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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
icers Controvert Robertson Boys Testimony

Scherer pointing to Taylor Robertson
newspaper reporter. and brother of
the witness Robertson.
I'VE examined it together, and we
didn't see any blood" said witness
Huh" said Mr. Carter. you are
trying to deliver us a solar plexus
blow
No" said the witness. flushing an
grily. Il am answering your ques-
tons
so you did know that it had been
claimed that blood had been found
there" asked the att 'rnoy. little re-
buned
Yes"
Major Patton Testincs.
Major j. ID. Patton came next to the
chair.
Tell the jury" said Mr.. wendon-
burg. whether you examined tho road
to see If there were any blood spots
on this side of the homicide
Yes On the morning OF the 10th.
looked along the road for blood
spots.
Did you sec any other than that at
the scene of the crime?'
Not a single one"
Gould such spot as has been tcs-
titled to other than The one at the
scene of the murder has escaped
you?"
IL think not. sir"
The only spot you saw was that on
at the scene of tho crme?"
Yes.
How did you go along the road?''
asked Mr.. Carter.
In an automobile with John AL
sop.
How fast were you EoinG?"
"Leisurely. about fifteen or twenty
miles an hour
What side of the car were YOU
sitting on?"
On the right side coming in"
al blood had been sprinklcd on the
road, would you necessarily have
seen it?"
Il think l would have seen It, We
looked for everything
What part Of the car were you imp
In the back seat"
You couldn't see in front?'
No
Whom were you within"
Il met Mr. Scherer. Wren and two
guards from the penitentiary with
the dogs We divided into two par
ties
We're YOU looking especially a,
first for anything"
No. but think we would have
seen anything"
Zen r owen, an uncle OF the bride
was called.
Owen Examined Roui;.
Mr. smith quarreled because Mr.
Owen had been ii. the court room
during the examination OF the other
witness. and MIR. Wendenburg i'm
mediately said that he would do
without Mr. Owen and forego his
testimony. Then Mr.. Smith with
drew his objection.
Did you examine the turnpike from
the scene of the crime TO the Owen
home for the purpose of finding If
there was blood anywhere else than
ut the scene of the crimo?" asked Mr.
Wendenhurg
Witness answered that he examined
the road thoroughly about daylight,
after the crime ana was looking for
anything unusual. He found nothing
unusual. He found no blood spot be-
tween the scene of the crime and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
BEATTIE MURDER TRIAL REPORT
SENT OUT BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

corning the presence OF additional
blood spots
He said he accompanied young Ro
bertson and found the spots together
with him, two days after the murder
One of the jurors asked the boy Il
tho spots was in the middle of tn.
| road or not. He said that IL was no
plainly seen by any one in a wager
or buggy travelling along the road
Holland saw Him, Too.
w. X. Holland, a quaryman. said or
the witness stand to-day that he saw
bearded man with = gun a short
time before the murde Holland live.
near the scene of the Sagedy.
DO you remember seeing any per
son on the track OF the belt line a,
the time OF the MURDER" ne was ask
ked by Mr.. Smith for the defense
Yes"
What sort of looking man wa.
he2"
Man about six feet tall"
When was it,"
About or $50 in the afternoon
just before the murder"
Did he have any thing"
/ He had single barrelled shotgun.
rs there anything to hunt this time
of year,"
Would you know the man again
If YOU saw him?" asked Prosecutor
Wendenburg.
Yes"
Wore sandy Beard.
What kind OF hair did he have?'
Sandy beard. didnS notice his
hair"
Any one with YOU when the man
with the shotgun passed?"
Yes. but 1 don't know his name"
Was the man with the gun a
Stranger"
YES"
Did you ever see him before?"
Once in Richmond a year ago at a
police station. when | went to identify
some stolen brasses"
Holland was then excused
The prosecution to-day placed on
the stand fourteen witnesses, nearly
all of whom were county detectives
to controvert the testimony of young
ence of more than one blood spot on
the Midlothian Turnpike, where Mrs
Beattie was killed.
states Contention.
The State had contended that the
mig blood spot where the murder oc.
CURED was not caused by drippins
from the machine in which Henry
seattie. Jr." alleged his wife was seat.
ed when shot. declaring that no blood
whatever could hsve ozzed through
the bottom OF the car and the grease
drippan beneath
BY concentration attention on the
single large spot Of blood, the Com.
monwealth intended to show that the
woman was murdered in a different
manner from that described by the
husband.
Paul Beattie. who was placed upon
the stand again to-day by the defense
admitted that he had had a CONVEX.
sation with G. w. Booth concernins
the murder. but he denied that he told
Booth that he did not think his cousin
Henry killed his wife. In previous ties:
timony Paul denied that he had had
any conversation with Mr., Booth Fl,
explained that he did not know tbe
man by name. but by sight. Mr..
Booth was present when Paul testi.
ned and was examined by the defense
he testiaed that Paul told him tina,
ne tPauD did not think Henry killed
his wifa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

