The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-08
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Wendenburg Is Confident Of
I Beattie'S Conviction.
BOOKS MADE ON VERDICT

Richmond ls That Beatte Trial |
a viii Result In Conviction or Hung |
= Jury--elnford Girl Released From
jail and Starts at Once For New
York to Make Her Debut as a Vau-
devIlIe Star.
i Chesterfield C. H., Va. Sept s.
Louis o. Wendenburg, the common
wealth's prosecutor in the trial of
Henry Clay Beattie, now nearly com
pleted, received word from Chicago |
confirming his belief in the credibility |
Of the twelfth-hour witness who wrote
TO him confessing that he had seen |
the murder of Mrs. Beattie on Midlo-
THAN turnpike. II is believed that |
Wendenburg has sent orders to the |
chief Of police of Chicago directing |
him to hold this witness until he re-
ceives further orders. In long con
versatiou over the telephone Luther
scherer. chief of the prosecutions de-
tectives, received from lawyer in
llChicago, who had examined the vol |
snnteer witness sufficient verfcation
,of the truth of the mans story to
cause wendenburg to act immedi-
ately. lt lN
Takes No Chances.
Wendenburg said that he would
emake no move to reopen the case of
the prosecution and put this new wit
ness on the stand. He believes that
bis case is strong enough to secure |
a conviction without this dramatic in
production of an eyewitness story |
at the last minute. But he is pre-.
pairing to have the man in Chicago |
WHO so minutely described tie Incl. |
dents Of the killing On the Midlothian |
tturnpike brought ON here TO be used |
against Beattie in case the jury IN |
the present trial fails to reach an
Aayreerneffts sisl'sssitsli 4lif,l,l'iffl.u
The prosecutor does not feel that
the char ce of an acquittal Is serious
yenbagh to warrant his dcllv.ns the
trial for the added number - days |
necessary 10 lprihgl the Eitpess on
from Chicago and put him on the wilt.
mess stand. ne.r-r.
There is every indication that the |
icase will 90 to the jury tonigAt Two
'of the'lawyers finished their summing
lup speeches after the little brick |
iconrthonse had bulged Tor seven |
hours with oratory. Today Attorney |
Harry Smith will say the l9st word |
for the scrnsed and WendenbJgs win |
round OF the case for the COMMON.
wealth Since Judge Watson ehsrsed
the jury. the jury will be able to re-
tire as soon as Wendenburg finishes |
his summing up. {
2 Beattie's two lawyers could not con-
ceal their delight over the tenor OF !
Judge Watsons charge to the jury. |
Laymen and visiting lawyers who
heard It were both struck with the
strong a6monitions favorable TO the
defendant which were included there
IN. Though there was a hint of fav-
OF in the long charge, Judge Watson
left no opportunity for a reversal by
the court OF appeals because of fail
ure TO guard every possible right OF
hhc dNtuotu. Alt uWcll Ut ltuBlu upun
the import OF eircumstantial evil
dence, which is the only kind of eyi-
ldence entered against Beattie in this
case.
Hits at Alleged Confession.
Judge Watson also drove nard at
the itrongest point Of the common
wealth's case when he alluded to the
x-al,aa t.tr fA nj h.
alleged confession Henry Beattie
made to his cousin. Paul, two nights
after the murder wherein he said ac-
cording to Paul's testimony. that he
.'would give a million dollars If this
thing could be undone"
Already AL of Richmond which has
been absorbed to the point Of OBJ
session by the details Of the Beattie
case, has begun TO speculate upon
what the verdict will be. Prophecy
seems to be fairly divided between a
hung jury and conviction. Very few
expect acquittal. In some of the down.
town saloons handboolIs are being
made OH the verdict. Six TO five was
offered and taken in several cases for
conyictiOn, and ten TO one that Beat
tie would walk out Of the Chester
field courthouse a free man.
Blnford Girl Departs.
Beulah Blnford, the girl whose
name has been so closely linked with
that of the prisoner during the trial,
and Paul Beattie, the cousin, were
both released from the Henrieo coun-
~ jail in Richmond. They had been
held there for over a month as com
monwealth witnesses.
Beu.sh Binford would not leave the
ljail after the order for her release
came Until almost time for tie de-