The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
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CHESTERFIELD, G. H., Special. -
At 1O:45 o'clock the accused took the
witness chair.
He was told to face the jury, but
listen to the judge.
Beattie mopped his face with a
handkerchief.
By Mr.. Smith-"State your age?"
'"Twenty-six.'
your homer"
1929 Porter Street,
, Your occupation?'
In Business With His Father.
In business with my father, in the
mercantile business. I buy all the
shoes and nearly al the gents fur
nishings. 1 open tie store at 1880 A.
M, and carry the keys to the store. 1
started opening the store when father
was at the hospital year ago."
What kin is Paul to you?"
Second cousin"
Has he ever been your intimate
friend and have you ever placed con-
fidence in him ?"
Had No Faith in Paul.
None at all. 1 never went to his
house in my life. The only time
have seen him was when ne came TO
the store TO beg something and ne was
watched then. ! had no confidence
In him in the world. ] never trusted
him with secret"
When did you meet Beulah Bin
ford?"
I'm August. 1907. I was coming
down Broad Street with some five fell
lows in a machine. a woman called
us and the gorl asked us for a ride.
We stopped and she and another wo-
man got i'm
Did you know who she WASP"
Il had never seen her before
Who was the other woman? Was
1t Henrietta Pittman?"
No"
what was Beulah's reputation
"A friend told me not to have
anything TO do with her, that she was
running about town"
How long did your improper rela-
tons last?'
Till the fall Of 1908, when she
went to Washington"
What was her condition then?"
Il am sure she was not enciente
Says He Was Faxed.
Conditions, however. must have
changed later, for the lawyer,
proceeding, after a brief interval,
asked:
what happened then?"
Her mother wrote me. i sup
pose they thought they could get
more out of me than anybody
Then I got letter from Lawyer
n. Thomas MoSby. After that
there was nothing else TO do but to
fork up the money. After that
was the laughing stock of the
town. All the boys guyed me
for being so soft. L have never
thought for an instant that 1 was
the father of that child. Beulah
said at the inquest that L was not
the father"
Smith tried 90 call i'm KasteI-
berg, but the State would not con-
sent.
Witness Henry Beattie proceeding.
Witness admitted going to Richmond
the Saturday night before the murder
with Paul, but denied everything con-
nected with the gun.
Did you see any gun that night?"
None at ALL"
Next he was questioned as to the
route he took with his auto that night
He said he met a policeman at Fourth
abd Franklin Streets, so he changed
thef lights and asked a policeman IL
~tlsey were all right. The officer was
invited TO ride. He declined, but had
he accepted he Wouid nave had to ride
on a rear seat. Witness took Paul
home that trip.
The officer referred to by Henry
Beattie is officer Green.
What did you do after leaving
Paul?"
Went Immediately TO Beulah's.
i went down to Beulah's. That
was about 1890 or fifteen minutes to
earlier than 1920. 1t must have
taken five OF ten minutes to fix the
light"
Z You took Beulah out?"
Yes. we went out on the loop. That
night we had two punctures. She got
out the pump"
IF there had been a gun there
couldn't she have seen it,"
Yes"
Were YOU riding with Beulah Mon
day night?"
Yes"
Did you take your wife and other
members of your family out riding the
week preceding?"
The witness said he took his wife
out three or four times a week.
Tells of Accident to Auto.
When did you leave your home
Tuesday night?"
to get my machine. 1 had to pump
up the tire and dust it. next went up
Cowardin and Semmes Avenues to
Dundee (PrestOn Carson's house,, 60
ing toward Midlothian Pike. Then
near little dip in the road I noticed
/ had fiat tire. I got out and pump
ed it up. The tire fiattened again"
How long did it take you?"
81 could not say. 1t must have TAX
en- nearly an hour, judging from the
time it took me to go to Mr.. Owen s."
Henry Retains Nerve.
Though somewhat nervous
when first put on the stand, wit
ness has gained complete control
of his nerve, and on direct exami-
nation Is making a good showing
for himself. Much interest awaits
the crOsS-eXaminatiOn on the part
of the State, at which time IL IS
expected that Mr.. Wendenburg
will PIT Henry Beattie through u
grill of questions.
Witness admitted going to Richmond
told of going to Tom Owens house for
his wife. This was the night of the
murder. She was lying across the bed
nursing the baby, he said. He leaned
over and kissed her and then teas
ingly put finger in the babys mouth
while it was nursing.
- Next he washed his hands, after
(which Mrs Tom Owen appeared and
4 said something about getting q pre-