Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29
Repeats Story That Cou-
sin Admitted Murder
of Wife.
PURCHASES THE GUN
Counsel for Defense Fails iE
Attempt to Break Him Down
in Cross Examination.

Chesterfield Court House, Va. Aug.
29.-Paul Beattie, cousin of Henry
Beattie, Jr.. indicted for wife murder
remained unmoved today under a vol
ley of questions from counsel for the
defense. who attempted TO shake the
witness story OF yesterday involving
an alleged confession TO him by the
prisoner concerning the tragedy Prac-
tically the entire cross examination
was concentrated in an effort to show
Paul Beattie recited an entirely differ
ent story from the one which he re.
lated at the coroner's inquest and that
he had on the first occasion suppressed
a part of his knowledge of the case.
The witness maintained that this was
due to his nervous collapse at the cor.
oner's inquest. He was excused with
out changing his startling testimony OF
yesterday.
ACCUSED To GO ON STAND.
Chesterfield Court House, Va. Aug
"a minute and intensive cross-ex-
animation of Paul ID. Beattie. a cous-
in of Henry Clay Beattie, indicted for
wife-murder. was planned by counsel
for the defense for today. with a view
TO shatterinE the story OF the alleged
confession of the prisoner related on
the stand yesterday by the common
wealths star witness. Counsel for the
defense announced just before court
convened that the accused would take
the stand in his own defense.
TO CORROBORATE TESTIMONY.
The prosecution was confident its
witness would not break down under
ross-examination and announced car
ly today it would be ready. after the
defense finished with Paul Beattie. 20
proceed With seven or eight witnesses.
who would corroborate his story. The
man who sold the cartridges. a bar
tender, who served Paul and Henry
drinks, and others who saw the cous-
ins together on the days following
the purchases of the gun and prior 10
the murder, have been subpoenaed by
the prosecution for the expressed pur-
pose of corroborating the testimony of
yesterday.
GIRL IN CASE IN RESERVE.
With this angle of proof completed.
the prosecution said It would be pre-
pared to rest it's case, allowing the
defense to begin ITS direct examina-
ton Of some thirty witnesses The
prosecution has not called some OF its
important witnesses. including Beulah
Binford. "the girl in the case" but
will reserve them for the rebuttal.
FRIEND OF DEFENDANT.
John Sandifer. a friend OF the pris-
oner. followed Paul Beattie on the
stand He was called on behalf Of
the prosecution, but practically turn
ed out TO be a witness for the defense.
Sandifer testified the relations OF the
accused with his wife were pleasant.
AGAINST OWN BLOOD.
Divided between loyalty 10 his own
flesh and blood and his sense OF duty
to the commonwealth, Paul D. Beattie.
cousin of Henry Clay Bcattie Jr, re-
vealed on the witness stand late yes
terday that the accused told him -
hours after the murder how sorry he
was ''he had done it, a Circumstance
relating TO the crime that the wit
ness hitherto had suppressed.
Coming as dramatically and a5 un-
expectedly az the pathetic tale an hour
before Of Mrs. x. V. owens, mother
os the dead woman as 10 the domestic
infeliCity Of her daughter, due TO the
husbands condition. the brief but
thrilling testimony given by Paul Beat
tie created a profound sensation.
TELLS WHY HE MD TRUTH.
Paul Beattie. Al the coroner.s IN