, of chicken stealing. 1t is
a vital matter OF life and death. Not
only the life Of the prisoner himself,
but the life of that gray-haired father.
the honor of that brother, the good
name of that little sister,-all appeal TO
you in clarion tones, Give US the bene-
| At OF the doubt"
Coming to Reattie's arrival at the
Owen home the night OF the murder.
Mr.. Smith said:
lrl k4r n oh
to add a tribute TO Tom Owen, a per-
scnal friend. I would be glad to rest
this case, gentlemen Of the jury. on
the testimony Of Mr.. owen. the fairest
man 1 ever saw go on the witness
the sound of Henry c. Beattie's voice
after the murder had been committed.
Ii was to him that Beattie first told Of
the dr. eadful happening of the night and
The st ona oS Is bs the sI1 SIs ~ IN
appear II any should.
Pays Tribute to Owen.
THE detectives have asked why Hen
ry c. Beattie took his wife cut alone
that night. but we know, gentlemen,
that Mrs. Tom Owen was III that night:
that Mr.. Owen was sitting on his lawn,
visiting with DR.. Mercer; that the moth
care Of the baby. Now gentlemen, we
Virginians are not the only people who
know the laws of hospitality and polite
ness, but we greatly pride ourselves on
these matters, and no Yirgtnia GENTLE
home with a baby while he goes out
automobiling of an evening.
"Is there anything remarkable in the
fact that none of the other members
mobile that night? And yet they point
to that as a damning circumstance"
Mr.. Smith lowered his voice until the
tone was almost tender: -
Candy That Beaetie Bought.
"Then, gentlemen. here is another
circumstance. but 1t shows how this
husband cared for his wife. He walked
I'D and down in front Of the drug store
and then went in and bought her a
little bx of candy. Just little 10
cent box of candy for the wife who
would be dead in a quarter Of an/hour,
II we are to believe the damning state
ments Of the detectives. Would he have
had contemplated this dastardly crime?
Much can be done. gentlemen, to
make the evidence stronger along GER
tain lines and weaker along other lines.
These boys-they called them joy fiders,
but do not like the term in their case
young, but they are fine lads. We be-
lieve they were telling the truth, gen.
tlemen, they came one after another,
nice. clean boys-boys whose testimony
was given with confidence, and 1t looked
black to the defense. But God moves
In a mysterious way His wonders to
perform.
Like a flash out of the cloudless sky
there came a telephone messag to us
that there was a man VINO had stopped
to fix his car with a woman standing
on the running board. He never real
and he was willing 10 tell his story,
even II II ruined his domestic life. Mr.
Kastelberg just had to tell his story,
gentlemen Richmnnd unuld have been