Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-07-28
OLD NANNY saw
TRAGEDY IN DREAM
REMARKABLE PREM0NlTl0N RE.
LATED IN NOW CELEBRATED
MTRnER CASE.
AGED MEN ARE SAD
Father OF Murdered Daughter and
Parent OF Accused Son Bound
Together BY Grandchild.

Richmond, Va, July PA horrible
dream in which Maize Green, the old
negro NANNY, VINO nursed Mrs.
Henry Clay Beattie through her i'll
ness at the time of the birth of her
child, saw her mistress murdered, to-
day became a part of the material
with which the prosecution hopes to
convict Henry Clay Beattie Jr., of the
crime. The aged negro woman's tes-
timony has given the prosecution a
psychological feature which they con-
slider of the utmost value.
Maize Green relates that one mid
night about four weeks before the
tragedy, as she was sleeping in the
same room with Mrs. Beattie and her
baby, she had a fearful dream and
shrieked aloud in her sleep, awaken
ing Mrs. Beattie.
Whats the matter Maizie?" asked
Mrs. Beattie, startled
Miss Louise, | saw man creeping
through the room, pass around my
couch and point gun at your face. y
Then the woman hesitated.
We'll, go on Mrs. Beattie said
what else?"
The man put the gun to your face
and pulled the trigger. Just as the
gun exploded it tore into your face,'
continued the negro woman, land you
were killed"
The nurse and Mrs. Beattie sat up
for some time discussing the dream
and then they retired. Next day the
negro woman related the dream to
others and on Tuesday night, July 1S
it was made a reality on the Midloth-
ian turnpike, when Mrs. Beattie was
shot to death while riding with her
husband in his automobile.
Greater secrecy than ever waa
thrown about their work today by the
detectives working ON the case, they
explaining that it was the desire to
keep the defense in ignorance of the
evidence. 1t was stated however that
a witness has been secured who on
the night OF the murder heard wo-
man scream, then shotgun explos-
ion, followed by the footing of a horn
This is contrary to the statement OF
the husband in which he said that af-
ter the shot was fired by the highway
men that killed his wife, he yelled for
help and then footed his horn. The
detectives would not divulge the name
of the new witness.
Henry Clay Beattie Jr, is beginning
to break down under the weight of
melancholy induced by his close con-
finement. Today for the first time, he
shoed signs of irritation at his sur
roundings, and at the batch of post
cards and letters, which since his ar
rest have come to him daily. He has
abandoned his care free demeanor and
seems to consider seriously each hint
OF any new development in the case.
Prison officers predicted today that
the young mans downfall would be
sudden and complete.
r. V. Owen, father of the slain wo-
man, declined to talk about the crime
today, saying that he and the elder
Beattie have always been close friends
and have been drawn even more
closely together by their mutual be-
reavement which has left to their
care a grandchild in whose welfare
they are intensely interested. Baby
Beattie is reported to be happy and
healthy at Newport news.
The county officials and city detec-
tives are still working at odds and
there is little harmony in their eff
forts. The gun is still in possession
OF Officer Terrell, of Chesterfield
county, while the broken piece of the
stock is in the hands of the CITY de-
tectiyes. farrell stated today that if
necessary he would obtain court or
der to compel the detectives to re-
llnquish the broken stock.