Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-08

iattaek on his wife in this laundering,
senseless fashion? Why could he not
have employed pistol, practically an
invisible weapon and one to which he
had easy access? And does he look TO
you like the cold blooded brute TO COM
NIT this crime?'
The one explanation which he Offer
ed for Paul's course of action, was the
fact that Paul did buy shot gun for
use on the bridge where he worked as
a Waterman and. being of weak mind.
was alarmed four days later at the
possibility of the crime being traced to
his door.
He gave an explanation as to he
transfer of the gun TO the alleged high
"aynlan ard he gave no intimation in
his speech of charging Paul with the
crime, for he chung steadfastly to the
story of the defendant of the six foot
highwayman of scrubby beard who
stepped from the darkness certainly
mot a description of Paul
Mr. Carter spent little time on other
details of the evidence. His speech was
a steady and unbroken attack on Paul
Beattie and tomorrow il is expected
that Harry NJ. Smith, Jr., chief coun-
sci for the defence, will continue the
fire along the lines of his colleague.
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Sept /.
Casting aside as unnecessary 18th
hour information from an alleged eye
witness, the commonwealth of Vr
gina today began the final argument
against Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.. in
dicted for wife murder. Two lawyers.
]. NJ. Gregory for the prosecution and
Hill Carter for the defence. measured
rhetoric in the morning session in the
alternate scourging and laudng the
character of the accused
When court convened Judge WatsonI
declared that counsel in the argument
today might refer To portions OF testi-I
mony mot cit for ladies To hear" andl
requested all women i'll tho courrooml
To leave. Judge Watson then read thdl
instructions to the jury, In part hdl
said: II
Each juror should feel the RESPOND
sibility resting upon him as a membes
of tie jury and should realize that hls
own mind must be convinced beyond !
reasonable doubt of the defendants
guilt before he can consent to n ven
diet Of guilty"
The prisoner listened intently to the
reading of the Instructions and smiled
when they had been concluded. j. N.
Gregory, then began the argument for
the prosecution.
1.-THE record in this ease shows" he
said. ION dark night, July IL, the
soil Of this county was stained by
some assassin with the blood of an in
nocent woman | believe | can show
that no other man committed the erime''
but the husband Of that woman with
the very gun you. gentlemen of the
jury have examined here.
Gle was the only man seen on TN :
spot that night and he was armed witt
the same gun he has here identiiiedi
Attorney Gregory after referring / !.
the crime as "Hellish" reviewed I'll
evidence. The attorney scathingly Q =,
tackled the testimony of Charles ,
Kestleberg. who said it was he z
boys saw on their way from the dar' !,
at Bon Air Then he denounced Beaf !.
for his relations with Beulah Binfe.
Gregory painted picture of in1n
ality, revolving in it's details. Theuie !,
cmpha sized the cumulative evidencei =
the commonwealth and pointed TO vat
he called the "salient, incontrovepie :.
fact in the case" namely, the purcse ;,
of a shotgun by Paul Beattie ven !,
four days later killed the wife Oils !
cousin. Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. !,
In a ringing voice, full of euron !.
Hill Carter began the pea for tide \
fence Pointing to the unsullied EAR =
acter of the father of the prison his
religious virtue and his stefast ;,
truthfulness. MIR. Carter re-tol the =
testimony of Henry Clay Beatt ST.. :,
on the stand. o
THAT father" said Mr. Carte told >
you how the son sobbed and iieved :,
over the death of his wife and know :,
you will believe the parent chst to -,
him as he contradicts what ot' Wit II
nesses say of the lack of the tnifes- -
tation onthe part of the acced OF n,
his grief" ~
He argued that there was motive b
for young Beattie to kill hiNlfe as 9,
the father had pictured the irm af-
lection between the couple. lie ar II,
raigned the detectives, VIII he de- :.
clared, had "mercilessly worl up the .,
cries and cast unsupported s'icions." a,
Mr.. Carter assailed the 'aeity of h,
Paul Beattie. The speaker / not I'M q
ished his remarks when tRpurt took h,
a recess for luncheon. Ar recess, =,
Mr. Carter resumed hiinVective j.
against the detectives of I prosecu-
|tion.
Why Didn't they bring ulah Din
ford here 10 TESTIFY" hlsked. 1T
lis a well-known principle law that a.
il one side has evidence VII II with
holds from the jury, ii il suspicious
circumstance. Why did T common
wealth keep this girl loci up 40 days 70
and then not permit hep testify as vi
10 the things which sfalone could I'M
tell?" lea
Mr.. Carter accused prosecution lty
Of unfair tactics in tlgathering of te
evidence and declarethat one of len
the boys that came IN the dance
ut Bon Air had mented to one of he
the detectives soon y the murder liza
that the machine hew was num- lar
Der ID II and that tlfact was sup dc
pressed by the comnWealth When lin
| il learned that the attic ear had 70
a different number. This he said ba
would have establis beyond doubt no
| that the ear the bow WAS that of
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