yes
Before you got to Sixth and Broad
Streets you stopped once or twice?"
Once before we reached Weinstein's
we stopped to fix the lights"
Didn't you stop between Henry's
fathers store and Sixth and Broad
Streets to fix the l!ghts?"
I'VE stopped once before we reached
Meyer Greentree's."
You have stated that you did not
tell the pawnbrok Observation-Disclosures
you wanted the shotgun TO use on
Mayo's Bridge. 1 understand. and now
bridge as a watchman?"
No
Did you have single barreled
on the bridge?"
NO"
II ask you If you had single bar
relied shotgun in the cement house on
the brdge?'
No"
II ask you did you have in your
possession on Sunday morning, or at
any time preceding the homicide and
after you say that you bought n gun
at the pawnshop?"
No" The witness sat steady as Mr..
Smith Numbered at him, and Henry
Beattie watched intently.
do you know where the cement
house is at the end of Mayo's Bridge?"
Il ought TO know j helped put it
mp"
Then you had no gun on any day
before or subsequent to the purchase
of the gun at Weinstein's?"
No"
Booth Faces Paul.
II want to ask that Mr.. G w. Booth
be brought into the courtroom" said
Mr.. Smith to the court
Booth was called and brought into
the courtroom. He stood just behind
the witness chair
Look at this gentleman" said Mr..
Smith to the witness. and see IL you
know him." Paul half turned in his
chair SO that he could look at Booth.
Didn't you have a conversation with
this man on the bridge Wednesday fol-
lowing the homicide, and you said that
you didn't believe that your Cousin
Henry was guilty. that he was so de-
voted to his wife?"
Il remember seeing him. We were
But as far. as having a conversation
with him about Henry 1t is not So"
rs 1t not SO that you told him
Henry had spoken highly of his wife %
NO"
Hadn't you seen him before that
day?"
Il don't know"
Didn't you know who he was when
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

lothian Turnpike Several witnesses
testified that the morning after the
murder. when Beattie talked with Tall
ley and others. nothing was said about
woman screaming.
MIR. Pemberton's Cats.
An amusing incident occurred when
the defense put on the stand William
Pemberton. a man OF forty-nve years
OF age, to attack the truthfulness and
character OF Talley. Pemberton's own
mentality was questioned by Prosecu-
tor Wendenburg
Are you right in your mind?" asked
the prosecutor.
What do you mean. Am 1 crazy?"
Pemberton asked. We'll. no."
"Didn You have nine cats chained
In one room in your house once?'
asked the prosecutor.
NO"
Well, weren't there pictures taken
of those cats?"
May be-"
Here the witness Hdgetcd and began
TO show signs of embarrassme
He turned or Mr. Wcndenburg, saw
aGeiy; Look here. man, are you
trying to cross examine me? You are
talking out of your head -
The witness continued talking rap
idly. but his remarks were drowned in
even after Judge Wason had restored
order the witness talked on in light
ming like speed until the court or
dered him to stop. Even the prisoner
Joined in the laughter. and was the
last in the room to regain his COM
posture.
Snw "HIghwnSmun.r
When Eugene Henshaw. a farmer
of Bon Air. who Travelled daily on the
Midlothian Turnpike just before the
murder. was put on the witness stand
and was asked to testify if he saw
any stranger on the road on the days
before or after the murder.
Il met a man walking on the road
whom I thought was lunatic -
Don't give us your opinion -"
II Aw tho man." continued the Wit
ness, three times. the Wednesday.
Friday and Monday before the murder.
He was a bearded man. He seemed
to be fifty years of age
This testimony was the first intro
duced by the defense to support Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr's story OF tho alleged
bearded highwayman.
Was it white or colored mani
asked Prosecutor Wendenburs.
White man"
He had a gray beard?"
Beard about two weeks old"
al what position from the scene
Of tho murder did you see the MANI"
About three-quarters OF q mile
away"
What kind of hat did he have
on?"
"Slouch hat"
What kind Of clothes?'
Dark"
Which way was he going each time
you saw him?"
Once he was going west. The other
times he was sitting down. / don't
know which way he was going then"
Did Not Have Gun.
who did you first tell about the
apparition you saw in the ahape OF on
old MANI"
"a young man by the namo OF John
Ford"
Did the strange man have gun"
Not when saw him."
\ The witness was excused.
Broadnax Robertson, companion
Of young Robertson. corroborated his
RApm's testimony OF yesterday con.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
Simple Home Remedy
For Wrinkled Faces
(From Fashion Monthly,

