Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-01
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Defense Standing Solldly ON "Bcard-
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ldrutNrs shotgun.

I1 associated Press
Chesterfield Court House Va, Aug.
.al.--ucnry clay Boattie Jr.. indicted
for the murder Of his wife, sobbod like
% child today when his gray-haired
father In low tremulous voice told
Of the domestic felicity Of his son
ana the slain woman, Louise owen
Heatue II was the first time that the
stoeial calm OF the prisoners coun-
tenal,re had given way during the
trial.
The testimony Of the father came
os dramatic close Of long days
uattIr hy the defense against the evil
dence heaped up by the prosecution.
Tomorrow the accused himself VIII
go on the stand, ana the defense viii
rest IT, case.
Hattering constantly against the tes
tImony Of Paul Beattle. cousin of the
prisoner as to the purchase Of the
gun, his delivery Of it to Henry. and
mis- subsequent conversation with the
ACCUSED the defense introduced sew
eral witnesses to cast doubt upon the
yeracity of Paul. 1t emphasized The
point when II introduced David Beat
Tie, Paul's grandfather, ana an uncle
Of Henry, who testified that Paurs
! character was not good.
II N.ug anpt 100 irt,ng,t,. 1r.,,,, ~,
period in the IL, for with appar-
ent feeling, the man told Of his grand
sons shortcomings.
The most surprising refutatIon of
the day against Pauls testimony
came when Ernest II. Nebltt said that
on Sunday, July 10, he saw Paul Beat
| tie on the bridge where he worked,
handling a single borreled shotgun.
Paul has claimed ever since the cor
oner's inquest that he disposed of the
shotgun the same day he bought IT..
saturday July Is, By giving 1t TO
Henry.
Subsequently the defense brought
many witnesses to tell Of Mr. Nib
letts good character, and brought out
others to attack Pauls veracity
E. II. Lewis, an employee Of the
Beattie store in South Richmond, de-
clared that people spoke Of Paul
Beattie as "the biggest liar in town"
Henry Clay Beattie, sr., father OF
the accused. was interrogated for an
hour Just before court adjourned for
the day, As he stepped to the Wit
ness stand, the prisoners face fright
cned. The whlte-haired man. his face
deeply wrlnkled and pale spoke in a
voice scarcely above whisper. Coun-
sci leaned forward over the bench to
listen 10 him. He talked with great
effort. He told of how his life had
been shattered by the death Of some
Of his children; how Henry in his in
fancy had been neglected because
twins came into the family during his
boyhood and described how on this
account, and the death Of his own
wife, he had grown closely attached
to his son. He described the long
love that had existed between Henry
and his ill-fatod wife, testifying that
! ne lllllIStll Y CIV " loNc lllo uih1liANA-
in-law as one Of his own children.
when her baby was born" said
Beattie sra1lra Of the dead woman,
"it was 1r life over FOR me
to see tu. ,. hud."
/ The father sI.. r.rhly Of his sons
character, and cunr...rtod the tes-
| tlmony Of many witnesses for the
prosecution that Henry showed no
signs Of grief after his wife's mu,.r.
IIo declared that he sobbed and
mourned almost all night a.,or the
tragedy.
When Beotue had finished and was
ready for examination by the
prosecution, Mr.. Wendenberg waived
the opportunity. 1t was the first
time during the trial that his had oc-
cured.
Afer few minutes testimony by
Mary Jackson, a colored woman, TO
the effect that she saw a bearded
man IN the vicinity Of tho murder on
the Sunday before It happened, whlch
on cross examination she was unable
TO maintain, especially as she declar-
ed she could not fix the exact date.
Count gTfDfrrn.d until tor, orrou.