The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-22
Judge Watson Denies AttoT-
ney's Request for Further
Continuance
RAPID PROGRESS IS
MADE ON FIRST
Two Venires Exhausted, but
Twelve of Panel of Six
teen Jurors Secured
Resume "Wednesday

-Four developments Of Wtai import
ance IN the trial u Henry clay Beat
tie, Jr., for the murder Of HIS tc1e
marked the Happenings Of yesterday
ut the Circuit Court Of CheSteffeid
County.
The most Interesting and important
Of the day lcas the assertion OF At
tor-rsV Harry n Smith for the de-
Tense that ne has toitnesSes pho tctH
introduce testimony IN behalf 81
Bcattte
FOR the frst time IN This connection"
Attorney Smith broke his silence and
just before adjournment Of court
shattered the common belief that the
defense ,could light rithoat toitness-
Is.
That Attorney sm4th mtshes tbs
names Of the witnesses tor the de-
tense Kept secret as tong as poss'ots
psas shotcn tehem he requested fhas
these tn+tncsSes be summoned TO OPP
near at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning
instead Of Thur8day morning. mhen
the Common ,ceahh's witnesses et1
appear.
| win the consent OF Common
| wealth's Attorney Gregory ana MS
! A ssociate. Attorney Wendenours'
fudge watson ordered that the wit
fnssses for the defense be summoned
TO appear Saturday morning the ilst
L ~ e.
session OF Clerk Philip V. Cogbiii
,rha names Of tins, witnesses Will not
/ be made public until after service OK
subpoena
Trial L. Ordered.
Probably second in Importance 10
( the revelation that the defense VIII
U.s.. witnesses was the decision OF
Judge Watson that there shall be no
second postponement of the case un-
less some very good reason Tor
/ further delay Is shown by counsel
for the defense Attorneys Smith and
Hill Carter advanced strong arSu-
| ments for "a delay, but were over
ruled,
Judge Watson ordered that tho
I court reconvene tomorrow aat noon
for the purpose OF completing the
Jury Adjournment was taken, over
! to-day in order that a third venire
row That the jury will be chosen
before adjournment tomorrow. in
the opinion of the court. was shown
when Judge Watson ordered the wit
nesses for the Commonweal TO APP
pear Thursday morning at 10 O'CLOCK.
il obviously being the belief or the
court that hearing OF testimony Will
begin Thursday,
Twelve of Panel Secured.
in sYnn
the events of the day was the selec-
tfon OF twelve Of the sixteen jurors
who are needed. The work of .choos-
ing these twelve men consumed near
~ all OF the session and the pEesen-
tation of each venireman resulted In
long questioning by the court and
technical arguments between the OPP
posing counsel
Pleads Not Guilty"
The fact that Henry Clay Reattie
entered plea of not guilty was the
fourth important development. but
his plea, created no surprise, and was
20 commonly expected that 1t sounded
like a mere formality. The plea was
entered shortly after Beattle's ar
raignment From the time the plea
was entered the spectators took =
new interest. which probably Will In
! crease as the case grows more inter-
esting with the Introduction OF testt-
mony
The arraignment of Beattie and his
subsequent plea caused mild SEN
sation, Beattie was not expecting the
arrangement, and though taken some
j what ahaGk by SURPRISE he QUICKLY
collected his faculties and bore the
tension with that fortitude which
seems to grow more adamant as the
days pass by.
Reattie Dresses Neatly.
Beattie was sitting behind the rail-
in the lawyers box near the east
I side of the courtroom. He was lean
| ing forward with his elbows resting
| on a board running beside the rail-
| ing and forming sort Of desk-top
| for the lawyers. He held yellow
| pencil in his hand. coca sionaliy draw.
| ing lines or making notes on news
| paper. lie wore 81 gray suit OF tine
| texture and modish lines, which rittod
| him becomlngly.
| His collar MAS low. In the style pre-
| valent among young men in summer.
| A blue silk scarf Was neatly tied In
| four hand knot. held In place
| with q stick pin and gold sie-holder.
| The hem of a purple silk kerchief was
visible above the top Of 81 pocket.
just below the lapel OF his coat. He
wore a white. biue-lined shirt. blue
silk hose. tan, low shoes with SILK
laces and gold cuff-buttons. engraved
L with his initials.
II AT Beattie's right sat his fathsrs
clad in black, with while shirt an
VI lcontinasd on Second EAsAA