The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-25

went on the stand and testified
that she was with the murder
ed wife's husband on Monday night.
stating that he had often spent the
night with her; that he was the
father OF her child, and that he
had furnished a room for her.
She recited in detail Beattie's re-
lations with her during the last sew
eral years since his marriage.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. retained
his composure when arrested and
denied any connection with the muir
der lie was permitted to go back
to Coroner Loving's home. where
he resumed his testimony before the
coroner's jury.
Mrs. Paul Beattie confirms the
statement that her husband pur-
chased for his cousin a shotgun and
shells and says that after the MUIR
der her husband returned home
from conference with his cousin
and remarked. lie Is still firm In
The statement that he had nothing
to do with the shooting indicating
that the cousin had confronted the
husband with the representation
that the purchase Of the shotgun
would play part in the inyestiga-
iicn.
Attorney Wendenburg. OF Rich
mond. assisted Judge Gregory in
conducting the investigation before
'he coroner's jury. while II. c.
Beattie. Sr. father OF the accused
husband, engaged the services Of II.
NJ. Smith.
Father, son and attorney at noon
visited the scene OF the crime, and
after their return young Beattie was
placed upon The stand, leaving Il
after three hours grilling to be
arrested later. and then TO return
TO be further questioned.
The arrest OF the young man threw
the coroner's jury and other witness
IS summoned into great excitement
and for several minutes hardly any
progress was made in the hearing
which was held at the Loving home
In Chesterfield county.
Beattie was given what the at
iOlneys termed the third degree
on the witness stand and he Is said
TO have answered all questions
pOlntedly.
Asked If he did not throw the
body of his wife across the from
scat and then sit on II during the
wild ride from the scene OF tn,
murder to the home Of her uncle
the young husband replied that h'
did not.
After Beattie had been ARRESTED
re asked for a newspaper and reaC
IL with apparent calm, showing
neither emotion or surprise at hi
predicament.
The clothes which Mrs. Beat
ie wore en- the night she was muir
dered. 1t developed today. were burr
/ Cd by order OF Magistrate Jacob. o
the county II was held that thes'
clothes would haze shown whethe
the wife was shot while In the au
tOm0bile or in the road rhe rela
tives OF murdered woman did no
want the gruesome reminders in tn
wOOdshed. where they had beel
placed, anu they were thus dispose'
lOf
The trend of the examination o
Beattie was along the lines to sup
port the theory that the shotgun
had been hidden along the roadside
made use OF by the murderer durin
a stop and thrown out OF the auto
mobile at the railroad crossing I
Indicate that II had been jolted on
OF the car. where Beattie said h
placed 1t after the shooting by IN
supposed mysterious stranger
Coroner Loving threatened [
have Judge Gregory arrested whe
the later persisted in plying the vii
ness with questions.
/ When Beattie was asked why h
did not get blood on his left Goa
sleeve when he held his wife In tina
arm. as he made the drive for tow
he replied he did not know
His trousers were blood-soaked.
Beattie stated that he knew a
OF the detectives in the case wei
endeavoring to incriminate him AN
said they took that course becaus
they were unable to locate the ma
who murdered his young wife.
He said in answer to a questio
that he and his wife had never ha
a cross word since they were ma
ried. and that their married life ha
been q happy one.
Efforts of the examiners to brir
in the Binford woman and Beattie
| relations with her, were forestalls
by Coroner Loving, who said that
this time they had no bearing
: the case being investigated.
Paul Beattie, in his statement ,sa
: he did not know for what purpo
) his cousin wanted the gun which
purchased from a pawn shop, pa
ing $3.50 for II.
The inquest was adjourned
saturday. Miss Binford will doul
: Less be recalled to testify concer
: ing some further information wm
II the detectives secured and Beat
r also will probably be asked eoncer
ing new Developments
Paul Beattie will take the sta
also. provided he is able. His con
ton Is serious, the hemorrhae
l. having been only slightly check'
2 He is almost nervous wreck
n Two chief witnesses In the ca
h are r. l.. Sydnor and his son. W
live near the scene of the muro
O. on the Midlothian turnpike. I'm
g will give testimony TO the effect u
R. about twilight or later on the eve
10 ing OF the murder they saw an
tomoblle very much resembling Bt
a. ties approach the scene OF the cri
re The occupants of the car went
v. short distance past the spot wh'
the murder occurred, then got
and pretended to be fixing tire.
Is thought that this was the pl'
at which the gun was hidden ale
re the roadside. -,
AZ Mr.. Sydnor and his son say u
:. could not identify the man.
in tracted by his suspicious actions,t
10 went toward him, when he juml
- into the car and drove toward
Of city.
Seated in a red automobile
calmly smoking a cigarette, with
third and fourth extra editions
the city papers in his hands, He
Clay Beattie, Jr., was taken to
ntoh,,ond offu-- TAIL and locked