(From Fashion Monthly.)
Thousands of women are spending
fortunes In their frantic efforts 10
remove the signs of premature age
from their faces. When in this state
of mind a woman will spend almost
any amount of money on worthless
many
If these women only knew II tho
most effective remedy imaginable is n
be made up at home in less Than q
minute. They have only 10 get an
ounce of powdered saxolite ana bsif
a pint OF witch hazel at the drug
daily as refreshing lotion. Tho 'l nE
feet is almost magical Even afta,
the tirst treatment a markta Im5rnv ,ei
ment is noticed and the face has
a smss hru sasIIp 9 that Is n0sl pleas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

railroad. and said that IL there had
been any there 1t was 30 small that
1t was invisible He said that IL there
had been q blood spot eighteen by
twenty inches in size In front OF Mr..
Riee's gate he would have seen 1t. But
there was no blood spot there. He
saw two drops of water and recognize
ed what 1T was. He examined the
road again on Thursday, after hear
Ing that another blood spot had been
found. but found no traces of it.
On cross examination by Mr. Car
ter. he said that the machine he as in
was going very fast, about thirty
miles an hour, but that he had the
! road in view. On the next "trip he
came back slowly. and stopped in
front OF telephone posts Nos. 1877 and
Ia. and saw no blood near them.
Sergeant Tom Wren testified to the
same effect. that there was no other
blood on the road
, count of the crime?" asked Mr..
Smith.
Yes"
In giving his account, where did
/ he say the man was?"
on the left, coming in"
Was there any intimation that the
! man was on the right side?'
No
MI Wendenburg protested against
the defense bringing out repetition
of Wren's former evidence. but finally
consented to allow 1t to go in the
record.
Detective Sergeant ]. ]. Wiltshire
County officer Flynn, Coroner j. G.
Loving, Policeman ID. $. Voltz, Po-
liceman q. w. Spur and Squire w. S
Jacob were also examined as to whe.
ther they had seen any sort of blood
other that that discovered at the scene
OF the crime. They had searched the
road. and had found no other spot OF
blood Coroner Loving and Squire
Jacob had made very thorough ex-
animation.
Tom owen testified that the only
blood near or at his house were a few
drops on the wallsway and on the
porch He was not ross-examined
Stntc Rests It's Case.
The Commonwealth rests it's case
! announced Mr.. Wendenburg as Mr.
owen left the stand.
! Mr.. Smith said that he would like
TO argue on motion as to certain evi.
dence. and adjournment was had Ia
the jury room SO that the jury would
! not hear the argument.
When court reconvened, Judge Wat.
Son said:
There has been a motion to ex-
clude all the testimony about the hair
PIN. The motion is sustained, and you
are not to consider 1t. There was also
motion to eliminate whatever testt-
moRy may have crept in as to the
actions of the bloodhounds at the
scene OF the murder. The court also
| instructs you that the testimony of
all witnesses in regard to the action
of the bloodhounds at the scene of the
crime is not to be considered as evi-
! dence against the accused"
Paul Called by Defense.
Paul Beattie. who had been sent for
when court opened. was recalled then
to the witness stand.
"Mr. Beattie,' asked Mr.. Smith.
didn't you say that Henry stopped
the machine several times to fix the
| lights? Is 1t a fact?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
Did you talk with himY"

yes"
Did you talk with himq"
Not to him. talked with Sergeant
sherry, or tho Richmond police force"
Didn't you say that you were going
to tell everything you knew because
your Uncle Henry had had some rcla-
tive In q room and made them sign
away everything they had?"
NO sir, l did not tell anybody any
thing like that"
Chauffeur Asgninst Paul. 70
Paul Beattie was excused, and w. F.
Baker, aged thirtytwo. u chauffeur
was sworn. He testified that he saw
both Henry Beattie and Paul Beattie
on the Saturday OF the coroner's In
quest at theshome OF County Coroner
j. G. Loving.
did Paul Beattie come fr0ih tho
inquest where he mad 5een witness
ana set in your carr"
'tIe was brought aut- by tha odicara
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
WITNESSES
IN AFTERNOON
Bearded Highwayman introduced, While Friends
of the Accused Begin Fierce Attack on Men
Who Testified for State

