Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-01

when you saw Henry again, what
did he say?" was the next question,
to which Paul replied:
81 went over to see Henry the day
after the murder. When I first saw
him his father was with him, and
Henry shook his head at me. When
his father went away Henry said to
me: Go tell Beulah Binford that if
she opens her mouth about this I
will kill her if it takes me hun
bred years. 1 went over and de-
livered the message, and Beulah Bin
ford said:
CHOW 1 reckon he will marry
me-"
Paul Beattie continued his testi-
mony as follows:
''The next day I saw Henry. He
was drinking a bottle of beer on the
back porch at his home. / told him
things looked black. He said: 4
wish to God l hadn't done it Paul,
though / know she never loved me.
She married me only for my money
How in the hell these detectives
knew that shell was loaded with No
6 shot, l would like to know
Henry continued" said Paul:
paul l want you to stand by me-
You will never regret it. Keep your
mouth shut
81 told him I would not keep my
mouth Shut" said Paul, 81 said
would tell all 1 knew if the police
asked me-
Cross-examined and asked why he
had not testified to carrying the mes
sage to Beulah Binford at the coron-
er's inquest, Paul replied that he was
not asked, and that his mind was at
that time in an lawful state" Paul
will be further examined tomorrow
morning.
While plainly nervous the witness
told straightforward story, although
not once did he let his eyes meet the
gaze of his cousin, who with white
face and tense attitude watched Pau
intently as the damning testimony
was given.
Wife's Mother on Stand
The sensation of the morning was
the appearance of Mrs. r. V. Owen
mother of the murdered woman. who
took the stand Immediately after De
tective Scherer was excused from
cross-examination.
The aged mother, dressed in mourn.
ing, said that her daughter was very
unhappy, and had frequent crying
spells. Mrs. Owen told of under.
clothing of the accused, which hel
daughter had shown her and whicl
was stained. This was to strengthey
the States contention that the youn,
husband had a certain disease, ant
the wife had taken him to task am
threatened to expose him to HI.
father.
The story was briefly told, and the
cross-examination did not attempt tC
break the effect that the hopeless
voice of the dead girls mother hat
upon the jury as she laid bare the
family shelton.
Motive Established
Beulah Binford's mother followed
Mrs. Owen upon the stand, and tolt
of Henry Beattie's relations with hel
daughter since the girls thirteenth
| birthday.
3. l.. Powers, brother-in-law O
| Baulah, testified that Henry had tolt
him that he was sorry for the girl
and was going to bring her from
Norfolk to Richmond. Beattie sait
he would pay the bills, testified Pow
| ers. provided Beulah did not receiv,
ttentions from other men.
Dr.. a. G. Franklin, Jr., testified
to treating Beulah Binford at tn,
order of Henry Beattie, who proIniset
to pay the bills.
The State today through Mrs. Over
established a motive for the crime
| and through Paul Beattie's recital O
the events leading up to and aftel
the murder has made it's case one O
unusual strength.
1t is not believed that Paul Beattit
will weaken under further cross-ex
animation. The boy said today tha
he kept his silence on the matter al
the coroner's inquest because hi
hated to give such damaging evi
dence against one of my own fesl
and blood"