New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03

leVity.
You were used BY Beulah az a. KIND o
postoffice for Henry, weren't youE inquire'
Prosecutor Wendenburg.
NO"
You have all your mail sent to the Madi
son Club whose manager was convicted o
running a gambling house,
NO. not all Of II"
The prosecution read from statement
given by Sampson 10 Detective Scherei
that HENRY must have liked Beulah very
much TO go with her. being a married
man"
The witness admitted that the state
ment 10 which he swore was true.
Another Witness Saw Bearded Man.
After Sampson had been excused, F
X. Clemens. a Richmond hotel propri-
etor. testified that on the day before the
murder he was motoring near Manches-
ter and saw man with a shotgun.
1T was early in the morning" said th'
witness we were going along prettl
fast when We saw the man with the gun.
What was his conduct
HE stood stiu in the road and didn'
what size was te?"
six feet"
clean shaven2'
NO. He had a beard about two weeks
old II"
on REORGANIZATION Prosecutor Wen
denburg had Clemens describe the appear
ance Of the strange man.
Us IL anything unusual 20 see mar
with a gun" asked Mr.. Wendenburg
NO.
The witness was excused
3. p Ransome testified briefly concern
ing the alleged bad reputation OF San
Tally Fred Beattie. a cousin Of Henry
testified 20 the happy relations Of tbs
prisoner and his wife and the alleged bad
reputation" OF Paul Beattie.
Peter Bolton. who rode in the automo-
bile with Paul Beattie from the coroner's
inquest 10 the hospital. testified that Pau
declared on that occasion: Looks as Il
they are trying 20 put this on me. Henry''
father robbed my people Of everything they
had"
Hill Carter announced 70 the court al
$40 p. m. that the defence was through
except for the testimony Of the prisoner
and asked that court adjourn until Mon
day 20 gave an opportunity for a confer
ence OF counsel and prisoner.
Judge Watson granted the request. but
declared he was disappointed at the post.
ponement He announced he would mold
court longer each day. beginning Monday
Court adjourned at AS p. m.
Judge Watson Threatened.
Several threatening letters came in Judg,
Dvr
II Henry c. Beattie were convicted and
sent to the chair his own years would be
numbered. Another from New Brighton
Penn. declared that the gun with which
Mrs Beattie was murdered was not in
Virginia now and that Paul Beatte never
saw IT, Still another signed "Eyewit-
ness, said that neither Henry nor Pau
had committed the crime and made threats
against the judge and jury in the event
Of conviction OF the prisoner All were
anonymous and Judge Watson smiled as
ne handed them 20 the newspaper CORE
spondents.
Even counsel for the commonwealth has
been receiving mysterious letters and mes
sages One came from New Orleans yes
terday 20 Prosecutor Wendenburg. and
The deposition OF Mrs. Steger. who IS
alleged 20 have seen highwayman on the
road near her home. was not taken as
counsel FOR the defence admitted that
what she knew was OF little account.
5eattie's Letters Found on Hobo.
A man giving mis- name az John Null
cahey charged with being intoxicated and
begging. who was arrested yesterday Will
probably bee introduced as a witness be-
fore the trial closes. After his arrest he
was searched and q large pacNage ot let
ters and kilograms addressed TO Henry
Clay Beattie. IT., was found IN his POCKET.
He said In explaining how the letters and
kilograms came into his possession that
Beattie had given them 10 him 10 destroy.
but that he had not done 80. as he believed
hey would be Of value 10 some one some
time
Among The letters was one from Beat.ie s
sister. expressing confidence in him and
hoping that ne would come home again.
and showing great love FOR the brother,
whether guilty or Of
The detectives for the state are believed
10 attach considerable Importance TO these
iFNtFl r. az o. ~ 'AiN't7AA- nv wa HfV AZ
formation relating 10 the prisoners and
Miss Biuford relations.
The man stated that he was an inmate Of
the county jail while Henry Beattie was
there. and that they became quite So
ciable."
IL was believed by those who remember
Beattie'S hearty goodby TO George Muir
ply when he left for Chesterfield that
Murphy is the man. and not "Mulcahey. "
as Murphy was released from jail yester-
day tt is entirely probable that when the
case IS called ia police court IL Will be
continued for a week or ten days. and that
then the detectives will take "Mulcahey''
In hand
one Of the strange episodes of the trial
is the predicameut OF Charles II. Kestle-
berg. VINO testified to-day Tonight he
asked H. 6. Smith. jr.. counsel for the de-
fence 10 smooth over his difficulties by
talking with his wife as TO the necessity
for giving the testimony he did
nv wife weighs nearly three hundred
pounds said Kestleberg. "and I don Q
know what effect the expose will have on
her. 7 simply had 90 tell what knew.
however. after those boys had testified. and
did SO without regard 20 the conse-
Quences for me"