The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-08

claration the prosection tomorrow will
linger particularly, as tonight Detec-
tive Scherer declared that four wit
nesses we're to be produced who saw
Henry and Paul together on the
Thursday night before the murder.
Mind Made Cp.
That it was his wife who suggested
the ride on the Midlothian turnpike
after they were carrying the Owens
home On their return from the Beattie
store, where they went to get a pre-
scription filed, was the statement OF
the prisoner as to the occasion for the
ill-fated ride, but when on cross-eX-
animation Prosecutor Wendenburg
asked the accused if he would have
taken his wife riding even if she had
not suggested 'the spin," Beattie ad-
mitted that his mind was not made
up at the time"
The influence of Beulah Binford on
the case was conspicuous throughout
the day.
Counsel for the defense twitted the
prosecution for not putting the girl
on the witness stand since the State
had subpoenaed her.
Girl Kept Incommunicado.
Harry NJ. Smith, Jr., of counsel for
the defense, said that he never had
had an opportunity Of even speaking
with her as she was kept incommuni-
cado in jail, whereat Judge Watson in
surprise declared that if such had
been the case it was wrong, and here
after counsel for the defense would
have every opportunity to confer with
the girl.
f'Why don't you put her on the
stand then?" suggested Prosecutor
Wendenburg to Mr.. Smith.
"Oh. 7 wash my hands Of her. I
don't want to have anything to do
with her"
At this point Judge Watson inter-
jected that if neither side intended
calling the woman to the witness
stand he wanted to tfturn her loose"
The prosecution intimated, however,
that it would call the girl and when
rebuttal begins tomorrow or the next
day it is practically certain that the
Binford girl will be called particularly
to corroborate the testimony of Paul
Beattie as to certain messages which
he says Henry asked him to deliver to
her.
Does Not Love Her.
The prisoner deprecated the idea
that he in any way loved the girl. The
prosecution, however, insisted that in
the week before the murder three of
Beatties evenings had been given to
the Binford girl as well as the night
before the homicide, all of which the
prisoner admitted was true. The
prosecution continued to contend that
the prisoner sat on his wife's body to
conceal it on his flying trip to the
Owen home.
Beattie donned the bloody clothes
without the slightest change in his
manner. With the same equanimity
he handled the shotgun.
In his direct testimony today Henry
C. Beattie categorieally denied that he
took part in or knew anything Of the
purchase Of the shotgun with which
his wife was killed. He also fatty
contradicted almost the entire testi-
mony of his cousin, Paul, particularly
with regard to the alleged confession
in which Henry is supposed to have
said to Paul, II wish I hadn't done it,
Told Same Story.
The witness told the same story
Identical even in phraseology with thai
which the accused told to the coro.
ner's jury although he admitted today
more of his relations with Beula1
Binford, following the course of the
defense throughout the trial, in point
ing her out as a disreputable girl fol
whom the prisoner had only passing
fancy, and for whom he never wouli
have murdered his wife.
i After nearly two hours and a hal
of direct examination the 6efense rest
ed IS :. .'eu cross-o~0 'ni"a+:o.
was BEGIN.
"Mr. Beattie," said Mr.. Wendenburg