The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
BY Il. r CT

CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE
VA.-Special.-AMONG THE CHES-
Tn - tEOtLE LIVING IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE
COURTHOUSE THE IMPR ESSION
PREVAILS THAT BEATTIE WILL
CERTAINLY BE CONVICTED OF
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
This Surmise is based on the fact
that the men of Chesterfield have lit
tie or no patience with unfaithful
husbands. While they condone some
of the minor Weaknesses of their sex.
they have traditional adherence
for infdelity.
That Beattie was not true to his
marriage VOWS nearly everybody
knows. 1t can hardly be disputed thar
this fact if nothing else, has been
clearly established by the evidence Of
fered at the trial.
The cardinal weakness of the pros
ecuuon-or. rather, its one missing
links the absence of a witness to
establish the gun testimony OF Paul
Beattie.
ment of the cousin as to the giving
OF the gun to the accused as well as
his statement about the alleged con
fession, lacks confederation.
And. of course, it goes without say
ing that Henry Beattie. when he ties
titles in his own behalf, will fatty
deny his cousins statement
Bearded Man a Squirrel Hunter.
IN Iact II Is stated that l.. L. Scher-
er is to produce squirrel hunter who
VIII establish the fact that he was the
stranger seen by Beattie's witnesses
Juror Purdie has been having
rough time of il since he was sworn
in as one Of the triers of Henry Beat
tie.
4 lower jaw tooth-a big uolar-
has been making his life a misery.
1t is in an liberated condition. Yes
terday afternoon the mOlar got SO
painful that the situation had 70 be
met scientifically. With the consent
OF Judge Watson and the four lawyers
IN the case DIR. J. +. RaCland the
Chesterfield jail physician, hied him.
self TO Chester and procured the SER
vices Of dentist who got DR.. +. r.
PerroW TO come TO the courthouse and
ministrate to Juror Purdie.
DIR. Perrow dressed and cleansed the
tooth about 10 o'clock and the suf-
terer forthwith got relief. After the
dentist had gone the owner of the
molar Jared comparatively we'll
Henry {. Bcattic Last on Stand.
Henry {. Beattie, DR.. will be
the last of the witnesses TO testify
in the trial, which involves his
life.
This will give him the opportu-
nifty TO hear everything that il
said by all the other witncsses-
D n great advantage
As yet IL il not known when he
Will take the stand. Ii does nor
seem at all probable now that he
VIII testify today.
In all likelihood his LAWYERS will
desire to coach him over night. in
which event he Will appear as a wit
ness at morning session of the court.
The drift of today's work Will indi-
cate when he may be expected TO an
pear OF course, if the accused fails
10 stand the ordeal of cross examina-
ton he will be a doomed man.
Jury to View the Scene.
II. Nj. Smith has already announced
that he desires the jury to view the
scene OF the crime and the place at
the Belt Line Railroad track where
the single-barreled shotgun was
found.
That excursion WEI necessarily con-
sumo several hours. The Jury will
have to go to South Richmond and
proceed thence up the Midlothian
Turnpike.
a heavy rain, which began falling
shortly after 10 o'clock in the neigh
bornood of the Chesterfield Court
house, drove everybody in doors.
There was no withstanding it, Wa
ter came down in torrents and mum
dated the green while the darkness of
the sky suggested twilight.
Naturally the weather conditions
prevented large attendance at the
trlaI. Among the first spectators.
however, TO show up was a woman.
Prosecutor Wendenburg, who had
another bad attack of neuralgia in
the back of his head, arrived in a
taXlcab with Detective Tom Wren and
a woman reporter. He looked far
from comfortable
Hill Carter appeared a few mo-
ments later and then came Judge
Watson.