The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-17
TWO WITNESSES
ARE DISCOVERED
PROSECUTION TURNS tP MORE
EVIDENCE TO USE AGAINST
HENRY BEAT"rIE.
DEF tNDENT CONFIDE Mt
nILAH nINFoRD SLIGHTLY IN
DISPOSED, But NEITHER SHE
NOR PAUL con sfDERED
DEF tNDENT CONFiDE Mt

Of the Beattie murder mystery, is still
set and yesterday two witnesses were
caught, exa mined and instructed Ia
appear at the trial.
I Discovery of thest new witnesses
{ increases To fifty-six the list Of per
sons who will be summoned to stand
in Chesterfield County Courthouse
some day not far distant and tell tales
about Beattie and what they know
OF the crime OF which ne Is accused.
Only Detective Scherer and his con-
fidential aids know the identity of the
newest witnesses, and the chief inNes-
tigator and his assistants have de-
cided 10 prevent the names of the
witnesses reaching the public. What
these new witnesses viii testify also
ia a secret.
New aud Important Evidence.
Gandidly admitting th.a these wit
ufsses have been discovered and con-
Tossing the discovery 10 have been
someN hat unexpected, Mr.. Scherer
asserts that the revelation OF the iden-
tity Of the witnesses and their testi-
mony would be damaging blow to
the prosecution
He said no deemed IL unwtse even
to say whether the witnesses are men
or women, or whether one Is a man
+ and the other woman. as any in
formation made public concerning the
witnesses would inevitably eliminate
/ In the discovery Of their identity.
But / may say this without dam
: aging -tf4e cH-se al the Common
wealth said Detective Scherer.
/ These witnesses are important and.
Eof course their testimony is valuable,
! / may say they VIII give only eumu-
iatve testimony. but IN view OF re-
cent events this testimony may prove
10 be vital.
The discovery OF the witnesses does
not alter the case In any way, ana
/ they nave thrown DO more light on
/ the N $sferN IheE merely strength
ehea evidence procured heretofore
ana eliminated possibility of the
detehs@ destroying testimony "hich
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ia ,geF 81 serious iIihess
" a"h bu'an Ilhlofd suffered an
"t'a'k OF nervousness ABOUT IL Q cIoc x
Yesterday NOR mag, alsPiaSihs sHInp-
t"t's siihI'aF 70 those "hiCh oharAc-
tei4~eu hei i.ifess al chesterHefd
1ouF mouse on Mohoay, AF' D. runner
/ c'isiit was summoned AZ once lie
toaha the sHA WAS i'll no hanger OF
serious Illness
" Paul beattle's weak physical con-
aitlon Is attributed entirely To his
the OPEN dailN physical exercise ami
ioNer OF the treedin winch allows
man 10 ioitoN ms inclination with
out hlhdrance, faul chaffs at his en-
ioTctu solouFh hehlha the steer barred
doors ana windows OF henrico JAIL
physicians VINO nave him under sur
Nelllance point cut that he Was nor
strong "heh placed in Jall.
me shock OF MS arrest ana sub
seqhent collapse, resulting from the
excitement OF conlessiisS that ne
bought shotgun and shells Tor his
cousin was a strain on Paul Beatue
anu lot Tune IL even was believed
he would lose his mind lmprison-
ment IN no way mas aided Seattle in