The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-23
LINE Of DEFENSE
IS NOW REVEALED
BY WITNESS LIST
Beattie'S Attorneys Will Seek
to Contradict Crime
Motive
ENDEAVOR TO BREAK
AN IMPORTANT LINK
Without Motive There Can
Be No Complete Chain.
Prove Domestic At
fairs Pleasant

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Long kept secret and guarded with
Jealous care, the defense which At
torneys Harry 81. Smith and Hill Car
ter viii employ for Henry Clay Beat
tie, Jr., has been divulged.
That the defense will he an at
tempt to destroy the strongest link in
the chain Of circumstantial evidence
wrought by the prosecution, which ia
tine motive for the crime is revealed
by the list Of witnesses summoned by
counsel for Beattie.
The strongest point in this circum-
stanual chain is the motive, which
viii be advanced for the crime by
the Commonwealth. and the prosecu-
ton viii endeavor TO show that Beat
tie murdered his wife because his
marital relations were unpleasant.
by proving through substantial wit
nesses that the welded life of Beat
tie was happy and that he loved his
wife and baby. the attorneys for the
defense hope to destroy the supposed
motive for the crime and break the
chain of circumstantial evidence me-
cessAry to secure conviction.
Netghbors "a Testify.
Obviously II was for the purpose
Of Beattie that Attorneys Smith and
carter have summoned the long list
OF witnesses who live In South Rich
mond, most Of them within a stones
throw OF the Beattte residence; and
1t will be through these witnesses that
the defense will seek to show the
domestic relations between 5eattie
and his wife were of the kind ha
would not wish destroyed
hAUi 1Ja
by the defense are known to be-
friends OF Beattie, long, staunch
friends, who even in the face of pub
lie condem nation declare their faith
IN the accused and assert they know
there has been some terrible mistake,
tor Henry Beattia couldn't have done
that Within the last few days ono
Of these witnesses, who lives within
hundred yards of Beauties house.
declared she knew Beattie was happy
with his wife.
This witness said Beattie confided
IN her to the extent of saying he
loved his wife more than any woman
in the world, always had loved her
and always would love her" And
according To the matron In whom
Beattte contided, the declaration OF
his love for his wife was voluntary.
the plain. straightforward statement
Of husband that he loved his wife.
the mother of his baby.
The witness summoned by the de-
Tense knew of Beauties former ac-
Quaintance With Bulah Binford and
was glad to learn from the husband
that his love for the girl had died
and that his wife held the only pIaca
In his heart, The woman has not rs-
Feaied all or her conversation with
Beattie, bat when she takes the witt
ness stand and is questioned by .At-
torney Smith. it is likely that every
word Beattle spoke to her will BE-
revealed
Girl RenounceS Beattie.
1t was in this conversation mora
than six weeks ago that Beattie re-
nounced his love for Bulah Binford.
and even though he saw the girl af-
ter that conversation, the defense win
endeavor 10 prove he no longer loved
tho girl, 1t was only yesterday that
Bulah i3inford renowned her love for
Beatue' Until she spoke il was be-
ieved she still cared for him more
than any man.
But the girl. according to her own
statement made at Henrico jail. has
not only ceased TO love the accused
murderer. but is afraid OF i'm. She
declared she would be afraid to be-
alone with him fer fifteen minutes.
and she said If he is acquitted OF
the charge OF murder she never Will
speak 10 him again. She asserted she
viii even go SO far as to avoid him.
New Ncnire Summoned
The only progress in the trial mads
yesterday was the summontng OF =
venlre to appear at Chesterfield Court
at noon to-day. when Judge Walter
A. Watson Will endeavor To complete
the panel by adding four new jurors,
bringing the total or accepted tales
men to sixteen. OF this number four
will be eliminated by the defense
without assigning cause, and the re-
naming twelve men will compose
the trial jury.
No witnesses Will appear at thu
courthouse to-day in the capacity Of
witnesses. though few may ba pres-
ent as spectators. All Of the fifty
four witnesses for the Commonwealth
have been summoned to appear Ia
court at 10 O'clock tomorrow morn.
ing. and the witnesses for the de-
Tense viii appear Saturday morning.
To days proceedings will contain lit-
tie interest, consisting only of the ex.
animation Of yeniremen.
Great Interest Manifest.
Tomorrow morning the taking Of
testimony wili begin. When the rev.
citation OF the inside of the case boz
gins, the crowd. which will visit the
courthouse. probably will be se1eral
times larger than the throngs which
have been present heretofore. Spec-s
tators have found little interest In the
proceedings thus far. but when the
witnesses start telling the facts in
the case, 1t is likely the little court.
house will see the largest gathering
since II was erected
Roland, l.. Sydnor. the Chesterfield
dairyman. who saw Beattie on Mid
lothian turnpike on the night of the
murder. and who was supposed to
be an important witness for the Conn
monwealth has been summoned as &
witness by the defense. Attor.
ney Smith vouches for the fact that
Sydnor has been summoned. thouGh
It Ii likely the subpoena has not hoeQ
sagvod Yet