Arizona republican., 1911-08-29

 BY COUSIN Young Bealtie Brought Near
 The Electric Chair THE ACCUSEO'S ADMISSION
Twenty four Hours After the Murder of his Wife, He Told His Cousin He Wished to God He Hadn't Done it.

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Aug. i2S.-Paul b. Beattie, cousin of Henry Clay Beattie Jr., who is accused or the murder of his young wife, tesu- fled late today that the accused told him twenty-four hours after the mar- der how sorry he was he had done it." a circumstance relating to the crime that the witness had hitherto suppressed.
 Coming as dramatically and as un- expectedly as the pathetic tale told an hour before by Mrs. R. V. owen, the mother of the dead woman, as to the domestic infelicity of her daughter as a result of her husbands disease, the brief but thrilling testimony of Paul Beattie created a profound sensation At the coroner's inquest Paul Beatue was a nervous wreck; today he IS strong and seemingly courageous, and he said he was determined to tell all he knew of the terrible affair. T hate to testify against my own kin, my own flesh and blood, but the duty I owe to my wife. my child, my self and the state forces me to do so.
 Henry himself said he wanted me to stick To him but I told him 1t looked mighty bad. Then Henry said, I wish to God l hadn't done il. l would not have done it for million dollars, but she never loved me and married me only for my money"
 It was late when this stage of the trial was reached and an adjournment was taken until tomorrow when Paul will resume the stand.
 Through the testimony of the moth- CT of the dead woman, the proseeu- tion endeavored to define the motive for the crime. a fear that news of the defendants ailment might reach Henry Clay Beattie ST, and cause a rupture between son and father, upon whom the former was dependent. To reinforce the story. the prosecution put on the stand Mrs. J. E. Binford, lthe mother of Beulah Binford, tine girl in the case" and Henrietta Pitt Iman, Beulah's chum. Their story brought to the surface four years of
 acquaintanceship and intimacy of
 Beattie and the Binford girl of al- Ilesed numerous indiscretions, of the
 birth and death of a child of Beulah
 Binford when she was 15, and of the naming of the child Henry Clay Bin fcrd, and how, just prior to the mur- der. the relationship was renewed Yelled and gowned heavily in black ' lAI
 mother of the dead woman took tho istand. Answering the first question
 she said her daughter had been un-
 happy with Beattie and had frequent
 crying spells.
 Did she show you anything as the
 cause for looking sad or having crying
 spells?'
 The defense objected. The proseeu-
 ton offered to change and take UT
 another line.
 Did Beattie ever go out with hi:
 wife alone?"
 Not until last night"
 The court here decided to retire t
 the jury room and discuss certain points concerning the prospective tes-
 timony of Mrs. owen. At the sug
 gestion of Mir Wendenburg the wit
 ness was allowed to be present.
 Mrs. owen arrived last night iron Dover Her husband accompanied he
 tc the court room. Her presence wa kept a secret until the witness tool
 the stand.
 The prisoner was surprised when h. recognized the woman. He first triei not to look in her direction but sh lspoke so feebly that finally his hea' craned in her direction the same a others. Mrs. owen is said to hay been her daughters confidant, and t have known of Beattie's relations wit Buelah Binford.
 Resuming the stand she told hoN she arrived at the Beattie home Ol May 22 and of the birth of Beattie' child on May 31. and she hinted at tn tribulations of her daughter caused b Beattie's attentions to Miss Binford. Mrs. Binford, the girls mother wa called after a couple of other wit nesses had given unimportant testi mony.
 Judge Watson advised all the wom en to leave the court room and he in sisted that they comply when a feN remained.
 When did the relations betwee your daughter and Beattie begin asked Prosecutor wendenberg. -Four years ago."