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summoned. His testimony was to the
same effect as Major Patton's and Ben
Owens. He was in the same party on
Wednesday, and made close examina-
ton, again on Thursday, he said. But
on tross-examination he swore that he
and the others got out near Rice's gate,
scene OF the alleged second spot.
Neither of the other witnesses said
they got out there" said Smith. They
said they went by fifteen to thirty miles
an hour. How about this?"
Says They Were Mistaken.
They are mistaken" said wrenn.
I'VE did get out there"
Mr.. Smith now took the witness again
over his previous testimony the other
day. about Beattie saying to him that
the stranger stood on the left hand side
Of the car. Mr.. Smith was seeking to
emphasize that Beattie said to the wit
ness to whom he first talked that the
man was on the left.
After Mr.. Wendenburg had protested
violently and somewhat nullifled the
effect of Smiths little coup. the court
upheld the Commonwealth.
Detective Sergeant Jack Wiltshire
was called after wrenn. He examined
the road Thursday but would not say
whether afternoon or morning. There
was no blood spot. he said.
Hill Carter brought out he had been
In a taxicab, but the witness added he
had got out of the car at Rice's gate.
County Detective Flynn was at the
scene the next afternoon, he said. His
evidence WITS as emphatic as the other
witness about the blood spot in saying
there was none to be seen.
DR.. ]. G. Loving, coroner of Chester
field county, was summond to the
"Wednesday morning, between 9 and
10 o'clock, drove up the pike In my
AIA AVN -N@ L. NN~A
very carefully at % the road for any % un.
usual sight or object. 1 went up one
side Of the road and down the other" 4"
''1f there had been q blood spot at
Rice's gate eighteen or twenty inches,
and eiiipticai in form. would you have
"I certainly would"
Detectives Testify.
D. s. Voltz was the eighth anti-blood
spot witness. He is a Richmond de-
tective. He rode on the front fender Of
an automobile, he said, looking for
blood. This was the morning after the
murder. To the same question as put
to the others, he made the same answer.
Cross-examiDation was inconseQuential
George Spere then testified. He is an
ether Richmond detective. His testi-
mony was a replica OF Voltz's, and then
John Alsop, an automobile dealer, was
summoned. He, Justice w. A. Jacob,
Anu O"SIl, uIlCl0 VI OutbC O"cn
Beattie, gave testimony exactly like the
foregoing, and at l2:l2 p. m. the Com
monwealth rested.
Mr.. Beattie," said Mr.. Smith. did
understand you to state that on that
Saturday night when you left Henry
Beatties you stopped several times
while Henry fixed the lights?''
YES" replied Paul Beattie, he
stopped once to fx the lights before
he got to Myer."
You stated you did not tell the pawn
broker that you wanted the gun as a
watchman on the brSdgeT"
Did you use a shotgun as a watch
mani"
mo, SIR"
''Did YOU have a sinEle-barreled gun
as a watchman."
mo, sir"
Have you one in the cement house at
the end of the bridgeT
You had no gun in that house satur-
day or any other day subsequent to the
purchaser"
Boothe Confronts Paul.
NO"
Call G W. Boothe." said Mr.. Smith
now, Paul not having left the stand.
Stand there, Mr.. Booth and look at
this gentleman"
"Did you not, Mr.. Beattie, tell me you
had no conversation with this gentle
man about Henry"
Paul replied:
81 talked with him about rail- cut
ting machine"
Not about Henry being fond Of his
wife?'
mo, 1 did not
Ever see him before?"
Il NAV have"
Boothe was excused from this con-
frontation Of the witness, and then Paul
WAS excused from the stand. Boothe
vas then recalled
DO you know Paul Reattie?"
Il knew him when I went down to
the bridge
PaJl ON Wednesday. July 19.
he said what do you think Of Henry
i said don't know, Bcattie then
said 70 me 1 do1't think Henry did 1t.
He was always fond Of his wife
On cross-eXamination OF Mr. bootne'
Mr. Wendenburg said:
"Are you and Henry Beattie intimate
fgtends?"
Boothe.
That is, have you known him long,?
known him all my life.
Discussed Case With Beattie.
Did you talk to him regarding this
AFFAIR.""
Il did"
"Who was PRESENT.
ct don't know who was present, ex-
cept two men. One was named sutton.
/ don't remember the name OF the otner
man."
when was this?'
'T can't exactly say. It was on tine
bridge or near the bridge"
"Did YOU hvae a conversation Win
him outside Of his fathers store?
IBID YOU ever talk with him IN his
fathers store except on bustness?
NO." replied Boothe.
Never Visited Beattia.
Mr. Smith, on redirect, questioned |
the witness as follows:
you said you were an intimate |
friend of Beattie's. Did you ever visit |
at his houseT |
mo"
"Did he ever visit at your homer"
mo"
Did you go about together"
"No"
Boothe was then excused. The de-
fense now called roll Of it's witnesses, |
and luncheon adjournment followed |
this, at 1:2S.
A rumor has been circulated for
several days that NJ. 8. Purdie, one OF
the jurors, Is a close personal friend |
of the defendant.
This was printed in q noon extra to- |
day In a Richmond paper. 1T Is a lie
made UP out OF whole cloth" asserted |
Lawyer Smith vehemently. II never