Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-30
A BOY PROLONCS
BEATT|E HEARING
UpSETS PROSECUTION TELLING
OF SEVERAL BLOOD SPOTS.
Good Defendant STORY
Commonwealth 10 Rest Case To-day
Defense Carefully Considering
Call OF BinfOrd Girl.
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press
Chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug
29.-An auburn haired boy talking
quickly but clearly, revealed on the
witness stand today news that sur
prised both the defense and prosecu-
ton in the trial of Henry Clair Beat
tie, Jr., for wife murder, when he
said that he had observed several
blood spots along the Midlothian
Turnpike where the crime occurred.
Hitherto, it had been presumed no
blood drops, except the ones near the
place where Mrs. Beattie is supposed
to have suCcumbed, existed
Alexander Robertson was the boy,
and what he told the jury uneXpect-
edly. in response to question from
counsel for the defense entirely up
set the plans the commonwealth
to rest its case today Prosecutor
Wendenburg announced that it would
be necessary for him now to put on
the stand at least seven or eight wit
uesscs TO controyert the boys testi-
mony.
On ulI''t eNaHllhatl"h ny
cutor t"ucnouIs' ""t" '"o
was seeking 10 snow WneIe tne p"'
Iouhu CeI'"ln Se''o" nuIP'li'
liar To that worn by Mrs Beattie,
Robertson referred to its distance
from The first blood spot
Were there two blood spots ?"
asked Harry NJ smith, 0I" couI,S7'
Tor the defense IN apparent SURPRISE
Inc boy not ohIS toIu ol sec1'"
DIood spot pu' OF seN'IaI o'''i
smaHer SpolS near It.
Inc revelation concerning ,He PI
ehce OF more thah one pIoou spoI 'S
IN me win the contention oI l"e ue
IenSe' tla' al! Dl'ou sPo's oA ''Ie oI'
oozed rom tne car III Whlch hea'''o
alleges ms WIle was sHoI me PI"S'
cuuohs theory mas peeh t'at '"Is'
blood spot IN lhe ROAD at lhe pI"co
where Mrs beatue IS alleged 10 nave
been Killed resulted from hurueI
committed outsiue tho Hlachlhe' anu
not in the seat as Henry alleges ne
prosecution mas pointed OUT py WIZ
hesses, ana 10y ItS s'uIcHleHVS' Vil"' "'
blood was FOUND on either ruhl'"b
board OF the car ana that 'le uus'
pan underneath the car "ouId nav
caught any blood that lrleKIeu
through the front part OF the ma
chine from the seat ana that an ti'e
blood visible was on the iloof oil the
car or Just beneath the steering "heeL
Robertson was summoned as VII
ness by the prosecution ohIy Ior Ile
purpose OF stating that ne had loulu
t halrpln' Dul ms tcs'IIiloHS' as "
result of the question Of the counsel
for the defense soon established 'I'a'
he would be an important witness
for the defense ana ne supslahuaHy
Will be called by the defense II neces-
sary.
In the meantime, the prosecute"
VIII gather over hlsht Witnesses "
show that many people looked 'oF
other blood spots ana I"uhu none
The prosecution announced just ne
fore adjournment OF court at 4;"o
o'clock today that after the miro
daction of several witnesses along
this line tomorrow, it would rest It's
case.
The defense IS carefully Weighing
the facts so far developed and try
ing to determine whether or nov
BeauIah blnloru presence on inc
stand would work 10 hehry "u
vantage or otherwise
According TO fauI testimony yes
terdav Beulah B.nford knows the
entire story of the murder PauI uh-
der OATH said that after the crime
Henry told him to go to Beulah with
these words:
"Tell Beulah I'll XIII her II she
tells"
This declaration Is carefully being
weighed by the commonwealth To-Day