The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-02
Declares He and His Compan.
ion Were People Seen by
Boys.
evIOEnDE NEUTRALIzES THAT
oFB0YS RETURNING FROM DANCE
Witness Did Not Know His COMPANION
and Kept the Matter as Quiet %
Possible for Fear Of Compromising
Himself in Society.


B. Kestleberg Of Richmond. the mys-
terlous witness whose discovery yes
terday caused counsel for the defense
In the Beattie trial to interrupt its
examination Of witnesses for nearly
an hour. came forward today with
the declaration that 1t was he who
was motoring on the Midlothian turn
pike on the night Of the murder and
stopped his machine to get some wa
ter while the woman with him stood
on the running board.
Testimony Of Kesleberg, IL accept
ed as q fact, neutralizes the evidence
onered by the prosecution in many
important respects because the COM
monwealth has held that it was Hem
~ Clay Beattie, Jr, who was crouch
ing In front Of the machine on the
turnpike while his wife was stand
Ing on the running board and was
shot, her fall causing the big blood
spot on the road. A crowd Of boys
coming from q dance at Bon Aid had
testined Tor the prosecution that they
saw man also women and offered
tnem help but 1t was. refused.
Il will tell you very frankly"
kestleberg said. that I don't know
who the woman with me was, met
her on the road and gave her a ride
for a part Of the way. Being a mar
ried man didn't wish to volunteer
testimony that would put me In q
bad light socially; '.ut / told my wife
and several intimate friends and I
guess 1t leaked out to the defense.
who summoned me today"
Did you see any other car on the
road that night" he was asked.
-! saw one in which the boys were
ndin9xaud another. car that was run
ming very rapidly and 1 could not see
Wno was In 1t. I recognized one Of
the boys who stopped and asked IL I
wanted help. I don't think he recog-
nised me. The story the boys have
told about seeing q man woman in
q machine ID correct but in the in
terest OF justice am frank to say
that the man was not Henry Beattie
nor the woman his wife"
William H. Sampson, an intimate
friend and chum Of the accused, told
on the witness stand Of Beattie's re-
lations with Beulah Binford, pointing
out that when they were accidently
renewed just before Mrs. Beattie was
murdered there was no serious affec.
ton on the part Of the prisoner but
merely the episode Of old time dis.
sipation.
The character Of e. H. Neblett, who
said he saw Paul Beattie on Sunday,
July 16. with a shot gun, the day
after he claims to have transferred
the weapon to his cousin, was at
tackled today when the prosecution on
cross-examination of the witness
drew forth the admission that Neblett
was once convicted and had a vivid
Imagination.
Experts Testify.
testimony concerning the construc-
ton OF automobiles and the likelihood
Of blood dripping to the ground
through the lower machinery was
given by Lee Folger, Carol Mon
tague. Charles Taylor. John Won Lehr
and Marion Taynes, automobile ex-
perts.
w. E. Gill, testified that Detective
FARRELL told him on the day after the
crime Of the presence of second
blood spot on the road. Detective
farrell was called and denied it. Mr..
Gill said he also saw drippings of
blood on the road twenty-five to firty
yards long.
Coroner Loving was called and ask
ed about Paul Beattie's illness at the
inquest
paul Beattie left the stand be-
cause he was Sick" said DIR. Loving.
I'VE gave him some medicine and he
took the stand again."
WAS it your opinion that Paul was
taking about being sick?" asked Mr..
Smith.
made no minute examination, but
he was not sick. He was feianing
for a time, I think"
Didn't the witness come to the
hospital" asked Prosecutor Wenden-
burg.
"Yes."
Didn't it take several officers to
hold him DOWN."
"Yes." ....
Didn't you order him sent to the
hospital?"
"Yes."
Didn't he ask to be allowed to lie
DOWN."
YES"
Roland Lassiter, who, previously
had been examined by the prosecu-
tion together with group Of boys
said they saw lone machine on the
turnpike on their way back from q
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