The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-25

ue ABOUT 1880 i. NJ. of having Sc
cured the consent of the Chief OF Po-
lice to leave the city and then went to
the owen home shortly after midnight.
he viewed the body and talked with
henry Beattie and got his description
OF the man who shot his wife About
. A NJ. he called on the telephone L. l.
9cherer. chief special agent, Of the
chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and got
his aid in securing bloodhounds. In a
motor car he went down the road with
( Henry Beattie. the prisoners brother.
Douglas Beattie. driving. and Henry
Beatue pointed out the place where he
ana his wife had turned around on the
previous night, the wheel tracks be-
ing visible where the car had backed
INTO some ones gate to make the turn.
Nr Wren asked B.attie TO point out
the scene OF the hold up. and the cav
ran mile or mile and half back
toward the owen place where Beattie
nirected the driver to stop in John
sons woods. saying. 1T was right
along here"
county Officer farrell. who had be-
iore Fihited the scene. pointed out the
pool OF blood about twenty feet from,
where Beattie had stopped the car
ana the car was taken on 10 notnt
just beside the blood spot SO TINT all
might view 1t by lantern from the
car without alighting II was pool
OF blood eighteen or twenty Inches
lohs' Beat'ie told Wren the highway
mn "as SIN feet away when the shot
was hred farrell and Wren arranged
u picket the road for several hun
ored yards on either side to allow No
one TO pass so as to save any seen.
there might be for the dogs which
were coming at light
Lowest Point In Road
IN answer TO Mr.. Wendenburg's
point where Beattie and his wife had
turned back was the highest on the
midlothian Road, with straiph, c,esr
away View for long distance in each
direction The point of the crime was
me lowest on tine road. with woods on
both sides W
The dogs came at daylight those Of
VIZ VIC s'a'e Fenitentiary farm. which Mr.
wren mad suggested suInmonIng. and
those OF Deputy Sheriff Sydnor. OF
Henrico county. The dogs foun. mo
1raii leading from the blood spot. Mr.
smith objected to the use OF the word
puddle as applied TO the blood spot
Mt Wren said that was just what IL
was
DO you mean" asked Judge Wat
son. that the blood was stiil unab
sorbed on the ground?"
Yes answered Mr. Wren. ct was
a pig large pool. about IS by "a
inches"
Was it possible for that blood to
nave come from the machine?"
think that's for the jury to say"
could answer.
sailant?"
He did later. He said he was
large man. bigger than Detective
wiltshire. who is six feet and weighs
isc' he said the man went into the
woods after nc had gotten the gun"
Did you see Beattie shed any tear. ?"
NO he was very cool"
Did he show any agitation IN b,s
actions?" 81 ms
We protest" said Mr.. Carter.
can only tell" said Judge Wat
son. by physical manifestations or
course the witness could not testify
whether there was mental agitation.
out ne can describe physical man,fes-
tauons OF grief or agitation. II any"
Did the prisoner show anv mani.
festation of griet?" asked Mr.. Wen
denburs.
Didn't Show Any Grief.
He didn't seem TO do anything to
show grief answered Mr.. Wren. HE
Just walked around smoking cigar
cites"
We're you at the owen home when
Ia
TO South Richmond?
Yes, The undertaken asked sew.
eTal OF us to help lift the casket into
the hearse. standing out at the drive.
we had to carry it across the lawn.
Beatue was sitting out on the lawn
under a tree"
What did he do when the body
passed."
"one man might show grief and an
l g. 81
Smith quickly
Il think we have a right to know
his conduct" ruled the court
Il purposely took my place on the
right side said Mr.. Wren, so could
watch him He turned around and
looked at the casket, and turned away
without word. He showed no emo.
ton at all"
DO you remember seeing a stump
on the roadside near the blood SPOT ="
Yes, sir; two OF them: one particu-
larry, on the right hand side as the
car was going back toward Richmond
/ went there at daylight and saw three
footprints, one in the ditch, one near
the wire fence. and one in the ditch
coming back. The ditch was OF dry
sand"
How did Beattie say his wife's BODY
was resting on his way back to the
| Owen homer"
"He said it was propped, sitting in
her seat beside him in front he hold
ing it with his left arm. and running
the car with the right"
Crosse examined by Mr.. Smith. he
stated that he had been on the case
since July IS, giving it his undivided
after lion, having had no other assign
ments. He could not swear If the foot
prints he had seen We're made before
or after the homicide
fIlfshire's Testimony.
Detective Sergeant John T.. Wiltshire
was the last witness OF the day. He
stated that he had been on the Rich