The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-25

was the same a q the one found on
Temporary halt when Lawyer Wen
denburg, stating that he wished to
ask him few questions which ladies
ought not to hear, requested the sew
eral young women reporters to retire
!! from the room. When they had done
CO. DR.. Mann was asked for what
ltreuble he had treated Henry Beat
tie previous to the murder. This
/ brought forth instant objection from
the defense
The proposition was then submitted
In writing to the court, who ruled
that the State should first establish a
foundation for this line or question
ing before such evidence could be ad
mitted.
Gross Examined.
Turned exas-te-t -datensa,-pr-
Mann was asked By Lawyer Smith
if it were not true that he had told
Henry Beattie's father that it was
possible for gunshot wound to
make just such injuries as those
which the skull and head OF Mrs
Reattie revealed. DR.. Mann admitted
that he had made such a statement,
and he was still. of such an opinion.
lie was then excused. with the UNI
Outstanding he would he recalled.
HToRduit on SalHTuaI.
Found Bloody Gauntlet,
Coroner j. q. Loving. of Chester
field. followed pr. Mann ON the stand.
He recalled observing a bloody gaunt-
let in Henry Reattie's automobile. and
in driving down the turnpike from
the owen home he noted large
blood spot III the roadway at the scene
of the murder. Returning To- tho
owen home, he proceeded to examine
the body of Mrs. Beatte. which lay
in the front parlor, partially covered
hy a sheet. With the aid of Or. Mann
he probed the wound and extracted a
dozen or more of No. shot which
| he identified in court. He also ex-
tracted sections of the gun wadding.
Questioned by Lawyer Wendenbers.
/ Or. Loving said that the body was not
! examined as closely as it might have
been and therefore he was not able
| to answer questions as infinitely as
he would like to have done. He re-
called that the upper part of the body
Was very bloody, but the lower sec
ton contained practically no blood
/ splotches. SO far as he could remem-
! Der.
Mr.. Wendenhurg took a tack at this
/ point and asked the witness II he
had ever had a conversation with
Henry Beattie as to the report that he
/ had supplied a woman known as
Buiah Biuford with funds with which
/ to help establish a home for her.
| DIR. Loving admitted that he had en-
gagged In such conversation With
Henry Beattie between the time OF
the murder and the inquest Henry,
he asserted. denied al that time that
he had furnished Beulah with any
such funds Mr.. Wendenberg then
produced the letter ELenry Beattie Is
/ alleged 10 have written Beulah, in
which $40 was enclosed fer the pur-
! chase Of furniture. DIR. Loving re-
called that the letter. when produced
AT the inquest, was identified by Henry
Beattie as one he had written. The
| coroner was then excused. He Will
be called again, it was stated.
Beattie and Blnforu Woman.
May Stuart was called and testified
that she lived In what lis anaMn~ a.
the red light district Of Richmond.
She testified as to the intimate re-
tationship existing between Beattie
and the Binferd girl. the last meet
Ing of the couple occurring on the
night OF July II at her house.
Moved 10 Strike Out Evidence.
At this point Mr.. Smith moved the
court to strike out the evidence of DR..
/ Mann and DR.. Loving SO far as 1t
I relates TO internal wounds in the
head and back of the skull The In
dietment SAYS that this wound is one
upon the face of the deceased and
does not say anything about 1t being
internal a all. The decision of the
court was withheld for the time on
this point.
The celebrated letter from Henry
Clay Beattle. Jr.. to Mrs. X. T. Fisher.
better known as Beulah Binford. In
which the accused addressed her as
Dear Kidd" and enclosed ten dol
| lars to pay on furniture. vas intro
/ duced as evidence at this point and.
notwithstanding the objections of the
| defense. was admitted by the court.
DR.. Mesvsr on stand.
7 Or. e. Wilbur Mercer testified that
he was at the home of Mr.. owen at
the time Of the arrival OF Beattie with
the dead body of his wife. He heard
him moaning as he approached. Or.
Mercer described the condition OF the
body. He was the first to reach the
side of the dead woman. Accused
had his hand resting on the back of
the dead girl as II to keep the body
from slipping out OF the car He and
Mr.. Owen carried the body into the
h lse."
! He detailed the description OF the
encounter in the road a. related to
him by accused. which was virtually
the same as had been related by Mr..
owen. He saw the accused shed no
tears, He stated that the accused
late In the night seemed to be rather
under the influence OF whiskey, and
he recommended that the young man
be put to bed.
Mr.. Smith asked witness: ''1f the
shot had gone through the face and
not gone into the brain. would death
have ensued?" The witness thought
that death would not have been
caused by a superficial flesh wound.
Sergeant Wren TcStifics.
The first official to be called was
now put on the stand In the person
of Detective Sergeant Thomas ].
Wren. Of tho Richmond police force.
He testified that he had been a
member OF the force for thirty-one
years. He described going to the
house OF Mr. Owen. reaching there
something like an hour after the body
of the dead girl had been brought
home. At s:f6 O'Clock he had gone
with Beattie and several other Off
cers to the scene of the tragedy. He
had stationed men at daylight as
soon as travel began, to keep all per
sons off the road until the arrival of
the hounds, He described the large
puddle OF blood in the road. After
the Commonwealth had brought out