Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-29
Paul Beattie SwearS That
Prisoner Expressed Sorrow
for Crime Twenty-four Hours
After Its Occurrence.
DRAMATIC SCENES IN
OLD VIRGINIA COURT ROOM
Mother of Victim BareS Sordid
Details of Domestic lnfeIici-
ty Due to Husbands Shame
less IndiSCretionS.
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Chesterfield Court House. Va. Aus.
9S.-Paul y. Beattie, cousin OF Henry
Clay Beattie Jr.. who stands indicted
for the murder Of his WIFI. testified
late today that the accused had told
him twenty-four hours after the muir
der how sorry he was 'he had done
it, circumstance relating to the
crime that the witness hitherto had
suppressed.
Coming as dramatically and as un-
expectedly as the pathetic tale an
hour before of Mrs. X. V. owen.
mother of the dead woman, as To the
domestic infeliclty of her daughter
as result of the husbands disease,
the brief but thrilling testimony given
by Paul Beattie created profound
sensation.
Paul Beattle, at TIE coroner's i'm
quest, a nervous wreck, but today
strong and determined, poured out Il
tale which confcssedly had troubled
his mind, not only because he puf-
chased the shot gun for Henry, but
because he did not, antil today, tell
all ne knew OF the case. With quiv-
set forth the story against which his
heart and sympathy had for days
been revolving.
Il hated to testify against my own
flesh and kin" he murmured, as the
muscles Of his throat pulsated. but
my wife, my child and the duty |
owe to my city forced me to do so"
The gasp that ro simultaneously
from the throats from those in the
stuffy court room was strikingly au-
dible. and for a moment the crowd
held its breath while Paul Beattie
continued:
Henry. himself, told me that he
wanted me to stick by him. but
said to him. this looks mighty black
to me, and you've got me into lot
of trouble.
Henry told me, I wish to God
had not done it; | would not have
done il for million dollars. but she
never loved me; she only married me
for my money"
Paul Beattie paused, and his plain
tive tone sank lower. but he did not
break down. A hushed stiffness pre-
vailed in the room as his next words
were awaited but he said no more,
and bracing himself in his chair,
turned his sharp chin toward the
bench where the prisoner and coun-
sci sat, and looked 'tiXcdly at the lat
ter in preparation Tor the crUss-ex-
animation.
Harry Smith. Jr.. one of the law
ycrs for the defendant, rose from ms
seat ga2ed hard at the witness, ana
IN a loud voice confronted Paul with
the charge that at the Coroncr's in
quest he had not told the whole
truth as his oath required when he
omitted to make the statement con
ccrning Hcnrys alleged confession.
Paul looked appealingly at the
counsel and hardly able to rcpress
his emotion, told how he had not
been able to clear his mind at the IN
quest, when he collapsed, or for some
days later, and that he had only re-
Gently been able to force himself 70
give damaging evidence against his
own kinsman.
1t was late hour when this stage
Of the trial was reached ands adjourn
mcnt was taken until tomorrow morn
ing when crosse examination Will
continue.
In the meantime Henry Clay Beat
tie, Jr., was taken back to Richmond
to permit of conference with coun-
sci There. The prosecution let 1t be
known that it had practically finished
its case
From early morning when moth
er Mrs. Il. V. owen. stifled her pride,
and in choking voice. almost a
whisper at times, told the jury the
sordid details of Henry G. Beattie,
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