The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-25
BY Associated Press.


Chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug.
si-On this, the anniversary of his
-'srriage to the woman he stands ac-
used of numbering, Henry Clay Beat
tta Jr.. sat in a stuffy court room to-
G,v and heard seven witnesses called
Fv the commonwealth give testimony
IN which the prosecution hopes to send
him 10 the electric chair. On the lawn
stood the blood soaked automobile in
which his young wife met death. Not
once during the trial today did Beattie
show signs of blanching.
OF the seven witnesses examined to-
day two were physicians, DR.. Herbery
Mann and DR.. Wilbur Mercer, who
examined Louise Beattie's body on tire
night Of the murder, and the others
we're Thomas Owen, a court stengTa-
pher and an uncle of Mrs. Beattie,
py,sctive Wren Wiltshire of Richmond
who Investigated the case, Coroner
Loving. of Chesterfield county, and
My Stuart, a stout, middle aged wom-
an who told of Beattie's associations
with Beulah Binford. Owen was the
only witness recalled. Beattie dis
played grief over the tragedy.
The first witnesses were merely to
establish the death Of Mrs. Beattie and
their testimony was largely a review
Of what came out at the inquest and
not until the Stuart woman took the
stand did the prosecution begin it's
attempts to build up i motive for the
crime. She swOre she was the pro-
prietor Of a questionable resort in
Richmond and that Beattie appeared
there with the Binford girl four times
within two months preceding the nlur-
der, the last time being July 18th, the
night before the crime.
Beatties blood-soaked clothes were
unroled before the jury and the sin
gie-barreled shot gun with which the
crime is alleged to have been commit
ted was exhibited.
RLooD-sTAlNED AUTOMOBILE.
The blood stained automobile in
which Louise Owen Beattie met death
was driven into the court house yard
this morning Just before the trial of
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted for
murder, was resumed The prisoner
was on the lawn at the time and he
calmly inspected the machine as his
father raised the front seat cushion,
revealing mass of coagulated blood
on the work underneath.
Court convened at 1890 a. m. and as
the prisoner took his seat spectators
recalled that today was the first an
riVersary Of his wedding. Just a year
ago today he was married to the beau
titul woman he is accused of murder
ing
More than sixty witnesses, subpoe-
naed by the commonwealth, were
called from the lawn, sworn In andtn-
structed to remain outside near the
court room but not near enough to
hear testimony through the open win
hnk =
sides agreed to exclude all witnesses
from the room while not testifying.
Thomas Owen, uncle of Mrs. Beattie,
70 whose home the prisoner took the
body of his wife after the tragedy, was
the first witness. He took the stand
at l1:20 a. m.
While the prisoner gazed fixedly at
him Mr.. Owen told how Beattte drove
Up to his house on the night of the
murder, took his young wife into the
automobile and an hour later returned
with her body beside him. \ He de-
srrthed BeattIes cry of MY God, my
God which the prisoner uttered as ne
drove up and how he (Beattie) had
shouted tragiCally They have killed
Louise"
LIFTED BODY FROM CAR.
Briefly and simply Mr.. owen told
NO" the body was lifted from the car.
He said he did not examine it at the
umA When it was prepared for
sIrial, however, he saw the wound in
NE left cheek which he described as
,go7g as big as a half dollar."s AS
ua witness said this, Beattie mumbled
1aIf dollar loud enough for those
na2r him to hear.
Boattie's blood soaked Clothes were
u"oAed before the jury and the wit
ness identified them. The single bar
teed shot gun with which the com
mmon#ea!th says the shot was fired was
hsn exhibited.
q Inc witness identified the gun as
ge one shown at the coroner's inquest
!. which time Paul Beattie swore that
~ haa purchased it for his cousin.
,raeh Hr. owen described the scene of
\, ~, crime as he found it on the night
r.e @e murder. Beattie watched his
,,...v-in-iaw like a hawk as the testi-
,,a.y proceeded. Now and then he
'"sTs a2s, his head as If in contradiction.
D9 You observe the conduct of the
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