The Washington times., 1911-08-24
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sions he took other members OF my
family out riding with his wife.
How He Fixed the Time.
"This Tuesday night asked him to
get a prescription filled, which DR.. Mer-
ton to the fact that most drug stores
had closed. This fixed the time of his
departure in my mind. l looked at my
watch. 1t showed about sixteen min
utes past TO-"
Did he return with the prescription
illed?' asked Gregory. .
Not until he brought home the dead
body of his wife,
body of Mrs. Beattie in great detail,
but he described a big hole in her
cheek under her eye with the blood
gushing gorth.
that at first 1 did not know there was
a wound in the cheek. I thought then
the top of her head mad been blown off !"
Did you observe her clothing par
ticularly?,'
'pid you examine Beattie's clothingT'
II ulu."
Mr.. owen then told how he had taken
st In a back room in the house. There
- a number of blood spots on the
back, but the coat was not of a color
when showed blood distinctly.
Wore the Coat Home.
"I told him he could wear it home
all right in the morning. He did"
Would you recognize tho coat II
you saw ftp asked the Commonwealth
attorney Of Chesterfield county.
81 would" replied the witness.
Beattie's bloody coat and shirt were
now handed to the witness, who iden-
titled them.
"Beattie went home without a COL
lar that morning" said his uncle by
marriage. He asked for it, but II
was not located at the time"
The collar was placed in evidence
as an exhibit and then the slippers
Louise Beattie wore that night. Mr..
owen identified these, too.
Then came the shotgun with which
the young bride was murdered.
Mr.. owen swore to having seen 1t
at the inquest.
Next Mr.. Gregory asked the wit
d, ness about his visit after the murder
to the scene OF the homicide on the
Midlothian Turnpike. Mr.. owen de-
scribed the road and the topography
of the country. The scene of the hon.
with trees on either side of the road
than any other part of the highway
for a long way in either direction.
Says Beattie Appeared Grieved.
Did you, Mr.. Owen, observe the
Commonwealth.
Judge Watson cautioned the witness
not to give opinions.
"Beattie." said Mr.. Owen, seemed to
be grieved. l tried to keep him away
from the room where the body was. He
asked me for some whisky, which did
not have. I sent out for some. but it
was difficult to locate Once or twice
he asked me if she were dead. He seenl-
60 hot k11 II AAI4
phoned to his father. He had asked
me several times to telephone"
There seemed to be no animus against
Reatae in the manner Of the witness:
To what extent. Mr.. owen, did he
use the whisky"
He took one drink THAT I am certain
Of. His father or brother may have
brought this whisky ] saw a half pint
bottle was empty. ] saw no one else
near II except Beattie "
Mr.. Owen next related Reattie's tale
as to how his wife met death.
There was 4 scratch on his nose,
bleeding both ways" began the witness.
Put when he washed 1t, I saw it was
. very small scratch
Told of Wrestling Gun.
when I asked about his graphing
with the stranger, Beattie told me he
had wrested the gun from the man.
vas gratifiod at the news, and went to
the car. 1t was not there. Beattie sug-
gested it might have jolted out. Beattie,
in describing the alleged assault upon
his wife, said a tall bearded stranger
suddenly appeared in front of the car,
now going slowly and said: You'd bet
ter take all the road, hadn't ycu?''
Without more ado," he said, "the
stranger fired"
Mr. Owen said Beattie continued thus:
Louise fell over against me, and I
jumped to the ground and grap2led with
the man. The latter raised the gun and
struck me across the nose" Beattie
said he tried 10 ward of the blow with
his hands. He said he staggered back
from the blow, and before he could re-
cover the man had dropped the gun and
disappeared.
did you know" asked counsel for the
State, that Beattie mad an engage
ment with his wife that night?
The witness did not know Of his own
knowledge.
II made the remark that evening
when he did not come, that he was a lit
tie late tonight. He said he'd lost an
hour on a blowout tire. He seemed
chagrined at losing that much time"
Judge Gives Ruling.
Mr.. wendenburg started to take up
the examination of Mr.. Owen. but Judge
Watson announced that but one lawyer
on either side might examine a given
witness. Mr.. Wendenburg then whis-
Dered a few questions to Mr.. Gregory,
and Judge Gregory formally put them.
The lawyers spared about Ques-
, ten regarding Mrs. Beattie's prepara-
lions to meet her husband. Questions
on her dress followed. Mr.. owen said
he could not describe 1t, but remem-
bered she had on a thin dress, and he
remembered a hunt for rain coat.
This rain coat will figure largely in
the trial to come. 1t is said Beattie
wanted his wife to wear 1t as pos
sible preparation against leaking
blood.
Harry NJ. Smith began to cross-ex-
anime the witness at 1890.
You and your wife were sitting In
front of the house when Beattie drove
up the first time?"
YES" said the witness. HE stopped