The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
BOYS STORY BIG SURPRISE
TO ATTORNEYS FOR BEATT|E

chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug !
so An auburn haired boy talking
.uui,kE but clearly, revealed on the
witness stand Tuesday news that sur
prised both the defense and prosecu-
non the trial cr Henry Clay Beattie,
Ir for wife murder, when he said that
he had observed several blood spots
along the Midlothian Turnpike where
the crime occurred. Hitherto, it had
been presumed no blood drops, ex-
Icept the ones near the place where
Mrs Beattie is supposed to have sue
Icumbed existed.
Alexander Robertson was the boy,
land what he told the jury unexpect-
edlv. in response to a question from
counsel for the defense, entirely up
set the plans of the commonwealth to
rest its case yesterday. Prosecutor
Wendenburg announced that it would
be necessary for him now to put on
the stand at least seven or eight wit
nesses 10 controvert the boys testi-
mony
on direct examination by Prosecu-
tor Wendenburg. when the latter was
seeking to show where the boy found
a certain yellow b2irpin, similar to
that worn by Mrs. Beattie, Robertson
referred to its distance from "the first
blood spot"
Were there two blood spots?" ask
ed Harry NJ. Smith, Jr., counsel for
the defense, in apparent surprise. The
boy not only told of second blood
spot, but of several other smaller
spots near it.
The revelation concerning the pres
ence of more than one blood spot is in
line with the contention of the de-
fense, that all blood spots on the road
oozed from the car in which Beattie
alleges his wife was shot The prose
cution's theory has been that large
blood spot in the road at the place
where Mrs. Beattie is alleged to have
been killed resulted from a murder
a committed outside the machine, and
q not in the seat, as Henry alleges The
: prosecution has pointed out by wit
nesses, and by its statements, that ne
g blood was found on either running
i board of the car, and that the dust par
/ Underneath the car would have caugh
t any blood that trickled through thu
p front part of the machine from thu
S seat, and that all the blood visible
was on the floor Of the car or just be
J. meath the steering wheel.
/ Robertson was summoned as a wit
ness by the prosecution only for tn
'. purpose of stating that he had foun
IT a hairpin, but his testimony, as re
II suit of the question of the counse
for the defense, soon established tha
d he would be an important witness fo
( the defense, and he substantially will
e be called by the defense if necessary
II In the meantime, the prosecution
p will gather over night witnesses t
< show that many people looked TO
u other blood spots and found none. TIL
IT prosecution announced just before aC
o journment of court at 4:30 o'clock yes
IS terday that after the Introduction @
d several witnesses along this line today
e it would rest its case
y The defense is carefully weighin
IT the facts so far developed and tryin
a. to determine whether or not Beaula
e Binford's presence on the stand woul
d work to Henry's advantage or other
1t wise.
Al According to Paul's testimony yet
r terday, Beaulah Binford knows the el
O. tire story of the murder. Paul unde
p oath, said that after the crime, Henr
If told him to go to Beaulah with thes
'r words
Of Tell Beaulah I'll kill her if sh
tells"
n This declaration is carefully bein
y weighed by the commonwealth and
r she takes the stand, it will be caus
y of this. Whether she can tell and VIII;
N she can tell, are the mooted points.
e Paul Beattie was again called to I'll
IL stand for cross-examination when cou
I'd was called to order yesterday.
le The defense tried to bring out tht
Il Paul had discussed the murder on IL
re following Thursday with G. w. Boot
lie and stated his conviction that Hem
a. was innocent of the crime The W
ic ness denied the conversation.
i'd Did you tell your wife about bu
If ing the gun for Henry?" he was aske
at mo sir"
r Did you tell any living soul of it
is mo SIR"
s. Captain Mcmahon came to yo
se Il