The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-02
MORE SCANDAL EVOKED TO AID
 BEATTIE'S CASE
Richmond Merchant Forced to Make Embarrassing Admission to Help Accus- ed.
Automobile w hic h He and Strange Woman Oc- cupied Stopped at Scene of Crime.
Especial from United Press.) )

Especial from United Press.) Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Sept. 2.-Another scandal was raked up, today, in the effort by counsel for Henry Clay Beattie, IT,, to keep their client from the electric chair, for the murder of his wife.
 Charles H. Kastelburg, a wealthy meat dealer of Richmond, admitted on the stand, today, that he was driv- ing his automobile along the Middle othean turnpike on the night Mrs. Beattie was murdered. He stopped his machine at the place where the crime occurred or near there and f4lled the radiator while a Richmond woman,< who accompanied him, stood on the running board of the car.
 The fact that Kastleburg's car had stopped at this spot was expected by the defense to refute the boy wit nesses for the prosecution who said that they saw an auto supposed to be the Beattie car stopped at the scene of the crime just before the killing.
 While we stood there," said Kas- tleburg, two cars passed us. The first passed at a fast rate of speed as I ever saw an automobile go. The second one was slower and held a carload of boys. They offered to help me but I told them I did not need it. The lady with me was standing on the left hand running board"
 Why did you not tell of this be- fore?" t1 was afraid it might cause some embarrassment at home. I affair.""
 Kastleburg declared that he owned "a car with black body and black cover. Under cross-examination he admitted he was guessing as to the time when he stopped his car.
 ''who was the lady?" demanded Wendenburg. "I don't know her name. I picked her up in front of a hotel and took her out riding on the Middleothean pike. I never saw her before nor since. I've been trying to
 Kastleburg admitted that in an in- terview with a newspapernfan month ago he had denied that he was on the Middleothean pike the night of the killing.
 -a Henry Clay Beattie appeared. to- day, trim and clean shaven, and he
 He wore a new blue suit and was cheerful as he listened attentively to Kastlebur g's testimony.
 The witness described the appear ance of the woman he had taken out in the auto. He said she wore white
 
 the car were a yellow raincoat or dus- ter. Kast.eburg said he had stopped at a pump beside the road to get wa ter for his radiator. He admitted that the pump might be a mile or more from the scene of the crime.
 "How fast did you run your car?" asked Werdenburg. "I was burning up the pike all right he said
 Where did you dispose of this lit '. t1e encumbrance that you had?" aske i Wendenburg. 'At Broad street.
 Did anyone see her leaving your" "I hope not"
 Did she appear to be refined?'' sT saw nothing improper about her. had had ;,ree or four drinks before was doing and wasn't exactly my self"
 Kastleburg admitted that he could not tell within half an hour of ths time the time he was on the road. Kastleburg was excused and walked and a Gowncast countenance.
 The slim, bewitching little figure of Reulah R.rford, sweetheart of the ac- cused man, in her cell in Richmond jail still remains the center about which the case gravitates. .
 What about Beulah?" is the ques- tion in the minds of the lawyers
  accused man. What will Beulah say?" And. undecided they fought for delay. They had planned to make the calm young defendant on the wit ness stand, yesterday morning, but the feminine question deterred them and, today, they fought further to delay. placing Beattie under fire before the the prosecution, armed with the enig- matic sweetheart will retaliate
 twill you call Beulah Binford ?" Special Prosecutor Wendenburg was asked. "It all depnds upon what Henry Beattie says when he takes the stand" was the reply.
 Meantime, the vivacious IT year old girl in Richmond jail held the cen er Of all thoughts in her maze of un- certainty. Neither prosecution Or de- fense can forecast accurately what she will tell if she takes the stand CT what her attitude toward the prison CT will be.
 But the girl wept bitter tears of vexatious disappointment at the faiI- ure heretofore, of the lawyers to place her before the jury. After being led into the limelight she was forceo to the background and has seen her place usurped by others. "Oh, why don't they ever call me as a witness or let me out of jail?' she sobbed to- day.
 'I just know that crowd out there at the courthouse will be d1sappoint- ed if the don't see me-
 Harry Smith, the keen witted lead CT of the defense force, spent pracli- cally all night planning today's pro- ceedings. When he arrIved in court today, he had an entirely new line or witnesses.
 A death threat of vengeance if Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, is sentenced to the electric chair, was received by Judge Walter A. Watson, today. It came in an unsigned letter written in a scrawling hand.
 'You all better not attach too much importance to this letter. smiled the court as he read the death threat. "Ah reckon An won't trouble much over it'
 Another message printed in great letters on coarse paper purported tc, be from an eye witness of the murder. This letter was signe1 and came from Petersburg, nearby but Judge Watson refused to give the name affixed to it. Detectives will look up the writer.
 Lawyers of both the state and the defense have received scores of let ters of the same type.
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