Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-25
BEULAH BINFORD
To FACE BEATTIE
IN COURT TODAY
Fate of Accused Man Believed
to Rest on Her
Testimony.
LAWYERS FIGHT AGAINST
ADMISSION OF LETTER
Youthful Prisoner Shows Visible
Signs of Nervousness as
Trial Progresses.

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE.
Va. Aug. 25.-Beulah Binford will be
in court and will probably go on the
stand sfhis afternoon at the trial OF
Henry Clay Beattie. jr., on a charge OF
numbering his wife. Her appearance
as a witness in the now famous trial
has been eagerly awaited, for-she mas
been referred to as "the woman in tins
case and on her testimony may de-
pend the life of the prisoner.
Beulah Binford's name was brought
into the testimony for the first time
yesterday, when the following letter.
written to her by Beattie on his
fathers business stationery, was read:
Dear Kid-Pay his on the furniture
and make him give you an itemizeu
account of what YOU must pay each
week. Well. be good. With oceans OF
love, Drumming with kisses, yours,
HON"
The defense fought against the ad-
mission of the letter, but was over
ruled. BY It and the testimony Of
Beulah Binford the prosecution -lopes
to prove that Beattie was preparing tn
install the girl in a fiat he was about
10 furnish for her.
Beattie entered the court room TINS
morning attlred in a neat blue suit,
having discarded the gray one he has
worn heretofore. The strain of the
trial is beginning to show on him n
he was wildly nervous as he took his
seat beside his faithful father this
morning.
Before any witnesses we're called this
morning, II. NJ. Smith, jr, for the de-
Tense, objected again to the introdue-
ton yesterday of Beattie's letter to
Beulah Binford, identified by the pris-
oner at the coroner's inquest. AS
Beattie was not then under arrest the
defense cited a ruling barring the use
at trial of testimony not in the defend
ants own behalf and given by him
while a witness previously.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Smiths argu-
ment, the court ruled that the let
ter should not be excluded.
Hill Garter. for the defense, then took
up the point that the indictment
against Beattie refers to a wound in
Louise Beattie's face" rather than to
the skull or brain, and that all testi-
mony relating to a wound other than
in the face should be excluded. But
the court held that inasmuch as the in
dictment specified penetration of the
face, there was no ground for sustain
ing the defense's contention.
George farrell, a Richmond detective,
called to the stand as the first witness,
related the prisoners story of the en-
counter, and said that Beattie said his
wife's assailant ran into the woods.
Thomas owen. Beattie's uncle-in-law,
testified yesterday that the defendant
had told him the man ran up the road.
About in the centre of the road"
How far from the left-hand run
ninF-boar6h of the carp"
about twelve or eighteen inches
WAS it possible for a human being
in the CAR
1--WE object" cried the defense. and
the objection was sustained.
Counsel asked the witness if there
was any blood on the gun found near
the scene of the crime.
Yes. sir, there was said FARRELL.
Describing the bloody car, the wit
ness took the view Of Detectives Wilt
shire and Wrenn. who testified yes
terday. that blood could not have rum
through the mae inc 10 the ground.