The Washington times., 1911-08-29

\ ever before been alleged 10 nave known
! In other words, IL Beulah swears that
| be making herself out an accessory be-
| fore the fact. and yet II this Is the
case. the girl has unquestionably had a
! promise OF immunity from the attorneys
| for the Commonwealth.
Beulah's Suspicious Nature.
The question remains whether a
suspicious nature like hers would
be willing to rely on such a promise.
for she knows we'll enough that If
she did know about the murder be-
fore It was committed, and gave no
warning. she thus became an abettor
in the crime.
Then. too. when Beulah takes the
stand she may tell the rest OF that
statement of hers to Paul Beattie.
! when he delivered Henry's message.
Said Beulah. according to Paul. Now
l reckon maybe Henry Clay will mar
ly me after" Beattie was not al
lowed to repeat this sentence, and
the whole statement was stricken
But probably Beulah Binford herself
can finish out these words II she will
1t was after this tale of the message,
Paul Beattie went on to testify relative
to Hcnry's confession to him.
The next night saw Henry" he
said. He was on his back porch drink
ing a bottle of beer. told him things
looked black. He answered: I wish to
God hadn't done it. Paul. I wouldn't
do II again for a million dollars. though
l know she never loved me and married
me only for my money. Id like 10 know
shell was loaded with No. shot. Paul,
you'd better stand by me. You'll never
regret it. I never forget a friend: keep
your mouth Shut
mouth shut. I said 1 would tell all I
krew to the detectives"
Mr.. Smith showed that Paul testified
that he went to the Henry Clay Beattie,
ST.. homo on Thursday night, according
to the inquest testimony, while on di-
rect examination Paul said II was We'd
nesday.
The inconsistency was made much Of
by Mr.. Smith. but 1t was admitted
promptly by Paul on a hint from Mr.
Wendenburg: The divergence in dates
Is not important enough in the general
opinion, to discredit Paul's testimony
to any appreciable extent. Mr.. Smith
also made a great deal OF the fact
that Paul did not tell all he knew, or
all he says he knew, at the coroner's
inquest nor to the attorneys and de-
tecttves In the first four days after the
inquest.
Smiths hnal Shot.
Mr.. Smith did exhibit one brilliant
psychological stroke at the very close
His last question was this:
You know You are the only one seen
in the Possession Of that gun by any
one except yourself. You are the only
one who says the gun was delivered to
Henry Beattie.'.
Thus the last thought Mr.. Smith left
in the minds Of the jury, or endeavored
to leave there, was that Paul Beattie
himself, by his own statement, uncor-
roborated by others, was the last per-
son seen with that gun in his possess
sion. It may be doubted, however. IL
the Jury, sensation-soaked throughout
the day. thought particularly about this
point last night.
More likely the awful words "I wish
TO God hadn't done IT. remained fixed
In their minds, together with that vi
sion of woe, Mrs. Robert Owen, and
her sad story. Startling and sensational
as Henry Clay Beattie's alleged con-
fession to Paul was, the thought that
remained with the majority Of specta-
tors and auditors, was the image of
the murdered girls mother. 1t was ex-
pected that Paul would have something
terrific to hurl at his cousin. HIS
statements, accordingly. did not come
with so much of surprise and shock, as
did the sudden appearance. utterly un-
heralded, of Mrs. Owen. Beattie viewed
his cousin with equanimity, apparently.