Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
COURT ADJoURNs UNTIL THURS
DAY WHEN FINAL ARGUMENTS
WILL BE MADE,
DEFENDANT HIMSELF WAS THE
MAIN WITNESS ON THE STAND
YESTERDAY. !,
Evidence Introduced to Show That
Henry and Paul Were Together -
The State Puts Claim on a Good Case
Many Points Denied by the De-
fendant. /,

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Sept.
6.-The evidence in the Beattie case,
the man who is indicted for murder, is
all in and court has adjourned until
Thursday when the final arguments will
be made. The Binford girl, who it was
expected would offer testimony, was
not on the stand. Beulah Binford, the
girl in the case, was not taken from the
Jail. She is alleged to be responsible.
for the murder motive Of Beattie, ac-
cused fkilling his wife.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted for
wife murder, at $3.50 CLOCK yesterday
morning again took the witness stand
and Prosecutor L. o. Wendenburg re-
sumed his cross-examination, court con-
vening at an earlier hour than usual
so as to complete the prisoner g testi-
mony.
Judge Watson announced that it
seemed to the court that the case along
its main lines had been developed care
fully and at great length and that the
case had reached the stage where the
court would be justified in placing some
limit on counsel. He added that owing
to the two and a half hours of direct
examination and the cross examination
OF three and half hours yesterday the
examination of the prisoner should not
be test of physical strength and that
the court would permit an hour more
of cross examination and only half an
hour of redirect examination.
Wendenburg said he intended to ask
only one or two questions. He began
by asking Beattie to explain how the
same gun which his cousin bought on
Saturday night was in the woods on
the Midlothian turnpike that night.
Beatie said that he didn't know any
thing about the gun. Beattie explained
that if his wife hadn't suggested the
ride he would not have been there the
night of the murder.
When asked to explain how it was
that the man with the gun knew that
he and his wife were going up that
road that night, counsel for the defense
protested and the judge sustained them.
Wendenburg here concluded his cross
examination. Attorney Smith said no
redirect examination was intended and
the prisoner was excused at 9:37 o.
clock, Just seven minutes after he took
the stand.
The commonwealth thereupon began
its attacks on the prisoners story. The
rebuttal was practically an attempt
to corroborate Paul Beatte as to his
alleged meeting with Henry on Thurs
day night to arrange delivery of the
shot gu nto his cousin on the Saturday
following Several witnesses testified
that they saw the two cousines to-
gether on Thursday and Mrs. f. J. Hou-
chens, the mother-in-law of Paul, stated
that Henry brought Paul home in his
machine that same evening.
The second point taken up by the
commonwealth was an assault on F.
II. Nablitt IS testimony that Paul had
shot gun on the bridge where he work
cd on Sunday following the night of
the alleged transfer of the gun to
Henry. The witnesses sustained Paul
that he had no gun at the bridge that
day, and one man said that he was
there during the time Of Neblitt's Wis
it and saw no gun.