The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-22
BEATT|E EVIDENCE ALL IN
FAMOUS CASE NOW READY FOB
THE JURY.
final Witness introduced to Disprove
Statements Of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr.

Chesterfield Court House Sept. T.
Only the oratory of lawyers and the
elaboration of jurors now remain be-
tween Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., and the
few words which will either send him
to the electric chair or to freedom.
The taking of evidence ended and
his counsel, Harry Smith, and Prose.
cutor Louis Wendenburg will argue
in private as to how Judge Watson
should charge the jury. Then the
addresses to the jury will be made, and
the twelve Chesterfield farmers will
retire for their momentous balloting.
A verdict is expected to be had some
time Friday. Beattie, in the mean
time, is sanguine as to the outcome.
With unexpected brevity, both the
commonwealth and the defense closed
the evidence in the case. When court
adjourned Beulah Binford, the girl in
have been the motive for the murder
by Beattie OF his young wife, still was
in Jail without having uttered a single
word of testimony.
Admittedly fearing that she would
scrupulously avoid injuring the case of
her former companion and since state
ments and interviews galore had forti-
fled the prosecution with what it re-
garded as all necessary information,
the commonwealth did not put her on
the stand.
The closing of the case was sudden.
Attorney Harry NJ. Smith and Hill
Carter for the defense first announced
that they had a few witnesses for the
sub-rebuttal, but if the commonwealth
would agree to rest it's case they would
do likewise.
The young defendant, pale but
nervy, as usual. took the stand to re-
sumo the ordeal of examination.
"Mr. Beattie," he began, will you
explain how the same gun which your
cousin bought on Saturday night was
in the woods on the Midlothian turn
pike that night?'
81 didn't know anything about the
man raised it,
How did that gum persisted
Prosecutor Wendenberg. "happen to
be at the spot waiting to kill your
wife,"
II cannot give any explanation
said Beattie, quite placidly.
and will you admit that if your
wife hadn't suggested the ride you
would not have been there"
NO, my mind wasn't made up as
to the ride when my wife suggested
it,"
Rebuttal is Begun.
The prosecution rested the cross
examination and t%hereupOn began the
Introduction of witnesses in an effort
to discredit testimony of the accused.
Paul Beattie, cousin OF the accused,
was brought to the vicinity of the
courthouse by the prosecution, and
Mr.. Wendenburg said he intended to
put him on the stand in rebuttal.
Witnesses were brought forward to
cOntrOvert the story OF the accused
that while Paul was on the veranda
that night, they We're lot alone. and
that too many people were present fol
any private conversations.
The principal witness in refutine
this was Henry b. Owen. a brother
Of the dead Oma who testified that
Paul and Henry not only We're alone
in one portion of the %veranda, but
that he later observed them alone
within the house.
Brother of Slain Wife on Stand.
A dozen or more character witnesses
and automobile experts took up the
rest of the day. as did unimportanl
witnesses brought to prove one or an
other tritling propositions. Half {
dozen witnesses confirmed the meet
ings and phone conversations Of Pau
and Henry the week of the murder
Paul'S wife was one of these.
BOMB THROWER JAILED.