Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-29


| tomobile He then said: Paul | want
| you to buy me single barreled shot
| gum l said all right He took me
home in the machine and gave me 81
TO pay for the gun and five cents for
the cartridges. He told me to call UP
girl for him-Mrs, Fisher-and tell
her he would be around for his wife's
dress | called up Mrs. Fisher and told
| her this
when did you buy the gun On
Saturday about 430 o'clock"
| The witness then described in detail
his purchase of the weapon and con-
| tirued:
After | paid for the gun the man
took 1t to pieces and wrapped 1t up
A boy wrote my name on a piece OF
paper I went home and ate supper
| and then went to the store of Uncle
| Henry and saw Henry Clay Beattie
Jr. When / walked in l said | had
bought the shotgun. He replied; All
right. after the store closes we'll get
| tire gun
What time did the store close?"
"Ten o'clock
I'VE got in the machine at that hour
and went to a place near the pawn shop
and / got the gun and came out to the
automobile while he fixed the light. He
got into the back part of the automobile
with the gun and l didn't see what he did
with it, / asked him if his lights were
on. He suddenly stopped and worked
with the tools on the lights. When he
continued he took me home and | got out.
He asked me TO do him favor-first to
call up the same lady Mrs Fisher, and
tell her he would be around to see her. :
you say you bought some shells?'
Eyes. | gave them to him.
Ibid you know what he wanted with
Them" mo"
when did you first learn of the muir
der ?" Next morning"
when after that did you see Henry ~
THAT same day in the evening at his
house. We stayed on the front porch.
Paul, he said, L want you to go to the
hoise of Mrs. Fisher'-who is Beulah Bin
ford-and tell her that If she opens her
mouth or says anything about this thing
I'll kill her if it takes hundred years
to do it | delivered the message sub
sequently."
The witness told how he visited Beulah
Binford and gave her the message. how
she talked with him.
"She said 4 reckon Henry Clay Beat
tie. Jr, Will marry me now," Paul con-
tinued.
objection was made to this testimony
and sustained by the court.
Paul Beattie's startling testimony came
when Prosecutor Wendenburg asked;
when did you see Henry again?"
ION Thursday night at his house.
said: Henry. this thing looks mighty
black He said: l wish to God [ hadn't
done it. l wouldn't have done the thing
for a million dollars. I'd like to known
how those detectives found out there was
No. 6 shot in that gum
~ want you to stick by me-, Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr.. said to me-" Paul Beat
tie continued. But | told him / would
tell the detectives all 1 know about it.
After leaving Henry 1 went home and
later was called on the phone. 1t was
Henry. He asked if I had been summon
ed by the coroner and when l said no he
chuckled.'
Cross examination of Paul Beatue
was taken up at this point.
Mr. Beattie" began Harry NJ
Smith. Jr., for the defence, you testi-
| fed before the coroner's inquest? =
Yes
You were on the stand long time
them" Yes"
you never then made such a state
ment as you have just made as to
the conversation with Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., when he said This looks
black to me- wish to God 1 had not
done it.? " mo"
When did you first make it and &c
whom?' ITO Mr. Wendenburg at the
| JAIL few days afterward."
Counsel for the defence sought to
show that the witness did not, in the
numerous interviews with detectives
at the coroner's inquest, even hint
about the alleged confession of Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr., to him.
He was asked to explain. II told
them people that came to see me,
Beattie replied, that l owed it to my
wife and child and 10 my town 20 tell
| all i knew. / tried to keep ii back,
| for I hated to tell On my flesh and
blood, because l knew it was damag-
| ing, but it came to my mind that
had to do it and l told Mr.. Wenden-
burg"
"You knew that your testimony was
damaging to Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.
at the coroner's inquest, why didn't
you tell it all?"
II wasn't asked to tell l hated tc
tell. / was in pretty bad condition
then, but when my mind got clear
told il a few days later to MIR. Wen
denburg"
| Did people in the pawn shop ever
see Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. with yor
when you bought the gum" mo, sir
| Does anybody except you know
about the buying of that gum" Mo-
| that | know Of
The court adjourned at $50 O'Clock
land Paul Beattie will go on the stano
lagain tomorrow to complete the cross
Examination by the defence.
| CONDENSED DISPATCHES.