The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-06

ton discussed was on Saturday night
at Johnson's store.
r. P. DolTard. OF 106 Randolph Street,
one block from Paul Beattie's home,
testified that in the neighborhood he
had never heard anything against the
boy. that in tire nc..hAcrhood they
seemed to think well of him. Mr.. Car
ter protested that this witness was
not sufficiently informed to testify as
to his general reputation for truth and
veracity.
III a man lives In O community u
Ions time and nothing is said against
him. ruled the court, THAT fact is in
his favor. The witness Is not limited
to having heard other people discuss
as reputation. If he knows how he
STANDS In the community in which he
lives he may testify"
Pop Int Knows Him.
Policeman E. C. (Pop) Tate, who
lives at 1924 Beverly Street, was call.
ed. He lives FIVE blocks from paul
Beattis Mr.. Tate Thought Paur,
reputation was good as far he knew
out admitted that he had limited Oh.
portunities Of knowing. IT think this
people around there think he is all
s'sh' as Tar as I know" he testi-
ned AS this was largely his opinion
Gregg Fisher. OF 25l2 NJ Street soid
he had known Paul about fv. vesrs
he used 10 know Faui in New Kent
county. and said his reputation down
there was gooa.
i was superintendent OF a SUNDAY
school. SAID the witness, and he used
10 come regularly. never heard hIs
reputation spoken Or other than mn
good" eh an
:, .Hlbur Anderson. formerly lived in
New Kent county. where he had
known Paul and thought his reputntion
was good '''h
j. J. Kay. who formerly lived IN
New Kent had known Paul for fiv. ~
SIX years. His general reputation for
.,,e'. uiness was good. Paul had
sns at the home OF David Beatt!e
ehd was generally respected ana
thought as much OF as other youns
men In the ineligible rhood. ~ n.var
heard anything dtBrespectful OF him, /"
saio the witne' If there had been
OF it." "aFe neard
| 80 Goode, a conductor on IN,
oouthern Railway. stated that he knaw
500 l"e rock quarry was on tina
southern near the Belt Line tracks.
mere ANYTHING unusual in seeing
CARRYING shotgun" he was asked
NO sir; there is nothing unnsua,
IN IT. have seen them"
policeman Witness.
policeman G. c. Green, of the Rich
mona force, was sworn. and he testi.
ned tina, he knew Paul Beattie and
knew Henry Beattie by sight. but NOT
personally.
Henry Beattie has testified that he
was at Fourth and Franklin streets
: previous to the .nutder Do YOU know
r anything about that?"
i saw him and Paul there"
AT what timer"
"At 1925 o'clock on the SATURDAY
night before tho murder"
They talked to your"
Yes"
What were they IMP"
An automobile"
What were they doing?"
fhey were fixing the lights"
Rave you seen the car exhibited to
the jury out here?"
YES"
Are the lamps on 1t now just as
he fixed them them"
Yes, he took one of the big front
lights and put 1T on in the rear"
Green Cross-Examinet.
Mr. Smith came to the cross exami-
nation vigorously.
How did you TX the time so GER
tainly?'
We'll. pulled In at as box at 9:36,
then 1 went over my heat" and the
witness detailed the streets he had
covered, trying front doors to see
that they were locked" He told OF
meeting Connie Johnson, just return
Ing from the moving pictures. which
he had left at 1915. and said he had
Judged the time to be 1925.
You would not swear that IT was
not 1880 or even 1885,"
mo sir"
Then why were you so positive II
was 1925? You didn't say about OF