The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-02
Telling Points Scored for
Henry Clay Beattie. Ac-
cused of Wife Murder, by
Several Witnesses.
ONE BLUSHING MAN
TOLD OF JOY RIDE
On Night Of Murder and It Is
Believed He Was Mistak-
en- for Beattie by Party of
Young Autoists.
tNational News association,

(National News Association)
CHESTERFIELD, Va. Sept. 1.-TWO
blows were dealt today to
the prosecutions case In the trial OF
Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. charged with
wife murder.
First came the testimony of Elisa
Mosely, colored servant in the en-
ploye of Judge Watson. who occupied
the room in front of the judges home
which Is near the scene Of the crime.
Eliza told the jury she had heard the
fatal shot fired. shortly afterwards fol.
lowed by the noise OF an automobile
starting and the footing Of its horn.
Second and more powerful point Vas
testimony by witness Charles Castle
burg. whose telegram signifying his
willingness to testify caused . sensa-
ton yesterday. Castleburg swore he
was in an automobile on the Midloth-
ian pike on the night of. the murder
with woman. They became stalled on
the road. He was putting water IN HID
machine and q woman was standing
on the running board when two auto
mobiles passed them. one contAtntng
crowd of young joy riders.
CastIeourE VINO 70 wealthy butcher
and married man, said be had not
heretofore told the story Doeosso ol
fear OF family trouble. The Woman
with him vas 8 4fAf1nttOH - II
whose name hp~did As5 133e
embarrassment ends
TO-
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Judge Walter a. Wate1m r.
at the trial Of Henry Beattie, n, t0aay
received letter threatening his NE
II the son Of the rich merchant was
sentences @ death. the letter Vas
wIIe.eH e H0Han iettets e tuah -
na nuW oI tn0 man nl1 -
.tnreay mienl Oe We'll cQnceateo. II -
Judge was not Iistufeed ~ te4 tm1s@
and believes that no sane uloo N0QaQ
have written the letter. The Nfftexs
said ne was an ee w1tncss ok t.
= is'
Judges Servant y ssNeatd.
The first witness TODAY Was E1ffa
Mosley the colored woman IN the N.
ploy OF Judge Watson Who fvaa rllRr
the scene az the crim4 eha was cilled
to the stand BY Judge watson. IN ca1l-
ing Eliza as Witness Judge Watson
said that becnn.e 81 what sha had told
him he thong n III his dutv II bran9
her into court g. save teatimnnv n.
yorable Is the defense.
Judge Watson examined tha vttnees
himself.
II was at home that night she said
and was in the room next to the road,
I heard the renort az the xun. NJ hi,s-
band came in about 10: 40 osclock. Il
was about 4 half hour afterwards that
heard the shot. The doors and win
dows or the house were open. and we
were talking when we heard the gun
Ared was sitting at . window. l
heard the horn Of an automobile blow
shortly after the sound OF the shot.
the defendants original story that he
blew his automobile horn for help i'm
mediately after the murder Of his vie.
Il heard the automobile start first
and then the horn blew. The noise Of
the shot and the horn came right close
together. concluded the wftness.
Charles CastleburS. the nexf wifnaes
discovered .bv the defens< Yesterday
was next called. Hfs evsdence was
sought in an effort tn ofrset tha trsti.
mony OF the young men who svors
| that they passed a car halted NJ the
scene Of the murder inst before Il &.