Paul Beattie. who had been hastily
summoned from the Henrioo Jail yes
terday morning, came in for a second
grilling at the hands OF the defense
In the trial of his cousin, Henry Clay
Beattie. yesterday afternoon at Ches-
terfield Courthouse. When court re-
sumed at $40 O'clock, ]. C. Talley wac
called. but he was not present. Paul
Beattie wss then called. and whom
he was seated in tho witness chair At
torney Smith. for the defense. called
for Billie Baker.
Look at this man." said Mr.. Smith
to Paul, pointing to Baker. Didn't
you on the Saturday night OF the in
quest. after you had left the witness
stand. so out and get in an automo-
bilc?"
Yes; some officers were there ;.S..h
mo-" VA
ibid you see Baker Them"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
For Busy Readers

Fpr the convenience of readers
who desire brief account of tho
trial, Tho Times Dispatch will print
daily the report prepared by a stan
correspondent of the AssQcintcd
Press. His story appears below.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

Lets Evidence Stnnd.
I'VE object" said Mr. Smith The
body had been removed from the ma
chine before Jarrel got there
But Judge watson allowed the evil
dence.
NE" answered the witness
IL In the testimony IT has been
stated that a blood spot twenty inches
each way cEighteen by twenty" cor
rccted MIR. Carter) was found on the
turnpike in front OF M. R!ce's gate
!, q few. feet from II. state whether il
gas there on Wednesday. when you
were looking along the road"
mo, s.9.''
''Dsa you make any examination
$ThJrsdsy?"
"Yes, on Thursdsv morning There
a~as no blood There
You vent UP and down "Wednesday
s6Rnd ThurstSy looking for blood spots -
ksd Mr.. Carter.
: you were satisfied on Wednes.
,nt there was no blood spot al
= pint, why did You go back or
4sy7 Did you h.ar that there
other spot?"
81 In the newspaperse'
-! 2Zk IL was"
~ there diagram OF IL In
- ,3E phpsrs9
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-22

The packers have applied
habeas corpus SO successfully to
the nations supply of hogs, that
they naturally thought it might
save them also.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-22

We progress. The lightning
rod agent is becoming almost ex-
tInct. --
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-22

But say, me poipers must be sold
Z Jack Frost don't git me goat.
Me school is nuttin' but de street,
| goes dere all de while
Winter an Summer, cold or heat
| tries to sell me pile!
Poiper! Poiper! Latest dope!
Ocean ship has sank!'
All about de White Mans Hope!
Extreel Busted bank!.
Here's de latest, far an near,
Poiper, Mister? Poiper here!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-22
THE NEWSBOY
By Berton Braley.

il ain t no orphant kid at all,
l got a ma and dad,
But when de kids at home
small
Why, cash is needed bad;
An so, of course, it's. up to me
Cause I'm an older guy.
To peddie lots of papers see?-
To them that passes by.
Poiper! Poiper! All about
Moider in de street!
Woman knocks a boigler out !!
Patten corners wheat!
Cops arrest a fnancier!
Poiper, Mister? Poiper here!
l had to fight to git me place
An fight to keep it, too,
But-well, | kind Nv set
Dat made de gang ski
doc; III
An now, me poipers on me
arm III
I hold me chosen spot
Film de air wild me alarm
Of news dat's fresh an
hot!
Poiper! Poiper! Here
y'are
Latest on de fight!
Loidy shots opera star!
Niger turns to White!
Parson fired fer drinkin'
beer!
:, Poiper, Mister? Poiper
In Winter-gee but it gifts
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
A Fierce Night Alarm.

is the hoarse, startling cough of a
child, suddenly attacked by Group.
Often it aroused Lewis Chamblin, of
Manchester, o., R. R. No. 2, for
their four children were greatly sub
ject to Group. Sometimes in severe
attacks" he wrote, 1--WE were afraid
they would die, but since we proved
what certain remedy DIR. Kings's 6
New Discovery is, we have no fear.
We rely on it for Group and for
coughs, colds or any throat or lung
trouble" So do thousands of others.
So may you. Asthma, Hay Fever,
La Grippe, Whooping Cough, Hem
orrhages fly before it. SOC anC
Sol. 90. Trial bottle free. Sold b!
Benton N. Weldon, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
To Electrify Eastern Pennsylvania

Plans have been filed with the re-
corder in Allentown, Pa, giving no.
tice that application will be made on
April 3 to the governor of Penn
sylvania by w. A. Lathrop, Rollin H.
Wilbur and H. F. Baker, of Philadel-
phia, for charters for about sixty cleo
trio companies.
This will be the first public move
in the fulfilment of the great power
scheme of the Lehigh Coal and Navi
CATION company, which aims to elec
trify eastern Pennsylvania, affecting
territory with population of $500,
600 people, including Philadelphia.
Immense power houses are to be
| built at Lansford, to be run by Goa
| that has heretofore been allowed tt
90 to waste, as well as by watel
power, and the main high tension
transmission lines, 1872 miles long, arr
to run into Philadelphia, with branch
es to all industries, towns, villages ant
sections that will contract to utlliz
the power.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
Explosion Felt a Hundred Miles.

