The Washington times., 1911-09-01

placed the machine, and what he dis
why would you have taken away
those opportunities II you had known
what you know now?
why give him the opportunity. why
have him come down here and tell what
he has said?" returned Beattie.
Douglas Hesitates.
Beattie heslIated again. When Mr..
Wendenburg restated question now.
Judge Watson said: "You have been
asked why you made that statement,
Mr.. Beattie. I shall have to ask you
to tell the jury why you said what you
because now, 1 realize they have the
machine to gather evidence against my
brother"
you would have had ii washed and
hav destroyed the evidence?
Yes
Didn't you carry at the coroners in
quest a message from your brother to
Beulah Binford?"
81 believe / did"
What was the message"
There was no message. He told me
to tell her not to tell the detectives
what he knew, not to forget him, and
not to say anything that was not So"
Henry's relations to Beulah Binford
were known to everybody in Man
chester.
Ibid you know it?"
Il knew II all the time"
Did you discuss this in the family?"
I'VE all knew it."
You have stated that II you had
known then what you know now you
would have DESTROYED the evidence in
IF had known that It was going to
be used in the way 1t has been I
would"
Binford Letter Produced.
A Beulah Binfosd letter was then
sprung. The letter was I'm l. Scherer's
pocket, and Douglas was about to be
quizzed about 1t, when the defense OBJ
jected.
Judge Watson sustained the objection
at first. Mr.. Wendenburg then went on
a new tack.
Were you present at the. inquest
when Beulah Binford was on the stand,
and this letter was shown?"
No" said Douglas Beattie.
Discussed this letter with your broth
err .'.'
NO, I have not"
We are through. said Mr.. Wenden-
burg.
Judge Watson started to adjourn
court, when Mr.. Smith asked permis-
sion to ask "one or two questions be-
fore adjournment"
Have you ever had any objection to
AMY fair and honest investigation OF
the machine by anybody
This was objected to and sustained.
"What is your position now In ref
erence to any fair and honest inVest1.
CATION of the machine by anybody"
"I took the machine over to the
scene of the crime, and let the detec-
tives look at ii and showed them the
blood stained towel and gave them
every assistance possible , =,
You said you would not have let
them have the car IL you'd known they
were going to do these things?
What things?"
Laying the crime on my brother"
"How's that?" asked Mr.. Smith. -,
Laying the crime on my brother
repeated Douglas.
Douglas Explains.
Court then rose and Mr.. Wendenburg
asked that witness be warned not TO
talk to anyone about his testimony dur
ing the recess.
1--WE had not. the slightest intention
During the internission fot luncheon
Commonwealth detectives watched
Douglas like a hawk.
At 1:3O O'Clock court rose for lunch
To testify on direct examination Is
task enough to stagger Beattie TO be
so cross-examined on all the points
which the Commonwealth has made
against him is a fearful prospect. Beat
tie must explain all
But his nerve will not be lacking.
Chances of his really breaking down
are slim, and the tears he wept yester-
day afternoon are not to be taken as
portent of further emotional display.
Those were real tears that Beattte
wept in the court room when his
father declared that Henry Clay Beat
tie, tr., and Louise owen Beattie low
ed each other dearly and that never a
cross word was uttered between them.
The father, too, wept at this time,
and also when he told how dear
Louise. his daughter-in-law, had been
to him.
Sincerity of Tears Questioned.
But the sincerity of his sons tears
is called into question. Violent de-
bate now RACES over this. On the one