Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-03

personal chum, was called to help him
out of his difficulty; but succeeded
in putting him in deeper. Charles
Kastleburg, wealthy resident of
Richmond, was summoned, much
against his will, to show that he pro
badly was the man who was seen with
halted motor car and a female COM
panion on the Midlothian turnpike on
the night of the murder. But neither
witness seemed to sway the Jurors
very much one way or the other Nor
did a lot of testimony-givers who ap-
peared on the stand to say Young
Henry Beattie and his wife lived hap
PLY together; or else that Paul Beat
tie-the cousin who swore that Henry
had confessed to him-was liar
Kastleburg, who was brought
against his will to the little old court
house, was really the most interest
ing witness of the day. He said he
halted his car in front of closed
store along the Midlothian turnpike
to fill his radiator with water about
1920 o'clock on the night of the ira
gedy And it was he, so he declared,
who had been accosted by some boys
returning from dance and asked it
he needed help. Hitherto it has been
supposed that it surely Beattie's car
which was held up there.
However, all of Kastleburgs testi-
mony was negatived when under
cross-examination he said: | hate to
testify here. Why? Why, we'll yes,
certain domestic difficulties may arise.
No. the young lady l was driving
with was not my wife. Yes, | am a
married man. l never saw this lady
before or after. Just picked her up in
front of a hotel and drove her out
to the country and back again.
Then he admitted that he had been
drinking so much he did not know
what he was doing that night nor
just where he had gone nor when he
had stopped anywhere. Kastleburg is
a married man. When accosted by
correspondents on the court house
lawn he said: yes, they gave me a
pretty rough deal inside. But, take it
from me boys, there is rougher deal
I have to face yet. My wife weighs
250 pounds"
The correspondents sympathizel
with Mr. Kastleburg as best they
could.
Though he was sunken eyed, hollow
checked and apparently on the verge
of a collapse, Henry Clay Beattie Jr.,
the defendant, enjoyed the grilling of
Kastleburg and grinned openly when
the expressions "Joy ride" and I'VE
just burned the pike" were used by
the witness in describing his adven-
ture with the unnamed young woman
on the fatal night. Kastleburg and
a few Character witnesses" occupied
the entire morning, among them Fred
Beattie, cousin of the accused. They
told only of the apparent fondness
existing between Henry Clay Jr., and
his wife.
BILLY" Sampson, young Beattie's
best friend, was the first witness of
the afternoon. He admitted that he
and Henry Clay were EAST friends"
also fast young men," inquired
Prosecutor Wendenberg.
Henry was not any faster than
was" replied the witness Loyalty but
ingeniously. Sampson is the friend of
Henrietta Pittman, Beulah Binford's
chum. He was obliged to tell of the
renewal of Henry's relations with
Beulah after Henry was married.
Sampson and Beattie went to Norfolk.
where the two girls were living in
the segregated district, to see the
races last April. He was forced, too.
to tell just what sort of young women
they are and to confess that he and
Henry brought the girls Out-in fact
the young men did not decide to go
to Norfolk for the races until they
were sure they could meet Beulah and
Henrietta.
Sampson was a pugnacious wit
ness. He told nothing except what
was dragged out of him and he fought
bitterly against telling anything that
might hurt his pal. Then came more
character Witnesses" the obvious
reason for their appearance being that
the defense wished to "stall" for time,
so that Young Beattie might not be
called to tell his own story before
Monday thereby gaining a day of rest
and preparation.
An adjournment was granted by
Judge Watson but he would not allow
the defendant to be brought into the
Richmand city Jail over Sunday, a
favor which he had previously grant,
ed.
Monday will be the big day of the
trial, undoubtedly when the wealthy