The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-07

fervor. Often he quoted Scripture
and in trembling voice referred to
Cain as the first homicide.
Henry Clay Beattie, jr should have
been the keeper of that devoted wife, Z
said Mr.. Gregory. ''but he became a
traitor and forsook her We were not
| legally required to prove a motive, but
the commonwealth has gone beyond
and unlock d the door of Henry Clay
Beattie's affections He went to the
redlight district for his affections
while a tender babe was on his wife's
breast"
Bitter denunciation of Beulah Bin
ford followed.
4 hope I never shall see as black a
character as has been depicted to you
by witnesses as that of Henry Beattie,
jr-, the man who showered his affec-
tionS on a notorious woman"
Plea of the Defense.
Pointing to the unsulIied character
of the father of the prisoner. his re-
ligious virtue and truthfulness, Mr..
Catrer retold the testimony of Henry
Clay Beattie, ST, on the stand.
fThat father" said Mr. Carter, told
you how the son sobbed and grieved
over the deaf hof his wife and know
you will believe the parent closest to
him, as he contradicts what other wit
nesses say of the lack of manifestation
Jon the part of the accused of his
grief"
He argued that there was no motive
for young Beattie to kill his wife, as
the fathe rhad pictured the warm af-
fection between the couple. He ar
raigned the detectives, who, he de-
clared. had ''merciIessly worked up
theories and cast unsupported suspi-
cions" Repeatedly pointing to the in
structions as to circumstantial evil
dence and reasonable doubt Mr
Carter assailed the veracity of Paul
Beattie.
Mr.. aCrter had not finished his re-
marks when the court, at 1:1O p. m,
took a recess for luncheon.
After recess Mr.. Carter resumed his
invectives against the detectives of the
prosecution.
why did not they bring Beulah Bin
ford here to testify?'' he asked. "It Is
a we'll known principle of law if one
side has evidence which it withholds
from the jury it is suspicious cir
wealth keep this girl locked up forty
days and then not permit her to testify
as to the things which she alone could
telI?'
Mr. Carter accused the prosecution
of unfair tactics in the gathering of
evidence and declared one of the boys
who came from the dance at Bon Air
had mentioned to one of the detectives
soon after the murder that the ma
chine he saw was No. Dill and that
this fact was suppressed by the COM
monwealth when it learned the Beat
tie car had a different number. This,
he said would have established be-
yound doubt that the car the boy
saw was that of Kestleberg, which
was No. Dill
Released from Jail.
Richmond. Va, Sept. 7.-Beulah
Binford and Paul Beattie, detained as
witnesses for the commonwealth in
the Henry Clay Beattie, jr-, murder
v~i.c.
county Jail today by order of Judge |
Walter A. Watson of the Chesterfield
circuit court.
Paul Beattie went at once to his
home and remained there all morning
with his family, greeting neighbors
and friends and enjoying his liberty to
the fullest degree. He says he intends
to do nothing else for a month and
into vaudeville, having received offers
that he is too poor to refuse"
Beulah Binford remained in the
prison until later in the day. packing |
her clothing and toilet accessories. She |
said early in the day that she was |
waiting to decide just what course she |
should pursue when she actually walk /
ed through its portals into the next !
chapter of her already eventfu1 career |
Shortly after II o'clock the cause !
of BeuIah's delay was disclosed in the |
appearance at the Jail of agents for a
New York film company They held |
a private conference with the woman |
and in a little while she announced |
that she had signed a contract with |
them and would go with them to New |
York to pose for moving picture pro-
ductions.
Beulah left Henrico jail in an auto
mobile at 1895 a m and was driven |
with her light luggage to the Byrd |
street station. whence she left at 1901 |
for New York. There was no dem
onstration whatever, no one not i'm
concerned having been |
aware of the girls plan. She left her
mother at the Jail, fretting because the
daughter angrily refused to stay here
and go into a quiet retreat in the
country that had been prepared for
them.
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