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the automobile on some pretense, OBJ
tanned a gun from a place where he had
probably hidden 1t, and shot his wife
! from the ground. Had a highwayman
done 1t. they will contend. he must have
stood at a distance, where the charge of
small shot would have spread out to a
greater diameter than that of q half
dollar.
! DR.. Mann was asked a Hypothetical
question about how far he thought the
man firing this shot must have stood
from the victim, but he was not allowed
to answer. Experts in shooting will un-
doubtedly be called by both sides TO wran-
gle over this point.
The testimony of the physicians was
practically Identical Some OF the most
interested Chesterfield County citizens
left the courthouse toward the end of it
Even the negroes on the chairs and saw
bucks outside deserted their posts. Quiet
ly, and at a point too far away to dis
turb,, q quartet of care-free darkies har-
monized on old Southern melodies. A
score of others sat about and smoked, or
munched watermelon, or pulled away at
chicken legs which a dozen ct so man.
mics were selling. In some ways 1t was
like an old-time easy-going picnic.
"Other Woman" in Case.
When the doctors were through there
case of the name Of Beulah Binford,
the other woman" for love of whom
Beattie is said to have slain his wife.
A woman of the Mayo street district" "
as they say in Richmond, swore that
the night before Mrs. Beattie was
killed. Henry Clay Beattie, jr., and the
Binford girl were at her place. That
was all. They had just been there.
If, as has been reported, Beattie was
overheard to say to Beulah: I'll get rid
Of Louise" it was not brought out
through this witness, one May Stuart.
1t is said that later a young girl of
the Stuart woman's resort, q Henrietta
Pickham, who is eighteen and as pref
ty as Beulah, will tell of the remark.
Henrietta is about the court yard every
day, chatting with the chauffeurs who
bring out the witnesses and the news
paper men.
The other two who testified were De-
.tective Sergts. Tom Wrenn and SJack
Wiltshire, of the Richmond force, who
worked upon the case a few hours after
Mrs Beattie's death had been learned
of. Wrenn's testimony was of consid-
cradle significance. He told of going to
the scene of the crime with blood
hounds within two hours after its oc-
currence.
THE hounds were let loose at the ex-
act spot in the road where a pool of
blood showed that the lady had been
wounded" he said. They shifted
around, then both ran to a stump be-
hind some bushes at the side of the
road. We couldn't get them to do any
thing but run to that stump and back
to the blood spots
Gun Hidden There.
This, IL the Chesterfield farmers on the
jury believe in the ability of blood
hounds. is a big point. The State con-
tends that Beattie hid his gun along
side this stump on the way out to take
his wife motoring. and stopped, on the
pretense OF fixing his car, at that spot,
and got the gun when he wanted to kill
her. The action of the hounds would
seem to support this theory.
There was considerable difficulty this
morning in getting the automobile in
which the girl was killed out here from
South Richmond. Ten chauffeurs were
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looking over her clothing. to help de-
eide whether or not Louise's husband
shall go to the chair"
Not only these chief characters, but
| spectators, and even jurors, knew about
| and commented upon the anniversary.
Recollection of it seemed to have a con-
| siderable effect upon the young de-
fendant, for there was little of his usual
jauntiness manifest and the tell-tale, con-
vulsive workings of his jaws and throat
| (the only way he shows emotion) were
| intensified.
| Yet the day did not go badly against
him. The State presented seven wit
nesses; but they brought out nothing
that had not already been known through
the coroner's inquest or through public
gossip.
Tom Owen, the uncle. told how young
Beattie had driven to the Owen home
on the night of July IS, with his wife's
| body in his automobile, and had told a
story of having been held up by a man
angry because the motor had nearly
| struck him, and how this man had sho,
| at him and hit his wife. The most dam
aging part of Tom Owens testimony
| was that the boy had not exhibited any
pronounced signs of grief, but had asked
persistently for a drink of whisky.
Not Startled by Gun.
While Tom Owen was talking, Prose-
cutting Attorney Wepdenburg was ex-
perimenting with the single-barreled
shotgun with which the State charges
Beattie shot his wife. The lawyer cock
ed It and pulled the trigger. The ham,
mer came down with a loud click not
two feet behind the boy defendants
neck. He started for a moment; then
burg. He has nerves of steel II he is
allowed an instant to pull them to-
gether.
Two hundred Virginians listened
breathlessly while Mr.. owens story of
the fatal night was being told. The little
court room can hold only about half
that unmber, but at each of the windows
groups peered in, mounted on chairs,
benches, sawbucks, anything that would
raise them to a level from which they
could see. And it was so silent that
often the soft Southern voice of the wit
ness would be drowned by the whirr of
locusts. or the calls Of catbirds fitting
through the trees of the deep forest
just beyond the courthouse clearing. II
was sitting hot, but Southern thought
fulness had provided a palm leaf fan
for every seat in the room.
Three Doctors on Stand.
Three doctors, Herbert Mann, T. Will
bud Mercer, and Coroner ]. B. Leving,
gave medical testimony about the nature
Of the wound which killed Mrs. Beattie.
There was a hole in her head the size
Of half dollar, they said.
Within it they found, with their for
ceps, a quantity of No. shot, and the
cotton wadding of the shell, indicating
II had been fired from very short range.
The course of the shot was slightly up
ward and to the right. confirming the
States charge that Beattie got out Of
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asked the value of the diamond by the
court. Miss Levy studied for time, and
replied that she would be very liberal and
lend SIS on 1t. But Policeman James G.
Walsh, of the Seventh precinct. who ar
rested Talbert, bid higher, offering $40.
The ring was tossed over to the clerk,
who will take care of II until this after
noon. If Talbert fails to bring $40 to the
court this afternoon Walsh gets the
sparkling gem and Talbert gets the work.
house.
During the last five weeks Talbert is
said to have contributed only 81 toward
the support of Mrs. Talbert and her three
children. Mrs. Talbert, who has been liv-
ing at 2s13 NJ street northwest, will be
moved into the street by her landlord to-
day unless she pays $50 back rent. On
September 1 $40 more is due. The court
decided that Talbert should pay $40 to-
day and contribute IS weekly for the sup
port Of the children.
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COUGHS UP IRON STAPLE.

