The Washington times., 1911-09-01
Bee Defense Injured by Testimony Defendants Two Sprung

IAN officer OF this court, I mean"
said Mr.. Wendenburg.
Jailer N. H. Coghill was then sent
i for. Mr.. Smith named two OF the wit
nesses, Carroll Montague and w. f,
! Gordon.
The court summoned Mr.. Gordon.
Take this gentleman and such as he
| selects, and let them examine the car.
Mr.. Cogsblll and Mr.. Gordon lett the
A note came to Mr.. Smith at just this
| time, and Mr. Smith asked a few nlin-
utes for conference, saying: 1T Is q
most important matter, and shall have
| to call a witness.
The court excused Mr.. Smith. who
went to a telephone. Douglas Beattie
remained In the witness chair.
After the recess to examine the auto
resumed Mr.. Smith took the witness
over the trips made in the blood-stained
eaf after the homicide up the midlothian
pike.
Douglas swore that he ran his BROTH
ers automobile down the Midlothian
pike and back. distance of ten miles,
In company with two officers and two
reporters, his purpose being to discover
the gun. No effort had been made al
this time. he testified, to examine the
his brothers car was also testified to,
and then the third. fourth. and fiftn
trips.
Smiths Query Blocked.
Little or nothing new was developed
along this line. Mr.. Smith tried to ask
,, the witness If he had ever gone over
his testimony with Douglas Beattie In
advance. Mr.. Wendenburg objected and
was sustained. But now Douglas swore
that he handled this shotgun when they
met Pettigrew, and that 1T was possi'
BILE my hands were bloody from the
| blood in the automobile"
81 can't swear that my hands were
! bloody, nor that they were not"
Douglas, denied that J. c. Taliey said
anything about woman screaming
when Talley talked to the party on the
road.
Then Mr.. Smith asked: Ibid you OBJ.
| serve your brother. especially when
! alone or with you as to how he felt as
to being grfeved or not?'
He was very sober in his behavior.
said, Douglas. He did not cry while
on the automobile trips"
Was he not very restrained about
his feelings in the presence Of strang-
| ers?''
ALWAYS. He had wonderful control
| over manifestation Of his feelings
Witness Had a Pistol.
The witness said during the trips he
| Sd" nC SCSOAlu plOON SPN" ONN
no effort at all to see any.
"Were there pistols or other fire.
arms in your house?"
eyes, had a pistol"
Gould Henry have had access to it?'
Eyes, 1t was in a drawer in my bu-
reau and 1 was out of. the city until
the day this happened"
Take the Witness said Mr.. Smith to
Mr. Wendenburg.
Mr.. Smith went out to the telephone
while Mr.. Wendenburg began cross-ex.
animation of Douglas Beattie. The
| brothers manner on the witness stand
| has ben excellent. He never seemed
eager to testify nor reluctant, but talked
in a straightforward manner.
Wendenburg had the witness in diff
! fculty a little because the witness tes-
| tilted that the left hand seat was
washed and not the right. The attor-
ney was curious to know why the righi
hand seat was not also washed, and all
Beattie could say was that there was
no time. Mr.. .Wendenburg also made
the witness testify that there vas big
pool of blood on the right seat under
| the cushion. According to the stories,
Henry c. Beattie, jr., has told, there
ought to have been no blood on the
| right hand seat or side.
Would Have Had 1t Washed.
Douglas Beattie soon said that II h.
had known the car was to be seized he
would have had the whole car washed
that night.
'"Why?" asked Mr. Wendenburg.
Nor would the car have been used
| that night" added Beattie.
"Why?'' cried Mr.. Wendenburs jump
ing at his chance. Mr.. Smith was now
back in the room and looking worried.
But Mr.. Smith recovered his nerve in
minute, and began to read a letter.
or pretended to. Mr.. Smith Is one Of
The best actors that ever practiced law.
Douglas Beattie now hesitated a long
| time
whats the trouble Mr.. Beattie?''
asked Mr.. Wendenhurg, none too SYM
pathetically.
1T has given them an opportunity
of looking around and he said finally.
mo.
Mr. Scherer would not have been able
to come down here and tell where he