The Washington herald., 1911-09-01

FARRELL was not then in ATTENDANCE
and Charles L. Page was summoned
He is Commemorative attorney for
South Richmond, and testified that New
lett, the witness who told Of seeing Paul
with shotgun on the Sunday before the
murder bore an excellent reputation TOT
truth, while Paul Beattie did not.
David D. Beattie, of Hanover, Va
grandfather of Paul, was then called
He testified that Henry is his nephew.
The witness said Paul's reputation for
truth and veracity is very bad.
On cross-examination. the grandfather
said he had not known just where Paul
had lived for the past two or three years.
Testimony Not Shaken.
The cross-examination failed to shake
the grandfather in any important partic-
ular, and Thomas Brown was called as
the next witness. Brown testified he had
known ]. c. Talley fifteen years, and had
talked with him between 9 and 9:3O on
the morning after the murder, and that
TalIey had told him he was asleep at
the time Of the murder and knew moth
ing about it.
4 also talked with him at Forest Hill
in the presence of a Mr.. Jewett, and
told him Id seen something In the
papers about him knowing about the
case. Talley said: I was afraid 1 might
set into court if I said anything about
murder to you
William A. Jewett was the next call
ed, and said he had heard Talley tell
Brown at Forest Hill that he had heard
a gun go off and \ woman scream on
the night of the murder and that he
hadn't said anything before for fear Of
getting into trouble
Officer FARRELL was th,n called again
He was asked if he knew a man Named
WIEnfinld Nuhn
Midlothian turnpike. and whether re re-
m"mbered discussing a second blood
spot that he (JarrclD had said he found
on the turnpike. The witness denied It,
and Wakefield was called
Found Second Blood Pool.
He gave his name as John S, and said
he had been president Of the city coun-
Gil in Manchester before moving out on
the Midlothian turnpike for six years
He swore positively that he had heard
FARRELL state that he found a second
blood spot about 200 yards from the
Belt Line Railroad that I can't account
for"
Beattie's counsel and the prisoner him
self were all visibly elated by the man
ner in which the witness thwarted all
efforts of the prosecution to shake him
on crOss-eXamination.
Harold w. Lewis testified that he had
worked for the prisoners father. and
that he saw Paul and Henry Beattie
leave the Beattie store between 1920 and
1925 in an automobile
Faul had stated that he knew they
left the store at 10 o'clock sharp, as the
store always closed at that time
Ihe witness swore that when he left
the store to go home, then around 1920
he saw Paul and Henry fixing the lights
and cranking the automobile
The witness said Paurs reputation in
Manchester was very bad. I've often
heard people say he was the biggest liar
in town" said the witness, in reply to
question by Attorney Wendenberg.
Defendants Father Called.
Henry Beattie. ST, father Of the de-
fendant, was then called. Interest in
the court room became tense as he took
the stand. He gave his age as fifty-eight.
said he had lived in Manchester nearly
forty years, and that he was the father
of Henry, who would be twenty-seven
his next birthday
Henry's mother died about ten wears
ago., the witness said. My relations
with him have been closer on that ac
count.
Henry was thrown into my care when
an infant because of the birth of twins
TO my wife. 1t created a bond between
US closer than usually exists between
father and son"
Asked as to Henry's reputation. he
said it was certainly good. He said
Henry left school when about eighteen.
and had been about eight years in his
(the fathers) store; that he had charge
OF the shoe and mems furnishing de-
partments in the store.
Did you know of Henry's being in
Folved with Beulah BinfOrd years ago?"
Il did
Henry Confessed to Him.
How did you find it out?"
Il heard rumOrs and asked Henry. He
told me all about it,
Had his relations with this woman
been broken off before his marriage?"
Yes"
Did Henrys marriage meet with your
approval?"
Yes
a wrangle came here and Attorney
Smith explained that the defense pur- |
posed to show that the relations be- |
tween Henry and his wife We're absolutely
harmonious, and that no motive ever
existed for the crime charged against |
the prlsOne-.
The witness said that the relations !
with Henry's wife resulted in love on |
daughter. and that when Henry's baby
was born il drew Louise, the slain wife |
and himself more closely together than |
before
The witness. gray-haired and drawn |
Of face, faltered several times when |
questions Of counsel called up floods Of |
emotion, but succeeded in fighting off a |
breakdown.
Henry's Wife Happy.
I went to see Louise after the baby
was born" said Mr.. Beattie, "and told |
her wanted to do all I could to make
her happy. She replied: I am just as
happy now as I care to be-"
What were the relations between
Henry and his wife,"
An that could be desired They lived
very congenially together. I never
heard them have cross word"
DO you remember what time Henry
and Paul left your store on the Satur-
day night before the homicide?"
i think about 1890. On this night we
had just started a special sale and were
very busy. I know that II was about 1
ten minutes to II when I got home /
When left the shoe department at 1910 Il
Henry was waiting on customers in the /
shoe department" /
DO you remember seeing Paul there