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

11kE LAST DOUBT AS rs TIL
frAND THAT THE DEFENsE Will
, MAINTAIN WASDISPELLED THURS
DAY WHEN COUNSEL II. NJ. SMITT
Jk., FOX TIE PRISONER. DECLARED
EdPHAT1CALLY THAT THU CASI
WOULD REST UPON HENRY ORIGI
4 WAYF3 FRGTf WHO 9E SHOT THE H BkAE W2 q
4 To DEATH ON THE MIDLOTHIAr
s|2s TURNPIKE ON THE NIGHT OF JULY
M. SMITH SAID:
FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIKI:
e ASE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
'URPosED FINAL IL T TO PLEAD Plea IN
sANlTY. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN
f nRasrH1 TTSE To THAT AZ THIS HSy Is TIE TIE
s. EUSSED IT. I HAVE LET IT RE
MIN AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY
As IT WAS UNKNOWN 1T WAS
1Np / SAW NO REA sa9SA' WHY / vi i
LIGHTEN THEIR BURDEN.
TODAY, HOWEVER, THE CASE is
IN SUCH SHAPE THAT EMPHATI-
CALLY STATE THAT WE NEVER
LAD Any INTENTION TO ENTER AN
1HSNYA TITYX 30 g5E 1ApR ANR That Es IL
sATTEMPT BY THE COMMONWEAL71' ri
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CHESTERFIELD </COURTHOUSE,
W. ,%ADNG TIE CHES
TIc9F-1i-D ~rrCP-sE LIVING IN
IT, y-1C ILORHCCC OF ThF.
CO. RIhOUSE THE IN RESSION
Pm aILS THAT L7ATTiE Wall.
GER My BE CCNVIC cd OF
MUROFR IN TIE LIST DEGREE.
H. Irniise is based on the fact
that tie 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 a traditional adherence
for infidelity.
That Beattie was not true to his
marriage VOWS nearly everybody
knows 1t can hardly be disputed that
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.
AS matters now stand, the state
ment OF the cousin as to the giving
of the gun to the accused. as we'll as
his statement about the alleged con-
feSsion. lacks confederation.
And, of course, IL goes without say.
ing that Henry Beattie, when he tes-
titles in his own behalf. will fatty
Bearded Man Squirrel Hunter.
In fact il is stated that l.. l.. Scher-
er is to produce a squirrel hunter who
viii establish the fact that he was the
stranger seen by Beattie's witnesses.
Juror Purdie has been having a
rough time OF IT since he was sworn
in as one Of the triers Of Henry Beat
tie.
A lower jaw tooth-a big molar-
has been making his life a misery.
IL r1ln
terday afternoon the molar got so
painful that the situation had TO be
met scientifically. With the consent
OF Judge Watson and the four lawyers
in the case DR.. j. F. Ragland, the
Chesterfield jail physician, hied him
self TO Chester and procured the ser
vices of dentist who got DR.. Z. r.
PerroW TO come to the courthouse and
ministrate TO Juror Purdie.
Dr. Perrow dressed and cleansed the
tooth about 10 O'Clock and the suf-
1erer forthwith got relief. After the
dentist had gone the owner OF the
molar Jared comparatively well.
Henry g. Beattie Last OH Stand.
Henry Q. Beatie, DR., will be
the last of the witnesses TO testify
i'm the trial, which involves his
life.
This will give him the OppOrtu-
nifty TO hear everything that is
said by all the other Witnesses
AS yet it is not known when he
VIII take the stand. IL does not
seem at all probable now that he
will 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 a morning session of the court
The DRIFT of today's work will indi-
cate when he may be expected to ap-
pear. OF course, if the accused fails
70 80 -
tion he will be a doomed man.
Jury to View the Scene.
H 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 will 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
borhood 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 a large attendance at the
lTldl among the nrSt 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
taxicab 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.
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE
VA Special.-Mary Jackson, a COL
ored servant at the home Of william
Northop, on the Midlothian TURNPIKE