GNPiOSiOi TClI q r1unQTeQ MILES,
Hardly a house in the thickly pop
ulated farming country within a ra-
dius of five miles from Pleasant pra-
rie, Wis, is in habitable condition as
a result of the explosion of five maga-
zines filled with dynamite and black
gunpowder in the plant of the Du-
Pont de Nemours Company.
One man, E. S. Thompson, was
killed; one was seriously injured, sew
eral hundred were painfully hurt, and
the greater number of residents of
Pleasant Prairie, Bristol, and the sur
rounding farming country have pack
ed their remaining household goods
and moved away until their home are
rebuilt.
The explosion was felt more than a
| 100 miles away, in Illinois, Indiana
and Michigan.
In Chicago, sixty odd miles from
the scene of the explosion, the larg-
est granite buildings were rocked as
if by an earthquake. The tremor
caused a panic in some of the hotels
and theatres. Many persons rushed
| 10 the streets. AT Elgln, Ill, woman
dropped dead from fright.
The five magazines which exploded
contained $50 tons finished dynamite,
130 tons unfinished dynamite, $4,000
kegs finished giant powder, 25,O0O
kegs unfinished giant powder.
Mr.. Bumstead, superintendent of the
powder plant, said the exact cause OF
the explosion could not be learned
but that it might have resulted from g
hammer blow or from a broker
piece of machinery flying against the
wall or floor of the glazing or finish
ing room.
Nearly every one within ten mile
J of the factory when the explosion oc
Cured is wearing bandage. but th'
injuries sustained are not severe Ii
more than half a dozen cases.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
Ninety Perish In Fire.

Ninety persons, many of them chill
dren, were burned to death, and forty
others injured in a fire that destroyed
a moving picture theater at Bologoie'
Russia, small place in the southern
part of Novgorod province, on the
Nikoli railroad.
The flames started while the ex-
hibition was in progress and quickly
spread through the building, cutting
off every avenue of escape.
Futile attempts at rescue were
made by those who happened to be
close TO the exist when the fire start
ed. and by those from the outside, but
the fury of the flames drove them
back before they could reach the
shrieking victims, who in their efforts
TO get out of the building fought des
perately among themselves.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
Lxncher Goes to Prison.

Robert Cleveland, charged Win
murder in connection with the lynch
ing of Carl Etherington, Pronipi.
ton detective, in Newark, Ohio, last
July pleaded guilty to manslaughter'
He was sentenced to an indeterminate
term in the Ohio reformatory. He is
the third man to be sentenced in con-
nection with the case.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
A LEGAL Holiday.

"Bindlesworth seems to rather look
upon his wife with awe"
"Yes. met him yesterday. and he
wanted to borrow $5 from me. ask.
ed him why be didn't go to his bank
for it. and be replied with surprise
that be was unable to conceal:
Why, bless me! I'd forgotten that
the banks were open today just the
same You see. this is my wife's birth
day. Chicago Record Herald
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
Black Hand Accent Killed bv Auto

A man said by the police authorities
to be an agent of the Black Hand
was killed in Newark, N. j., by an
automobile owned by Arthur G. Hoff-
man, of Orange. The chauffeur, George
A. Leslie, was arrested. The police
declare that the dead man was here
on an excursion of revenge. A loaded
revolver and a stiletto, recently sharp
ened, were found in his pockets.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
To leach pupils to Swim.

Swimming is to be taught in the
Chicago public schools as a part OF
the regular curriculum.
Plans were approved by the BOARD
of education for the new Nicholas
Sem school building, at South Port
and Francis avenues and Perry street,
and it is here that the first pool VIII
be constructed. Pupils are to be given
swimming lessons by an expert.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
Kill A Murderer.

A merciless murderer is Appendi-
c;tis with many victims, put D,.
King,s New Life Pills kill 1t Dy
nrevsntion. They gently stimulate
stomacb. liver bowels, preventing
that clogging that invites appenaa-
s;t,s. s curing Constipation, Headache,
Piliousness, Chills, 25c at Benton
n wsdon's drug store, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-15
This Hard, Cruel World,

Mrs Cra wford You can have all the
bread and butter you want, but no
more cake.
Willie-Say. ma. how is it / can
never have a second helping of any
of the things | like?-Lippincott's