The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-30
Beattie'S Cousin Builds Up
Case of Prosecution.
A PRACTICAL CONFESSION.
Evidence of Most Damaging Sort
Given by Paul 6eattie-Defense Is
Taken by Surprise at Startling
Statements Of the Witness.

Chesterfield Court House, Va, Aug.
29.-Paul Beattie was on the witness
stand, called by the attorneys for the
commonwealth to give testimony
against his first cousin, Henry G. Beat
tie, Jr., on trial for wife murder. Louis
Wendenburg, commemorative prosecu-
tor, addressed a question to him:
when you saw Henry that second
day after the murder Of Mrs. Beattie
had been committed, what did he say
to you, If anything?"
"The next day l saw Henry" the
young man answered slowly, "he was
sitting on the back porch drinking
bottle Of beer. told him things looked
black and was sorry for him.
"T wish to God l hadn't done It,
Paul. he said, rthough l know she
never loved me and she married me
only for my money.
"Id give a million dollars to have
this thing undone. l wonder how those
detectives found out there was No. g
shot In that gun"
The words of the witness treiled of
into silence. Then over the packed
heads in the little courtroom there
passed a quick intaking Of breath.
Henry G. Beattie, Jr., had been listen
ing to the previous preliminary testi-
mony of his cousin with the flicker Of
q tolerant smile about the corners Of
his mouth. When this speech was
given his eyes suddenly dilated so that
all the white showed, his fingers curled
and the nails bit into the palms of his
hands.
1t was evident that neither the boys
father nor his two lawyers had expect
ed anything like this straight drive
from the lips of Paul. A fair guess
would have it that the accused man
least of all expected it.
"And now go on" the voice Of the
commonwealths prosecutor broke the
tense silence in the courtroom. What
else dad he say to you at that timer
! 81 said to him. I'm sorry you got me
into this business Henry He an
swered quickly, You're not in half as
bad fix as 1 am,' and then when
started to go away he grabbed me and
spoke to me hurriedly. Paul. he said,
L want you to stick by me. You will
never regret it. You would not go
back on me, would you? You keep
your mouth shut about all this and
stick by me- Then l said to him: 4
won't stick anywhere. If they come
after me Fll tell them all l know"
By these words the commemorative
attorneys drove into a case that had
been purely one of circumstantial evil
dence a tremendous lever of fact, a
practical confession.
When the name of the cousin was
called the whole courtroom rustled
with expectancy. Men who had been
standing banked in sweltering rows
along the walls caught a new grip on
fatigue and pricked their ears. A
bench outside one of the windows upon
which half dozen spectators had been
finding foothold crashed under their
stirring. Paul Beatt1e pushed his way
through the crowd at the door and took
the stand.
Paul went on to detail how he had
SOue W Iiic pdWhShop anu nuu plChSN
out the shotgun.
when did you hear that the mur
der had been committedR"
'The next day"
did you see Henry Beattie thai
dayT'
II went over there to see him. Ht
was standing with his father. Wher
60 Hnnru old
want you to do a favor for me. CT
to this address and ask for Mrs, Ford
When you see her, give her this mes
} sage. "Tell Beulah Binford If sh'
opens her mouth about this thing
will kill her if it takes me a hundred
years to do it,"
This was the first intimation tn
prisoner had of the full blow tina
Paul was to deliver. Before he coul'
collect himself to Withstand the shocl
: the full revelation came tumblinI
, forth.
"I went to that address, and when
told Beulah Binford the mcssag
2 Henry had given me she smiled an
said, Now l reckon Henry viii MARI
; me when this is all over"
: This inaudible testimony was In tn
: ears of the Jurors before the judg
CO, stop it.
, Attorney Smith, for the defense
2 wanted to know when 1t was that b
: had first spoken to any one about tn
:. secret that he knew. He answere
+ that 1t was two nights after the mul
der, when he told his wife. His wifi
had urged him to tell all he knew;
was his duty TO the state, she had saiC
This blasting shock delivered b
Paul was the second and most sever
. OF two which the thin Tipped prisone
had to undergo. AS unexpected as tn
e revelation he gave was the appearanc
d on the witness stand Of Mrs. Robei
d v. owen Of Dover, Del, the mother {
e the murdered Mrs. Beattie.
D Held For Forgery In England.