New York. Aug. A.-After waning
away since last February, in the opinion
Of his doctors, a victim of quick con-
sumption. Ernest Heeren. seventeen
years old. Of Corona, Long Island. is re-
gaining strength rapidly after coughing
up an iron staple three-quarters Of an
inch long and an eighth Of an inch wide.
with two sharp prongs. He will be dis
charged from st. Mary's Hospital within
week, the doctors said to-day.
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NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Indian Sham Battle Attracts
Large Throng.

Alexandria, Va, Aug. 4.-A sham battle
at the Alexandria baseball park tonight
between the Alexandria Light Infantry
and the Osceola Tribe of Red Men at
tracted a large crowd. The performance
nights. In addition, there was a band
concert by Lilly's Band, of Philadelphia.
The proceeds will be used for the armory
hall improvement fund.
The protracted drought is causing the
farmers in this section Of the State con-
siderable uneasiness. as crops are suffer-
ing greatly The local water supply is re-
ported to be diminishing.
Edward Johnson, the negro who was
arrested yesterday afternoon as a sus-
picious character by Chief Goods, when
he displayed $3.50 in gold, will be re-
leased tomorrow morning.
Convicted of FIVE counts of petit lar
ceny, Henry Mcpherson. a negro. was
this afternoon sentenced by Justice
Steuart, of Fairfax County, to serve
twenty, months on the State convict
road force. The negro, who was en-
ployed as cook on a camp car. stole a
quantity of clothing and other articles,
all Of which were recovered.
The funeral of Capt. Joseph Reynolds
took place at o'clock this afternoon
from his home, 1121 Prince street. Serv-
ices were conducted by. Rev. L. r.
Kelly, of st. Mary's Catholic Church,
and burial was in Union Cemetery. The
pallbearers were ". A. Smoot, H. A.
Griffith, o. ]. Nugent, William Rogers,
Charles H. Callahan and s. L. Monroe.
Lieut.. Charles d. Barrett. commanding
the marines on the U. s. s. Indiana, is
on short visit to his home here.
Rev. s. w. Rosenberger, who resigned
Sunday as pastor OF the Methodist
Protestant Church, accompanied by his
family, left to-day for a visit to Balti-
more. Later he will go to Smithfield.
Ohio, where he has accepted call. =
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american pri,oner, Freed.

