Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-24
Jury FOR BEAT TIE
IS BEING SECURED
IN VIRGINIA COURT
Father of Defendant Shows
More Strain of the Ordeal
Than Does the Accused
Young Man.
BEULAH SAYS HE'S GUILTY
Girl Affinity Will Have Nothing
to Do With Him, Whether
He Is Acquitted or
Convicted

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Aug.
23.-Shortiy before noon today the
automobile in which Henry Beattie
with attaches of the sheriff's office
was making the trip from Rich
mond to the courthouse narrowly
missed crashing into a Seaboard
tomobile was halted on the east.
bound track just i'm time to allow
train on the west bound track to
pass. Beattie smiled at the Incl
dent
Chesterfield Court House. VA. Aug.
24.-Twu additional jurors to try
on charge of wife murder. We're
chosen here this afternoon at brief
session of the circuit court. With
IA men IN the box and 16 necessary
in order that four may be peremptor-
lily discharged by the defense brief
recess for luncheon was taken at 1:lo
y. m. OF the a men now in the box.
all but two are farmers.
Beattie appeared somewhat haggard
today, but sat stolidly as the tales
men Were examined. 1t was sitting
hot in the little court room and the
prisoners aged father showed dis
comfort.
Court was called to order at 1o:1o.
Beartie. silent ard with set face took
his seat by the side of his lawyers.
His father as was the case on Mon
day, sat on his right There was less
of a crowd in court than at the ar
raignment. The examination of tales
men progressed slowly The II men
selected on Monday sat in the jury
box frettine in the heat.
To lt,rv
The day was set aside solely fol
having been excused until tomorrow
SO that when court convened there was
nothing before it except the examine
alton of 80 talesmen. summoned yes
terday from the highways and byways
OF Chesterfield county.
Reattie was brought from the iail In
richmond in order that he might bt
present as the law requires while the
Jurors were being chosen. He Was the
only ore of the trio held in connection
with tho case Ia be brought here
Reulah Bnford held as material Wit
ness. and Paul Reattie. the defendant.
cousin. similarly held, We're kept il
their cells
The Bnforl girl who declared yes
terday tia she hoped never again Il
see the man who was charged Will
numbering his wife for her sake
ready for the min Ia Chesterfield. ST
lent and morosc Paul Reattie stood il
the corridor of the Jail and watrhe,
his cousin depart.
Accused Dresses Carefully
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