The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
no one had evor heard cross word
between his vito and himself
No Sign of BreniSinS.

tie gave no Sign of breaking. He did
not lose countenance when his blood
stained clothes were shown. the seat
of the trousers and the lower part of
the shirt soaked In his witcs blood
Should his attorneys decide to plead
insanity. tho hardest thing they would
nave To explain would be the ability
with which for three hours young
Beatue fenced with Mr. Wendenburg
ana Judge Gregory. without once trip
ping-even holding them lightly at
point. as when asked how fast his as
sailant had run. he replied. 'Not as
fast as Rector"
Beattic said afterwards that lac was
not conscious of having lighted a ci-
Sarettc while ON the witness stand
THAT he did do so is not so remarka bio
"hen il Is remembered that the hear
Ing was In the open air. and that tur-
ors and spectators smoked at will Tho
younger man smokes cigarettes but
Is not cigarette hend." as he has
been pictured.
So we'll mad Beattie hold his own
that when an hours recess was taken
he was allowed to go home unattend-
ed. DIR. Loving announced that he was
not under arrest.
Meanwhile other wires had been
working. That morning the police had
handed To them the most important tip
In regard to the case as yet develop
ed. T.. j. Houchens. who had known
Chief OF Police Werner when the two
were youngsters In the painting bust
ness came to the City Hall. The old
man told tho chief that his son in In ",
Paul Beattie. a second cousin of Henry
Beattie. had recently purchased gun
and he greatly feared that the boy
would be in some way dragged into
the case. He said he and his wife had
ADVISED Paul to tell the truth.
Purchase of Gun.
Chief Werner called in Captain OF
Detectives Thomas J McNiahon who
at once went to work on the tip. At
sam Storms pawnshop no trace OF
such a sale was to be found but Stern
volunteered his aid in visiting the other
pawnshops. With Mcmahon and Cap
tain Wright he called at Weinstein's
pawnshop. on North Sixth Street, just
beyond Broad The proprietor knew
Paul Beattia. and his son remcmbere ed
having sold him n gun on the Satur-
day previous. for $3.50 The record
showed that Paul Beattie had bought
the gun openly in his own name. at a
shop where he was known. seeming to
indicate that at that time he had no
guilty knowledge OF Henry's plans.
Mcmahon. Wright and Stern hurried
to Paul Beattie's home. pol Ran
dolph Street The young man. twenty
one years of age. belongs to a less
fortunate branch OF the Beattie family
victim of epilepsy In his youth. he
mad lost employment as u seaman, as
conductor on a street car in a glass
plant and elsewhere. He was then
supporting wife and young baby
by working a Waterman on Nayo's
Bridge.
AT the sight of the officers accom-
panied BY Sam Stern, Paul Benttie
him written statement that he had
met Henry Beattie by appointment
and agreed 10 purchase for him a gun
ana three shells. and that he had
bought them on the Saturday proceed
Ing and delivered them to Henry Beat
tie was soon in the hands of Captain
Mcmahon. Paul Beattie said he had
quit work and had gone home with the
intention of calling at police head
quarters to tell of the purchase He
mao confided to his wife, ard she In
sisted that he tell the whole truth
Armed with his statement, and taking
Paul Beattie along with them. the Of
fcers raced to the Beattie home In
South Richmond. where Captain Nc
Mahon arrested Henry Beattio at his
dinner table. He accompanied the of
ficers without word He had been
awaiting the arrest day after day
since the murder. and to a friend he
admitted that in one sense IL was a
relief that the strain was over-the
uncertainty ended-and the inevitable
battle for his life begun. He rode back
with the officers to DR.. Lovings with
out once looking Mt Paul Beattie. or
exchanging word with him.
Dramatic Scene.
Tho scene on the coroner's lawn
when 1t became known that an arrest
had been made was indescriba BILE.
Lawyers. policemen, Jurors. reporters.
scurried about madly. DR.. Loving
preserved his professional calm. and
raped for the inquest to resume
henry beattie came In and was seated
as before in tho witness chair. but
this time with Detective Sergeant
Bailey beside him He was under ar
rest. His face was only n shade moro
serious than in the morning, and a
slight twitchng of muscle In the
left chee~ which Increased as the ar
ternoon wore on. was the only notice
noie emotion. Mcmahon. standing
to one side with his witness PAM
Beattie. heard the call for the inquest
to be resumed.
Come on. Paul" he said. turning to
his companion. Paul Beattie gave one
glance Mt the jury. tho witness chair.
the gathered throng OF spectators his
accused cousin and the latter's gray
heauen fathcr, and suddenly crumpicd
IN heap on the ground. He lay a
writing. moaning. unconscious mass
and was lifted into the house. For
hours doctors worked over him while
he screamed In delirium, threatening
suicide until strapped up. and mutter-
Ing something unintelligible about mot
wanting any moro money" He was
taken to hospital.
In startling contrast to tho collapse
or Paul. Henry Beattie resumed the
stand. and without tremor denied the
whole of Pauls story: denied that he
had ever had any part in the purchase
OF gun as described by Paul Beat
tie. Beulah Binford took the witness
stand and told the jury the story of
her life and OF her relations with
Henry Beattie. Some OF her state
ments were corroborated by May
Stuart.
That night Henry Beattie slept in
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