The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-28
Prosecution in the Beattie
Case is Proceeding With
Precision
TWO MORE POINTS
YET TO BE PROVED
First is That Accused Was in
Possession Of Means and
Second is the Motive
for Crime

Having already proven that Mrs.
Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., was Killed
In Midlothian turnpike on the night
of July is and that her youthful
husband had ample opportunity 10
commit the crime. The Commonwealth
Will next enGea,or to show TO the
jury in Chesterfield Courthouse that
the prisoner Beattie had the means
with when to Stay his Wife
10 prove the means 10y which the
crime was committed viii place the
ancient shotgun in the limelight, WITH
Paul Il. BeAttte following, telling how
he purchased the gun on the Satur-
day night before the killing in a
paWnshop in Richmond while Henry
waited With his automobile but a
block away.
Whether Paul l.. Beattie Will take
the witness stand to-day depends On
the time consumed IN the examination
Uf other witnesses IL these VIII
nesses are not disposed OF with more
lrspidity than Witnesses already eN-
t.4f44ff+-a Ps.4 I}estttt- ttfi net SIT the
witness chair until tomorrow.
Paul in Readiness.
I Paul EeattIe viii he removed from
Henrtco county jail to Chesterfield
Courthouse this morning and viii be
| kept within call Of Sheriff Gtll
I throughout the day, Attorneys for
| the Commonwealth do not know at
| what moment they will want Paul to
! take the stand and they desire that he
| be IN readiness to testify any min
/ ute.
| The lawyers for the State say
| Rulah Einford Win not be called upoa
| To day and they are So confident that
! she will not he needed that they VIII
not request her removal from Hen
rico jail to the scene Of the trial 1t
/ Is probable however. that the girl
/ VIII he at the courthouse tomorrow.
/ She Viii travel to the. scene of the
I trial early i'll tho morning.
! Detective luther l.. Scherer win he
/ the first witness to-day, He gave
/ his testimony Saturday afternoon. but
before attorneys for the defense he
I gan their cross examination court was
] adjourned, Lawyers Smith ana Car
1 ter probably viii devote much time
u their cross eXamin, ton OF Mr.
/ Scherer and they We're busy nearly
( all of yesterday preparing for it. The
I cross examination probably Will con
/ sumo most of this morning 5 session.
4 To SHOW Motive.
7 After Paul Beattie has testified the
:, Commonwealth then VIII begin the IN
PRODUCTION Of the testimony to SHOW
Reatties relations with Bulah Sin
ford. and thereby establish motive
for the crime of which ne is accused
! Although Attorneys Nendenburg ana
Gregory worked until late last nigh
4 III laying plaHs for to-day thew had
4 not decided positively what witnesses
VIII follow Mi Scherer.
II 4s likely AIRS Btnford. mother o
Rulah, VIII Ire the brst motive wit
ness. And If the tentative plans o
the Commonwealth materialtze, Nv
daughter, Mrs Powers, the married
, sister or Buiah. viii be the next Wit
ness Mrs, Powers husband Will fol
Ia" her. Nhtn these four relatives o
me woman in the case have tolt
what they Know OF Bulah's relation
WIN Beattie, three women Will b
called
Ihey VIII be Mamie Shafer. Marr
rhymes ana henrietta Plttman. Eacl
Is expected 10 TESTIFY TO having seer
Beattie ana hulah together IN Nortol'
IN April. Inc fittman girl Is ais
! expected to tell OF having seen Buial