The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-07

NSOnunuSQ F7EeD
that my story has impressed the jury
and believe they will give me a square
deal"
This was the confident remark of
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., as he sat in
his cell here today, gazing in retro
spect at the eleven days of evidence
taking which was brought to a close
last night
NO UNEAsINEsS VISIBLE.
Uneasiness or nervousness were not
visible in his countenance, or man.
ner. He possessed the same outward
calm that has characterized him either
in the prisoners bar as he heard wit
ness after witness testify against him,
or in the witness chair when he him
self recited in a matter of-fact way
the story of his indescretions with
Beulah Binford and the brutal attack
of the alleged highwayman which
caused the death of his wife of year.
The court house and its PASTORAL VI
cinity was clothed in peaceful quiet
today. The twelve men of impressive
face in whose minds is locked the Sc
cret of Beattie's future life rose as
usual with the break of dawn, and
after breakfast in the little hotel here
strolled here and there on the grass
singing hymns, and the prisoner, not
far away, heard them. Their friends
call them earnest God fearing men"
and declare they are of the kind to
weigh evidence carefully. They now
have heard all the evidence and 1t re
mains only for counsel of both sides
to knit together the relevancy on the
various testimony into consistent ar
gument. Upon the argument, it is
generally conceded, much will depend,
as the defense expects to make its
strongest plea on the dangers of &C
cepting circumstantial evidence.
The prosecutions main broadside
will be delivered along the same lines
as characterized its rigid cross-ex-
animation of the prisoner and will
predicate one question-how did the
same gun which Paul Beattie bought
for his cousin, Henry, on Saturday
July 10, come to be in the hands of
the alleged highwayman on Midlothian
turnpike on the night of Tuesday,
July 49,?
The defense has admitted by its wit
nesses that Paul purchased the very
gun which later was identified by
Henry as the one that killed his wife,
but his only reason for the admission
was that there was blood on the
gun" and it was found not far from
the scene of the crime. He has de-
MED, however. that he saw or knew of
the gun before the highwayman
levelled 1t on Midlothian turnpike, be-
cause Beattie's car almost collided
with him.
The defense has attempted to pune
ture the story of Paul Beattie, the
cousin of the accused, who not only
told of the purchase of the weapon,
but the alleged confession of the
prisoner to him of having committed
the crime. The defense, by numerous
| witnesses, endeavored to tmpeach the
veracity of Paul as to his having taken
the gun to Henry on Saturday night,
July Is, and by one witness, E. H.
Neblitt. charged that Paul had a shot
gun with him on Sunday, July 16, at
! the bridge where he was employed as
a Waterman. The commonwealth in
troduced several witnesses to combat
| the testimony of Neblitt, who today
was said to be himself on the verge Of
admitting that he was mistaken. To
| intimate friends he already is said to
have made such a declaration. Other
points in Paurs story of his meeting
| with Henry have been attacked, but
the commonwealth considers that his
story nevertheless remains intact in its
main features.
Mrs. ]. E. Binford, mother of Beulah,
saw Judge Watson and attorneys for
! the prosecution shortly after noon to-
| day concerning the release of her
daughter from custody. Judge Watson
| declared that unless something unfore-
seen developed he would issue an or
| der for her release tomorrow.
The Binford girl received the news
| joyously. When asked if she knew
any reason why she had not been al
| lowed to testify. she guessed that they
found out enough through other wit
nesSes.
IF Henry Beattie is guilty at all"
| she said, however, as she leaned over
a banister in the jail today and talked
with several newspaper men, / should
| like to see him punished. 1 would say
! that about any man whether I loved
| him or not But l don't think Henry
| Beattie would kill his wife. His dis
position was always good"
| She confided that she had stage