The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
HENRY BEATTIE MURDER CASE
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ll -~~--~--~-------~- ------------~----->>---~-- on the veranda that night they were no alone and that too many people wer, present for any private conversation. Tn, principal witness in refuting this wa! Henry B. Owen, a brother of the deac woman, who testified that Paul ant Henry not only were alone in one DOT ton of the veranda, but that he latei observed them alone within the house.
 Cross Examination Resumed
 Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., at 9:3o o'clock again took the witness stand and Prose cutor L. O. Wendenburg resumed hi: cross-exa mination.
 Judge Watson first announced that il seems to the court that the case along It's main lines has been developed care fully and at great length and that the case has reached the stage where inc court would be justified In placing some limit on counsel.
 He added that owing to the two and a half hours of direct examination and cross examination of three and a half hours yesterday, the examination of the 'pris- oner should not be a test of physical en- dursnce," that the court would permit an hour more of cross examination and only half hour of direct examination.
 MT. Wendenburg said he only intended to ask one or two questions.
 MT. Beattie," he began, yesterday At torney Smith questioned what you had said concerning your intention to go up the road if your wife had not mentioned it. You said. according to the record that you had no intention of going up the road if your wife had not suggested it. Will you explain how therefore. if you had no intention of going there that she same gun which your cousin bought on Saturday night was In the woods on the Midlothian turnpike that night?'
 T did not know anything about the gun. I did not see 1t till the highwayman raised it.''
 And will you admit that If your wife had not suggested the ride you wouldn't have been there?"
 NO: my mind was not made up as tc the ride when my wife suggested it."
 Well. how did the man with the gun know you and your wife were going IF the road that night?"
 We protest said counsel for the de- fense. The judge sustained them. MT Wendenburg here concluded his cross ex- animation.
 MT. Smith said no redirect examina- ton was intended, and the prisoner was excused just seven minutes after he took the stand
 Only a meager crowd was in the court room on account of the earllness of the hour.
 The prisoner walked back to the bar surprised at the brevity of his examina- tion. asking Judge Watson as he arose from the witness chair if there was not additional questions.
 That will be all." replied the judge, who remarked that perhaps he had been over generous in his limitation upon coun- sell
 Harry Latham was the first witness called by the prosecution in rebuttal.
 Went to Short and Main
 Latham was alleged to have stated that, while with the prisoner on Thursday night preceding the murder, Beattie. im- mediately after leaving telephone, said he was going to Short and Main streets, in Richmond. Paul Beattie had testified that he had met Henry there on Thurs day night. The prosecution attempted to show by their witnesses that the tele- phone conversation concerned meeting between Henry and Paul.
 In his testimony, however. Latham maintained that he knew only Beattie Main streets, but knew nothing as to the previous conversation or who the ac- cused intended to meet.
 w. R. Hart who was with Latham, testified he had been a friend of Beat ties for 15 years. On the Thursday night preceding the murder he overheard Beat tie say on the telephone:
 Twill be there in 15 minutes"
 After leaving the telephone Beattie explained he was going to take Paul Beattie and his wife out riding
 Mrs, A. B. Houchens, an elderly wom- an, the mother law of Paul Beattie and who lives in the same house with Paul, WAS asked If she knew anything about the receipt of a telephone mes sage from Henry c. Beattie, Jr., on Thursday night.
 "It was Thursday night July 13 about o'clock said Mrs Houchens when I answered the phone and Henry c. Reattie Jr.. said he was on the way to the west end. and asked for Paul I called Paul and I heard Paul say, You want me to meet you at Short and Mair in 15 minutes? All right, I'll meet you in a half hour Paul then called q Mrs. Fisher and said Henry would be up later"
 Did you hear any one come by later that night?"
 when the machine brought Paul home that night"
 "Did they seem to be doing anything about the machine.
 Yes, they were both fixing the lighi or something"
 | Do you remember what time Henry brought Paul home Saturday night?" | About II o'clock. It was the sam. | car that was there Thursday night" 1 How could you tell it was the sam, machine?" asked MT. Smith for the de | fense
 Tt look ed the same to me-"
 How can you tell one machine iron another?"
 "The machine of Thursday and Sat urday night, had yellow top"
 Didn't you all tell Paul he was in bad fix, and to tell all to the police?"
 Not until we knew he had bough | the gun"
 l Then you all tried to edge Paul ou of it?"
 "I just told him to tell the truth Il Wasn't he worried to death and practi | cally nearly crazy?'
 No, sir he didn't act crazy"
 Did you ever see him have any fits?
 He has had nervous breakdowns.'' I Did Paul tell you anything about tn alleged confession on that Thursda nght?"
 He told us only about the purchase c the gum
 John Joseph, syrian, who has a confeo q tionary store at Short and Main street. testified he saw Paul Beattie al his stan Il Thursday night. July l3. T What did Paul do at your store?"
 He ecame between and lU at nigh