Ihomas D. Edwards, American consul
at Jaurez. Mexico. telegraphed the State
Department yesterday that thirteen
Americans. who had been arrested for
violating certain STATE laws had now
been released under bond, and two Others
bond
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Mr.. Ea..on !. Not .Le.t.r

Orange, N. J.. Aug. A-Mrs. Thomas
A. Edison. wife of the inventor. is not
"lost" somewhere on the way to the Pa.
cific Coast. as was asserted In dispatches
received here from the West last night
On the contrary, she IN with her hus-
band In Europe. This statement was
made to-day by q representative of Mr.
Edison, who said that the Edison family
10 now making an automobile tour OF
France. Bslgium, switssrland, saA Ger.
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CITY HAS BEAUTIES.
Parks and Streets Have Been Inn
proved Greatly.

An enormous amount Of work has been
accomplished during the last year to-
ward beautfying the city. according
to special report which has been sub
mitted by Col. Spencer Cosby, super
intendent of public buildings and grounds,
10 Gen Bixby, Chief of Engineers OF
the army.
Special attention has been paid to the
parks of the city,, and many improve
ments have been made IN them by the
District landscape architect. Most of
the post and chain fences surrounding
the reservations Of the city have been
removed during the year. and have been
replaced by cement copings, which make
neater border and also pre-
vent the soil from washing onto the
pavements surrounding the parks during
heavy rainstorms
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An Quiet Now in Haiti.

Acting on the advice Of American
Minister Furniss at Port au Prince, the
State Department has informed the
Navy Department that conditions In
Haiti now appear such that all but one OF
the American warships in those waters
may be withdrawn.
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Urges Swimming as study.

A. R. McGonegal, District inspector Of
plumbing, RECOMMENDED to the Commits
sioners in his annual report, which was
submitted yesterday, that the plumbing
work In the public schools be placed un-
der the supervision of the municipal ar
chltect. He also recommended that SWIM
ming be taught in the schools.
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Labor unrs.s !. a.rm.ny.

Berlin, Aug. A-The labor troubles In
England have given fresh impetus to the
movement for higher wages In Germany.
and indications to-day point 20 = wide-
spread revolt, The dockers Of Hrsmen
to-day decided 10 refuse TO unload Britt
ish svessels - which strike-hreakuu 80
smploye6
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France Decides ON Terms.

Paris Aug A.-The maximum terms
under which France will offer to Ger
many to settle the Moroccan d,spute
Were prepared to-day by the foreign of,,ce
and Jules Cambon, French Ambassa dor
70 Germany. and VIII be submitted for
ratification TO the cabinet to-morrov
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chilIum. castle HeIsht..

High altitude. with cool breeses. trees;
convenient. Lots, II cents q foot; easy
terms. We furnish funds to purchasers
TO build with. Take eth 1T cars. to
Longfeilow st.. walk east to Blair road.
Our automobile service At your disposal
WASHINGTON LAND AND MORTGAGE
CoMPANY. SIC 18th st. NV, T. J. Nor.
gan, sales manager. Phone n. 3sts.
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Kentunkian has invented table TO hold toys
that unfolds and forms . doll house for children.
paste Of chloride Of lime and water, allowed TO
remain on q few minutes before removing, win
clean ink stains from silver.
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WITNESSES HEARD
In BEATTIE CASE

