The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-26
STRONG EVIDENCE
AGAINST BEATT|E
Numerous Witnesses Testify
for State in Sensational
Murder Case.
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out srydcr's testimony Bcatte
! watched tho witness closely.
Details of Trial.
| The defense in the Beattie trial met
with two setbacks at the opening Of
court here today. Judge Walter A,
| Watson quickly ovcrruled motion to
exclude the "Desr Kid letter written
| by Beattie to Beulah Binford and in
troducc5 yesterday. and followed this
| by DENYING motion which questioned
| the wording Of the Indictment as to
the wound being in the 90 face instead
of the skull or brain of the victim as
shown by the autopsy.
George farrell. a Richmond detective.
the trial OF Henry Clay Beattle. Jr.,
charged With wife murder. Associated in
Investigating the case with Detectives
day afternoon, Jarren was put or the
stand TO complete for the prosecution
description Of the crime.
L: l.; scherer ,, claim agent for the
reputation as special investigator. fol-
lowed. He has had almost entire charge
Of the Beattie case and through him the
state hopes to review all that months s
investigation has disclosed.
Negress Who Found Gun Testifies.
Mandy Alexander. a negress. who found
the shotgun with which Mrs. Beattie
was shot. is held in readiness to tell the
TO whom Mandy took the gun, Will fol-
low her on the stand. Then Will come
Paul Beattie, tho prisoners cousin VINO
as sEorn o he the
Beattie slept In the jail here last night,
his bloodstained automobile stood under
the sycamores in the court yard to be
examined by. the jurors today with a view
TO ascertaning whether the blood could
have dripped through to the roadway.
The The commonwealsh GharsSs that the
could not have been made unless Mrs
Beattie was taken from the car The
defense holds otherwise.
The usual crowd was on hand for the
opening of court today and Henry Clay
Beattie. Sr., was all early arrival. Court
convened at 1890. The crowd was even
persons gathered about the yard to catch
a glimpse of Paul Beattie, the common
wealth's chief witness.
The prisoner was dressed in neat
blue suit, having discarded the gray one
he has worn heretofore.
Court Admits Letter.
Before any witnesses were called. H.
NJ. Smith Jr.. for the defense, objected
TO the introduction yesterday Of Beattie's
letter to Beulah Binford, identified by
the prisoner at the coroner's inquest.
The court admitted the letter.
Hill Carter. for the defense. then con-
tended that the indictment against
Beattie refers TO a wound in Louise
Beattles face" rather than to the skull
or brain. and that all testimony relating
to wound other than In the face should
be excluded, The court did not sustain
the contention.
farrell, called to the stand, related the
prisoners story of the roadway encounter
and testified 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 that the man ran up the road,
Midlothian turnpike; FARRELL was asked to
describe where the blood spot was found
Locating Blood Spots.
About In the center of the road"
board Of the carp
About twelve or eighteen inches"
WAS It possible for human being in
I'VE object" cried the defense. and
the objection was sustained.
Counsel asked the witness II there was
any blood on the gun found near the
scene OF the crime.
"Then. describing the blood in the car,
he witness took the view of the detec-
tives who testified yesterday that blood
could not have run through the machine
to the ground.
Ibid you see the accused weep on the
night Of the murder?"
press no opinion as to Beattie's grief.
but to relate simply what he saw.
Bloodhounds Fail.
Maj. James d, Patton OF Richmond,
who went TO the scene on the day follow
Ing. the murder, with bloodhounds tes-
scent Of the alleged bearded highwayman,
He told of Beattie's version OF the en-
counter. which differed but slightly from
the accounts previously testified to. There
NJ blood f.
tie had told him that he was not sure
whether the man fed down the road or
through the woods, w S. Snyder Of
bloodhounds to the scene, followed Major
Patton on the stand
"Dld you find any footprints In the
ditch along the road?' he was asked
"Yes, they were there, and pretty close
to the west side of stump"
nDid you talk With the aecused7"
Beattie's account Of how. his wife was
killed, saving. Beattie told him that the
assailant fired from the right. Other wilt
on the left. Cross examined by the de-
fense. Snyder said he had examined the
stump. and tracks. but the tracks might
have been made by some Of those who
"Did you examine Beattles shoulder
to see II there was any. bruisc that might
be made by the kick Of gun?"
Tells of Finding Gun.
Yes, sir. I did. and found no marks"
said Snyder.
Mandy Alexander was then called to |
testify az 10 the finding OF the gun
She was dressed In blue calico and |
wore n big straw hat. Beattie eyed her |
closely and smiled.
Ibid You find gun on the railroad |
tracks near where Mrs. Beattie was muir |
dercd?''
"Yes. sir" said Mandy. with a drawl.
about or 5 o'clock in the morning |
after the murder. ! thought 1t was a |
track walkers gun. 1 picked It up, and |
then let II lay.
The gun was handed to her and she |
Id entitled IL.
She related how she had met T p |
Pettigrew, q white farmer, and had told |
him Of her finding the gun.
Cross examination failed 10 shake her |
story.
Jerry Reynolds. gray haired negro
%as next called. He had picked I'D the |
gun after Mandy. but soon met Pettigrew
and turned II over To him. The negro |
held the gun In his hand as he snle L.