The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-09

says he saw no other car on the turn
pike at that hour, and Beattfe con-
cedes his car was on the turnpike NJ
that time.
"If 1t was not Beattie that Sydnor
saw, some strange young man played
u strange prank on the turnpike that
night, for Sydnor saw young man
! drive up the road past him, turn
around and come back and stop at
the spot where the murder was COM
mitted few hours later. There was
some sinister purpose for that young
man TO stop there, gentlemen.
kastelberg comes in the case. but
kasteiberg goes out very quickly
when the garage man tells you that
hastelbergs car was at the garage at
1880 o'clock. and you know the crime
was committed at 10:46. Kastelberg
himself tells you he stopped his car
mile from the scene Of the muir
der and remember that those boys
VINO were returning from Bon Air
told you that when they passed the
machine with man In the road and
u woman on the running board, one
! OF the boys remarked: There's an old
Buick in trouble Was Kastelberg's
car an old Buick7 No, 1t was q new
Knox car
Gentlemen, I don't know of q
worse case OF assassination. It is the
worst crime / have ever heard or
read of. It Is the most cruel and
cold FLOODED crime ever knew. This
young man has put the seal OF blood
upon himself. He has bound 4 band
of blood around his name so that
generations will go past and that
band Will remain around that family
name. Even the annals of tho dim
and dark past show no equal for such
inhuman cruelty.
Smith Saw Danger.
You were told there was blood on
the gun, prints of bloody fingers. told
/ so for tho first time by FARRELL, told
OF 1t after the trial had been fairly
started. Attorney Smith, astute and
far-seeing. at once said to himself:
Ihat Will never do. That's a fact
which hurts too much And then when
Mr.. Smith learned there had been
blood on the steering whel, he said:
on, there was blood on the steering
wheel. and didn't Douglas drive the
machine and handle the gun? We will
say Douglas put the blood on the gun.
But Mr.. Smith had a better story.
/ mere was cut on this young mans
nose and so his lawyer said that was
the way Henry put tho blood staine d
finger prints on the gun, Yes Mr..
Smith, Is sstute
Then they try to crush Paul. Tn~y
could not I believe In that God who
guides all Of our consciencea and 1t
was God who whipped and lashsd
Pahfs conscience when he was strug-
| Cling and writhing within himself IN
his efforts not TO tell tho story that
would point the guilty finger at his
own flesh ana blood. Wasn't that
knowledge alone enough 10 drive Paul
almost crazy. lie knew he had bought
the instrun ent Of the crime. and the
secret was burning within his breast
"Rut Paul was innocent lie mad
nothing to fear. He had knowledge
but 1t was innocent knowledge. not
guilty knowledge. And when Paul +
conscience began to torture nm ne
came forward aud told the story which
has fixed this crime on TINS young
man. Paul is an innocent agent In
this crime. and he need fear notn-
ing.
The defense had good reason to
fear Paul. AID SO here came Neblett.
The attorneys for the defense did
something with Nehlett that | have
never before seen done In a court oil
law. As soon az Nehlett finished tes-
ttylng they put on witnesses To back
him up. bolster UP his name. defend
his character even before his eharac-
Ter had been attacked by US They
ala not even have confidence In theis
own witness
He Tells of Motive
when We look for the motive for
this awful crime We must go pacE
to August, 1907. One afternoon ,r
that month Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.
driving Up Broad street, in HIS motor
car, saw "a mere child of thirteen
wears walking along She aecosteo
him and SO Beattie met Beulan ttfn
ford. She WAS nothing but a chile
and though she had done wrong wa.
II not his place to protect :er- Blu
instead of protecting or trying tc
aid this girl re degraded her. AT las
this child began TO exert great In.
huence over The man. THIS girl made
this man do things that could hav,
sent him to the gallowa
ears later he got married nu
ne couldn't endure the quietude ant
peacefulness of a beautiful MARTA
HE. He must go fast. aud SO he sough
the speedy. His wife was in his way
lie wanted to -e:asn to ttis v,ftss sssss
and he found he must first destro,
the new, HIS wife must be put asiG,
and he secs about the task
Henry VII. through the diyorc,
courts and by means OF tho guiuotin,
disposed OF wives so quickly that n
writing of IT, Charles Dickens hay
said that MAS, the greatest lot OF hfoot
ana grease ever placed upon the es
cutcheon OF England
Henry Beattie disposed Of the wifi,
who was barrier to his desires, anC
when he poured her blood upon tn
highway of this county he smearet
blood and grease upon The escutcheoI
of Virginia
Beatie Economical.
Gentlemen, think of this youn,
man violating the sancity and pucitN
, OF his own home which had ius
, been made sacred by the advent o
a pure and innocent babe by writ.
ting that letter In which he sent ST.
. to the woman. Beuiah Blnford, wit
which to buy furniture for her flat
| Wasn't he an economical young mar
. who would send woman that pa,try
pittance when he was about to de.
, stroy one home to make another.
They have come here and told yot
OF the happiness of his 'tlon1A, thu
love between him and his wife ans
, that consummate congeniatsty. but
gentlemen. tell you that ia the lIs.:l
OF the evidence which has beer
placed before you that happiness ws.
farce. You have seen the odd ben,
and grief-stricken mother who cam,
here robed in the black of mournIns
, and told YOU how her angel dnugh
, ter came to her and weeped Just thre.
weeks before the wedding, how that
angel aughter told this good OF
mother OF her unhappiness