The evening world., 1911-09-05
BEATT|E ATTACKED
BY NEW WITNESSES
Who BACK COUSIN
CONTINUED from First Pa@e.)

It's direct EXAMINATION OF her In such
event would ke able practically to
fashion her testimony to suit their
own. case"
Mr.. Wcndenburg declared that pos
sibly both the rebuttal by the prose-
cution and the surrebuttal by the de-
Tense would be concluded to-day, and
that the argument concerning instruc.
tons to the jury. to be followed by
the argument Of counse proper might
be begun tomorrow.
Beattie at $50 o'clock to-day again
took the stand and Prosecutor L. O.
Wendenburg resumed his cross-exam
i~nation. court converting at an earlier
hour than usual 10 10 to complete the
prisoners testimony to-day.
"Wsll, I an pretty wsl satisfied
With IL 30 far" sstl tbs youxs maa
to-day. u believe ny seery - having
. good eject . the jury. I m SURF
that when ! nnisA they VIII b eea-
WINGED OF NJ innocence. no ososs-sx.
animation can shake me-"
Before the cross-examination was re.
sumed Judge Watson announced that IL
seemed to h Court that the case al =
It's main lines had been developed care.
fully and at great length and had
reached the stage where the Court
would be justified In placing some limit
Oh counsel.
He added that owing to the two and
a half hours OF direct examination and
cross-sxamlnation OF three and a half
hours yesterday the examination OF the
nrlSOna ahhn1A MT hA . go - -Ltu-h
endurance and that the court would per.
rnit an hour more Of cross-examina,ion
and only . half our Of redirect exam
nation.
Mr.. Wendenburg said he only intend.
ed to ask n or two questions.
Mr.. Beattie." he began. will you
explain how the same gun which your
cousin bought on Saturday night was
In the roc on the Midlothian Turn
pike that night1'.
Il didn't know anything about the
gun. ] didn't see II till the highway
man raised II"
And will you admit that II your
wife hadn't suggested the ride you
wouldn't have been there
mo. My mind wasn't made up az to
the ride when my vito suggested It."
BEATrIE DISMISSED FROM THE
STAND.
We'll. how ala the man with the gun
know that you and your wife were coins
up the road that night7"
: I'VE protest." said counsel for the
defense, and the Judge sustained them.
Mr.. Wendenburg here concluded his
cross-examinstion.
Lawyer Smith. for tho defense, said
no redirect examination was Intended,
and the prisoner was excused at 80,
O'Clock. just seven minutes after he
took the stand.
Only a meagre crowd VAS In tbs
courtroom on account of the early hour
Paul Beattie. cousin OF the accused
was brought TO the vicinity of the court,
house by the prosecution. and Mr.. Wen.
denburg said he intended to put him or
the stand In rebuttal.
Harry Latham was the frs, witness
called by the prosecution In rebuttal
Latham was alleged to have stated thai
while with the prisoner preceding tho
murder, Beattie Immediately after leav-
ing a telephone said he vas going Il
Short and Main streets In Richmond
Paul Beattie had testified. that he me
Henry on Thursday night at this inter.
section. The prosecution attempted &c
show the telephone conversation con
corning the alleged meeting.
In his testimony. however. Latham
maintained that all he knew was tina
Beattie had mentioned going to Shor
and Main streets. lie knew nothing a
to the previous telephone conversation
ar who the accused intended to meet a
tina corner,