The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-25

colored fourth hand cravat pressed
through the throns In the custody
Of Jailer Ccgbnl and accompanied by
Mr.. Beattie, Sr.. and Douglas Beattie,
and took his seat beside Attorney
Smith, while everybody looked with
that stare OF curiosity TO which the
prisoner is becoming accustomed.
When the preliminary court routine
had been disposed Of and the time
had arrived for the first witness to
take the stand. the Commonwe alth
called Mr.. Thomas owen. one Of lis
most important witnesses, who. as
uncle of the murdered girl and owner
Of H. lt-rrr7r ~ HhIeh her Meless body
was carried. was expected to reveal
much interesting and Important tes-
tinony and prove himself one Of the
most valuable witnesses for the prose
cution by creating an impression IN
the minds Of the jurors unfayora ble to
Beattie.
Jucle IL First Witness.
Mr.. owen began testifying 1T ] 20
o'clock and remained ora the stand
until l O'Clock. bat in that time. so
the spectators say, he failed 10 give
any evidence which seriously hort
Beattie. shortly after Mr. owen he
gan testifying Attorney WeudenburE
requested him TO turn SO that his
face would he toward The jury. but
MIR. Owen, who IS typical NtfE5uian
with the innate courtesy characteris-
tic Of Southern gentlemen mNdiy Oh
ieeted. because If he faced the Jurors
his back would be presented Ia d girl
reporting the ease for Western
nemspa per.
This young lady Nas seated behind
Mr., owen ana within toucn ct him.
and ms consideration and petteness
evoked a smile nj appreciation Ks Inch
for a moment broke the tension an.
der which .ai ia the room were lahar-
ing ME Owen moved So that his
la elk was not presented to the girl
and then turned his face toward the
jurors II was evident that his attt-
tade was uncomforta nile. hut he ala
not. change it while he remained In
the witness chair, The shade OF a
smile fiji kered over the countenanee
Of the prisoner st tins little side
play
While Mr. owen nas testjfying his
face was necessarily the object of
Beatue's gaze. and at times an ex-
preston bordering on malice crept
into the Visage ~ the prisoner. his
eyes seeming t0 change IN color from
blue to hard. cold steel, White
his uncie-in-l lass remained 81 the
stand Reattle d0fed his altitude IT
Indifference and was "a study Ne elosa.
serious attention, hts brow sometimes
wrinkling IN deep thought his eyes
narrowing 20 Gne lfHes and his tips
tightly pressed together
lie maintained this atttU3a faf
seemingly tnterrulnab1c space and
then during st lnH u the testimony he
suddenly seemed ~ icla&. leaHed
hsck in his chairs and drew IN hls
breath as he closed h}S eyes NNaftly
for 4 moment. Bat as Mir Owen le-
Esn speaking again the prisoner re-
sumed hts intent scrutiny Il the face
81 the witness. Sometime Besttie
would lean back and whisper over his
sheu{aer to his brother Douglas. and
again the prisoner would metfan to
ATTORNEY Smuh ia lean over. " his
pertnE i'm the ear Of tho lawyer
Occasionally the accused man would
turn 10 his right and speak In an
updertone to his father. WIN Vas Wig
orouslv tanning himself and his rson
with pair7 leaf. Then E3eattie would
lean forward and make a note on a
,s}eee ~ uapar before hin, calling the
attention Of MIR smith ia what had
been written. Once during the dav
peaftiA seemed Ia ba irr9tatef las. ths
heal and h. nanpet his face with
y kerehiAr wtptng perspiratIon from
Mic wrists arranging his tie AMI coli
Ia ana planctr,v about him With an
e,urassion If annovauce
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