Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-29
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THE EVIDENCE
DEFENSE IN THE eEATTiE CASE
TO QUESTION vERAclTY OF
WITNESS.
viii Make General Attack Upon Char
acter Of Paul 6eattie, Particularly
az to Truthfulness.
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as to Truthfulness.
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CHESTERFIELD, Va, Aug. ga
minute and intensive cr0ss-examina-
ton of Paul d. Beattie, cousin of
Henry Clay Beattie, indicted for wife
murder, was planned by counsel for
the defense for today with the purpose
Of breaking down if possible the story
of the alleged confession Of the pris-
oner related On the stand yesterday
by the commonwealth star witness.
Lawyers for the defense had conferred
at Richmond with Henry c. Beattie,
Jr., during the night and early today,
anu they determined to make a gen.
eral attack on the character of Paul
Beattie, particularly as to his, truth.
fulness.
CHESTERFIELD, Va, Aug. %
Court reconvened at 10:30 O'Clock
Paul Beattie Immediately resumed the
witness chair for cross examination
of defense. Little was developed from
the examination except that the wit.
ness admitted buying a gun for Hen
ry C. Beattie.
At the latter's request over the
telephone he said he had not known
Reulah Binford except by sight when
he carried the articles of wearing ap.
parel to her from Henry Clay Beattie.
He never ran around with her. When
suddenly asked if he was an epileptic,
the witness asked what does that
mean, crazy, the witness raised his
voice and answered emphatically
mix"
CHESTERFIELD, Va, Aug 29--
Paul D. Beattie. cousin of Henry
Clay Beattie Jr., indicted for wife
remained unmoved today un.
der a volley of questions from Coun-
sci for the defense who attempted to
shake the witness story of yesterday
in which he introduced the alleged
confession to him by the prisone.'
concerning the tragedy.
Practically the entire cross examin-
alton by the counsel for the defense
was concentrated on an effort to show
Paul Beattie recited an entirely Diff
ferent story yesterday from the one
which he related at the coroner's in.
quest and that he had on the first oc-
casion suppressed part of his knowl.
edge of the case.
The witness maintained that was
due to his nervous collapse at the
coroners inquest and he was excused
without changing his startling testi-
mony of yesterday. John Sandifer,
the intimate friend of the prisoner
for several years, who accompanied
the latter to Harry M. Smiths home
two nights after the murder followed
Paul Beattie on the stand for the
He was expected to confirm the tes-
timony that Henry c. Beattie Jr, tele-
phoned that night to Paul to ask him
to carry message to Beulah Binford.
He did not do so and failed to give
any light on the subject and practic-
ally became witness for the wefense.
Harry M. Smith, Jr. counsel for the
defense, took the witness on direct
and asked him concern
ing the character of Henry c. Beattie
The prosecution objected that this
kind of Testimony could only be in
connection with the testimony of the
prisoner himself. Attorney Smith
then announced that it was intended
to put the accused on the stand.
Sandifer testified that the relations
of Henry c. Beattie Jr., with his wife
were pleasant as far as he knew. He
said he had visited Henry and mem.
bers of his family since the murder
and had expressed hissympathyforthe
accused. His testimony was sur,
prise to the prosecution who summon
ed him as its witness.
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night did considerable damage to the
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