The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21
State Satisfied hatBeat-
tie Case Will Begin
This Morning.
DEFEN Sc CERTAIN
TO ASK FOR TIME
Judge Watson, Despite Illness Of
Father-in-Law, Will Open
Chesterfield Court To-Day,
When Motion by Defense
for Postponement Will
Be Presented.

Unless strong legal grounds AFRO
shown for a continuance, the Common
wealth will demand an Immediate trial
or Henry Clay Beattie Jr., when he ia
arratgned In the Chesterfield Circuit
Court this morning at 10 o'clock. Com
lnonweaIth's Attorney James VI. Greg
DRY said last night that he anticipated
no delay; that the State would oppose
any further postponement. and that he
had no doubt but that the case would
go on.
Judge Gregory said that while he
was informed of the serious illness of
w. /. Tinsley, father law of Judge
walter \. Watson, he was yet OF the
opinion that the case would 90 on and
that Judge Watson would sit That
the defense will ask further contin-
uance is certain, though Attorney Harry
NJ. Smith. Jr.. declined to make any
statement yesterday. There will be
no postponement without good legal
cause, according to the emphatic state
ment of the Commonwealth attorney.
About sixty witnesses have been
summoned by the State to be present
when the case &c called this morning,
and Attorneys Gregory and l. Q. Wen
denburg are prepared to go forward
at once.
Will Take Beattie to ChesterfeId
Henry Beattie. Jr., under Indictment
Tor the murder of his wife, Louise
Wexford Owen Beattie, at lonely
point on the Midlothian Turnpike. on
the night OF July IS, will be taken to
Chesterfield Courthouse from the Hem
rico jail this morning In a motor car,
surrounded by an ample staff of city
and county officers. Paul Beattie, his
cousin, material witness for tho Com
monwealth. who is expected to tell of
the purchase of the gun with which
the murder was committed. will also
be taken to Chesterfield this morning.
The officers of the Commonwealth do
not expect to take Beulah Binford to
the courthouse to-day. While a mate
rial witness, she can be secured at any
time on an hours notice to the officers
at the Henrico JAIL and as accommo-
cations at Chesterfield are limited, IL
mas been held to be hardly necessary
to keep her at Chesterfield Courthouse
during the tedious drawing of the Jury
and the other formalities OF prelimi-
nary procedure.
Shows No Fear or Anger.
Horny Reattie spent his final day in
the Henrico Jail quietly as he has the
others since his Incarceration. follow
ing the coroners inquest month ago.
Ills father was with him for a time.
and Attorney Smith was also a visitor.
lie read the papers and appeared to his
1ahors as in his usual spirits, with a
WORD OF kind greeting to those who
passed his cell. He has shown no emo
lion at the death of his wife, no indtg-
nation at those who charge him with
the crime and who have worked night
and day to secure the proof; no fear of Z
the serious predicament in which he is
placed In having to submit his life or
death to-day to the judicial decision
of twelve men,
he AZ,
hculty will be experienced In securing
a jury. Thirty-two men have been
summoned, The first panel of sixteen
WIZ be examined by the court OBJ
lection rfay be made for cause by either
SIDE. ana when sixteen men, free from
all objection. have been secured, the
defense may of right and without Civ
ing any cause, strike out the names
OF four. The remaining twelve COM
pose the trial jury. The names Of
those summoned by Sheriff Gill are
being closely guarded. A days delay
may be experienced should 1t be nee
essary to summon another venire. pos
sioly from another county.
Commonwealth Is Ready.
But the Commonwealth is ready to go
on this morning II the first sixteen men
prove acceptable. While the attorneys
have declined to make public their list
of witnesses summoned in order to
save objection and possible delay, the
run list has been furnished to Attor-
neys smith and Hill Garter. for the de-
Tense. In fact. go confident does the
Commonwealth seem to be of its case
that it has not summoned 4 number OF
witnesses the nature OF whose test-
mony might be objected 10 as hearsay.
and the admission OF which might later
become ground for exception and au-
peal Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Owen. father
and mother of the slain woman. have
returned to their home IN Dover, Del.
carrying with them the infant child of
the murdered vile. Either Mr.. or Mrs.
owen could reach here in one night,
II needed the case develops
1t is anticipated that the case of the
prosecution will open by placing on tho
stand the physicians who examined the
body-Coroner J. c. Loving. DR.. Her.
bert Mann and DR.. Wilbur Mercer--who
VIII testify not only to the fact Of
death. but as to the nature of the
wounds.
Thomas E. Owen. uncle Of the muir
dered woman. at whose home she was
staying. and to whose place the body
was brought on the fatal night. will re-
count how Beattie arrived with the
bleeding corpse and give his story OF &
the bearded highwayman. described by
Beattie as having stopped them In the
road and shot his wife at his side.
Centres About Paul Beattie.
The Commonwealth admits thai tn &
CONTINUED on Third Paga0