Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
FACES JURORS ON
THE Anniversary OF
HIS WEDDING DAY
Exactly One Year After Mar
rage Young virginian In
spects Blood Stained Auto
to in Which Wife Was Killed


va AUG. z4-The blood stained auto
mobile In which Louise Owen Beattie
met death. was driven into the yard OF
Chesterneld court house this morning
just before the trial Of Henry Clay
Besttle. Jr.. indicted for wife murder.
was Resumed The prisoner was on
the lawn 1t the time and he calmly in
spected the machine as his father raised
the front seat cushion revealing mass
or coz gnlafed blood on the wood work
underneath.
Court convened az 1870 a. m. and as
the prisoner took bis seat spectators re-
called that to-day was the frst anniver-
sary OF his wedding. Just year ago he
WAS married 10 the woman he Is ac-
cused OF having murdered
More than 50 witnesses. subpenaed by
cnminonwealth were called. and remained
outside the court house With a few ex-
ceptionz. both sides agreed TO exclude
al witnesses from the room while not
tezttfying
Thomas owen. uncle Of Mrs. Beattie.
70 whose home the prisoner took the
body OF his Wife after the tragedy. was
the first witness he took the stand at
ILL .. m
THEY HAVE KILLED LOUISE"
While the prisoner gaEed fixedly az
him. Mr. Owen tod how Beattie drove
up to. his house On the night OF the muir
der. toosE his young wife into the automo-
bile and an hour later returned with the
dead body OF Mrs. Beattie beside him
He described Bsattses CRY Of ny God
my Gode' which the prisoner uttered as
~ drove % and how ne CBeaftie) shout
Cd. They have killed. L0uiseg'
Briefly and simply. Mr.. Owen told how
the body Mas lifted from the car. He
said he did MOI examine II AZ the time
When 4 was prepared for burial. how
ever. he saw the wound in the left cheek.
which he described as being as big as
. half dollar. As the witness said this
Beattis munbled Half dollar loud
enough for those near him to hear.
who first suggested blodhounds to
trace the assassin" asked Mr. Smith,
= think did.s said Owen. ----.
DO you not recall Henry having said.
Get the hounds ana spare no expenseT Z"
X remember nothing OF the kind"
Be2ttie's blood soaked clothes were un-
rolled before the jury and the witness
identified them The- single barreled shot
gun with which the commonwealth says
the shot was fred was then exhibited.
Win the jury selected and
witnesses Tor both sides subnenaed. the
/.
nond. indicted for wife murder. began
Ia earnest here today with the opening
81 the prosecutors case.
SLEEPS At RICHMOND.
For The nrst time since his arrest more
than . month age Bezttie slept away
from Richmond last night Held for
weeks In the Henrlco county JAIN, he was
brought here yesterday. and placed I'm the
little red brick lookup 50 yards from the
old court house Forest fires ragged near
the 5ail during the night. but farmers
Of the countrywide fought the blaze until
dawn. and. though Beattfe could see the
red glare from his cell. the jail was in
no danger. 81,
Beulah BInford. the I7-year-oad girl
said 10 have come between the prisoner
and bis wife. remained In Jail at Rich
mond Is material witness. Her testa-
mony probably win not be introduced
until tomorrow or next day
Henry c. Beattie, ST., came to the court
house today in a public carry-all and
visited his son IN Jan before court con-
vened- No relatives OF the murdered
woman except the uncle called as a wit
meas appeared
It was not announced when Paul Beat
TIE. the prisoners cousin. who swears
that he bought the gun with which the
crime was committed. win be called. but
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