The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

that he didn't know how 20 take
IL apart. He emphaticalIy de-
MED having taken IL apart.
On crOSS-examinatiOn. it was
brought out that Jacob had told
Luther Scherer that he took the
gun i'm three parts. Jacob, en-
barrassed, said he sold another
gun that day, and IL was this
other gun that he took apart.
Witness was much confused, as
was his brother before him. The
testimony, conflicting as il is, is
REGARDED as of little value.
The testimony of NebIett, the
superintendent, is of great impOr-
tanCe. Testimony as to his stand
ing is awaited now.
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE.
| -Specia1.-Ernest H. Neblett was
called after Jacob Weinstein had been
excused. He is thirty-one years old
and man of family. He lives in
South Richmond, and is papermaker
might superintendent of the STAN
dard Paper Company.
DO you know Paul Beattfe?" he
was asked.
Yes. but only to speak to him"
| Did you see Paul Beattie with q
shotgun just previous to the homi-
Yes. on the 18th of July-Sunday.
! mat day L went down to the bridge
10 change = dial AS L stroIled across
my little boy said: Look. papa Cob
jections by STATED. 1 saw Paul Beat
tie standing at the door Of the con
| crete house with a single barreled
| oreech-loading gun. 1t was broken.
saw him shut it up and then he
walked up and talked to my little boy,
| or fifty feet of him.
was 1T the gun shown here p"
| (Witness examined the weapon).
Il can't say"
What time was THAR"
morning"
Lives Near Beatties.
BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. far do you
live from the Beattie's?"
ABOUT three quarters of a mile
Explain the house Oh the bridge.
the situation of it?"
Witness told of the cement house
L. ]. Smith has built between the river
| and the canal on the Southside'
Paul?" =,
mo. Paul came and talked to him. {"
You saw somebody holding a
Il didn't say that; I said I saw
Paul Beattie. He was in his shirt
sleeves"
Did you talk to Paul?"
Just a word. L was in the buggy.
lie walked up and spoke to me, and
| asked him TO watch the horse while
1 fixed the dial"
Did you connect the possession of
that gun with the crime?" Collected
to-
: How did the defense get this in
formation?"
I Il told Mr.. Smith; went to his house
yesterday morning.
'Why?"
II saw him coming down Hull Street
the day the grand Jury indicted Beat
tie. / then told him 1 thought 1 knew
something OF interest. Yesterday 1
let him use it If it was OF any use.
II also told my wife, and also told
Sergeant Dick Saunders yesterday. /
hated to get mixed up in this, but 1 felt
II my duty. did not konw it was i'm
portant until I saw the young man de-
~ having the gun. The boy denied
You did not know such a thing was
Witness said he came to court volun-
David L. Toney Is Next.
Legislator ID. L. Toney was offered
as character witness in behalf of the
accused. He spoke well of him. He
the preceding witness.
w WI ,. Bradley said the accused 5ore
II. A. Maurice, a former Mayor
of Manchester and now police fudge
or the Southside, was called. = u
/ "All his life" D. "a
Wi@S > MS reputation loVtruth THu
%GoSd among his fellows and H.
do you know Ernest NeblettE
Pknow him personally 1 10 not
know his general reputation" 4
George Gary Follows MauAee.
George Gary, another cNaracter
witness, was called.
He is a real estate and fkurance
man with Augustine Royal ACo. and
] known q .-s,, he MOS
-o % SS$i ssm said psattls II very
7Bs S sss r sssse NJ him Nc s s''s
r. S. Jefferson Tates Stand.
r. s; Robertson, OF fine Mechanics
mmond, testified that he had known
He gave him finkname.
Councilman Moore Follows.
Street member bf the City Council,
has known Henry Beattie, Jr., ff-
j. C. TaIIey Sworn.
): c. Talley next was called. He
is the man WHO heard a woman scream
on the night/of the murder.
BY II. M.fSmith: did you talk to
Tom Brown the morning after the
killing and tell him you did not know
anything about the murder? Did you
make that statement"
mo, SIR"
You know Tom Brown"
Yes"
Talley Denies.
A young man named Lutts was call
ed in and witness was asked IL he
had talked with PIN. (Question is
temporarily witharawn.)
Ibid you not tep Mr.. Lutts you were
in bed when thig thing happened?"
"or that yOg were asIeep?"
Did not Tbm Brown say to you:
'Talley, amt you going to get your
self in trouble talking about this
thing and didn't you keep quiet?"
mo, SIR" ~
Were you not tried and convicted |
and given i've years by a jury?"
mo, sir" Indignantly; IT was
tried but dismissed by the Judge"
law Student Follows.
r. T.. Lutz now was called: He is /