The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-15
BEATT|E s J
TRIAL WILLI
Be PUSHED
Few Believe That Young Man
Accused OF Wife Murder
VIII Be Freed

Richmond. va, Aug. 15 The trial
OF Henry Clay Beattie, Jf, who vas
indicted Monday morning ON the
charge Of having murdered his wife.
Will begin almost Immediately 1t is
expected that Il will not last more
than 4 week and there are few in
Richmond or 10 Chesterfield county
who believe that Beattie wilt be freed
II. M Smith, counsel for the De
fenae, said today that he had no reason
% believe that there VIII be anu delay
iii starting the trial. Louis D Wen.
denburg. who will conduct the prose
cntion, asserted that the ease VIII be
over by the end of the week and that
By Saturday he expects Beattie VIII
have been convicted
Public sentiment IS strongly against
Boatte He Is looked upon as a
young man who, despite The opnor
tunities offered him BY bis familys
wealth and position. has insisted uaon
spelling his life for the sake of
woman who was not worth the sa0ri
flee His father has always supplied
him with plenty OF moneg, but his
own habits have barred him from the
society Of decent people, say those
who know him
Beattie Tried In Vain to
Lead Two Lives.
Beattie tried 10 lead two lives and
was not successful He married
good woman but he still loved and
longed for the other woman Beulah
Binf0rd The prosecution will trv to
"a L. -
found his old love the stronger and
deliberately planned to rid himself Of
his wife, that he might return to
Beulah Bnford without any other ties.
This is the belief Of the detectives
who have been employed to solve the
mystery. Detective Scher, who Is en-
ployed by the family Of the slain
woman, said that the case against
Beattie is the most complete circum.
stantial case he ever has seen. Scher
says thai he will prove that Beattie
managed to induce his wife to leave
the automobile on the Midlothian
turnpike and that he then knocked
her down thrust the muzzle Of the
shotgun against her face and fired.
Scher is considered one Of the most
capable men in his line In Virginia
He Is employed by number Of rail
roads and has a staff of competent
men to assist him.
Although the crime was committed !
outside the jurisdiction Of the Rich |
mond courts, Chief Warner of the |
Richmond police and Detectives /
Wrenn and Wiltshire were assigned to !
the case by order of Governor Wrenn. I
Meanwhile, Beattie and Beulah Bin
ford are prisoners in the Henrieo
county jail. Beattie has not seemed 1
d0wncast by his predicament ana the
girl sings and dances in her cell as
II she had not care in the world.
Final Link Found. Asserts Detective
Detective J. L. Wiltshire said today
that the final link in the circumstan-
llal evidence has been secured by the
Richmond police
One Of the most interesting cir.
details of the case said
Mr.. Wiltshire, concerns the purchase
of the shotgun which was used IN tha
murder. Paul Beattie bought the
weapon at the request Of his cousin.
The accused man. and the gun was |
in piece of brown pauef.
and upon the pager was written the
name OF Paul Beattie Paul r. attic
produced this brown PAPER wit.t his
name upon it. and this covering WIN |
pc put in evidence
If Paul Beattie hd bought that |
weapon with a murdesous desire ha
would never have eut il Undeg his
'Wn name in wrapping paper We
sill also prove that Paul Beattie was
ioWhere near the scene OF the murder
u the time it occurred by Che testl
nony we viii show tha- PAM Beauis I
'ouid not in any WAY he connected
fith che murder