New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
BEATT|E ARRESTED
FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
Cousin Who Bought Shotgun
Held by the Coroner and
Attempts Suicide.
ANOTHER WOMAN IN CASE
Man Accused of Numbering Young
Wife Exhibits No Concern
Over Charge-Rides to Jail
Smoking Cigarette.
fRy Telegraph to Tic Tribune.I

Richmond, va, July 21.-The sworn
! statement of Paul Beattie. cousin or
| Henry Clay Beattie jr., that he had
purchased a shotgun for his cousin last
Saturday caused Henry Clay Beattie
ir.. to be arrested late this evening. He
was under examination in the coroner's
investigation OF the death of his Wife,
| Mrs. Louise owen Beattie. who was shot
Tuesday night last. while motoring with
her husband on the turnpike south of
Manchester. Va Beattie said man
stopped their automobile. and after an
exchange Of words levelled a shotgun
and shot Mrs. Beattie. The shotgun
bought by Paul Beattie. is said TO be the
one with which Mrs. Henry Beattie was
killed. and was delivered to Beattie by
his cousin on Tuesday, the day of the
murder.
The warrant on which Beattie was ar
rested charged him with the murder Of
his wife.
Paul Beattie was also taken into GUS
tody. and collapsed. When he recovered
he attempted TO end his life, but friends
int rfered. Suffering from hemorrhage,
! he was taken to the City Home for med
| ical treatment, an officer being in
| charge Of him.
Following the arrest. the examination
of Henry CLAY Beattie, jr.. was resumed.
{ and he was put through the third de-
gree" by the examining officers.
I The commonweal this line of question
| ing the husband indicated its belief that
Mrs Beattie had been killed in the road
where the large blood stain was found
instead of in the automobile.
Inquiry for the clothing worn by Mrs.
Beattie brought out the fact that it had
been burned by the family, with de-
| sire. il was explained. to destroy grew
some reminder of the tragedy.
! Beattie was on the stand for more
] than two hours. and in spite Of all tests,
such as the'reconstructiOn Of the scene
! at the moment Of the crime, stuck TO his
original account of the tragedy in
which he declared Mrs. Beattie had been
killed by an unknown man accosted on
! the road
Miss Beulah Binford. the alleged af-
| fnity Of Beattie. was placed on the
stand she testifying to her relations with
Beattie. stating that he spent Monday
night with her and she also told Of other
nights he was in her company since he
was married last August. She also tes-
titled to having child of which Beattie
was the father. and said he had fur
nished house for her.
Beattie did not exhibit any emotion or
surprise when arrested by Detective Nc
Mahon, and when he entered the city
| Jail tonight he had the air Of a drum
mer" entering a hotel. AS he passed
through the streets OF the city, in an
automobile he calmly smoked cigarette
and read the extra editions of news
papers chrOnicling the events Of the day
in the mysterious murder case. in which
I his beautiful wife was the victim.
Mrs. Paul Beattie confirmed the state
ment that her husband purchased a
shotgun and shells for his cousin. and
says that after the murder her husband
returned home from a conference with
| his cousin and remarked. He is still
| firm in the statement that he had moth
ing TO tfo with the shooting" indicating
that the cousin had confronted the hus-
band with the fact that the purchase OF
| the shotgun would play an important
part in the investigation.
Mrs Reattie was the daughter OF r. V.
| owen. a business man Of Dover. Del,
and a niece of Benjamin owen, private
| secretary TO the Governor OF Virginia.
Beattie is a prominent merchant and
banker of Manchester Va, a section OF
| Richmond, on the opposite side of the
James River. They were married in Au-
gust last, and a child was born TO them
| about three weeks ago.