Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
With Evidence all in, Pris-
oner Believes His Story
Has Made Impression;
State Says Guilt Proved.
WITNESSES WILL
BE FREED TOMORROW.
Judge Promises to Release
Beulah Binford and Paul
Beattie, Held in Jail Since
the Trial Started.

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Sept.
6.-"Boys, hope to eat dinner ut homG
Sunday" said Henry Clay Beattie, Jr..
today as he rested his chin on his
hands and peered at the little group
of newspaper men.
do you expect to be acQuttted?" no
was asked.
well, to be frank with you do not
at this time. My own guess Is q hung
Jury seven for conviction and five for
acquittal. However, do expect to get
out at the next sitting OF court. am
innocent and cannot feel otherwise
Beattie seemed glad OF an opportun-
ity to talk as he had been confined to
his cell all day.
1T is said that Beulah Binford ID go
ing on the stage. What do you think
of that?"
II don't know what she would do on
the stage. said the prisoner. She has
no voice and SO far as know no tai
ent. However, do think that 'skit
with Beulah and Sheriff GIL would
make hit in vaudeville. BY the way
it's rather hard on Beulah to hold her
all this time and then not let her 60
on the, stand" s.tfeyy IN. .s.5s
"Do you think the defense would
have used herr"
Certainly. why not? Had she not
been held incommunicado In tho Hem
ry county jail, am positive Mr.: Smith
would have put her on"
What do you think Of the testimony
in rebuttal yesterday?
Nothing to It." laughed the prison-
er.
"The witnesses made no impression
on the fury. It's q wonder to me that
certain one of them had not been
afraid Of being struck dead. He He'd
numerically"
Uneasiness or nervousness were not
Visible in his countenanco or manner.
He possessed the same outward calm
which has characterized him either 10
the prisoners bar as he heard witness
after witness testify against him or IN
the witness chair when he, himself. re.
cited in q matter-of-fact way the story
of the accusation OF Beulah Binford,
and the alleged brutal attack OF the
highwayman which caused the death
of his wife OF year. The court house
and It's pastoral vicinity was closed In
peaceful quiet today. The twelve men
in whose hands Is the task Of decid.
ing Beattie's fate rose early this morn
ing and, after breakfast, strolled about
the court house lawn, singing religious
hymns. Their friends called them
earnest God-fearing' men and de.
clare tuey are OF the kind to weigh
evidence carefully. All the evidence
has been heard and It remains only
for counsel Of both sides to knit to-
gether the relevancy OF the various
testimony.
The defense expects to make It'll
strongest plea OF the dangers Of ac-
cepting circumstantial evidence. while
the prosecutions main broadsfde will
be delivered along the same lines
which distinguished its rigid cross-ex.
animation Of the prisoner and will CEN
ter about the one question How did
the same gun which Paul Beatfi0
bought for his cousin, Henry, on Satur.
day, July 15, come to be in the hands
of the alleged highwayman on Midlo-
THAN turnpike on the night OF Tues
day, July 1877"
The defense has admitted by its Wit.
nesses that Paul purchased the gun,
which was later identified by Henry,
as the one that killed his wife.
The prisoner has denied, however.
that he had seen or knew OF the gun
before the n1gnW0ym0n leveleQ IL 1t
him on Midlothian turnpike.
The defense has attempted to pune
ture the story OF Paul Beattie, the
cousin OF the accused, who not only
told OF the purchase Of the weapon, but
Of the alleged confession OF the pris-
oner to him Of having committed the
crime. The defense endeavored to Inn
peach the veracity OF Paul as to his
transferring the gun to Henry on Sat
urday night, July Is, and by one wit
ness, e. H. Neblitt, charged that Paul
had shotgun with him on Sunday,
July 16, at the bridge where he was
employed as watchman.
The commonwealth introduced sew.
eral witnesses to combat the testi-
mony Of Neblitt. Other points In Paups
testimony OF his meetings with Henry
have been attacked, but the common
wealth considers that his story, never.
theless, remains intact in Its main fea-
lures.
Judge William A. Watson today con-
ferred with L. A. Wendenburg and ].
M Gregory, attorneys for the prosecu-
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