Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-15
STATE TRYING to-
IMPEACH BEATTIE
IN MURDER TRIAL
Accused Man Himself Let Of
the Stand With Little Grill
in BY the Counsel.

Chesterfield, Va, Sept. 6.-Pros.
ecutor Wendenburg during this
noon recess said that the prosecu-
ton would not call Beulah Binford
as a witness unless the case as
sumed q more desperate aspect
than II now presented.
I'VE are we'll aware that Beulah
and Henry have been in communi-
cation 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"
Chesterfield. Va, Sept. 6.-After ask
Ing Henry Clay Beattie. jr, indicted for
wife murder, the n question as to
how he could account for the transla-
ton of the same shot u from the
hands Of Paul Beattie, hts cousin, on
Saturday night to the hands OF the ak
legged highwayman on the following
Tuesday night, the prosecution ended
Its cross-examination of h prisoner
today. The accused denied that he
knew his cousin had a gun on the Sat
urday night in question or that he was
with him during that week.
The commonwealth thereupon began
It's attack on the prisoners story. The
ASbuANaA "a ~ aShANeAiAy IA "a -
corroborate Paul Beattie as to his al
legged meeting with Henry on Tuesday
night to arrange for the delivery OF a
shotgun to his cousin on the Saturday
following. Several witnesses testified
they saw the two cousins together on
Thursday and Mrs. 10. j. Houchens,
motherinlaw OF Paul stated that Henry
brought Paul home In a machine that
same evening.
A second point taken up by the COM
monwealth was an assault OF E. II.
Neblitt's testimony that Paul had a
shot u on the bridge where he
worked on Sunday following the night
Of alleged transfer of h gun to Henry.
Witness sustained Paul that he had no
gun at the bridge that day, and n
man said he vas there during the time
OF Neblitt's visit and saw no gun.
Beattis Resumes Stand.
Beatiie at $3.50 o'clock toda- again
took the witness stand and Prosecutor
Wendenburg resumed his cross exam
nation, court converting at an earlier
hour than usual so as TO complete the
prisoners testimony today.
Judge Watson announced that It
seemed TO the court that the case along
its main lines had been developed care
fully and at great length and hat II
had reached tho stage where the court
would be justified in placing some linz
1t on counsel
He added that owing to the two and
a half hours of direct examination and
cross examination OF three and a half
hours yesterday the examination
should not be a test of physical en-
DURANGO and that the court would
permit an hour more of cross exaIni-
nation and only a half -FOUR OF redirect
examination.
Mr.. Wendenburg said he only in
tended to ask one or two questions.
mfr. Beattie," he began, Twill you
explain how the same gun which your
cousin bought on Saturday night was
in the woods on the Midlothian turn
pike that night?"
Il did not know anything about the
gun. / did not see it till the high
wayman raised It,"
Sarcastic Question Ruled Out.
And will you admit that If your
wife had not suggested the ride you
would not have been there?"
mo. My mind was not made up az
to the ride when my wife suggested
it,.
''Well. how did the man with the
gun know that you and o wife
were going up the road that niRht?"
1--WE protest" said the counsel for
the defense and the Judge sustained
them.
Mr.. Wendenburg here concluded his
cross examination. Mr.. Smith said no
redirect examination vas intended and
the prisoner was excused at 9:T
O'Clock. just seven minutes after he
took the stand.
Only a meager crowd was in the
court on account of the early
hour. Paul Beattie. cousin OF the ac-
cused, was brought to the vicinity Of
the court house by the prosecution and
Mr.. Wendenburg said he intended to
put him or the Stand in rebuttal.
The prisoner walked back to the bar
surprised at the breyity OF his exami-
nation, asking Judge Watson as he
rose from the witness clair IL there
were not additional questions.
THAT will be ALL" replied the judge,
who remarked that perhaps he had
been over generous in his limitation on
counsel.
Harry Latham was the first witness
called by the prosecution In rebuttal.
Witness Disappoints State.
Latham was alleged to have stated
that while with the prisoner preceding
me murder Beattie, Immediately after
leaving q telephone. said he was going
10 Short n Main streets in Richmond.
Paul Beattie had testified that he met
Henry on Thursday night at this inter-
section. The prosecution attempted TO
EAAONI Gtl1L iA1 VI u
concerned h alleged 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
70 the previous telephone conversation
or who the accused 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 Is years. ON
the Thursday night preceding the MUIR
der, Hart said he overheard Beattie say
on the telephone. will be there in is
minutes" and that when he came from
the telephone the accused explained he
was going to take Paul Beattie and his
wife out riding.
Paul Is C~orroborated.
Frank Mason, who claims to have
been In the Joseph store at Short and
Main streets, testified that he saw Paul
there on Thursday night and that a
machine called for him.
william McEvoy, a bartender. testi-
fed that he saw Paul n Henry Beat
tie together about $3.50 In McEvoy's bar
drinking beer ION either wednesday,,
Thursday or Friday night before the
murder"
ksstIeberg corroborated.
BY previous agreement the defense
was permitted to bring In the testi-
mony Of John ID. Blair. Blair was n
OF the boys who came from a dance at