The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-05
BE |IB3EIl1sA ITIE, CASE. NI1AY6GO
TO JURY BY THURSDAY
DEFENDANT is GIVEN A SEVERE.
CHILLING To-DAY-THE STATE
4 SEEKS TO BREAK DOWN EVi.
DENcE OF WITNESS BY REBUFF
y tai TESTIMONY.


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Sept. 5.-That the case OF Beattie
may go to the jury by Thursday was
indicated. to-day when cross.examlna-
tion OF the accused came about to
stop from further grilllng by Prose.
cutor Wendenburg. *
Judge Watson ruled against ANY
endurance test" OF the witnesses.
In rebuttal Werdenburg sought 10
break down the prisoners denial OF
meeting his cousin Paul Beattie. and
commissioning him to buy the shot
gun with which Mrs. Beattie was mur.
dcrcd.
i The half dozen Witnesses heard to.
day strengthened Paul Beattles story
and flatly contradicted that OF the nc.
cusel man.
Harry Latham. tte first witness. de-
clared that he heard Henry Beattic
call over the telephone and say. Meet
mo at Short and Main street in ono
half hour, and I'll hs there"
That Is where Paul said that he nc.
hIi cousin.
! Henry denied this conversation.
W. r. Hart, who was called to cor.
roborate him. said he saw Beattie the
same time Latham did. "He told me
after he telephoned." said Hart. that
he. expected to take Paul and his WIG
out riding that night and was going to
Short and Main Streets"
Mrs. A. B. Heruchens. mother In
law OF Paul. was called. She said that
at nine o'clock Thursday night be-
fore the murder she answered the tel,
ephone. ~ asked who It was" she
said. and the man said Henry Beat.
tie He asked for Paul. Ilheard Paul
say. You want to see me at Short
and Main streets? All right, I'll be
ther;.'"
Mrs. Heruchens said Paul then went
out. when he returned" she con-
tlnued, sIhe called up Mrs, Fischer"
..Nlrs. Fischer" Is the name assumed
for Beulah .Binfordar''r a1Ai,ti ~ ~.
CHESTERFIELD, COURT HOUSE.
Va, Sept. s. - Through six weary
hours. in crowded and stufry court
room, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indict-
cd for the murder Of his wife, battled
for. his life yesterday. Evening shad.
ows alone interrupted a vigorous cross
examination by the commonwealth,
Judge Watson ending the ordeal by
adjourning court to an earlier hour
than usual to-day-9:15 a. M when
Prosecutor l.. o. Wendenburg will
continue his rapid fire OF questions.
A lone figure was young Beattie In
the crowd that surrounded him on all
sides. even the, windows ana trees
commanding the court room being
thick with staring faces. And, the
prisoner sat for hours. his mannu,
cool and collected. unfolding the sor.
did details Of his relations with Beu
lah DlElord, n II ycar.old girl TO.
whom the. prosecution alleges Beattle
killed his bride Of year. But moi
alone the orgies Of the four years be.
fore his marriage and those that pre-
ceded he homicide, but the gruesome
tale OF the attack by the highwayman
the wild ride to the Owen home ut n
speed of SIS miles an hour. with the
lireless. blood.covered body of his
wife in the machine beside him, wa,
given 10 the jury in all its horrible de
tails. =
Wears Slood.staincd Coat.
The prisoner. by request Of the pros
ecution, stood up TO full length ant
donned the blood.stained coat that, he
wore the night OF the murder. and at
tempted to explain why blood had no
flecked certain portions OF the gar
ment If his wife was reclined agains
him in the way he described.
The clothes of the dead woman hat
been burned Just before the arrest o
Beattia, and as more than once there
was occasion to refer to them, Prose
cutor Wendenburg exclaimed:
81 wish to God lie had them here.
1t was a day OF extreme solemnlty
In tho court room. The accused maj
sat In an armchair, his head oftei
resting on one hand, while with th'
other he rubbed knotted handker
chief over his pale and perspirinl
face. In the bar sat his brother
Douglas, and his white haired father
the latter at times covering hi.
wrlnkled countenance with fan n
some particularly loathsome detail
were recited by the son, but whel
the end OF the day came the father
Us usual. bent over his prisoner al
fcctionately and kissed him.
No Emotion Shown.
Bcattie answered questions readil