The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
MAN WITH BEARD
MET IN ROADWAY
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man with a gun over his shoulder ap-
preached. It was a singTe-barreled shot.
gun. He was headed in the direction OF
the Midlothian turnpike. He was a man
about thirty-eight or forty. about six
feet tall, and weighing $50 or 10 pounds
He had on a black slouch hat and dark
clothing He didn't stop. and we ex-
changed no words. He had kind OF a
beard-that is, he hadn't shaved for ten
days or so"
Was there any hunting At that time
OF year, so that a man naturally might
carry a gum" asked Attorney Harry
Smith. for the defense.
There's nothing to shoot that I know
Of. replied Holland. Il wondered why
the man was carrying the gun"
Sticks to His story.
On cross-examination Holland stuck to
his story. and added the Information
that he thought he had seen the same
man about a year ago in the South
Richmond police station among others
arraigned there on suspicion OF having
robbed Southern railroad cars.
At the making of this point, young
Hitherto he has smiled and patted his
important victories, but now, for some
inexplicable reason, he seemed to go
all to pieces. His face lost its pallor
and flushed. He buried his head in his
hands beside a small travelling bag he
had on the desk in front of him. He
wept so bitterly that his shoulders
heaved. and the tears streamed from be-
tween his fingers
This placing of a strange armed man
a couple of miles from the s0ene of the
tragedy five hours before 1t occurred
was the best point the defense made,
though it wasn't a very strong one.
Their only other real point was when
they made it appear that Paul Beattie
(who previously told of having bought
the brass-tacked gun for Henry, and of
Henry having confessed the Staying to
him) was influenced to make his state
ments by prejudice against the rich
members of the FANNY.
Revenge as a Motive.
w. T Baker, a chauffeur said that he
had carried Paul to jail in his car after
the coroners inquest in July, and that
he had overheard Paul say to some
others in the machine: well, I'm go
ing to tell everything 1 know about
this affair, because Uncle Henry (the
defendants father locked my grand
mother in a room once and made her
sign away to him all her property"
Paul himself. called as a witness by
the defense in an effort to make him
admit this, denied that he had said
any such thing. Paul has made appar-
entity a splendid impression upon the
jury, and has shown himself to be any
thing but the dullard he was supposed
to be before he took the stand.
A third point which the defense
strove to make was that there had been
other cases along the Midlothian turn
pike where men walking along the
lonely road with shotguns had become
angry when motors came close to them,
and had threatened to shoot the drivers.
Met Man n Year Ago.
Herbert Richardson, a chauffeur. and
Carroll Montague, his employer. said that
one night-though this was over a year
ago and the point was fifteen miles from
the scene of the Beattie tragedy-a
man had attempted to shoot him. He
couldn't have, been a dangerous man,
however, for they said they pacified
him by giving him a ride In the ma
chine
There was an untraceable rumor
abroad about the courthouse and in the
streets in Richmond to the effect that
the jury would surely disagree.
One of the Jurors, 1t was said. is a !
close personal friend Of the young de-
fendant.
But this report was denied not only by |
Beattie himself and his lawyer. Harry |
Smith, but also by Commonwealth's At |
torney Wendenburg.
Beattie said: 'That is absolutely false. |
The rumor Is being spread simply to |
prejudice the public. and injure me-"
Constant Downpour of Rain.
1t was duIl dreary day out at old
Chesterfield, with constant down-pour
If rain through the leaves Of the great !
'aks and sycamOres. a slim attendance. |
md not single thrill, unless the quar-