Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-01
The roads were dry and dusty.

noon. The roads were dry and dusty,
he said.
Douglas Beattie declared that after
the tragedy the outside of the Beattie
automobile had been washed out and
the cushions scrubbed and the car par
TALLY cleaned. He reviewed all of the
trips to the scene OF the crime. He
declared that be handled the gun after
it was found and that bis hands were
covered with blood all night while be
was driving the automobile.
At this point Smith Interrupted to
ask permission to have experts exam
inc the automobile. The defense evil
IDENTIFY expects to make great effort
to show that the blood stains in the
Midlothian turnpike could have leaked
through the car.
w. F. Gordon and Carroll Montague
we're given permission to look over the
car in the presence of an officer. Here
a mysterious message caused delay.
Rising in bis place Smith declared
that he had just received message
conveying Information Of great import
ance.
II will have to go to the telephone, !"
he said. We may have to call an
other witness" /"
A movement OF surprise and expect
ancy swept the courtroom as Smith
worked his way out to phone. A
temporary lull in the proceedings fol-
lowed.
While Smith was at the phone Henry
Clay Beattie. ir., visibly arose, talked
in excited whispers with his father.
He grasped the old man by the arm
and read the message to him with eyes
ablaze with excitement.
Hill Carter declared that he could
make public no intimation of the new
discovery at this time.
1t is of intense importance" he de-
clared and we are doing our best to
verify it. But to even intimate its
purpose now might hurt our CASE
For half an hour Harry NJ. Smith,
jr., and Hill Carter kept the telephone
busy or held excited conferences on
the lawn Of the courthouse. No ink
ling 1.-THE expected sensation was al
lowed to escape.
Meantime the court sat tense with
expectancy and the prisoner and his
father conferred in whispers.
After nearly an hour of bustling
about Smith returned to the court
house. A hush fell over the crowd
as he took his place but he postponed
the expected sensation.
81 haven't been able to complete
nv investigation, he answered. L
was unable to obtain any satisfaction
over the telephone, 80 I have sent a
telegram. The direct examination OF
Douglass Beattie was then resumed
and the tense strain in the courtroom
slackened a triAe. Douglass told of
various trips to the scene Of the crime
in the Beattie automobile after the
tragedy.
While Douglas was under cross-ex-
umination Smith was called again from
The court room. When he returned his
client threw his arm across the law
yers shoulders and they conferred
closely for several minutes. The cour.
waited expectantly for an announce
ment, but Smith said nothing.
Wendenburg after lengthy. cross
examination involved Douglass Beattie
in an argument that utterly ruined his
testimony with the jury.
If I had known that this case was
to take the turn it has I would have
eliminated all the blood spots and
would not have carried the detectives
out to the scene of the crime"
What Would you have destroyed
the evidence ?''
Yes, if it was to be used against my
brother"
4 why would you do that %
For fully two minutes the witnes!
stared at the jury not answering
J Finally Judge Watson ordered him t.
answer and finally he said, II woult