Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-29
COUSIN
REMAINS FIRM
IN HIS STORY
OF CRIME
Paul Maintains That Henry
Clay Admitted Killing Wife
and Defense Could Not
Shake His Testimony.
JOHN SANDIFER is
POOR STATE WITNTESS
Cn, E,enInE mcrnId 4. q. l.rasea MIrsl


Chesterfield Court House. Va. Aug
-'--psuI Il Botttic. cousin o' Henry
rhy E,ut,. Jr. Indicted for wife
murder remained uumoyed today
under a tulloy of questions from
counsel tor tine defense. who attempt
oU 90 shake tu, Vitur.- story uT Nrs-
t'rI1s 100 which was Introduced an
alleged confession GO him aN tn, pris-
ou.r concerning tho tragedy
Practically tho rutr. action hy
,.uu-. rpr the defense was couccu-
irat,d ou tac efforts tY SHOW hat
puu' B,1iiir rocItrd Ju entirely dif-
fprut story vcst'rda, from the one
which Do. related at the coroucr~ in
quest and that De had ON tho first
occasion suppressed a part uf his
knuNl.dge Of the case
Tho witness maintained that this
was du, t1 his nervous collapse at
'ho coroner Inquest and bc was ex-
rusud without ch1uEIu. bis startling
TESTIMONY ur yesterday
John SaudIfcr. uu urWtt. friend
oi tuc prisoner for several years who
accompanied 10, latter tu Harry "
smiths nom, two night after the
murder follows paul Rolttir on the
witness stand fnr the prosecution Hr
was expected to confirm tho tcsti-
monN that Henry e. Bcuttic Jr tell
cphoued that night go Paul 60 ask
IN, latter 90 carry message to Bcu.
lah bedford H. ala not do so and
failed Go give any light on the sub
i"ct and practically became Witness
Tor the defense.
Saudifrr testified that the relations
of Henry g. Ucattlc Jr. with his wife
were pleasant so far as he knew he
said he had visited Henry aud MEM
bors 90 his family since the murder
and had expressed hk sympathy :or
the accused.
lMiher Wells. who was best mau Mt
Henry Bcattic's wedding succeeded
Sand!for as witness for the prose.
culiun Hc testified that he was with
both SauifCI and the prisoner after
leaving the home OF LAWYER smith ON
the night after n, murder
What did YOU all do when you left
SIR Smiths house asked MI Wen
denbuyg.
Henry said he wanted to phone
Paul Bcattic'
What did you say TO him after he
phouode'
q asked him 1T he had got Paul lie
said yes
Asked what was said when hc ana
Henry icattic reached the latter s
home hc said
Henry told his father that Mr.
Smith had an that the Womln knew
What woman asked the father
and Henry said The same Son.
am sorry YOU are 80 indiscrcot said
the father as hc turned AWAY
What woman WAS meant
"Beulah B'niord
W B Kidd ul Richmond. hard
ware merchant, testified that Paul
l}ogtiic on the afternoon OF July n
bought three smells from him The
she'll was produced which " a
lirOVu. stcrootypcr has testified 10,
found several yards from the scene
Of the murder Kidd identifying tho
shell as similar 20 the three bought
hy Paul Beattic
Sergeant WILTSHIRE. active IN work
ing up tho case tor the prosecution
ami witness the frst day of INC
trial testified as to the eAnct plac,
whore MANDY Alexander pointed Oul
that she had found the gun.
Thomas owen. uncle of the dead
woman. was called by the prosecution
ana told of tho burning OF MIS- Beat
ties clothing after the murder
How did tho clothes come t1 b,
huued'' asked Prosecutor Wcndau
burg
AT the suggestion OF my wife
'Did YOU see any glove In tho Beat
! tie car after the dead woman was
brought 20 your house,"
Yes, ! saw one soaked with blood
DO YOU knoW What has become OF
| it,"
! No"
DO I understand then that Iourl
CLAY Battle. Ir was In no way re-
sponsible for having he clothes burn
cd '' asked Mr. smith
"Hc was not