The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
READY TO FACE
JURY WITH STORY
Holds Last Conference With At
torney Before Ordeal on Wit
ness Stand To-day.
STRAIN is TELLING
ON ACCUSED MAN
Defense Scored Best Point in
Placing Joy Rider on the
Stand Saturday.

oak tree in the twilight tonight sat
Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. indicted for
the murder OF his wife. Beside him
on rickety bench was Harry VI
Smith, Jr.. his lawyer. talking rapidly
and earnestly TO the man who to-
morrow will take the witness stand
IN an effort to clear himself OF the
criminal charge against him.
While they talked. not less than 30
yards away on the grass under an.
other tree reclined the twelve men in
whose hands the life of the prisoner
hangs. Comic sheets were scattered
around them a-plenty. as well as 9TH
er sections of the newspapers.
The conference between the &C.
cused and his counsel was brief Mr..
Smith shook the hand of the pris.
oner warmly and bespoke his best
wishes for the event OF the morrow.
I'm very glad TO get the chance
10 go on the stand" said the prisoner
10 an Associated Press representative.
They couldn't keep me off IL they
tried"
Did somebody try TO keep you
from the stand "
Must Tell Story.
Yes. Some people thought | would
weaken my case II / testified but
have told them, and say now. that
I'd 70 on that stand and tell nv
story II thought were going TO be
killed the next minute. I want to tell
the jury my story. and when they
hear IL I'm confident their verdict
viii establish my innocence"
When Beattie had finished talking
no hif NfCfnngltr a
few minutes he stood with the iail.
or. watching his attorney enter an au-
tomobile in the road He waved a
farewell and stood for an interval un-
der the tree. 4 big collie dog came
dashing up, and the accused man
fondled Il for a few Minutes ard soon
sent II scampering across the green
after stone that he tossed away
But his excursion into the outside air
was shOrt-lived. for soon he saun-
tered with the iailer 70 the stuffy
stone Jail. where the yelping OF a
dozen negro prisoners and the mid
night pranks OF a family OF rats fur
nished his only diversion
6eattie's Attorney Optimistic.
Attorney Smith talked encouraging.
" and hopefully about the testimony
which he expects The prisoner TO
give tomorrow
II am sure Henry Beattie will clear
himself he said as he adjusted sew
eral thick fOlde os manuscript under
his arm. why. just consider what
has been said against him has been
almost entirely circumstantial evi
dence. and just remember what Mr.
kestleherg's testimony showed about
the danger of accepting circumstaa.
ilal evidence. The discovery OF Mr
kesfleberE as a witness was an acct.
dent. and when We found ont what he
knew 80 literally had 70 drag him 20
court lie shows that n was he
whom the boys saw fixing that auto.
mobile on tho might O. the murder
and doesn't that cast big doubt as
~ other evidence which the prosecu.
tion hrs brought out7"
tn" attorney said he was confident
that ~" prisoner would convince the
iurs Of bis innocence
'If.- % question Of veracifv between
''a--r and Paul" continued the law.
yer. 'ard 7 reckon tho Jury will soon
decid" fho iaeuo when they hear the
prisoner toll lis own story NJ the a.
fair"
eestte Shows Strain.
Heaffie did NOT look az bright 10
day aa Doc has m other occasions
sine" th" trial has begun His face
Vas ralid ard bis eyoiids sagged ag
Y -looploss The uncomfortable Uttlo
c"ll that DO occupies was cherries
To.rIrhf two dainty little girls nne in
p.nh and tho other in white. proudly
brought fho prisoners supper
s thunder storm and doun.pour pi
rain That soon followed did not add
% h.- comfort ffe retired carly fo
reF' f0r no ordeal OF tomorrow
Labor Iat respite for Tho puhrc
j. expected '1 bring ON unusually
farre cr0nd f0 o.. court house fo
morrow. bW ss boz. capacity is linn
ifd W. barely % hundred. fhcro will ba
scramble for felfa a. on early hour
Tho prisoner wIr take fhe stand im
ned.afeiv a"er court convenoa a'
I1 10 o'florF
Miss e'nford Nay Appear.
Tho pr0reruti01 ls prepared 10 o.
- \ Tho praorer'e story uith a rner
oIesq fr" Prosecutor Wendenburo
is prime1 '1r tho occasion With dor
sta ~ l'rera and statements vim
whIrh to .irprse fho accused In ths
robu'fal hich vi1 follow nm Tueqfa
me conmcngeaifh uI1 bring f9 fhs
-'and mauy ID RIfur-a which r hsa
r1rpog"i' withhold until tho story oi
'n" ncou ef before fhe jury n
HII noi 20 .grrr' .rg fo 600 Heufat
Hifford fhe FD called 'Rri lr fh.
faa" or fhe stand. confronting ths
prisoner
Nar.nua urm .ra have tern ram
t'n' af ~ nhw f.pf ~ teefimon
fhe would rIte
'Whrffrr Hruah .a called to o..
f'ar4 or rrf." faid 1fr Smith 20 fsr
r. dcpsrd on tho revelation mad,
hr Henry % biz fcstinonv N she .,
called. u VII probably bo by th,