The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26


of the dead young woman then was.
Il met Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.,
! there he said. land asked him to tell
me how II happened. 1 put my arm
around him. and we sat down together
on bench Beattie said that he was
! out on the pike, coming back home
and got into certain part of the road,
where man stepped out in front of his
machine, SO close that he stopped the
automobile. He said he stopped SO
suddenly that he also stopped the en-
CINE. He told ne the man said: What
the hell are you doing? Trying to
run over me-? You've got plenty of
room Henry said he believed the man
meant to shoot to scare him-to shoot
over his head. After the man shot he
got out and grappled with him and
got the gun from him. receiving
slight cut on the nose in the tussle.
He threw the gun into the back of the
machine and then cranked up"
Witness said 1t was about 1880 when
he arrived at the house.
Went to Scene of Crime.
Did you go to the scene of the homi-
eide with the accused?" asked Mr.. Wen
denburg.
Witness replied that he went to the
scene with the accused, Douglas Beat
He described his search for the gun
and told of picking up the hat Then
he told of how he went to Deputy Sher
iif w. W. Sydnor to get bloodhounds,
and later telephoned to the State Farm
for dogs deciding to use the latter.
II asked Beattie If he could show
us the spot where the murder occurred.
and he said he could. He said that il
happened In the woods. When we got
there Sergeant Wren asked him where
the machine was when the man shot
and to place 1t over the spot. Beattie
placed the car over the spot SO that
the running board was eighteen inches
to the right of the blood spot"
Here Mr.. Wendenburg wanted to in
troduce a map which had been drawn
of the scene. but the engineer who had
drawn 1t was not present. He said
that the State also had photographs of
the scene.
We are going to object" said Mr..
Smith. The map was laid aside for the
time. Then Mr.. Wendenburg introduced
rough drawing made by himself, and
Mr.. Smith came around from the bar
TO look at 1t and TO listen TO the wit
ness's replies. FARRELL pointed out tho
location of the blood spot, saying that
1t was in the middle of the road. and
showed where Beattie had placed tho
machine. at Sergeant Wrens request.
Was 1t possible for the blood of IA
human being to run twelve oil eighteen
inches from the car?" he was asked.
Judge Watson ruled the question out.
saying that FARRELL was no more compe-
tent to pass upon that than was any
juror. Witness then pointed out the
location of the two stumps which have
inquired 80 largely in the tragedy.
May ] ask in what scale of inches
that map is drawn" politely asked Mr..
Smith. People laughed and were raped
10 order BY Judge Watson who also
gave them word OF warning.
RIM Chr With One Hand.
After Beattie told how his wife
was shot and how he grappled with
hei supposed murderer. did he say
what he did them" FARRELL was asked
He said ne threw the gun into th.
automobile. possibly over the back of
II Then he got into the car, put his
left arm around his WIFE with her
head resting on his left shoulder and
ran the car back with his right hand"
How were they sittins?"
Ne was in the right seat and she
was in the left seat"
Was there any blood on the gum
Yes. there was blood on the gun"
Was there any blood In the rear of
the carr"
Il never saw any"
Witness was then asked to tell
where the car had been and in whose
custody ii had been held since the
murder. It had been stored In DIR.
loving's garage and had been in zhe
custody Of the witness. He described
the condition of the car at present ms
being about the same 1t was on .he
night OF the killing. There is blood on
the right hand side, in the seat and
on the floor, and il had flowed down
on the running board
Had that blood passed rom the
running board to the ground?'
Il didn't notice that very particu-
larry
Did you ask Beattie to describe the
mani"
Yes. He said that he was tai
man. vita a growth OF beard On mis-
face. He thought he was a white
man. about nifty or nfty-hve years
old"
Did you see the accused ween On
the night OF the MURDER"
NO. sir"
Did he show any, gr.et?" The court
ruled that the witness could tell only
what he saw. leaving conclusions TO
the jury. but witness said that feat
tie showed no signs of grief. = =
Not mt All Excited. ~,
ne sat down on the bench with
me. and did not appear excited at an. .
When he got into his automobile on 4
! INC second trip to look for the gun
! the lights went out as we got TO Inc
/ crossing at the Belt Line Railroad.
! Has brother got ont 10 tx them. and
! Henry said, On tho lights. To hi
WIN them. Let's go on up the road