Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-06
lndge Watson YaWnS WeariIy
and Announces Adjournment
Until Thursday After Both
Sides Rest,
BUELAH BlNF0RD
MOTIVE OF CRIME
Wednesday to Be Taken Up By
Court Hearing Technical Ar
gunents of Counsel While
jury is Allowed a Recess,
lBy Morning Joarnai Special Leased Wirel

july 10 NllUWOu q ''NEoo0t
IN, Morning Joarnai Special Leased wirel
Chesterfield Court House. Va.
cent with unexpected hrevity
MN the commonwealth and the de.
,ansc in the trial Of Henry Clay Beat
td Jr.. indicted for the murder of
his wife. closed the evidence in the
ease shortly after 6 o'cock tonight.
Judge Watson stretched his arms
YEARLY, yawned audibly and with a
sinh of relief announced that court
wold adjourn until Thursday morn
ng. Tomorrow will be devoted To
arpnment of counsel with the court
as TO the instructions TO he given to
the jury before the argument proper
begins on Thursday.
When court adjourned tonight Beu-
ah Binford II years old, said to
have been the motive for the alleged
murder BY Beattie of his young Wife,
still was in iai without having testi-
fed. Scarcely an hour passed in the
II days Of testimony when her name
was not on the lips of the witnesses
or counsel.
Admittedly fearing that she would
avoid njuring the case OF aer former
companion at any cost, though state
ments and interviews galore had for
tilted the prosecution with what Is re-
garded as all necessary information
the commonwealth did not put her
Oh the aSostd.
We have proved that she was the
motive for the crime" said Proseeu-
tor Wendenburg tonight without
hearing her testimony as our wit
ness, and the admissions of the pris-
oner himself have told the jury
enough.
Another figure, Paul Beattie. cousin
Of the accused, whose confession con-
cerning the purchase Of shotgun
for Henry four days before the homi-
eide led to the building of the case
for the prosecution, likewise was kept
in Jail but both he and Miss Bin
ford are likely to be released tomor-
row. Judge Watson explained his at
titude toward her continued imprison
ment hy saying in the court room
Yesterday that unless the girl was to
be put on the witness stand, he wish
ed 40 turn her loose.
The closing OF the case was sudden
Attorneys Harry NJ. Smith and Hill
Carter for the defense first announced
that they had few witnesses for the
Mr-rebuttal, but if the common
wealth would agree TO ret its ease
they would do likewise, The agree
ment was accepted and Judge Wat
son arranged to confer with counse
for both sides in Richmond tomor-
row concerning instructions to tht
Jury. The prisoner will be kept in jai
az Chesterfield and the jury also viii
remain here.
The taking of evidence today was
along no wen connected lines. Th'
prosecution after completing the eX
animation of the prisoer took III
scattered points in the evidence
from one feature of the case to an
oIhcr the prosecution skinned il
S effort to corroboratc certain
points, but most conspicuously wa
The direct attack on the testimony o
The prisoner.
u1
me single question of importance
'nat the prosecution put to the ac
cused in its brief cross examination
eafy today was the one one on whiel
'ne commonwealth has been basins
practically its whole case aginst him
me prosecution wanted to know
"'" 1t happened that gun admit
woay purchased by cousin of Henr
nay Reattie, Jr., and corroborate
~ witnesses for the defense as hav
ing been purchased on the Saturda
polofe the murder, came to be in tn
"""os Of the very highwayman VIII
Nl'ieu Mrs. Boattie on the Midlothia
".npike four days later.
me prisoner answered simply tina
' knew nothing of the purchase G
WY gun by Paul and did not see tn
,"eapoh till it was raised by the Ion
s"Nayman. The prosecution her
o''ed the eross-examination and be
SUI the Introduction of witnesses I
N'fedit testimony of the accused.
ihe attack II was evident, was cor
1'V'eu by the prosecution on the the
ory mat il one or two importar
poln's IN the story of the prisone
,ould be discredited, the case woul
W established. The commonwealth
"oVuccd several witnesses incluc
members of Paul Beatties lamil.
provo that the two cousins Henr
~ aul We're together the night o
e Thursday night as well as on Sai
uA} night preceding the murde
,. s was denied by the prisoner.
"s on Thursday night that Paul d,
''ea his cousin first asked him
oay shotgun.
"ot only We're witnesses brought L