Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-29

had"
did you give any such reason at the
coroner's inquest as to why you paid
for the gun that way?"
81 don't know what I said"
you went out on the side porch of
Henry's home on Thursday night after
the MURDER" asked counsel for the de-
Tense.
II did"
HE never asked you before Thurs
day night to stick by him"
He had no reason to, because he did
not tell me until Thursday that he
did it,"
But you said o would not stick
by him and would tell all. yet you did
not tell all at the coroner's inquest the
next day."
II hated to tell against my own flesh
and blood, and | hate 1t now"
AS the witness uttered this remark
he looked squarely at counsel for the
defense and at the prisoner.
Did you. tell your grandmother Or
grandfather at Henry's home after the
murder what you knew about the
gum"
81 felt sorry for them, and Uncle
Henry, too"
you told your wife only about the
gun, not the whole business?'
yes"
"Then you told her just enough to
clear yourself?'
81 wasn't trying to clear anybody"
when Henry called you on the
phone and asked you If you had been
summoned by the coroner, he
chuckled?"
Yes. he laughed 'ha, ha, ha!'"
Lawyers for the defense had
conferred at Richmond with Henry
c. Beattie. jr, during the night
and early today when he was prepar-
ing for the eighteen-mile trip from
Richmond to the court house, and a
general attack on the character of
Paul Beattie. particularly as to his
truthfulness, was their expressed in
~tention.
The testimony given by Paul Beattie
at the ~coroner's inquest was carefully
studied by the defense and compared
especially with the statements made
on the stand yesterday. His startling
declaration hat his cousin expressed
sorrow that The had done it," referring
to the murder, was made for the first
time yesterday, and the defense was
expected to occupy itself with an effort
to reduce any impression 1t might
have created by showing that the
witnesses story was inspired.
Intimation OF the stand the witness
might take under cross-eXamination
was given yesterday when he testified
that, although he had said a number
of things at the inquest, he was in ex-
tremely bad physical condition at the
time and that his several collapses on
that occasion prevented his telling all
he knew.
VIII C~orrobOrate Paul Beattie.
The prosecution was confident that
its witness would not break down
under cross-examination and an
nounced early today that it would be
ready. after the defense finished with
Paul Beattie, TO proceed with seven or
eight witnesses, who would corrobor-
ate every important detail in his story.
The man who sold the cartridges
the bartender who served Paul and
Henry with drinks. and others who
saw the cousins together on the days
following the purchase of the gun and
prior to the murder, have been sub
poenaed by the prosecution for the ex'
pressed purpose Of corroborating the
testimony of yesterday.
With this angle of proof completed
the prosecution admitted early today
it would be prepared to rest its case
allowing the defense to begin it's direc'
examination of some thirty witnesses
subpoenaed by it. The prosecution hal
not called some of its important wit.
nesses, including Beulah Binford, 'th'
girl in the case but will reserve then
for the rebuttal. 1t Is quite possible
however, that Buelah Binford's testi
mony may never be sought, since thu
commonwealth has satisfied itself a
to the suficiency of evidence from
other witnesses concerning the alleged
motive for the murder.
The jury that Is trying Beattie TO
his life is being kept in a small hote
a few yards from the court house, ant
each night its principal diversion ha
been sitting on the steps of the cour
house and giving vent to song.
Cross-examination ended at 1l;5O AM
Prosecutor Wendenburg took the wit
ness on redirect examination.
The prosecutor had the witness tel
Of his illness at the time of the in
quest and how sfter his first collaps