The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05
DENIES LOVE
FOR BEULAH
Accuses Cousin Paul Of Being Dis.
honest While He Bitterly
Scores His Testimony.
ASSOCIATIONS WITH
BINFORD GIRL BARRED
GriIling Begun by State To Re Con
tinued To-day. Then Miss
BinfOrd Takes stand.

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE
Va. Sept f-Through ak wear
hours. In a crowded and stuny cour'
room. Henry Clay Beaitie. Ir. ind!cto
for the murder ot his wife. BATH.
for his life 10 day Evening shad1r
alone interrupted a vigorous cross.sK
animation By the commonwealth.
Judge Watson ending the ordeal by
adiourning court 10 an earlier hour
than usual tomorrow BIB a m
when Prosecutor l. . Wendenburg
will continue his rapid FIRE 81 ques-
tions.
lone figure was Young Beattle In
the crowd that surrounded him on all
sides, even the windows and trees
commanding tho court room being
thick with staring faces And the
prisoner sat for hours. his manner
cool and collected unfolding the sor.
did details of he relations with Bru-
lah BlnfOTd. l1yeIr.old Eirl Tor
whom 'he prosecution alleges HcattIe
killed his bride ~ a year Rut not
alone the orgies of the four years be-
fore his marriage and thos. that prc.
ceded the homicide. bur the rruesom.
tale Of the attack nv the highVayman.
the wild ride to the owen home az IA
speed OF 30 miles an hour. with the
nfeless. blood covered body ~ bis
VIE In the machine beside him. was
given 20 the Jury Ia all IT, horrible Dc.
tails.
Wears Blood Stained Coat.
The prisoner. by request of The pros-
ecution. stood up 20 fun length and
donned the blood stained coat that he
wore the night of the murder. and a..
templed To explain why blood had not
hecked certain portions OF the gar-
ment it his wife was reclined against
him In the way he described
The clothes OF the dead woman mad
been burned just before the arrest a.,
beattie. and AZ more than once fhere
was occasion 10 refer 10 them. Prose.
entor Wendenburg exclaimed.
wish 20 God We had them here o.
" was day Of extreme soIeunfty
IN the court room. The accused man
sat In an armchair. his head often
resune on one hand. while with the
other ne rubbed a knOttrd handler
ehiet over his pale and perspiring
race. In the bar sat his brother
DouEias. ana his white haired father.
the latter az times covering hts
wrinklcd cOuntenance with n a., ,s
some particularly ioathsomc details
were recitcd by the son. but when
the end Of the day came the father.
rs usual. bent over tho prisoner AZ
fectionatcly and kissed him
No Emotion Shown.
Beattie answered quts iions readily
In an even voice and without emo.
uon- Except for the nervous finger
Ing of his handkerchief and tho char.
acteristic vibration of tho nuerfas ia
his checks. he sut Ike a srhoofbov
expressionlcss. as be- clibly narrated
The story OF the crime. In no essen.
ual did his version ~ the affair To-
DAY diner from that which he gave
at the corouers inquest or that to
which the defense. throarh It's Wit.
nesses. hitherto has chung The direct
examination lasted only tao and n
half hours. while the cross examina
ton had proceeded three and "a hair
hours when court adjourned for the
day
The prosecution ln lts cross exam
inaion gave particular attention to
two points iu tho previous tr.ffrnon,
OF the prisoner ~ the accused tad
ON the night ~ tho murder a Urbt
fastened to fhr rear of the rnarbIr.
Why could he NOT sec fhc fleeing h.-r.
Nayman 90 thu rear OF the car or ff
the prisoner bad EapuIed with tte
ass tasin and succeeded Iu wreafIra
the Shotgun from him. ffurr f, tto
Eround 40 tho same time upon fb.
suauen release of thr weapon from
the hlsh"h} mans hands. uhy did
tOonunnsd on Fifteenth ParsJ