The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
Young Man, Charged With Muir
dering His Wife, Will be
Witness in Own Defense
Says Counsel
HIS COUSIN REMAINS FIRM
Prisoners Attorneys are Unable To-
day to Shake Story Told by Paul
Beattie Involving Alleged
Confession.

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug.
ga minute and intensive cross-ex-
animation Of Paul ID. Beattie, cousin
or Henry Clay Beattie, indicted for
wife murder. was planned by the coun-
sci for the defense for today, with "A
view TO shattering the story of the CON
fession of the prisoner related on the
stand yesterday by the commemorative
star witness. The counsel for the de-
fense announced, just before court con-
vened that the accused would take the
stand in his own defense.
The prosecution was confident it's
witness. Paul ID. Beattie, would not
break down under cross examination.
and announced early today it would be
ready, after the defense had finished
with Paul Beattie, to proceed with
seven or eight witnesses who would
corroborate his story.
The man who sold the cartridges.
the bartender who served Paul and
Henry with drinks, and others who
saw the cousins together on the day
prior To the murder have been SUBJ
poenaed by the prosecution for the
expressed purpose of corroborating the
testimony OF yesterday. With this an
gle of proof completed the prosecution
said ii would be prepared to rest its
case. allowing the defense to begin its
direct examination of some thirty wit
had M lan
some of it's important Witnesses. in
cluding Beulah Binford, the girl in the
case" but will reserve them for the
rebuttal. e i.
When Paul Beattie tool the stand
for cross examination today he re-
NAMED unmoved under volley OF
questions from the counsel for the de-
fense who attempted to shake the wit
ness's story OF yesterday involving the
alleged confession to him by the pris-
oner concerning the tragedy. Prac-
tically the entire ross-examination
was concentrated on an effort to show
Paul Beattie reclted an entirely differ
ent story from the one which he re-
lated at the coroner's inquest, and that
part of his knowledge Of the case. The
witness maintained that this was due
to his nervous condition at the coro-
ners inquest. He was excused without
changing his startling testimony OF
yesterday.
John Sandfer, q friend of the pris-
oner. followed Paul Beattie on the
To
of the prosecution. but practically
turned out to be witness for the de-
fense Sandifer testified that the rela-
tions of the accused with his wife
were pleasant
on the witness stand late yesterday
afternoon, Paul ID. Beattie, re-
vealed. between gulps of IL tense emo
ton. that the accused told him twenty
four hours after the murder how sorry
he was "he had done it,"
Coming az dramatically and as un-
expectedly as the pathetic tale an
hour before OF Mrs. r.. V. owen, moth
er of the dead woman, as To the 40
nestle infelicity In the Beattie home
due TO Beattie's physical condition, the
Paul Reattie created a profound SEN
sation.
paul Reattie at the coroner's inquest
n nervous wreck. but yesterday strong
and determined, poured out tale'
which confessedly has troubled ms
mind not only because he purchased
the shotgun for Henry but because ne
did not until yesterday tell all he knew
of the case.
81 hated TO testify against my own
flesh and kim" he murmured. put
NV wife. my child and the duty l owe
to my city force me to do so.
The crowd held it's <breath while
Paul Beattie continued;
Henry told me himself that he
wanted me to stick by him. but | said
10 him. "This looks mighty black 10
me and you've got me into lot OF
trouble Henry told me wish to Goa
had not done It. ! would not nave
done II for n million dollars but she
never loved me; she only married me
for my money"
Harry Smith Jr, one OF the lawyers
for the defendant. gazed hard at ,he
witness and In a loud voice CONFRONTED
Paul with the charge that at the cor
oner's inquest he had not told uhe
whole truth as his oath required when
he omitted 10 make the statemep's
concerning Henry's alleged confession
To him.
Paul looked appeallngly ut the coun-
sci and. hardly able to repress MS emo
tion. told how he had not been ao'e ~
clear his mind at the inquest when ne
collapsed. or for some days later and
that he had only recently been apie "
force himself to give damaging eNi-