The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
STATE RESTS AFTER
PILING UP EVIDENCE
Detectives and CITIZENS Swear that robertson
Boy S Blood Spot Testimony Was Wrong.
Defense Begins at Morning Session,

isS Apparently satisfied with its vast
array OF evidence, which it has taken
( so much trouble to accumulate and
verify even down TO the most minute
detail, the Commonwealth rested yes
/ terday in its case against Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., charged with Staying his
WIFE, and the defense entered upon the
scene with the witnesses whose testi.
mony ii hopes will help save the life
OF the young husband
Practically no ground was gained
! by the defense The story Of AleNan-
aer Robertson, though told, 10 doubt,
4 In gooo faith, about finding a second
pool of blood on the Midlothian Turn
pike, was absolutely disprovcn by
Luther l. Scherer Sergeants Wren and
WILTSHIRE, members OF the Owen fam
lily. Major j. d. Patton. John Alsop
: and other witnesses, who examined the
very spot where the boy claimed that
he found second blood spot,
Question of Vernclty.
The only point whics IL Is consid-
-red the defense might have gained
was when an issue to Verac!ty was
s raised between Paul Beattic. cousin
VI the accused and the strongest wit
Eess against him. and CT w Booth
= Booth stated that on the morning after
the murder he and Pau had a CONVEX
cation in which Pau said that he did
! not believe his cousin guilty of the
crime; that he was too devoted TO his
i wife, Paul denied in Toto making such
= statement. Others did not hear th3
!. conversat ton, and it will be for the
jury 10 decide which man is telling
the truth.
L. o. Wendenburg was late in ar
< irving, and. explained that he had suf-
Tered an attack OF neuralgia and had
been forced to proceed slowly in a
p taSicab While court was waiting for
! him. the defense called It's roll of wit.
Eesses. 90 have them sworn 1t was
Z announced by Judge Watson that he
chad received from DR.. Lorraine a GER
: tttcate saying that Mrs. NJ. C. Stieger
Hes III and would be unable TO appear
Miss Louise Reams was the first wit
ness called by the prosee ution. There
was some delay, as She was al the
3home OF Clerk Cogbill. short dis
lance across the road from the court
house. She was accompanied into
court by her father who sat near on
| the steps at the foot of the Judges
bench.
Miss Renms Witness.
did you know Mrs. Beattte, wife Of
the accused?" asked MIR. Wendenburg.
Yes" answered the witness. clearly
Were you a friend of hers?"
YES"
You were maid of honor at her
wedding, were you not?"
Yes"
Tell the jury about Mrs. Beatte
wearing that kind of pin and the
hairpin found near the scene OF the
murder was passed to her for exam!-
nation
We object said Mr.. Smith, but
the court ruled that the witness could
say whether Mrs. Beattie wore that
kind OF hairpin
She wore light hairpins just this
color" answered Miss Reams.
Counsel for the defonse noted an
s. Did she wear this kind OF hairpin
oil sae time?"
Yes"
A There are hundreds of thousands o.:
5iairpins like this and hundreds OF
|3thousands OF women wear them, don't
they?" asked Mr.. Smith. Il suppose
you know lots of women, white and
colored, who wear this kind of hair
pin. Well. well leave out the colored
women. But there are hundreds of
women vino wear hairp!ns like this.
aren't there?"
Il suppose so.'s
Miss Reams .waF excused
Saw Only One Blood Spot.
George FARRELL county officer, was
called. He was told that there had
been evidence that a second blood spot
. had been found. and Mr.. Wendenburg
Masked:
IN Did You look for other sis9ts Of
l3bfood between the scene OF the crime
q and the Owen homs. on the Midlothian
&Turnpike. and, II so, when?"
~ Yes. looked on Tuesday night.
885ain on Wednesday, the following
3iay. and on Thursday"
" Tell the jury whether any other
& blood spot was found"
n There was no ether blood spot. II
there had been would have been
a bound TO see IL went up and down
Athat road more than any other man
7segorking on abe case. ] made a close
Investigation all over the pike"
Do you know whether Alexander
s-sooertson found any other blood
spnt?"
Il paid no attention to what any
body said was positive there Has
| no other blood spot there"
Don't tell II. but did you have any
reason or not for looking for another
4 blood spot?"
B "one moment" cried Mr. smith. we
knobject."
ga The court ruled that it was not
S ecessary for witness TO give his rea-
III on or TO say whether ne had one.
~ After the machine was brought to
be owen home with the dead body IN
|, how long did 1t stand there?" asked
Mr.. Wendenburg
II got there about 1880. and II had
46een there up 10 that time"
b did you see any blood spots therey"
IS mo"
n Lets Evidence Stnnd.
n We object" said Mr. Smith. The
body had been removed from the ma
chine before Jarrel got there"
But Judge watson allowed the evil
dence.
NC" arswrrad fhe witness
IL in the testimony IT has been
stated that blood spot twenty inches
4 each way cEighteen by twenty" cor
Il rected MIR. Carter was found on the
Il turnpike In front OF M. R.ca's gate.
"a few feet from II. state whether it
> gas there on Wednesday. when you
4 were looking along the road"
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