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 In the meantime Beattie had resumed his relation with the Binford girl, which iesulted in frequent domestic disputes Finally Mrs. Beattie, Jr., went to live with her parents, ostensibly on account of her poor health.
 On the night of July IT Beattie called at the Owens home with his automo- bile and induced his young wife to take ride along the Midlothian turnpike. A few hours later his car raced madly ur to the Owen household, Beattie control ling the wheel with one arm and hold ing the bleeding body of his wife with the other. Pale and excited, he carried the corpse into the house, and told the horror stricken parents the thrilling tale of a hold up by a highwayman. He described his assailant as a tall man with 8 scraggy beard, who refused to allow the car to pass.
 According to his story, Beattie remon' strated with the stranger who went be- hind a tree alonside the road and secured a shot gun. Beattie jumped from ths car just as the assaiant fired. In the struggle that ensued he claimed he was struck over the head with gun and as q proof of his statement exhibits brulsf on his forehead. He wrested the gun from the stranger who escaped into the woods Then jumping into the car, he discovered the bleeding and mangled body of his wife, and hurried back to the city. Beatties tale spread quickly, and ( score of detectives with bloodhounds were immediately put on the trail, but were unable to find any trace of the supposed stranger. Then Henrys cousin, Paul D | Beattie, young man about the same age, came forward with the startling in | formation that the gun with which Mrs Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., was killed, wal purchased by him a week previous a l Henry's request.
 | Then the relations of young Beatti, with Beulah Binford came to light. ant l following the inquest Beattie was held b. l the coroner's jury. Both Beulah BinforG and Paul Beattie were held as materia l witnesses.
 l Virginia justice moves quickly. Beat tie was indicted by the grand jury on Au gust IA and was placed on trial weel 1 later
 The case was up before Judge Watson 1 in the little county courthouse at Ches terfield. Va, where a score of newspape correspondents took up their indefinit, abode
 Witnesses were placed on the stand by | the prosecution to testify as to the pris. oner's relations with Beulah Binford, but the strongest testimony was that of Pau
 Beattie, who repeated his story of pur. | chasing the gun for his cousin.
 The defense admitted the story of Beat
 ties early acquaintance with the Bin. | ford girl, but denied that he had contin l ued this relationship after his marriage | Witnesses were placed on the stand tt testify as to his good character, and fin | ally the defendant took the stand ant denied absolutely the story of his cousin Paul
 The appearance of the Bnford girl as { witness was eagerly awaited, but both tn. attorney for the defense and prosecution evidently did not think her testimon,
 would strengthen the case, and she wal
 not called, but remained in jail until aftel
 the trial, when she was released ant | came to New York.
 l Throughout the trial Beattie exhibited n NnnAArf1ll CT, a a> l of favorable verdict.
 The case was placed in the hands of thu