The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-02
BEAITIE ID
 TAKE STAND
WILL TESTIFY IN HIS OWN DE TENSE AS THE LAST WITNESS
 THIS MORNING.
Arrangements Are Being Urged By His Counsel That He May Have Rest of Sunday Before the
 Cross-Examination.

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Sept. l. Henry Clay Beattie, Ir., indicted for the murder of his wife, did not Fake the stand today in his own be- half as had been expected, but the assertion was made just before court adjourned that the defense would con. clude its case late tomorrow With the prisoners testimony.
 An argument was on between coun- gel for both sides as to whether the cross examination of the accused ai- so could be finished tomorrow ana it was obvious the defense wished to have thel prisoner rest over Sunday before the attack upon him by the prosecution could be begun. Thomas Hancock, one of ihe jurors, however spoke up in plantiye voice to the court, saying.
 Please consider us, judge,' and the court immediately asked H. M Smith Jr., eounse, for the defense, now many more witnesses he would Introduce.
 Just a few more," said MT. Smith. But wel will surely close our case tomorrow by placing the prisoner on the stand.'
 Judge Watson announced he would hold court later than usual tomor- row evening if necessary to finish the case, but an agreement was reach ed to suspend judgment as to holding the night session until the testimony of the accused had been presented
 Court will be delayed in the morning by the taking of a deposition from Mrs M. c. Stegef, who is if at her home near the scene of the crime, and who. 1t Is claimed, saw the alleged bearded higlhwaym2n proving around the day of the murder.
 Testimony today was perfunctory in character. sevdral women friends of the accused and his dead wife testi. fled the couple lived happily together.
 Except for the impromptu admission Of Douglas Beattie. brother or the accused. that he would have destroy ed evidences of the murder, had he known his brother was to be charged with the crimd the most interesting development of inc day was the dis coyery Of a witness by the defense Josephr Cassebcrg. of Richmond
 CasselboFg it has been rumored for some time has had mysterious know ledge of the case. He is reported Co have been on the Midlothian Turnpike with another person in an automobf C about the same time the murder oc cured and is supposed to be the man who stopped to crank his machine and was seen by the group of boys on their way from the dance at Bon Air.
 If he is called as witness and ad- mits that he stopped to fix his ma dhine al the point where the boys say they saw the car with woman on the running board, and a man Ill front of it, the daiense considers this would controvert much of the testimony tending to show that Mrs. Beattie was shot while on the running board and not in the car seat, as hei husband alleges.
 It was rumored tonight, howevr that the defense may not call Cassel berg because of conflicting reports concerning his probable testimony.
 The question of whether Mrs Beat tie was shot while standing on tho running board, or in the road, or a' her husband insists, while she sal !n the front seat to the left of him again was raised tonight, when sever a. automobile experts testified tha large pool of blood, such as wal fcund at the scene of the crime, coult have trickled through the machiner! of the car and flowed through th' drip pan underneath to the ground
 The testimony of the automobile experts was in line with the conten ton also that blood dripped from in msetine in many places from tn scene of the crime to the Owen hom ir Richmond, where the young nus band took his dead wife.
 The defense introduced a score Q witnesses to attack various other de HaIls in the evidence of the pfosecu tion and tomorrow 1t is expected tn prisoner will make emphatic contra