The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-08

lof the instructions or the Jury anu at lthR conclusion of every point cited lone instruction or another as dealing with the circumstantial evidence or the construction to be placed on the ltestimony of witnesses harboring pre- iudice or bias toward ths accused.
 Most vigorous was his invective against the testimony of Paul Beat Itie. He characterized as childish the lcollapses of Paul at the coroner's in- quest and attempted to show that leNen the boys grandfather had testl- fled as to his poor reputation for truth and veracity. Many were the hypothetical questions he propounded to assert the improbability of the murder by the young husband.
 why" he asked 'shoHd this young man, if We are to believe lPaul's story have someone else buy a shotgun and go about the attack on his wife in this blundering sense
 less fashion. Why could he not havei employed a pistol, practically an Invisible weapon and one to which he mad easy access? And does he look to you like the cold blooded brute that committed this crime?"
 Discrepancies-to his mind-by the sore, were instanced by Mir. Carter Rs shCwings the inconsistency of Paurs stoty. The one explanation Nbi.t S.e offered for Paaps course Of laction was the fac. that raul did buy shotgun for use on he bridge wners he worked as a watchman and was siarmai four days later at the pos sibility of the crime being traced to his door.
 He gave no explanation as to the transfer of the gun to -he alleged ihighwaymaH's | hands and gave no in' timation in his speech of charging Paul with the crime. for he Gupg steadfastly to the story of the de- fendant of the six foot highwayman of scrubby beard who stepped from the darkness, certainly not a de- scription of Paul.
 This excoriation of Paul Beattie was the feature of Attorney Carter's argument.
 Didn't Paul Beattie's testimony before the coroner stamp him with the stain of guilt and brand him as man never again to be believed or trusted?" Mr. Carer shouted. and was not that baby. the catnip and lfaking fit. sufficient to show nim mp as false to the core, telling enough only to clear his own soiled shirt?
 Paul admitted he was in ter lrible fix. The gun was about to be ltraced to him. He was, put in jail. Four days afterwards he Blossoms ont with a statement which he saiu was the whole truth. but which he subsequently amended with re- tnarkable csnfession, sayd ito have been whispered to him by Henry.
 Dare you convict an innocent man on the palsied word Of such per son? Verify if you do such thing
 his spirit will rise like Banquo's Ghost and haunt you to your dying day.
 "The gun. believe, was hidden in the cement house and was neydr giy- en to Henry at all. Paul was the man, for is has not been shown that Hen ry ever received the gun. Paul, the faker had the gun. Gentlemen there is the end of the case.
 "The commonwealth attempted to bolster Paul's stury ,but could do no better than call those who knew Paul but slightly, or knew him sev- eral years ago in New Kent
 MT. Carter said the defdnse's case was concerned with establishing the ii,nocence of the accused and beyond an impeachment or Paul, upon winch he declared the prosecution had built lts entire case. MT. Carter spent lit lsas time on other details of the evil sfsnce. Ills speech was a steady lana unbroken attack on Paul Bea..ie and tomorrow 1t Is expected that Harry M Smith, Jr., chief counsel for the defense. will continue ths fire along the lines of his colleague.
 Counsel for the defense tonight ex- ! Ipr ssed satisfaction wsth the courts Instructions to the jury. while the prosecution merely commented that the instructions were similar to the case of Mayor McCue who was con- lvicred and hanged for murder four years ago.
 The particular instruction which at Itracted attention obviously referred to lthe alleged confession of Henry to Raul Beattie the night after the mur- W4