The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-22
,EATT1E, SMILING, AWAI?S TRIAL
State Anxious to Proceed, Defence's
l. Plans Not Disclosed.

x Richmond, Va, Aug. 20.-Unless an
4 krnight death in the family OF the
$presiding judge interferes, Henry Clay
FBeatie, Jr., will be arraigned tomor-
\row morning in the court house at
Chester, Va, charged with the murder
Of his young wife on the night of July
last, near Richmond.
ASerene and smiling, Beattie lay
town in his cell here tonight prepared
for the ordeal. The Commonwealth
has it's witnesses at hand and is eager
to go to trial, and unless some Legal
obstacle is tnterposed by the defense,
tor death claims W. T. Tinsley, the ag-
ed father-in-law of Judge Watson, OF
Chesterfield circuit court, indica-
are that the selection Of jury
Beatt5e for his life will be under
pre noon tomorrow.
f. ay Cause Brief Delay.
Id Mr.. Tinsley has been crit
ii for several days and Judge
On was unable to leave his bed
lde tonight, and if the end comes be-
fore the convening of court tomorrow
brief adjournment Of the case may
be: necessary, although the Common
wealth's attorneys said tonight they
looked for no delay of any sort and
expected to see the selection of the
jury begun soon after the youthful
prisoners arraignment.
More than sixty witnesses have been
bpoenaed by the Commonwealth
Id it is planned to have a majority
C them on hand when Beattie is ar
aigned. Among them will be Paul
&Beatvie, the cousin, who swore before
. ethe coroner that he. purchased the
shotgun with which Mrs. Beattie was
BILLED. He and the defendant will be
taken from the Henrico county jail
removed to the tiny jail at%Ches-
field, there to await the proceedings.
Beulah May Testify. -.
Beulah Binford, the seventeep-year-
ssd girl, who figures as the <@other wo-
an in the case" will probably be a
fitness at the trial. In jail as a ma
erial witness, she is as cheerful as
YER, confident of Beattie's acquitta!
Henry Clay Beattie, Sr., the mer-
liant father of the prisoner, is ex-
ected to be in court tomorrow, al
eough he did not put in an appear
- nee when the indictment was read
gainst his boy last week. He has been
d almost daily visitor at the Jail,
5wever, and it was understood to-
ight that he hopes to follow the trial
- closely as possible and to lend his
horal and fatherly support to Beattie
all times.
None of Beatie's wife's family-the
* Pwenses-will be in court at the ar
alignment, although several have been
ummoned to testify. The father,
ames Owens, was in Richmond On the
light of the killing of his daughter.
I Defence Keeping Quiet.
= The defence has not disclosed the
,umber of witnesses it will summon,
tor. the outline of the case it hopes to
Nesent in Beattie's behalf An insani-
plea has been suggested, but this
las been generally discredited. The
popular belief is that his lawyers will
aely on the fact that no one saw the
rime committed and attempt to break
kwn Paul Beattie's story that he pur-
ased the gun for the prisoner. Both
es have tentatively conferred with
enists, with possible view of the
reduction Of insanity into the case,
so far as can be learned no alien
will be called tomorrow.
battle is now 26 years old; his
bred wife was %. She left be-
sher a fve-weeks-old babe, now in
Care the Owens family.
Mrs. Eunice kibler.