The Washington herald., 1911-09-09

perhaps. who her husband is and who
her brother is-knows. TOO we'll, all
about her The safe thing was to say
he did not know about her. But his
evidence. for all that, was all important
: to the accused"
The lawyer then drifted into a dozen
instances of reasonable doubt and the
courts instruction thereon. He antici-
! pated as we'll as he could the line to be
/ followed by Wendenberg, and under
| took to answer him in advance.
! The lawyer then passed on to the
! motive of the crime. or, as he stated 1t,
the lack of motive so far as the crime is
/ concerned. In this connection he made
| scathing attack on Beulah BinfOrd.
! Mr. Smith scoffed al the idea that Beat
| such a wOman-one who lavished her
| favors on many men. Next he devoted
a part of his time to Paul Beattie, and
the evidence of his home people.
Hits Mt PauTs Character.
You are ASKED to take a human life
! on the\testimCny Of Paul Beattie Paul
was born and raised in Manchester. and
we charge that he rad bad reputation
in Manchester. Yet nov witness from
| Manchester IS brought here in support
of his character.
Mr.. Smith then passed quickly to the
weapon which is supposed to have
figured in the crime.
No living human being has ever seen
Henry with that gun, except Paul Beat
tie said he, and l want to show you
how PauTs testimony has grown in
volume ard intensity and weight, ever
since the murder was cOmmitted-strong
for himself. Suppose Paul did buy that
gun to use on MayO's Bridge? Suppose
that Neblett is telling the truth, and
that Paul did have that gun in the
cement house? Suppose some one stole
that gun and it got into the hands of
some tramp or some negro, and that that
person killed Mrs. Beattie, and that this
gun was found? Suppose when Paul
found that out he vas afraid to tell that
tale, lest it would not be believed. and
that they would fasten the crime on
him, would It be unnatural for him to
throw the weight of his strength along
with that of the detectives to fasten this
thing on some one else, even though he
was innocent himself?'
Mr.. Smith in conclU ding said the lack
of motive was the weakest point shown
by the prosecution. He then drew a
pleasing picture of the home life of the
accused, and of the happy relations exist
ing between husband and wife.
Mr.. Smith closed his argument at 1:0I
p, m, after addressing the jury for three
and three-quarter hours, and court ad-
journed an hour for luncheon.
WendenberR Begins Address.
Special Attorney L. o. wendenberg
took the floor to sum up the evidence for
the Commonwealth at 2:45 o'clock when
court reconvened after recess.
He nictured tho lopaIy
pitiless condition Of the wife and mother.
He pictured the murder, literally exec
Rating the accused as a murderous brute
and declaring that, having slain his beau
tiful wife, he dragged her to the auto and
threw her in the car like a piece of beef.
'Falsehood," the attorney declared,
first caused the detectives and the pub
lie to suspect the young man. He re-
turned with the dead body Of his wife |
He told varying accounts, so evidently
suspicious that no one could fail to. fix
the responsibility upon the husband"
In analyzing the several accounts given
by the accused, Mr.. Wendenberg, in
scathing invectives. pointed out what he
charged to be glaring vindications which |
had branded the prisoner not only as |
but as a fool.
IF some unforeseen power should have
destroyed that gun Henry Beattie would, |
as he told Paul. have given millions. |
But God Eever helps murderer, and he |
never helped this one"
One Of the weakest points of the story, |
said the prosecutor, was his explanation |
of the wound on his nose. So slight was
the bruise and so shallow the abrasion |
that he did not wish any one to ex-
anime 1t. and protested when the doctor /
wanted to wash II.
The bruise was never inflicted by ths.