Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-01

Henry Clay Beattie Jr on SATURDAY
night and delivered it 10 Henry Clay
Jr., within a few hours. He said that
: that was the last he fPaaa saw of
it. If Paul had the gun on tde next
day, part Of his story fails.
The witness could not identity
Paul's weapon as Identical with the
fatal one shown to him in court.
Nevertheless, Neblett's story seemed
to influence the jury considerably.
Also a great number of witnesses
were brought to show thai Paul Beat
ties reputation for truth ana veraeity
!, had been, in some communities where
the boy lived, very bad Ills own
grandfather, David Beattie, said he
would not trust the boy.
Neblett sWore: "On Sunday, July
Is, two days before the homicide. 7
drove across Mayors Bridge, where
Paul Beattie was Waterman, with
a young son of mine. There is a place
there called the cement house, Paul
Beattie was JUST breaking single
barreled shotgun in this place as we
arrived. No, can't say it was the
same type, single barreled shotgun
If this story here were true it would
completely break up Paul Beattie's
contention that he gave to his cousin
on Saturday, July IS, single barrel
ed gun and never saw it again; for
Paul swore that he himself did not
own such a weapon.
The defense seemingly rejoiced
when they excused Neblett from the
witness stand after cross eXamina-
ton had failed to shake him. There
were several character witnesses to
testify that Neblett was a respectable,
truthful man. There were several
other witnesses to swear that Young
Paul Beattie who the other day swora
that his cousin, Henry, the defendant,
had confessed to him) was generally
regarded as liar Then the defen-
dan't father made his plea for his
boy
He declared that Henry II. had
shown great grief upon the death of
his wife In fact he feared the boy
would attempt suicide. After telling
first that he (the elder Beattie) had
led an unhappy wife because of the
death of several of his children and
then his wife; and now Henry Jr., had
always been an especial pet of his
after the death of his wife the old
gentleman said:
Con this fatal night, after l raced
over to the home of his uncle-in-law,
Tom Owen, in a taXicab I met Henry
in the parlor He had bad scratch
on his nose He told me he had an
encounter with highwayman. |
asked him if he was alright. Then I
asked him about Louise. A woman
neighbor came in and told me that
Louise was dead. I spoke to Henry
about this, but he did not answer me.
Then 7 noticed what he was doing"
"But what was that?," inquired
cousel for the defense
"He was sort of fondling one OF
the slippers his wife had worn when
they started out on that ride" said
the elder Beattie. "He was crying
and moaning and was in a very pitt
full way. soothed him as best I could
feared"
"What did you fear Mr.. Beatt1e"
asked Attorney Smith.
81 feared that he might do some
thing rash," said the father so
STAYED with him every moment, watch
ing his every movement.
It was just about at this point tina
the boy began to break down AM
weap. He looked to be in eXtremel'
had nhysical condition. Constantly NJ
. kept gulping in his throat, which pro
duced an in-drawing of his cheeks
Then the tears came. His eyes Wer
j. sunken as deeply as those OF ma
who had been on a fortnight debaucf