Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-06
REBUTTAL IN BEATTIE CASE
Defendant Asked but Few Questions
at Opening of Court.
STRENGTHEN PAUL'S TESTIMONY
SIX witnesses Confirm His Evidence
About His Meeting with Prisoner
ON Thursday Night, July
Fifteenth.

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE Va.
Sept 5.-After asking Henry Clay Beattie,
jr., indicted for wife murder. the one ques-
ton as to how he could account for the
translation OF the same shotgun from the
hands of Paul Beattie, his cousin, on Sat-
urday night, to the hands of the alleged
highwayman on the following Tuesday
night, the prosecution ended its cross-ex-
animation Of the prisoner todSy. The ac-
cused denied that he knew his cousin
Paul had a gun on the Saturday night in
question or that he was with him during
that week
Attack Prisoners story.
The commonwealth Unereupon began its
attack on the prisoners story. The rebuttal
was practically an attempt to corroborate
Paul Beattie as to his alleged meeting
with Henry on Tuesday night to arrange
for the delivery of a shotgun to his cousin
on the Saturday following.
Several witnesses testified that they saw
the two cousins together on Thursday and
Mrs, e. ]. Houchens, mother-in-law OF
Paul, stated that Henry brought Paul home
In a machine that same evening
second point taken up by the common
wealth was an assault on Z. H. Neblitts 8
testimony that Paul had a shotgun on the
bridge where he worked on Sunday fol-
lowing the alleged transfer OF the gun TO
Henry. Witness sustained Paul that ne
had no gun at the bridge that day, and one
man said he was there during the time OF
Neblitt's visit and saw no gun.
VIII Not Call BinfOrd Girl.
Prosecutor wendenburg during the recess
said that the prosecution would not call
Beulah Binford as a witness unless the
m
1t now presented.
I'VE are well aware that Beulah and
Henry have been in communication with
each other" he said, while she has been
in Jail, and we hesitate TO put her on the
stand because We know she will try to help
out the prisoner"
Wendenburg declared that possibly both
the rebuttal by the prosecution and the
sur-rebuttal by the defense would be con-
cluded today, and that argument concern
ing instructions TO the jury, to be followed
by the argument OF counsel proper, might
be begun tomorrow.
First witness I'm RebuttaI.
Harry Latham was the first witness
called by the prosecution in rebuttal.
Latham was alleged 70 have stated that
while with the prisoner, preceding the
murder, Beattie, Immediately after leav-
ing a telephone, said he was going to
Short and Main streets in Richmond. Paul
Beattie had testified that ne met Henry
on Thursday night at this intersection. The
prosecution attempted to show that the
telephone conversation concerned the al
legged meeting
In his testimony. however. Latham
maintained that all he knew was that
Beattie had mentioned going to Short and
Main streets. He knew nothing as to the
previous telephone conversation or who he
intended to meet at the corner.
w. r. Hart. who was with Latham was
called. He said he had been a friend OF
the accused for fifteen years. On the
Thursday night preceding the murder Hart
said he overheard Beattie say on the tele-
phone, "Wm be there in fifteen minutes, 4"
and that when he came from the telephone
the accused explained he was going TO take
Paul Beattie and his wife out riding.
Mrs. A. B. Houchens, mother-tn-law OF
Paul Beattie, next took the stand. Living
in the same house with Paul, she was asked
II she knew anything about the receipt OF
q telephone message from Henry c. Beat
tie. jr.. on Thursday night.
1T was Thursday night, July Is, about
o'clock" said Mrs. Houchens. when / an
swered the telephone and Henry c. Beattie.
IT., said he was on the way to the westend
and asked for Paul. called Paul and
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