The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
BEkTTlE DEFENSE TO STAND:
ON STORY OF RIGHWAYMAN

p, WAS the marriage agreeable to 70
and your family?"
p Entirely So
: What were your relations wit
| your new daughter-in-law?
Loved Louise rs a Daughter.
= L loved her as a father and sh
loved me as a father"
terry s~1'a loved her as your own daasn
Yes. sir; she was very Iovable.
looked upon her as my own child, an,
when her baby was born the bond
between us were strengthened. w,
were drawn much closer together.
Baby Made Them Happy.
About two weeks before he
death" said Mr.. BETTE. L was sit.
ting in her room with the baby in my
lap. L told her L wanted her call OF
me as she would her own father.
! told her she had made me very hap
/ py. / told her how glad 1 was of my
grandchild. It's birth was like a re
was very happy"
What were the relations between
your son and his wife,"
All that could be desired"
What was their conduct toward
Never Saw Couple Angry.
They lived congenially. 1 never
saw them angry with each other. l
never heard a cross word
1 never knew of jar between
ITO what church do you belong?"
Presbyterian Church"
Been Elder for 25 Years.
Are you an elder?"
L have been an elder for twenty
five years"
clip" '
Yes"
"On what committees?"
Finance and Street Committees.
the night Of ten homicide?"
We try TO close the store at 10
o clock. We rarely get the lights out
and the doors locked before 1880. on
this saturday night was at the desk.
When the doors closed there were
ABOUT seVenty-fiVe customers in the
store, and 1 got home ten minutes
past II O'Clock.
Henry in Store at 1880.
Clerks We're in the store as late as
1880. My son was there with them"
Did YOU see Paul there that night?
Yes; early i'm tho ccvning. | had
eaten n light lunch in the store. I saw
MN near the Office; that - my impress.
SION
DO you remember at what time
Henry left your house on the night
Of the MURDER
1 had been reading the paper on
me porch. l read until it became too
lark. I do not know the exact time.
Il must have been between and $40
D clock.
Was your son acquainted with your
ecHng toward your grandson?"
Thoroughly"
Were Henry and his wife treated 1
Ire other members Of the family?"
Yes"
Directly After the Homicide
When did YOU first hear of the /
I went upstairs after Henry left |
probably two or three hours later /
10 80 TO bed. Some one called me I
over the telephone. My son. Douglas. /
answered the telephone. From what /
Douglass said over the phone. / gath /
cred that Henry had been held up
ana that some one had been hurt 7 |
thought that Henry had lost his wife. |
W no was stopping with her uncle. Mr. /
rom owen. Douglas called up Mr.. /
owen. He understood that Henry /
had been hurt. Douglass. my daugb- |
ter and ! caught a car and went out
TO the owen home. When 1 yot /
there 1 saw my son on a lounge. Nv /
daughter rushed into the room and /
SAT down ~ him. / Knelt down on the
other side. l saw blood on his face
someone told me that Louise had
been murdered. l was told that Hem
~, except for the wound on his nose
was not hurt. Henry was sobbing al
''IhTS' ne was moaning with anguish.
asked him where Louise was?''
He did not answer. but began 10
cry and moan. Mrs. Walker then said
Louise was dead. ! had been request
ed by Mr. Owen when Douglas tele-
ph0ned me TO bring whiskey. l took
a flask with me.
Il made Henry drink some of tba
whiskey."
CBy Taylor Robertson.)
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE
VA, Aug. Sl.-Early in his examina-t
ton, Henry G. Beattie. ST., father OF
the accused was asked:
CHESTER"
Nearly forty years."
rs you wife living?"
Are You the father of the &C
Yes, sir"
Henry Is Twenty-six.
How old is Henry?"
IWenty-siX years old"
died p"
About sixteen years old"
Has your relations been closer
since that time?"
Much Closer"
Have your relations been closer
than usually exist between father and
son ?"
Yes; ! tried TO be both father and
mother. When he was very young
baby my wife gave birth to twin girls.
My wife's time was taken up with
them. l cared for Henry a great
deal"
Sons Reputation Good.
what is your sons reputation ?"
1t is beyond question. He is truth
.ul and honest. / know that"
What about his disposition
Good"
When did he stop SCHOOL,"
When he was eighteen years old"
Did he go into your store?"
Yes: as a clerk"
Is One of Fathers Buyers.
What is he noW?"
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