The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
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At 10:45 o'clock the accused took the
witness chair.
He was told TO face the Jury, but
listen to the judge.
Beattie. mopped his face with a
BY Mr.. smith-"state your age?"
"Twenty-six-'
your homer"
1929 Porter Street."
Your occupation?"
In Business With His Father.
In business with my father, in the |
mercantile business. ] buy all the /
shoes and nearly all the gents fur |
nishings. 1 open t.le store at 1880 A |
M, and carry the keys to the store. |
started opening the store when father |
was at the hospital a year ago."
What kin is Paul to you?"
Second cousin
HAS he ever been your intimate |
friend and have you ever placed con-
6dence in him 2"
Had No Faith In Paul.
None at all. 1 never went to his |
house in my life. The only time / |
have seen him was when he came 10 /
the store to beg something and ne was
watched then. 1 had no confidence I
IN him in the world. never trusted !
him with a secret
When did you meet Beulah Bin
ford?"
I'm August 1907. 1 was coming |
down Broad Street with some five fell !
lows in a machine. A woman called |
us and the gorl asked us for a ride |
We stopped and she and another wo- !
man got in
Did you know who she WASP"
Il had never seen her before"
Who was the other woman? Was
it Henrietta Pittman?"
what was Beulah's reputation
then?''
anything to do with her, that she was
running about town.
How long did your improper rela-
tions last?''
Till the fall of 1908. when she
went to Washington"
What was her condition then?"
Il am sure she was not enciente
then"
Says He Was Faxed.
Conditions, however, must have
changed later, for the lawyer.
proceeding, after "A brief interval,
asked:
What happened then?"
''Her mother wrote me. sup
pose they thought they could get
more out OF me than anybody
else. 1 would send no money.
Then 1 got letter from Lawyer
n. Thomas MOsby. After that
there was nothing else to- do but 10
fork up the money. After that
was the laughing stock af the
town. All the boys guyed me
for being so soft. L have never
thought for an instant that 1 was
the rather of that child. BeuIah
said at the inquest that was not
the father
Smith tried 20 call in KasteI-
berg, but the State would not con-
sent.
Witness Henry Beattie proneeding.
Witness admitted going to Richmond
the Saturday night before the murder
with Paul, but denied everything con-
nected with the gun.
Did you see any gun that night?"
None at ALL"
Next he was questioned as to the
route he took with his auto that night.
He said he met a policeman at Fourth
and Franklin Streets, so he changed
the lights and asked a policeman If
they were all right. The officer was
invited to ride. He declined, but had
ne accepted he would nave had to ride
on a rear seat. Witness took Paul
home that trip.
The officer referred to by Henry
Beattie is officer Green.
Paul."
Went immediately to BeuIut's.
Il went down to Beulahs- That
was about 1880 or fifteen minutes to
IL o'clock. 1 did not leave our store
earlier than 1920. 1t must have
taken five or ten minutes to fix the
light"
You took Beulah out?"
Yes, we went out on the loop. That
night we had two punctures- She got
out the pump"
If there had been a gun there
couldn't she have seen it,"
Yes"
Were you riding with Beulah Mon
day night?"
Yes"
Did you take your wife and other
members of your family out riding the
week preceding?"
The witness said he took his wife
out three or four times a week
Of
When did you leave your home
Tuesday night?"
"A little after o'clock. went out
to get my machine. 1 had to pump
up the tire and dust it. / next went up
Cowardin and Semmes Avenues to
Dundee (Preston Carson's housed, go
ing toward Midlothian Pike. Then
near little dip in the road I noticed
had fiat tire. 1 got out and pump
ed it up. The tire hattened again."
How long did it take you?"
could not say. 1t must have TAX
en- nearly an hour, judging from the
time II took me to go to Mr.. Ovens"
Henry Retains Nerve.
Though somewhat nervous
when first put ON the stand, wit
ness has gained complete control
of his nerve, and on direct exami-
nation Is making a good showing
for himself Much interest awaits
the crosS-examinatiOn on the part
OF the State, at which time IL Is
expected that Mr.. Wendenburg
will put Henry Beattie through q
grill of questions.
Witness admitted going to Richmond
told of going to Tom owens house for
his wife. This was the night of the
murder. She was lying across the bed
nursing the baby he said. He leaned
over and kissed her and then teas
ingly put a finger in the babys mouth
while 1t was nursing.
Next he washed his hands, after
which Mrs Tom Owen appeared and
said something about getting a pre-
scription filled. The baby began cry
ing and his wife remarked, rs not that
aggravating'? Witness thereupon tried
TO soothe the baby.
Did you have any reason for sus |
pecting your wife of being unhappy" |
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