Continued from Page One.
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book Of design and marked plat.
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS
ASSOCIATION
Suite 4os-5 Corcoran Building.
Washington, d. G. Phone Main SIS.
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,T,.s Tssa.sa. s,. Of tbs voa. 100000 swim. .. IN As
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Lieut.. Charles d. Barrett. commanding
the marines on the U. s. s. Indiana, is
on a short visit to his home here.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
BABY'S HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six
months old he broke out on his head
with little bumps They would dry
up and leave a scale. Then it would
break out again and it spread all over
his head All the hair came out and
his head was scaly all over. Then his
face broke out all over in red bumps
and it kept spreading until it was on
his hands and arms. l bought several
boxes Of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him, but he got worse all the time. He
had it about six months when friend
told me about Cuticura. / sent and
got q bottle of Cuticura Resolvent,
cake Of Cuticura Soap and box Of
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to improve.
He began to take long maps and to
stop scratching his head. After taking
two bottles of Resolvent, two boxes OF
Ointment and three cakes of Soap he
any breaking out OF any h hfHe! "a
hair came out in little curls all over
his head. I don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuticura.
II have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Soap several times since to use
for cuts and sores and have never
known them to fail to cure what put
them on. I think Cuticura is a great
remedy and would advise any one to
use it. Cuticura Soap Is the best that
[ have ever used for toilet purposes"
(Signed) Mrs. F. E. Harmon, r. F. d
3, Atoka, Tenn, Sept. 10, 1910.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Prudent Impertinence.

"a Chinese servant can be impu.
dent without anybody who doesn't
know the tricks of the race ever find
ing it out" said a Montana man,
without speaking word or moving
a muscle he can tell you to shut up,
or go to the internal regions, or any
other billingsgate he chooses to in
dulge in.
Just to go around with his queue
stuck in his pocket means all that
and any other compliments of that
character you care to add to it. All
the impudent retorts in the Chinese
vocabulary can be expressed by that
apparently innocent arrangement of
his pigtail
Some Chinese who know they have
a greenhorn to deal with go about
their work with their queue In the
retort impudent state, so that If any
order is given that they don't like
their answer of defiance is ready. But
that is a fern of insOlence that the
sophisticated employer squelches with
out ceremony. He will knock China
man on the head or break his back, if
ecessary-anything to get his queue
out of his pocket"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
PORTUGAL IS IN FEAR
OF A REBEL ADVANCE
Government Calls on People to OPP
pose Attack by Friends of Mon
archy-Ratue at Oporto.

Lisbon. - The government has, in
proclamation, appealed to the
patriotism of the country to de
tend the republic in a conflict with
the monarchists, which Is imminent.
Many royalists are in the Traz-Os-
Monies province.
The reserves of the first army di-
vision have been called to the colors
and an added number of troops has
been sent to the frontier The total
number now there is $4,000.
The monarchist leader, Captain
Concerto, is in command of several
thousand men. He has armored au-
tomoblies and many arms. Captain
Concefro has circulated an appeal to
the Republican troops and hopes that
some of them will join the monarchist
forces
According to the Paiz the govern
ment aims to draw the royaIists to
Busaco and there surround and an
initiate them.
Madrid, July B.-Newspapers here
have received reports of a severe
battle in the neighborhood of Oporto
in which tWenty-seven Republicans
were killed. 1t is supposed that the
battle is the outcome of an ATTEMPT
to begin a monarchical counter revo,
luton.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

away from the cars this morning and
we bumped into nephew quite by
chance, didn't we, nephew"
Bunch growled something that
wouldn't sound we'll on the graphic
phone.
do you like New York;" Aunt
Martha asked the other half of the
sketch in an effort to be pleasant
"You betcher sweet" said Dodo,
whereupon Aunt Martha fell back two
PAGES to the rear and looked pityingly
at Bunch.
eff you'll excuse US, Uncle Corne-
Illus and Aunt Flora, I'll take my wife
and her mother to the train," I said
nervously.
"Nn+ "a al, - 20 oil, p1ped Skin
ski. "Dodey-I mean FIo-and l
don't mind bit, do we, FLOP"
"You betcher sweet" she answered,
and 1 saw Peaches glance question
ingly at Bunch, who was giving bril-
liant imitation of the last rose Of
summer.
But, John, I'm so hungry" Peaches
pleaded.
81 know, my dear, but you see
Bunch has an awful lot of family hap
penings to discuss with his relatives"
l said; "and we must give him a
chance to get acquainted with Uncle
Cornelius and Aunt Flora"
Whereupon ! grabbed my hat and
ducked for another eat shop without
ever glancfng at Bunch.
Copyright, G. w. Dillingham; Coz
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

