Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-27
ADVANCE MADE IN
bEATT|E' 5 TRIAL
DETECTIVE TELLS OF toNNIlt'
SNTION FOLLOW KILLING
WERE MANY Tense MOMENTS
Prisoner Declared wife Knew of lii
Relations Win Binford Giri Bul
Held Her peace.

BY Associated Press
Chesterfield court House, Va, Aug.
9G.-C Considerable progress was made
today by tho prosecution In the case
Of Henry Clay neattie, ON trial for
the murder Of his wife, Just before
adjournment Of tho court an appli-
cation 10y Beattic's counsel was grant
ed by the Judge, that the accused
man be permitted to go TO Richmond
so that the edefenso might
have conference over
Sunday and save time in preparing
the cross examination for the recon
vcning Of court
Rcattie was whisked back to Rich
mond cheerfully waving from his auto
to those whom he recognized
There were many tense moments
for the prisoner today AS the prosecu-
tion, through the testimony Of Detcc-
tive L. l.. Sherrcr, uncovered frag-
ments Of conversation which he claim
ed 20 have had with Beattie relative
to Beulah Binford, the girl In the
case"
Plainly the prosecution attempted
to show a criminal motive that Beat
tie might have had by showing his
relations with Beulah Binford at the
time of the murder on Midlothian
Turnpike. and by assertion of Beat
ties physical condition at the time.
The commonwealth placed on the
stand n half dozen youths who We're
returning from dance on the night
Of the murder and stopped at seeing
n stationary automobile with man
working over one Of tho tires and a
woman standing on tho running
boards Of the machine
one Of the boys, w. B. Sidner.
identified the automobile he saw that
night as Beatue's. The other youths
corroborated Sidner IN practically
every point, including the proximity
of the automobile to the PLACE of the
murder.
Detective Sherrer attempted TO
show that the murder was committed
while the woman was standing on the
running boards of the machine, and
that the blood stains In the road must
have occurred by the woman falling
in the road, or being held by some one
while he was standing outside Of the
machine and that the blood could
never have oozed down through the
seat or floor Of the automobile.
Sherrer sat calmly in the witness
chair setting forth "A narrative of his
activity IN the case telling fraga-
ments Of conversation that he had
with Beattie after the murder.
"NIr. Beattie told me that while
bending over the brakes Of the ma
chine the highwayman had fired. He
said that Mrs, Beatte dropped on
his left shoulder, and that Returned
to the right and faced tho highway
men. Then the man stepped to the
rear Of the car, and meeting Bcattle
struck him a glancing blow. In the
meantime, his wife had fallen to the
road.
"IIe stated that he had killed his
wife on the left seat, and driving the
/ car with one hand took her to the
home Of her uncle. Mr. owen.
81 asked Rcattie about his rela-
tions with Reulah Binford," continued
the witness. 81 asked him If his wife
know about his relations WI hthe girl
before they were married. Beattie
told me that he and his wife never had
a croeeword and that she know about
his former rotations with the Bin
ford rlrl"
A. This noint sborrer testified ne 70
What Roattio had told him about his
nbvstca1 condition I'm, tho cour. bv
q, .,roor,ort vii btho attorneys most
norod tho od,nittance NJ that into IN,
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