The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
EXPERTS WILL Be
CALLED BY STATE
Alienists Ready in Case Insanity
Is Defense of Henry
Beattie.
PROSECUTION IS READY
Fully Expects Trial Next Week.
Fuller Liberty Allowed
Paul Beattie.
PROSECUTION is READY

! In order TO be prepared for any
! emergency that may arise the State
. VIII summon several experts in in
sanity for the trial of Henry Clay
/; Beattie. Jr merely to be ready in the
! event that the defense offers plea
F: of insanity. The defense has from
| the first maintained secrecy as to the
J line it will take. but report has it that
| DIR. j. Allison Hodges has been retain
| ed to examine the prisoner and testify
to his mental condition in the event
that the defense determines on that
line of procedure
While not at all certain that the de.
tense Will enter any such plea. the at
torneys for the State have no inten-
ton of being caught mapping, They
have communicated with DIR. william
+. Drewry, superintendent OF the Cen
trail State Hospital. at Petersburg, one
OF the foremost authorities of this
country on criminal insanity. aud DIR.
j. 5. DeJarnctte superintendent OF the
western State Hospital, at Saunton.
If the point is raised at all. the State
VIII have not less than six insanity ex-
perts present. and is prepared to call
not less than twenty witnesses TO en-
oeavor to show that the young man
was in possession OF his faculties and
of reasonably sound mind. DR. o. C.
Brunk. formerly superintendent OF the
Eastern State Hospital. is one of those
who may be called.
Several of those connected with the
case OF the Commonwealth do not be-
lieve that a plea OF insanity will be
entered. since 1t would be n plea OF
confession and avoidance-that the
young man killed his wife as de-
scribed by the Commonwealth, but was
not responsible. not being of sound
mind. 1t is admitted. however. that
a 70 &c a,.f,
plea IL offered.
Witnessed Not Ill.
Emphatic denials were given out
yesterday to stories of illness on the
part OF the State witnesses. Beulah
Binford and Paul Beattie. DIR. J. Full
mer Bright who has been attending
them as acting Jail physician from day
to day. said that the first he knew OF
the reported illness was when he read
OF II in newspapers. As a matter of
fact. the Binford girl is as we'll as
ever suffering somewhat from the
heat and complaining little of the
smell of tobacco from surrounding fac
tories, but otherwise as bright and
cheerful as at any time since her in
generation. Paul Bcattie is actually
better than he was three weeks ago.
Regular hours, we'll prepared meals
from nearby hotel and the daily
supervision OF the Jail physician have
done wonders for him Those VINO
saw him at Chesterfield Courthouse
when the grand jury met hardly knew
him as the weak. fainting boy who
was lifted 10 witness chair al. the
coroner's inquest.
Special Agent Scherer said yesterday
that many rumors were being spread
In an evident effort to secure a post-
ponement of the case
The prosecution 10 .'eady to-day" he
stated emphatically. I'VE have mott.
fed our witnesses TO be at Chesterfield
Courthouse on Monday morning. ana
we hope to so right into the trial. all
rumors and reports to the contrary
notwithstanding. If there is anv de-
lay, 1t will be at the request OF the
detense. and over our earnest protest
Sustain Paul BenttIe.
air. scherer added that the State
mad now no fear that Paul Beat.ie's
story would be broken by cross-ex
animation. as sufficient corroborative
evidence has been secured to sustain
II at every point. and that The Of
hcers for the State were now fully SAT
ished that he was not an accessory
Under an order from Judge Watson
OF the Chesterfield Circuit Court adj
aitional liberty will be given to Paul
beattie as the result of advice of Act
ing JAN Physician Bright He will be
given daily exercise in the ward bacl,
OF the Jail and courthouse at such
hours as II Is convenient to the isil
oinciais to escort him. The health
OF the boy at best is not strong and
the physician feared the results OF nro-
Ionged confinement