police justice to swear that I'm On the
level, and if Ger that gold mine"
"Tush!" l interrupted. 81 saw you
work, Skinski, and you're a wonder;
that's good enough for my money"
Yes, but you never once put a
sleuth over the back trail to throw
the spot light on my past life" Skin
ski babbled on. You're the first white
man that ever took a chance with me
without lashing me to the medicine
ball, and I'll make good for you, all
right, won't l, Dodey?"
You betcher sweet" she mumbled,
with a mouth full of wine.
"Say!" said Skinski to me, after we
had ordered some breadstuff for the
leading lady, you're not such a late
train with the sleight-of hand gag
yourself, Mr.. Manager!"
ooh! I'm only a piker at it," I re-
piled, modestIy. 81 can do a few moth
eaten tricks with the cards and I've
studied out few Of the illusions,
enough to know how to do them with
out breaking an ankle, but I'm not
Skinski laughed, and Dodo looked
over another glass Of Green Seal long
enough to say, you betcher sweet"
well" said Skinski, leading a bevy
of French-fried potatoes up to his
mustache, you'll know enough about
it after l rehearse you to go on and
do the show when we hit fried-egg
burg, where there's only a Mr.. aad
Mrs. Audience to greet our earnest
endeavors. Say, boys, you'll get Got
of fricasseed experience trailing with
this troupe, believe mel"
I'm only going to be with you for
few days." l answered. "Mr JEFF
ager."
"The devil I will" sp!uttered
Bunch. Then he got red in the face,
glared at Dodo, and grouched out a
beg pardon!"
You betcher sweet" she replied,
patting the Green Seal.
Say, John, you know we'll enough
l can't leave New York for more than
two or three days just at this time
without having good excuse to give
Alice Bunch growled, while Skinski
and the Circassian lady put the
knives to the chicken livers en- bro
Ghetto.
How about mel" I snapped back.
Il can't go out of town at all, except
in the daytime. I'll have to duck back
to Ruraldene after the show every
evening or lose my card in the Happy
Husbands union. It's different with
you, Bunch; you're not married yet"
ut isn't different at ALL" Bunch
whipsawed me. and you haven't
any business to expect me to hike
over the country with this outfit while
you stay at home and read Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress.
Il won't read that at ALL" I coun-
tered; "I'll read nothing but the ship
news to see if you are stranded"
well, I won't do it," snorted
Bunch.
You'll have to do 1t If you want
to win out that wedding money" l re-
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In, with hungry glance at the
cooked stuff.
Il told her we had a business meet
on here, but if she wanted to squeeze
in she wouldn't be in anybody's way"
Skinski continued. "Dodey's an aw-
full clever girl, and she wouldn't be in
this biz eight hours if that gold
mine"
Sure, know!" interrupted; pos
sibly Mademoiselle is thirsty-a little
wine, eh?"
You betcher sweet" the stout per-
son replied, with a celebrity that made
Bunch sit up and look about the room
to see If anyone suspected him.
''Dodey is always for the suds
thing" Skinski Clipped in. But
never to excess, never to excess. 1
never see Dodey lit up but once, and
that was in Dayton, Ohio, the night
we played to the janitor of the hall
and his four children. When We came
to the place where Dodey is blind
folded and does the decimal fractions
stunt on the blackboard the janitor's
oldest child fooled Dodey into doing
all next weeks lessons in arithmetic
and Dodey fretted over it, didn't you,
Dodey?"
''You betcher sweet" the leading
lady replied, with both eyes following
the efforts of the waiter, who was
| opening a bottle of Green Seal.
Bunch was beginning to get uneasy
| and had a bad attack of fidgets.
Say, Dodey!" our bright and shin
ing light went on, 81 want you to
make a fuss over these two young
gents, because they are the only near
| ly silk on the counter They've put
up their good cash to send me on tout
without ever dragging me before {