Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-08

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cago, but whether in the capacity of
an employee Of as a guest could not
be determined. His name Wenden-
burg and his detectives are keeping
secret There is every indication that
Beatt1e's case will go to the jury to-
night. Two of the lawyers finished
their summing up speeches after the
little brick courthouse had bulged for
seven hours with oratory. Today
Harry Smith will say the last word
for the accused, shd Wendenburg will
round off the case for the common
wealth. Since Judge Watson charged
the jury 1t will be able to retire as soon
as Wendenburg finishes his summing
up. That will probably be some time
late this afternoon.
Beattie's two lawyers could not con-
ceal their delight over the tenor of
Judge Watson's charge to the jury.
Laymen and visiting lawyers who
heard 1t were both struck with the
strong admonitions favorable to the
defendant which were included there
in. Though there was hint of favor In
the long charge, the Judge left no op-
portunlty for a reversal by the court
of appeals because of failure to safe
guard every possible right Of the &C.
Cused.
Already all of Richmond which has
been absorbed to the point of obses-
sion by the details Of the Beattie case
has begun to speculate upon what the
verdict will be. Prophecy seems to be
fairly divided between a hung iury
and conviction; very few expect an &C.
quittal. Several h~andbooks on the
verdict were started, and there were
many bettors. The odds in the chief
gathering place of the sports were six
to five for conviction, and one could
take the short end of q ten to one bet
that Beattie will walk u of the Ches-
terrified courthouse free.
Jury a Religious One.
Ihls Is a hymn singing jury, and that
is not a favorable factor for the ac-
cused. Every morning before break.
fast and nearly every night after the
jurymen have had dinner In the little
hotel near the courthouse some one
starts a good old camp meeting tune
and the chorus sounds over the green
to where the prisoner sits by the graf
ed window of his cell.
The simple farmer FOLK Of Chester
field who sing hymns are not the men
to throw the balance in favor of a man
who has made such revelations of i'm
morality as Beattie was forced to do
on the stand. Though these farmers
will sit in judgment with the fear of
God in their hearts. their law is more
likely to be the law of Moses than one
colored BY sentimentality and sympa-
thy.
Beulah Binford, the girl whose lame
has been so closely linked with that Of
the prisoner during the trial, and Paul
Beattie, the cousin. were both released
from the Jail in Richmond. They had
been held there oYe Il month as COM
monwealth's witnesses.
Beulah Binford would not leave the
jail after the order for her release
came until almost time for the depar.
ture Of the train for Washington and
New York. Then she hurried down to
the station in a taxicab In the company
OF q New York vaudeville booking
agent and took the northbound train.
She expects to turn her unsavory noto-
riety into cash as a vaudeville attrac-
ton in New York unless Mayor Gay
nor should forbid her appearance there.
Richmond papers are prophesying that
he will.
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