The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08

i Futtoh tnal Inc man ran through the
woods, and he changed and said the
| man went Off up the road, and then
you heard what he said about the gun.
| What effort has been made to disprove
that point? I claim that the cfforts
| undertaken by the defense arc con-
| elusive. positive proof that this prls-
oner was the man, his car the car. the
woman his wife. This position is un-
| assailable. The store has been iden-
tined and placed 200 yards this side
/ OF the spot. And where the car was
has been shown you by the boys and
other witnesses who heard the gun go
of. The location where the car was
| seen has now been fixed
| Proof Agninrt Prisoner.
only one effort has been made to
remove It, and that effort is positive
| proof against the prisoner What arc
| the facts. y mile and n half from tho
1 Ihomas store was another store. on
the same side OF the road. half way,
Is house with II pump and Il trough
IN front And here the other car was
was out for q Joy ride-he has not
| told you the name OF the woman he
was with. but birds OF feather flock
| together"
Judge Gregory whipped Kastelbcrs,s
| character with q scourging tongue.
| He does not go near TO Thomos..
store. but to Rtter's store. whore no
| stopped, with n woman dressed in
wh!te. 1t was different automobile.
| aiHcrcnt In color ana size, and tho
man was pouring water in the radla-
'or' II they had put him ut Thomas's
store. there might have been some
excuse for the effort But tho fatal
DO" 10 the prisoner comes from his
own evidence. He has drawn the
| SWORD. and must die by the sword
Ihey have failed absolutely to con-
| ,radiet our evidence. and that is con-
| .ins''e rroos mat whn: w. nmeSed is
true and they have shamefully failed
| &c disprovc II.
| These boys. II the man had been at
that place a tho time with tho wo.
man. as described. and IN lixe no.
chine. would have seen them. ana tho
effort of the defense would have had
some weight. But tho automobile was
at different place, and It was seen
at different time. We have proven
tho place and the time The prisoner
is the author of his own deeds. ps,od
or bad. II Ia not your fault nor mine.
lie told Major Patton that that was tho
place; he told him OF tho time. and
ne told him that that was tho gun.
1 tou cannot ria yourselves OF these
iatal facts. The defense has abso-
iute!y failed to relieve itself by Kas
telbcrB The defense tried other
means 1t brought IN another man
with gun. 1t brought in witnesses
VINO haa seen men with guns walking
place and the man don't suit
No Shadow OF Humanity
here Beattie stands. with no shna-
o" or humanity near him cxccpt tho
oeao BODY OF his Wife Why didn't
theP make man to 1t the reprcsen.
tat!ons the prisoner gave himself7
where are they-these other mon with
guns? Ihc prisoner was there. &C.
cordinE to hii own words. and no
makes an effort to place the burden
OF CUNT on anothers shoulders
There have been four efforts to
come to his relief. and all have mis-
erao!y failed leaving tho prisoner
S stnnding b. that pool OF blood
cain said. am not my brothers
Keeper but he was scourged by God
for his crime. a voice from that pool
OF blood cries to a jury. to the county.
TO all the domestic fabric OF our civil
ization for justice.
This young man was not. though
he ought 10 have been by all the laws
of God and by all the laws Of man
tho Keeper of that devoted wife lie
was not. He was a traitor ( his moral
and religious duties. to his husIand's
DUTY. He forsook her. his w!te-not
only forsook her. but filled her body
with fatal shot
The Commonwealth has gone into
the case further than hs duty requires
1t Is not required that We prove a mo.
tive. but we have gone beyond that
point We have broken down the
doors Is II possible for any Christian
mind to conceive how this young man
could leave that place OF happiness
and resort to another tlreside and take
| TO hts bosom n woman OF the characte-
, or Beulah B!nford? is IL possible tc
conceive IT? Do you recall that IL has
been particularly shown that ne was
the direct cause of bringing Beulah
Binford back from Norfolk? Sampson
was with him. and Sampson and hs
were ashamed to go down the streets
together.
Worst He Hos Ever Known.
j have been practic!ng here for
thirty years. and this record reveals
the most heinous crime l have ever
been connected with or investigated
There WIS no malice in this mans
Wife a tender babe hung upon her
breast. But he. filed with the venom
OF corruption. takes this other wo-
man. and. to quote the words OF Doug
las Beattie, his own brother, his liason
was known all over Manchester. He
was so STEPPED in crime that he and
| Sampson were ashamed to walk tho
streets OF Manchester together.
There is your motive He wanted
to make a home with this other wo-
man. Is that all? Whose name did
that Binford child bear? Who paid tho
funeral expenses when that child died?
And then. how shall we consider that
letter-t.:at letter beginning. Dear
Kid AMI signed Hon conveying
oceans OF love and n thousand kisses'?
How shall We consider 1t when wo
know that at home he had faithful
wife?
How do things stand? Where did
the gun come from? HOW did 1t go
away? The last time il was seen It
was traced into the actual possession
OF Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. The Vein
stems tell you who bought It, who
paid for 1t. when and where 1t was
deliveded. From the paw brokers'
store 1t went into the automobile OF
the prisoner. and It was never aEnin