Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-06
Evidence in Case Closed Yesterday and Ar
guments to Be Made Tomorrow
A POINTED QUESTION TO PRISONER
Beattie Asked to Explain How Gun Which Was Bought
by His Cousin, Came Into Hands of Highwayman
-Beulah Binford Not Called Witness-May be
Released From Jail Today-Government Rebuttal.

cution wanted to know how it happen
ed that a gun, admittedly purchased
by cousin of Henry G. Beattie, Jr
and corroborated by witness for the
defense as having been purchased on
the Saturday before the murder, came
to be in the hands of the very high
wayman who killed Mrs. Beattie on
the Midlothian turnpike four days lat
er.
Beattie's Answer.
The prisoner answered simply that
he knew nothing of the purchase of
any gun, and did not see the weapon
till it was raised by the lone highway
man. The prosecution here rested the
cross examination, and thereupon be-
gan the introduction of witnesses to
discredit testimony of the accused. The
attack, it was evident, was conducted
by the prosecution on the theory thai
if one or two important points in the
story of the prisoner could be discred-
tied, the case would be established.
The Cousins Seen Together.
The commonwealth introduced sew
eral witnesses to prove that the two
cousins, Henry and Paul, were togeth-
er on Thursday night, as We'll as on
Saturday night preceding the murder
which contention was denied by the
prisoner on the stand. 1t was on
Thursday night that Paul declared his
cousin first asked him to buy shot
gun. Not only were witnesses brought
to the stand who testified that Paul
was called on the telephone by his
cousin Henry that night and requested
to meet him at a certain street corner,
but witnesses who said they saw the
pair on that corner, as we'll as in q
barroom later. corroborated the story
of Paul Beattie as to his movements
on the Thursday night in question.
Attack on NebIitt's Testimony.
Witness were adso introduced with
the purpose of diserediting the testi-
mony of E. Fl. Neblitt, who declared he
saw Paul with shotgun on the bridge,
where Neblitt worked, a day after Paul
Beattie's story alleges that Paul tTanS-i
ferred the fatal gun to. Henry. Two
men said they were OH the bridge Will
Neblitt was there and they declared
that Paul had no shotgun.
\ Says Man Was Not kestleberg.
The commonwealth attempted to
cast some doubt, too. on the evidence
of Charles H. Kestleberg, who said it
was he who was motoring on Midlo
THAN turnpike on the night of the
murder and who stopped his machine
while woman stood on the running
board. Roland Lassitter, one of the
group of boys who saw the car with
the woman on the running board and a
man crouched before the hood, declar-
ed he knew Kastleberg as well as the
make of his car, and that neither the
man nor the car were the same.
Confederation of Paul Beattie.
Though various phases of the case
were entered into, the prosecution in
effect really concentrated its attention
on corrobating the story of Paul Beat.
tie. not only as to the purchase of the
gun. but as to his presence on the We
randa of the prisoners home on the
night following the murder, when Paul
claims Henry confessed to him that he
the crime. Witnesses were
brought forward to controvert the
story of the accused on the stand yes
terday that while, Paul was on the We
randa that night they were not alone,
and that the many people were pres
ent for any private conversation.
Victims Brother Testifies.
The principal witness in refuting
this was Henry B. Owen, a brother of
The dead woman, who testified that
Paul and Henry not only were alone |
IN one portion of the veranda, but that
NJ later deserved them alone within |
he room.