The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
Court Adjourns Until Next Thursday When Argu-
 ments Will Begin
WITNESSES SUPPORT
 TESTIMONY OF PAUL
Prosecution DevOtes Rebuttal Mainly to Corroborating Paul Beauties Evidence and Attack
 ing Henry's


 for the murder of his wife, closed the evidence in the case shortly after o'clock tonight.
 Judge Watson stretched his arms wear fly, yawned audbly, and with sigh of relief announced that court would ad- journ until Thursday morning, tomorrow to be devoted by the court to discussion with counsel as to the instructions to be given the jury before the argument prop CT is begun Thursday
 When court adjourned tonight, Beulah Binford, the so called girl in the case alleged by the prosecution to have been the motive for the murder by Beattie O., his young wife, still was in jail without having been given opportunity to testify. Scarcely an hour had passed in the eleven days of testimony when her name was not on the lips of the witness or coun- sel for each side. Admittedly fearing that she would scrupulously avoid 'njur- ing the case of her former companion at any cost the commonwealth did not put her on the stand.
 we have proved that she was the mo- tive for the crime,r said Prosecutor Wen
 
 testimony Our witness and the admis- sion of the prisoner himself have told the Jury enough"
 Another figure, Paul Beattie, cousin of the accused. whose confession con cerning the purchase of a shotgun for Henry four days before the homicide led to the building of the case for the prosecution, likewise was kept in jail, but both he and the Binford girl are likely to be released tomorrow. Judge Watson explained his attitude toward her continued imprisonment by saying in the courtroom yesterday that unless the girl was to be put the witness stand he wished ito turn her loose"
 Case Closes Suddenly
 The closing of the case was sudden. Attorneys Harry M. Smith and Hill Car ter for the defense first announced that they had a few witnesses for the sub rebuttal but If the commonwealth would agree to rest it's case they would do likewise. The agreement was ac- cepted and Judge Watson arranged to meet counsel for both sides in Richmond tomorrow in a conference concern ng instructions to be given to the jury. The prisoner will be kept in confinement in the jail at Chesterfield and the jury also will remain here.
 The taking of evidence today was along no well connected line the prose- cution, after completing it's short cross examination of the prisoner, taking up scattered points in the evidence. From one feature of the case to another the ely inn In eff tn corroborate certain points in the case it had built up previously but most conspicuous was the direct attack on the testimony of the prisoner
 The single question of importance that the prosecution put to the ac- cused in its brief crosse examination early today was the one on which the commonwealth has been basing 'k practically it's whole case against him. x The prosecution wanted to know how it happened that a gun admittedly purchased by cousin of Henry C.. Beattie. Jr, and corroborated by wit nesses for the defense as having been purchased on the Saturday before the murder, came to be In the hands of the alleged highwayman who killed Mrs. Beattie on the Midlothian turn pike four days later.
 The prisoner answered simply that he knew nothing of the purchase of any gun by Paul, and did not see the weapon till it was raised by the lone highwayman. The prosecution here rested the examination and thereupon began the introduction of witnesses to discredit testimony of the accused
 The attack, it was evident, was con- ducted by the prosecution the tne- ory that if one or two important points in the story of the prisoner could be discredited, the case would be estab- lished.
 Supports Paul's Story
 The commonwealth introduced several witnesses. including members of Paul Beatties family, to prove that the two cousins, Henry and Paul, were together on Thursday night as well as on Satur- day night preceding the murder, which contention was denied by the prisoner on the stand. It was on Thursday night that q Paul edecared his cousin first asked him to buy shotgun. Not only were witnesses brought to the stand who testi- fled that Paul was called on the tele- phone by his Cousin Henry that night and requested to meet him at a certain street \ corner, but witnesses who said they saw \ the pair on the corner as well as in a barroom later, corroborated the story of Paul Beattie as to his movements on the Thursday night in question.
 Witnesses also were introduced with the object of discredting the testimony of F. H. Nebitt. who declared he saw Paul Nlln U SnOlSun OIl lHc DlidSc NHcic Nebitt worked day after Paul Beat ties story alleges that he transferred the fatal gun to Henry s
 Two men said they were on the bridge while NebliLt was there and they de clared that Paul had no shotgun. The commonwealth attempted to cast some doubt, too, on the evidence of Charles H. Kastelberg. who said 1t was he who was motoring on Midlothian turnpike on the niglt of the murder. and who stopped 4 his nachine while woman stood on the running board. Roland Yassiter, one of the group of boys who saw the car with the woman on the running board and man crouched before the hod. declared t,he knew Eastelberg, as well as the make of his car, and that neither the man nor inc ear were the same.
 Though various phases Of the case were entered into the prosecution in effect really concentrated its attention cn cor robora tinc the story of Paul Beattie Not only to the purchase of the gun bu ae to his presence on the veranda of the nrisoner's home on the night fol'owlnt inc murder. when Paul claims Henp, confessed to him that he committed th' crime Witnesses were brought forwars to controvert the story of the accused of the stand yesterday that while Paul was
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