The Washington herald., 1911-08-29
MOST STARTLING TESTIMONY
GIVEN BY BEATTIE WITNESSES

She testified that she had known Beat
tie and his relations with Beulah Bin
ford about four years She knew that
! Beattie and Beulah broke off their rela-
! tions and that they were renewed in
| Norfolk during the automobile races last
/ spring. Beattie took Beulah to the re-
| sort in which, she. the witness. was liv-
ing. and they stayed there two nights
The witness then told how Beulah
| first met Beattie. four years ago.
| Another girl and Beulah stopped him
In Broad street and went out with him
! in his machine she said. Il don't re-
, member who the other girl was" On
| cross examination the witness testified
! that Beulah was woman of the town"
when she first met Beattie She testified
! that Beulah did not connne her atten-
! tions to the defendant.
Paul Benttie Testifies.
! Paul Beattie was next called to the
stand
! He gave his age as twenty-one, and
! said he had a wife and one child. He
said that he is the first cousin Of the
prisoner. that he was a bridge watch
! man before the murder. and was held
! in s.. nm bond as a witness. The witness
was perCeptihlv nervous. and cast fur
tive glances toward the defendant while
the prosecuting attorneys questioned
him.
The gun in the case was handed 10 him
and he was asked to tell where he had
seen it.
The first time was in the pawnshop
| where l bought II the Saturday before
the crime and the second time was at
the coroner's inquest he replied.
Il bought It at Welnsteins pawnshop
On Thursday night. about a week be
fore the murder. l was at home with
! rang | said Hello and a voice said
| This is Henry. Meet me at Short and
Main streets in fifteen minutes l said
all right. and went there.
Il went in the candy store there and
Henry came in his automobile and l
got in with him. We went 10 the near
| est harroom. We came out after
| drink and he said
Paul. I want lou to buy me single
harreIed secondhand shot gun l said
l would He gave me a twO-dOllar bill
and two ones. to buy the gun and three
shells.
Snys He Bought Gun.
I bought the gun on Saturday in
Weinstein's pawnshop When they
showed me the gun two taCks in it
: caught in my fingers.
4 don't know whether paid 81 or &. 50
for the gun. It was wrapped up in yell
low paper. and Paul Beattie' written on
H. handed the cashier so.
Il was making 81 % per day and by do
ing some extra work got me s1on5 the
week before.
After supper that night. went TO
Manchester to Uncle Henry's store and
saw Henry told him Id bought the
gun and had left it at the rawnshop,
and he said. All right. we'll go over
and get It..
We went over To the nearest corner.
and he said, My lights are out. you go
, over and get the gun
Il went over and got ii and we went
! on up the street until he found one Of
his rear lights was out 1t took us
! fifteen or twenty minutes 70 FIX it While
doing this ! a policeman named
Green who called over and talked
! with.
I bought the three cartridges on the
same Saturday and gave them TO him
the same day"
Did you know what he wanted Of the
gun"
When did you first learn Of the death
of his wife,?
On my way to work.
When did You first see Henry after
ward? ,"
Tells of Henry's Threat.
The following Wednesday night.
went TO his house and he said: I want
You to GO over to Mrs. Fisher ReuIah
/ RinfordD and tell her that If she opens
her mouth or says anything about any
thing. I'll kill her If It takes me 100 years
to do It,
Il went over to see Reulah and told
her had message from Henry We
took a walk ard I told her, and she
said: I reckon Henry Clay will marry
me-"
Objection halted the witness and the
court ordered this statement stricken
out
Witness said Henry told him to re-
turn with Beulah's reply He went back
the next Thursday. Henry was drinking
beer. II said: Henry. this thing looks
mighty black to me-
He said: I wish TO God I hadn't
done it. Although she only married me
for my money, I wish to God hadn't
done 1t. But I don't see how the hell
the detectives knew there was No 6
shot in that gun
Would Not Stick BY Cousin.
Henry said: I want you to stick
10y me
Il said; Henry. I amt going to stick
nowhere. If they come after me I'm
going to tell 'em all I know
Paul said Henry called him by phone
about l a. m. the morning Of tbe-in-
quest and asked him II he had been
summoned. He replied in the negative
The witness then was turned over to
the defense.
= On Cross-eXamination the witness ad-
mitted that during his two-hour examna-
tiOn at the corOner's inquest he had not
mentioned Henry Beattie's alleged con-
fesslon of Il wish to God l had never
done it, He said the first time he ever
mentioned II was to Attorney Wenden-
berg about four days after the coroner's s
inquest.
Court adjourned with Paul Beattie still
under Cross-eXamination.
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