Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-29
TUESDAY, AUGUST ae, 1911.
PROCEEDINGS IN sEATTIE CASE.
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in Richmond and he said merely that
she did. He stated that he and his
wife had not quarreled then and that
they never had q cross word"
Was there anything said about his
wife knowing the relations between
Beattie and Beulah Binford?" asked
Prosecutor Wendenburg.
II asked Mr.. Beattie If his wife
knew about his relations with Beulah
Binford before the marriage and he
said yes"
1t was at this point that Scherer
testified he had asked Beattie about
his physical condition and the court
by agreement with the prosecuting
attorney, arranged to take up that
question on separate occasion.
Yesterdays Developments.
Between gulps Of intense emotion,
Paul D. Beattie, cousin Of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr, who stands indicted
for the murder of his wife, revealed
on the witness stand late today that
the accused told him twenty-four
hours after the murder how sorry he
was "he had done It," circumstance
relating to the crime that the witness
Coming as dramatically and as un-
expectedly as the pathetic tale an
hour before Of Mrs. r. V. owen,
mother Of the dead woman, as to the
domestic infelicity Of her daughter
due to the husbands physical condi-
ton. the brief. but thrilling testimony
given by Paul Reattie is creating
profound sensation.
Paul Beattie at the coroner's in
quest, a nervous wreck but today
strong and determined. poured out
tale which confessedly has troubled
his mind not only because he pur-
chased the shotgun for Henry but be-
cause he did not until today tell all
he knew Of the ease. With quivering
lips and tear-dimmed eyes he set
heart and sympathy had for days
been revolving.
"I hated to testify against nv own
flesh and kin" he murmured as the
muscles Of his throat pulssted, "but
my wife. my child and the duty I
owe to my city. forced me to do So"
The gasp that rose simultaneously
from the throats of those In the
stuffy court room, was strikingly aud
ible and for a moment the crowd
held its breath, while Paul Beattie
continued:
Henry had told me that he want
ed me TO stick by him. but said to
him. This looks mighty black to me
and you've got me into a lot Of trou-
ble.' Henry then told me, I wish to
God I had not done 1t. I would not
have done 1t for a million dollars but
she never loved me, she only married
me for nv money"
Paul Beattie paused and his plain
tive tone sank lower but he did not
break down. hushed stiffness pre-
vailed In the room as his next words
were awaited but he said no more
and bracing himself in his chair.
turned his sharp chin toward the
sci sat and looked fixedly at the lat
ter in preparation for the cross-exam
ination.
Henry M. Smith, Jr., one Of the
lawyers for the defendant rose from
his seat gazed hard at the witness
and in a loud voice, confronted Paul
with the charge that at the coroner's
inquest, he had not told the whole
truth as his sworn oath required,
when he omitted to make the state
ment concerning Henry's alleged con-
ingly at the counsel and hardly able
to repress his emotion, told him he
had not been able to clear his mind
at the inquest when he collapsed or
for some days later and that he had
only recently been able to force him
self to give damaging evidence
against his own kinsman.
It was a late hour when this stage
Of the trial was reached and adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow
morning when cross-examination Will
continue. In the meantime, Henry
c. Beattie, Jr, was taken back to
Richmond to permit a conference
there with counsel. The prosecution
let Is be known that II had practically
finished it's case.
From early morning when moth
er, Mrs. r. v. Owen, stifled her pride
and in a choking voice, almost a.
whisper at times, told the jury the
sordid details Of how Henry C. Beat
tie, Jr's alleged physical ailment
caused his wife heartrending grief
and hours Of anguish, the prisoner
faced the hardest strain thus far wit
messed. in his fight for life.
Through the testimony OF the
mother of the dead woman. the prose-
cution endeavored to define the mo-
tive for the crime, the fear that news
of the alleged ailment might reach
Henry c. Beattie, Sr., and cause a
rupture between the son and the
father upon whom he depended.
To reinforce its theory Of the mo-
tive, the prosecution put on the stand
also Mrs. j. E. Binford, mother OF
Beulah. "the girl in the case" and
Henrietta Pittman, her chum. Their
testimony brought to the surface a
story of Beattie's four years Of ac-
uuaintance with Beulah Biuford, of
alleged numerous indiscretions; Of the
birth and death of the child named
Henry Clay Binford, and how just
prior to the murder this relationship
was carried on.
Enough was told today of the Bin
ford girls connection with the case
in the opinion of the prosecution, to
make It unnecessary for the common
wealth to call Beulah to the stand.
When Paul Beattie took the stand
at 4.2O o'clock flutter Of excitement
ran through the court room for the
moment. It's placid stiffness was re-
newed when. the witness, in mono
tone. told Of his early occupation,
what positions he had held and per-
functory details which removed from
the minds of all the idea that any
thing sensational was forthcoming.
His most startling testimony. In fact
was uttered in the same voice as the
first part Of his story. Attired In a
neat blue suit, his brown hair brush
ed back from his forehead, he turned
an earnest determined face to the
jury.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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