The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-29
MRS. OWEN TELLS
Of The TRAGEDY
LAWYERS FOR DEFENSE ARE
AFTER DETECTIVES WHO
WORKED ON CASE.
Entrance Of Mother of Murdered Wo-
man, Yelled in Black, Was Drama
tic, Following Bringing in of Beat
tie Bl:od- Stained Clothes.

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug.
2S.-Scathing attacks upon Detective
counsel for the defense when Henry
c. Beattie trial for wife murder was
resumed at 1890 this morning.
Scherer, WHO worked up the case for
the prosecution, gave Saturday the
most vital broadside thus far directed
toward Beattie. Under crCss examina-
tion today the prisoners counsel at
tempted to shatter his testimony. Hill
Carter directed the cross -eXamina-
tion.
Beattie Seemed Refreshed.
The prisoner arrived at the court
house at 10 o'clock When brought
into the courtroom Beattie seemed
refreshed after his Sundays rest.
Counsel for the defense directed
certain q.estions with the apparent
purpose OF developing whether Sche-
rer had coached witnesses, including
Paul Beattie and Beulah Binford. Mr.
Scherer admitted he discussed the
case with Paul two times, and with
Beulah Binford perhaps twenty or
twenty-five times.
Referring to Scherer's testimony on
Saturday, Carter pointed to an al
legged conversation between Beattie
and Scherer after the murder.
Stopped to Light Lamps.
did Beattie tell you he failed to
stop at any houses along the way be-
cause he knew there was a physician
at the home where he was taking his
wife,"
Scherer replied:
81 asked Beattie simply if he stop
ped at any houses along the route
to set the people on the trail of a man
who he said shot his wife. He said
he was hurrying to get a doctor
then asked if he did not know his
wife was dead He answered he tried
after she was shot to feel her pulse
and heart, but could not tell if she
was dead. He said he stopped only to
fix his lights"
The defense proceeded then along
the line to show that Scherer had ap-
preached witness for defense
Mrs. owen on Stand
After Sherer left the stand Sheriff
Gill was asked by Prosecutor Wen
denburg to bring into the courthouse
the blood stained clothes worn by Be-
attic on the night of the murder
"A woman yelled in heavy black sud-
denly was brought into the courtroom.
She was Mrs. Owen, mother of the
dead woman. She came in a taXicab,
ana her entrance was dramatic
Your name,' asked Wendenburg,
simultaneously as Beatties clothes
We're brought.
Mrs. r. V. Owen" s1
Your homer"
Dover, Delaware
''You were the mother of the dead
woman"
Yes" II
Il wish you would tell the jury all
about your daughters living happily
with her husband" said Wendenburg,
There was pause while counsel for
the defense conferred.
The presence of the woman in
mourning caused a sensation in the
courtroom. Her coming was unex-
pected. Beattie fidgeted nervously.
Had Crying Spells.
Asked concerning Mrs. Beattie's
home life, Mrs. Owen said: "She was
unhappy and had frequent crying
spells" The witness spoke in low,
weak voice. Facing the jury she lifted
her veil, showing a pale, wrinkled
face, but did not look at the pris-
oner.
"Do you know the cause of Mrs.
Beattie's sorrow?"
''I do not know; she did not tell
me-" : =
did she show you anything as a
cause for looking sad or having cry
ing spells?"
eve object" snapped defense coun-
sci. lww
The prosecution announced that il
\ proposed to show that Beattie's phys
ical condition, due to dissipation,
caused his wife's sorrow. On the OBJ
lection the prosecutions attorneys de-
ferred the question.
did Beattie ever go out with his