New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-22
Young Virginian on Trial for the
Murder of His Wife a
Month Ago.
POSTPONEMENT IS REFUSED
All but Two of the Jurors Select
ed Are Farmers-The Pris-
oner Cool, Calm and Col
lected in Court.

~ quick dNtloN MAJ htu tllt 'PthliiS
,o.day Of the trial Of Henry Clay Beat
te IT.. on the charge Of numbering his
vife while with her on a motor ride a
month ago Twelve jurors were selected
,efore court adjourned. but four Of these
ciu be- challenged by the defence and
fonr others will be chosen from spe-
cial venire Of thirty men summoned to
appear in court on Wednesday, to which
6av the court adjourned.
Beattie. when arraigned. pleaded not
guilty
All but two Of the jurors are farmers
from the county. The two exceptions
are a auarryman and contractor. The
names # the jurors are: y. ". Farley
crarrvman. thirty-seyen years old; r.
T. Covington. thirty-three years old;
John u. Dance. forty-eight years old;
L. Wilson. thirty-eight years old; A.
Fetterolf contractor, thirty-four
wars old. Irving NJ. Bass. ir.. thirty
,esrs old. Y. ". ruqua. twenty-seven
Years old. W. 7. Burgess. ffty-two years
rd. n. p. Purdie. twenty-seven years
old. J.. O.. Condrey. ffty-three years old;
w ?. Iundy. ffty-ninc years old. ana
II. a.. Robinson. forty-four years old.
s.atte Pleaded met Guilty"
Beattis pleaded not guilty in clear,
even voice. All motions Of the defence
for rostDonement were denied. and mo-
tons to quash the indictment we're over
-u.ed. s1 that when the morning session
Was adjourned the prelminaries had
been disposed Of and seven OF the pro-
snective jurors were in the box.
Tile afternoon session moved more
slowly. s second venire Of twenty men
was exhausted after tedious questioning.
Int FIVE more jurors. subject 20 the four
ueremptory challenges of tho defence.
we're added % the seven selected pre-
yiousrv. Judge Walter a. Watson then
adjourned court. giving the Sheriff until
noon on Wednesday % assemble the ad-
d.uonal venire.
There were perhaps a thousand per-
sons around the old courthouse dur
ing tho days proceedings. but few OF
them were from Richmond. The major
ir, of the onl0okers camc from Chester
field Court House and vicinity and per-
hans 200 OF these were able 20 crowd
into the little courtroom.
Boulah Binford, the seventeen-year-
old girl in the case" did not appear
At the courthouse. She is held in jail
ar Richmond as material witness but
I. was not deemed necessary to bring
her here to-day. Paul Bcattie. the
r-.soner.s cousin. and one Of the COM
monwealths chief witnesses. also was
left in his cell at Richmond.
Mrs. Claudia Powell. sister Of Beulah
T.nf8rd. appeared in the afternoon ana
attracted much. attention. She SAID
simply that she had come because she
was interested.
Henry CLAY Beattie. sr.. sat oeninu
his son all day and followed the pro-
caefiDgs closely Few words passed be-
tween him and the prisoner. who show
cd little or no nervousness when the m
dictment was read. though he iretter d
biz during the afternoon.
Sometimes young Beattie whispered
suggestions 20 his lawyers, RI. NJ
smith ir.. and Hill Garter and ire
ouentIv he scanned with interest the
newspaper extras" giving the detdAs
OF the proceedings.
Came 10 Court in Automobile.
BareDeaded. chewing gum and smiling
The accused man swept up TO the
Chesterfield County courthouse IN an
automobile al 10 o'clock this morning
from the Richmond Jail. Judge waiter
A. Watson arrived shortly before the
7.r.so-er 10 convene court Beatue s
aged father and his other son. Douglas
had reached Chesterfield half an hour
earlier in an automobile. in court
father and son sat side by side and eN-
changed whispers. Beattie then began
o. talk with his lawyers.
Beatties jauers say he slept wei1-as
be has done since his arrest more than
month ago. He dressed caretuiiy'
Esnced at the morning papers ate a
light breakfast and sat waiting IN the
air since his Imprisonment.
There was a slight prison paIlor on MS
face. but the wholesome routine OF JaH
life mas healed mis- hard earned scars oil
bovish dissipation. and on the whole ne
appeared the well groomed. clean cut
boy of good family that ne is.
D.. L.. poe4,orep,ent Denlec.
Judge Watson spent several minutes
taling with the army Of special news
PAPER correspondents and arranging
seats. Beattie leaned over the old wal
nut railing and talked lightly with those
near him The old father sat silent
stroking his gray hair.
Counsel for both sides took their seats
ar 1913 o'clock The prisoner entered
into an earnest conversation with H. VI.
smith, ir.. his chief lawyer. AT lo.-o
the Sheriff opened court.
TO discourage the curious ana ldIe the
court ordered that all disinterested spec
jstors in the tiny courtroom stand -p
ana remain standing. Two women
newspaper writer's We're the only "hi'e
women i'm the yard or court building
The clerk formally called the case TOT
the commonwealth. and the prosecution
asked that the prisoner be arraigned.
Hill Carter. for the defence theh
asked for further delay on the grouh'
that the defence was not ready TO go 10
trial His plea was that the case go
over until Monday, August ~
Judge urnt.nr denied the REQUESTS OF