The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
and sat down." What did he do?"
 Machine Came After Him

.t1e had been there seven sor eight min utas and a machine came. Another young fellow was in t and they went west.
 "When did you meet the prisoner? "In the jail"
 was 1t the same man who came for Paul?"
 "I think so, but I wouldn't swear. e Frank Mason. who claims to have been in the Joseph store. testified that ne saw Paul there on Thursday night and that a machine called for him. William McEvoy a bartender, testued he saw Paul and Henry together about SEQ o'clock in McEvoy's bar, drinking beer lon either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday night before the murder.
 On cross examination the witness was asked if it was not Saturday, but ne said he did not work that night
 John Britton corrohorated McEvoy's testimony, declaring he saw Paul and Henry at the bar on Thursday night be- fore the murder. He said he thought they had a machine outside, ana came between and o'clock.
 Counsel for the prosecution asked for 10 minutes adjournment to arrange Tor the bringing of some witnesses.
 By previous agreement the defense was permitter to bring in the testimony of Jchn D. Blair when 1t could be gotten, and the witness appeared after the inter- | cution. Blair was one of the boys who came from a dance at Bon Air on the night of the murder. He corroborated Kestleberg's testimony that 1t was he who the boys saw with woman on the running board of machine that had stopped on the road.
 James Rafter, watchman on Mayos bridge, who was relieved by Paul Beattie at o'clock every morning, testified that on the Sunday morning when E. H. Neb- lit said he saw Paul with a gun in the cement house he saw no gun there.
 eThe gun could have been hidden in the cement house. couldn't it?" asked MT. Smith on cross examination.
 "I suppose so.''
 F. J. Houchens, father-in-law of Paul Beattie. s-Nd he saw the latter going to work the Sunday morning in question That he carried no gun.
 W. H $ said he was at the bridge C fy morning, saw E. H. Neblitt nd go, and during the whole ii not see Paul with any gun.
 Walter Iy said that while Neb- lit was bridgey Paul was not in the ct Aouse, ,sThere Neblitt ai- leges he i'm hzndling the gun.
 Georgt 4afiey' corroborated Nun ally's testimony.
 H. H. Crowder also declared he was at the bridge during the entire period while Neblitt stopped on the bridge, and that Paul neither visited the ce- -ment house near by nor carried a shot gun.
 Wm. Sharp testified that Neblitt did not know Paul Beattie when he saw him, because a few days ago in the courthouse he had asked him to point out Paul to him.
 Coroner J. G. Loving was next asked a.- l. day after the murder with Henry Beat tie in the presence of several detec- tives, in which the prisoner is alleged to have denied that he sent Beulah Binford any money for furniture. The defense objected.
 Prosecutor WendenDurg said his pur- pose was 10 impeach and discredit the veracity of the prisoner as he yesterday denied having the conversation in ques- ton.
 Judge Watson declared the question col lateral and ruled it out.
 Dr. Loving then was asked if it was possible for dead body, such as Mrs Beauties. to be set up on a. seat so that 1t would not fall down. The defense objected, but the court ruled the ques- tion was one of common knowledge and could not be settled any better by expert testimony. Coroner Loving was then ex- cused.
 Mrs. F. B. Nolan, who lives next door to Paul Beattie, testified that she saw Paul come home in a machine with an other man on the Thursday night before the murder The porches of their home adioin, she said, and Paul bade her Good evening" when he entered the gate.
 Court recessed for luncheon at 1:10, just before MT Wendenburg announced that Mrs. Beattie would be the next witness.
 Blood Couldn't Drip Through