The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-02

after thorough examination tbav
progressed their ability to demonstra,a
to the jury precisely how h,ood d. 49,
couio get TO the ground. AS
mater mater of fact. they claimed to have
did {,s. races indicating that 1t
uu JUST as they had satd The State
WIZ later Introduce experts az ira -
out more particularly Will RELY nm ~
personal examination of the n,chine
oy the Jurors
me impeachment of farrell the
sounty ofhcery who Indignantly denies
having admitted the existence ~
second blood spot in the rod
ued, several other witnesses anne,r;ne
IN this connection The constable ~
the stand, himself, and in So MAJ
"oFds declared that any person attrih-
utHs such statement 70 him was
us!erihg deiibera-- falsehood RIght-
go MN came South Richmond bus
mess man. who repeat ted and emma
sized the charge in the teeth Of wha,
1aFrell mad said. Moreover. this VII.
ness claimed to have hi,nsslf sec,
orippinss" OF blood In the neighbor-
1000 or the place where the Robert
son boys made this discovery" lar
,ei came IN Tor another slap later on
Is MS fathers housekt.per, was on the
stand. The prosecution endeavored TO
snow that she had tried to block the
oticers in their search for evidence
with much spirit she repealed The
charge. and declared that she had
rendered every possible assistance to
anybody who had a right to invade the
premises. She Seemed to have no
great apinion OF either Jarrelrs abili
lies or MS manners. On one occa sion
ne rudely laughed in her face. sha
said.
Another Dig at Paul.
no aay passes now without some
new dig at Paul Beattie, on whose
sensational testimony the Common
"ealth's case IS largely erected The
county coroner intimated strongly yes
terday his belief that Paul was taking
at the inquest when ne dropped out
in the middle OF his testimony.
The physician made an examinat ton
at the time and found nothing wrong.
He gave Paul a dose OF catnip tea ard
Kennel and he was in good condition.
again in fifteen minutes.
"Catnip tea is something you give
to babies. isn't it?" asked Mr. Smith.
Inc coroner smiled
IL is my opinion that he was fight.
ing for time" he said. II believe he
could have gone on il he had wanted
to do So"
AS to Paul's attack on the preceding
day, when. raving like a maniac he
was carried to hospital for the night.
the physician declared ne believed the
boy was then suffering from violent
Mysteries.
Happy Home Life.
Character witnesses added further
to the testimony touching the happy
home life OF the younger Beatties.
Several OF the intimate friends of the
dead girl appeared. among them being
the maid Of honor at her wedding. All
stated that Beattie and his wIfo seemed
very happy up to the very day Of the
homicide. \ sister OF the prisoners
father declared that young Beattie ana
his wife were the most ideal couple
over saw" Another said that she
had never heard cross word pass
between them. and In her opinion Mrs
Beattie was the h-.ppteft married wo-
man l ever saw" a drug clerk testt-
red that few moments before the
murder Beattie bought u box OF candy
FOR his wife. Douglas Beattie de-
scribed Henry's sorrow over the death
OF the girl, and referred also to the
slipper which he found his brother
fondling when he went to look for him
after the body was brought home.
ut was too much tor me-" he said
II left the room"
Scattered ends were picked I'D here
and there Two witnesses were intro
duced with view to impeachinE the
testimony OF Sydnor. the Richmond
boy. who said he observed the alb
sence of the rear doors on the car
which his party passed on the road a
short time before the murder. Sydnor
had stated that he told these witnesses
OF the fact many times" Both de-
MED 1t. No new highwaymen ap-
peared The defense arranged, however
to secure from a sick witness a depo-
sition tending to substantiate the story
OF the cegro woman who on Thursday
described the appearance in the neigh
borhood of n suspicious stranger with
a long beard.
Many Rumors AIont.
Rumors filled the day. At one time
during the morning the trial was
halted while counsel for the defense
went out to communicate over the