The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
The Woman In the Case In the Beat
tie Murder Trial is Kept In
jail and Not Put on
the Stand.
BELIEVES IN HENRY
Accused is Impatient to go on the
Stand and VIII Probably Do
So On Mon
day.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE,
va. Sept. 2.-Skilful skirmishing by
shrewd lawyers today won Henry Clay
Beattie respite until Monday from
the grilling ordeal that he must un-
dergo on the stand TO clear himself
of tho murder of his young wife.
An impassioned plea by Hill Carter,
counsel for the defense secured an
adjournment until Monday at ali
earlier hour than usual, after the de-
tense had whiled away the entire day
with witnesses secured and called on
the spur of the moment.
The accused man was impatient to
take the stand this afternoon and he
urged his counsel to allow him to go
on today but the shrewd lawyers
declined to give the prosecution the
benefit of precious hours over Sunday
In which to study his direct testi.
was secured by the defense through
the days proceedings More and more
the conviction grew tonight that the
central point of the trial of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr. lies in the steel cell
in Henrico County jail that shelters
Beulah Binford his II year old sweet
heart
In the course of the arguments that
embellished today's proceedings Har-
ry NJ. Smith. chief counsel for Beat
tie demanded of Special Prosecutor
WendeTburg:
Why don't you call Beulah Bin
ford? You have had her in Jail for a
month; you have summoned her as a
witness; why don't you produce herr"
Do you want me to call herr"
came back Wendenburg.
I'd like to have seen you cali her
In your direct case" returned Smith
evasively.
1t was quite evident that neither
lawyer was anxious to place the un.
certain, irresponsible little girl-wo.
man before the jury, but in Henricc
jail the girl herself longs to get to
the court house where her lover is
making his fight for life.
"oh, they are afraid to cali me,
she declared tonight, they know
would tell the truth Maybe they think
the truth would be too favorable to
Henry and that is the reason they
disappoint those crowds out at Ches
terfield courthouse who are waiting tc
see me on the stand. But I've told the
truth from the beginning and I'll tel
1t to the end don't believe Henry
Beattie is guilty of murder; he was
too kind-hearted and gentle. Why, he
even used to scold me for whipping
my little dog. Paul Beattie is lying.
Know it, because he lied about the
message Henry gave him for me. HI
never told me that Henry, would xii
me If did not keep my mouth shut
Evidently the little girl is still
staunch in her belief in the man whit
mas been her protector for four years
But over in Chesterfield court hous,
one of the two important witnesses b.
the defense today devoted hours to al
attempt to prove that Beattie caret
nothing for her. She was described al
woman of the town." and was ev
en- more coarsely characterized b.
Billy Sampson, chum of the accus
ed man, who with Henry and Beulal
ana another girl, manner Henriett;
Pittman caroused in Norfolk whel
Henry renewed his relations with tn
girl after his marriage.
Earlier in the day the defense cal
cd Chas. H. Kastleburg, wealth
merchant of Richmond. Kastelburg at
mitted that on the night of the mu,
ger ne had been Joy riding on tn
Miolothian turnpike, where the Grim
was committed, with woman h
haa picked up" in Richmond an
ne mad not seen her before nor since
he did not even know her name. Th
aelense will undoubtedly contend tina
y was Kastelburg's car which wa
seanding by the road and which wa
seen by the boy witnesses for th
prosecution. They almost positivel
identified as Beattie's car the m;
inachine which stood at the scene
.he crime a few minutes before til
murder.
on cross examination Kastelbur
aumitted that che had several drinks
anu was not quite himself, and ths
ne mad stopped his car at pun,
which ne was unable to locate nears
,nan mile Of the scene OF the Grim
WIN these two exceptions, the day
sssllnony was largely repetition.