The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-02

Hiss Bessie Wells. close and in
innate friend of the former Miss
owen, was the tlrst girl called at the
afternoon session. She said III an
swer TO questions by Attorney smith:
Yes. sir l live directly opposite
the Beattie home. Yes, ! knew Mrs
Beattie very intimately. ! knew her
very we'll before her marriage, but
knew her better after the mar
rage. They lived Very happily to-
gether as far as I Could see. and
saw her every day. Yes, sir, She
seemed to be happy up to the time
of her death"
Miss Louise Reams, who was maid
Of honor at Mrs, Beattie wedding,
was next called. She said
Il have known Mrs. Beattie all my
life. / knew her real we'll for the
past seven years. So far as l know
she had no closer friend than l. So
far as / could observe they were hap
pY l never had any reason to be-
lt7Se they were not happy. Yes, sir.
she seemed 20 be happy until the time
% her deathMs
Miss Bessie Reams was then called.
She suhstantiated the foregoing tes-
timony and added that Henry and his
wife had seemed TO be perfectly
happy"
We're Very Happy.
Mrs L, V. Harris testified she had
known Mrs. Louise Owen Beattie for
about three years. Il live directly
across the street from the Beattie
nome, she said. and ] generally saw
them TWO or three times day Yes
sir they were happy SO far as | know.
Yes, sir. | could see and observe them
aud they seemed perfectly happy"
Mrs. Traphagen. sister Of Henry
Clay Beattie, ST., took the witness
chair and..testiiled RS .fsHoWs-
II have lived with my brother the
senior Mr.. Beattie. for three years.
Yes sir. / lived in the same house
with Henry and his wife, young Hen
ry. They were as close together, as
KIND to each other and as loving as
any couple have ever seen. Yes.
sir, these relations existed until the
time OF her death. No. sir, / never
heard cross word between them. I
thooght they were the most ideally
married couple l had ever seen"
Mrs Bowman, a sister of the de-
ceased Wife of the senior Beattie and
housekeeper for the family for years,
was next summoned 10 the witness
stand. She said:
Il am the sister-in-law of Mr..
Henry Clay Beattie, Sr. l have lived
IN the same house with him for more
than twenty-five years. / have lived
in the same house with young Henry
since he was FIVE months old.
Yes. sir, Henry and his wife were
perfectly happy. Mrs. Louise Beattie
was the most happily married wo-
man that / ever saw. / never saw
without kissing her.
Question OF Color OF Socks.
Attorney Smith said.s Mrs. Bow
man. witness for the Common
wealth. has said she saw a man or
HanFys description In Midlothian
turnpike about s o'clock the might ~
the tragedy. The witness also stated
emphatically that the man he saw
wore tan socks. Will you please
state what kind of socks Henry
wears"
Yes, sir, Henry hasn' had a pair
OF tan SOCKS in three or four years.
! nave seen all OF his socks and know
what ne wears. His socks are all
elther light gray. lilac or a blue,
re Always wears one Of those colors."
Attorney Wendenburg began the
cross- examination of Mrs Bowman by
saying:
Are you member of Mr.. Beatt,e.,
familys"
tS, SlF.
Mr.. Beattie has said on the witness
STAND that all members of his family
nave given all the information. ana
aid they could to the officers 1nyes-
ugating this homicide Is that true,
Yes sir"
DO you remember Mr.. farrell. Mr..
Wren and Mr. Wiltshire coming to the
mouse. and asking to be allowed 10
search the garage. and you told them
they were only looking for evidence,
and that they couldn't get At there? '
Denies Statement.
NO. sir That isn't what I said.
nat isn't what happened. Mr.. Jar
reil came to the door, and asked per-
mission TO search the garage. I told
him the garage was locked up and that
! couldn't find the key. / also told
him didn't know that he had the